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Moya Brennan - The Voice of Clannad
UK TOUR MARCH 2024
“…one of the greatest voices the human ear has ever experienced” Bono
Moya's voice continues to provide a constant reminder of how the heart
can be touched by the purity and thrill of music. Despite the enforced
restrictions placed on her and all other artists recently she has been active,
especially over the last two years, with the Farewell Tour of her family
band, Clannad. Their sell-out concert at Dublin’s 3 Arena in 2023 was an
emotional part of the final tour climax after 50 years together. And Moya is
excited now to take up her solo career again touring the UK with her own
band and a new album, Voices & Harps IV.
Her live solo shows, having all the musicality and power of Clannad - but
with added, heart-warming intimacy – are always a rich and moving
experience. Her unique, effortless vocals and timeless music pay homage
not only to her vibrant traditional Irish heritage but also to her grasp of
contemporary forms.
In October 2019 Moya received the RTE Radio Folk Awards Lifetime
Achievement presented to her by (Irish) President Michael D Higgins who
said that “her name would be forever etched in the history of Irish music”.
In May 2022 Moya was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate from Dublin
City University. In her citation at the award ceremony it was said: “Moya
has an innate ability to find the heart of music, to reach the essence of a
song or a tune, and to make the ordinary extraordinary.
As the singer of Clannad, they rose to prominence with a pioneering
approach to traditional music, creating the Celtic Music genre along the
way. In their 50 years, they have achieved 15 million record sales
worldwide and a string of awards, including a BAFTA, Ivor Novello, and a
Grammy in 1998.
Moya’s solo career will continue that success with nine solo albums to date,
two of which were Grammy nominated. Her new album Voices & Harps IV
is her fourth collaboration with virtuoso harpist, Cormac De Barra, and pays
tribute to legendary Irish Harpist and singer, Mary O’Hara.
Her live show has developed into a visual (as well as a sound) spectacle
with rhythm, atmosphere, and vibrant harmony. She is now proud to have
daughter, Aisling, and son Paul in her band along with the remarkable
harpist, Cormac De Barra and fiddle player, Cathal O’Currain.
As the First Lady of Celtic Music, Moya is a constant and enthusiastic
ambassador for Irish culture around the world and, a native Irish Gaeilge
language speaker, keen to keep her traditional arts and music in the
forefront.
“Ireland is changing rapidly but one thing that remains constant is our love
of music and wanting the whole world to hear it. I love being part of that”,
says Moya.
Tour dates:
March
14 Bury The Met,
15 Sunderland Fire Station,
16 Edinburgh Queen’s Hall,
17 Glasgow St Luke’s,
19 Pocklington York Arts
Centre,
20 Settle Victoria Hall,
21 Bury St Edmunds The Apex,
23 Cambridge The Junction,
24 Cardiff Acapela Studio,
26, Worcester Huntingdon Hall,
27 Canterbury Gulbenkian Theatre,
28 Bexhill on Sea De La Warr Pavilion
Moya's voice continues to provide a constant reminder of how the heart
can be touched by the purity and thrill of music. Despite the enforced
restrictions placed on her and all other artists recently she has been active,
especially over the last two years, with the Farewell Tour of her family
band, Clannad. Their sell-out concert at Dublin’s 3 Arena in 2023 was an
emotional part of the final tour climax after 50 years together. And Moya is
excited now to take up her solo career again touring the UK with her own
band and a new album, Voices & Harps IV.
Her live solo shows, having all the musicality and power of Clannad - but
with added, heart-warming intimacy – are always a rich and moving
experience. Her unique, effortless vocals and timeless music pay homage
not only to her vibrant traditional Irish heritage but also to her grasp of
contemporary forms.
In October 2019 Moya received the RTE Radio Folk Awards Lifetime
Achievement presented to her by (Irish) President Michael D Higgins who
said that “her name would be forever etched in the history of Irish music”.
In May 2022 Moya was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate from Dublin
City University. In her citation at the award ceremony it was said: “Moya
has an innate ability to find the heart of music, to reach the essence of a
song or a tune, and to make the ordinary extraordinary.
As the singer of Clannad, they rose to prominence with a pioneering
approach to traditional music, creating the Celtic Music genre along the
way. In their 50 years, they have achieved 15 million record sales
worldwide and a string of awards, including a BAFTA, Ivor Novello, and a
Grammy in 1998.
Moya’s solo career will continue that success with nine solo albums to date,
two of which were Grammy nominated. Her new album Voices & Harps IV
is her fourth collaboration with virtuoso harpist, Cormac De Barra, and pays
tribute to legendary Irish Harpist and singer, Mary O’Hara.
Her live show has developed into a visual (as well as a sound) spectacle
with rhythm, atmosphere, and vibrant harmony. She is now proud to have
daughter, Aisling, and son Paul in her band along with the remarkable
harpist, Cormac De Barra and fiddle player, Cathal O’Currain.
As the First Lady of Celtic Music, Moya is a constant and enthusiastic
ambassador for Irish culture around the world and, a native Irish Gaeilge
language speaker, keen to keep her traditional arts and music in the
forefront.
“Ireland is changing rapidly but one thing that remains constant is our love
of music and wanting the whole world to hear it. I love being part of that”,
says Moya.
Tour dates:
March
14 Bury The Met,
15 Sunderland Fire Station,
16 Edinburgh Queen’s Hall,
17 Glasgow St Luke’s,
19 Pocklington York Arts
Centre,
20 Settle Victoria Hall,
21 Bury St Edmunds The Apex,
23 Cambridge The Junction,
24 Cardiff Acapela Studio,
26, Worcester Huntingdon Hall,
27 Canterbury Gulbenkian Theatre,
28 Bexhill on Sea De La Warr Pavilion