Enya

Oh Look! An Enya Baseball Cap.

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The Brennan siblings introduced me to Irish and the rest of the Celtic music in the world when I was still walking around in music. So it is no surprise that I will go back from time to time.  I went to Northern Skyline which is the Clannad News site and found that Moya Brennan and Cormac de Barra will be releasing an album called My Match Is A Makin.

http://www.clannad.org.uk/2010/04/my-match-is-a-makin/

and yes I’d like to get my hands on this even though I am terrible in sports like Robbi :

I think this is cute. You can get the merchandise here: http://www.enyastore.co.uk/

You can also get this cool Clannad shirt at the official Clannad store:

http://www.backstreet-merch.com/bands/clann/

Leo’s Tavern, Up and Running!

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My thanks to bigfan for posting the updates to Unity,our Enya forum/playground. Leo’s Tavern is the same place that gave birth to the famous Brennans , Enya and members of Clannad. I love how the website is professionally rendered and the pictures are tasteful. For those travelling to County Donegal this summer, please don’t forget to drop by Leo’s Tavern. And greet Enya’s mom and dad, Leo and Baba.

http://www.leostavern.com/

L to R:Moya(Clannad),Olive and Enya durng Moya's wedding

L to R:Moya(Clannad),Olive and Enya during Moya's wedding

More Enya and Clannad pics can be found here

Enya, hitting the #1 spot of the Billboard New Age chart

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“I think they find it — they find me quite confusing, because — they know the music, but they don’t know anything about me … because I keep a very private lifestyle so they end up … making up stories as such. But I don’t really concern myself too much about them”

—Enya (When asked about her opinion on the music press)

Hearing Enya news is like having the best English Breakfast tea ever. I remember I was at an acquaintance party with friends a few nights ago. we Were in this popular diner. There were few people around. The ambiance was good. The food was excellent. But the tea was fantastic! My eyes literally rolled at the taste of that hot tea(complete with dried leaves floating inside the porcelain teapot).

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From one of our readers…..

Anne In Wisconsin emailed me with this wonderful news:

Hello!  I enjoy your blog on Celtic music.

As a matter of fact, I’ve been working with Enya’s US label to help spread the word about The Very Best of Enya CD and CD/DVD.  Since you’re up on the Eurochannel info, I thought I’d pass along two more bits to you. Perhaps you’d be kind enough to post these on your blog.
Thanks for your consideration.

Anne In Wisconsin

1.  Enya’s new CD “The Very Best of Enya” is at the top of the Billboard New Age chart.  Billboard’s New Age Chart The CD is #1 and the CD/DVD is #3.  I believe the album has gone Gold in just 6 short weeks.
2.   Have you seen the DVD?  Really high quality videos.  You can see one here, and it’s OK to post it to your sites.  http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4020141001/?bctid=ref:A10302B0000121411Y

Thank you so much for that news Anne In Wisconsin. Though I get spammed by posting my email on the upper right corner of this blog, I do appreciate a wonderful news now and then. Thank you for your continued support and in spreading the magic of Enya’s music around.

By the way  that HQ version of Orinoco Flow is really excellent.

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I saw our  Tony, our job trainer this afternoon. He’s also a DJ. I know he likes Enya and he likes to play Oíche Chiún [Silent Night] during the Holiday Season. While other stations are heavily into top 40 rock, he takes time to play  May it Be from LOTR or any songs from Enya’s albums. His taste is eclectic because he also listens to bands and other interesting music. He is not an intellectual or musical elitist that would dismiss you just because he doesn’t like what you listen to. I am like that too and that’s why we click. So Tony if you are also reading this blog, my kudos to you and your one of a kind way of looking at life.

P.S.

We know that Enya’s music doesn’t totally fall on the Celtic genre but there’s so much of an Irish in her…and you can say that her temperament, beauty, and past associations with Clannad(members are her siblings) , Altan , Christy Moore (she sang back up in Sweet Music Roll On and Quiet Desperation: Backing vocals – Assistant Arranger – Keyboards)  -and that she also speaks Gaelic, her first language-these are all the things that endear us to her.

Her music- simple arrangements on top of a dense multi- swathed sound is what sets her apart from the rest. No matter what people say, hundreds of years from now, when the world has moved on forgetting the divas of today, people will still be listening to Enya.

More interesting facts can be read in this link:

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Enya

Special Euromusic on Enya in January on Eurochannel‏

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More news pouring in from both sides of the globe. I got an email  with attached pic and logo from Mandy Mokhtari Press Attache for Eurochannel.

Special Euromusic on Enya in January on Eurochannel

In January, Eurochannel, the only channel with 100% European content available on DISH Network in the US, is pleased to present Enya, the world famous Irish icon.

Come to celebrate with Eurochannel the release of her latest album, The Very Best of Enya (2009), during a special program including an interview and some of her most famous video clips!

Enya – The Very Best of will premiere on January the 10th at 8 PM (Eastern Time) and 9 PM (Pacific).

All the details of this special program are here: http://www.eurochannel.com/web/eurochannelusa/enya

Soon, Eurochannel will organize a contest with limited editions of her latest CD Enya The very best of.  Stay tuned on www.eurochannel.com!

I think this is a fabulous event and Celticmusicfan will monitor how this  will unfold. You can also reach Mandy here:

Mandy Mokhtari
Eurochannel US PR
mandy@eurochannel.com

235 Lincoln Road, Suite 206
Miami Beach, Florida. 33 139

www.eurochannel.com

The Album Cover for The Very Best of Enya

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The Very Best of Enya Cover

The Very Best of Enya Cover

Here is the  controversial album cover for The Very Best of Enya coming out this November 16. Ok folks , so the debate hasn’t ebbed yet? Actually I don’t care what others say about this but I think this is a gorgeous choice. After all, The Very Best of brings to light her past and present releases. So what better choice could there be than the picture off Shepherd Moons era.

The skirt also suggests her red dress color in the Amarantine album which is a transition since she ventured into the realm of the Loxian language. This concept represents the old and the new Enya; plus, red, black and white  are bold colors that stand out from the rest of releases this year.

And-Winter-Came-album-cover-150x150Another thing worth mentioning. Congratulations! And Winter Came album cover is also nominated for Grammy Awards as the best album cover. More details can be found on the News section of enya.com . Though others like Robbi might not agree with this as a favorite, I think the theme is relevant since it is a Winter Themed album.

And one last thing. Look at this gorgeous photo taken in 2008 by Simon Fowler.

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