319 MB of lossless
40,8 MB of booklet
81,7 MB of m4as (AAC)
91,5 MB of oggs

“

Wikipedia: Clannad are a Grammy Award-winning Irish musical group, from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), County Donegal. Their music has been variously described as bordering on folk and folk rock, Irish, and New Age. They are known for performing in various languages, including English, Latin, Gàidhlig, Mohican and most of all in their native tongue, Irish. Clannad are Moya Brennan (born Máire Ní Bhraonáin), Ciarán Brennan (born Ciarán Ó Braonáin), Pól Brennan (born Pól Ó Braonáin), Noel Duggan (born Noel Ó Dúgáin) and Pádraig Duggan (born Pádraig Ó Dúgáin). Clannad first made their mark in the folk and traditional scene in the 1970s in Ireland and Europe, they subsequently went on to bridge the gap between traditional celtic music and pop music in the 1980s and 1990s with albums such as Macalla and Anam. During their successful career they toured the world extensively and gained fans in every major territory. Lead singer Moya Brennan and her sister Enya have also enjoyed huge success as solo artists. The band won a Grammy Award in 1998 for Best New Age Album, and their record sales exceed the 15 million mark. They are also regarded as the band which, for the first time, put Irish traditional music and the Irish language on the world stage and paved the way for many other Irish artists. After ten years disbanded, the five original members of Clannad reunited on stage at the Celtic Connections Festival in February 2007 in Glasgow. They expressed their wishes to release a new studio album, but no official announcements have been made as yet. Siblings Ciarán, Pól and Máire Uí Bhraonáin (Brennan) and their two uncles Noel and Pádraig Ó Dúgáin (Duggan) grew up in Gweedore, a remote part of Ireland's countryside. They were surrounded with music. The Brennans' mother, Baba, was a music teacher and their father, Leo, was a former member of a cabaret band. Leo was travelling extensively in the early family years. Later, they bought a pub, with a stage Leo's Tavern (Tábhairne Leo). The children would occasionally do cover versions of Beatles, Beach Boys and Joni Mitchell songs at home and in their family pub. The name Clannad comes from Clann As Dobhar, meaning 'the family from Dore'. The children were performing late at night in the pub (the story was recounted by Máire, TG4, 17 March 2007, Clann as Dobhar & Clannad Beo), when the local police sergeant walked in. They feared a summons, but instead the policemen had a form to enter a local music competition. They didn't have a name at the time, but had to find one for the competition. Someone suggested Clann As Dobhar, which was provisionally abbreviated to Clannad. The young Brennans' and Duggans' passion for the traditional music of Ireland soon expanded even beyond their native Gweedore. They would later visit such outlying communities as Tory Island off Donegal's coast. Armed with some 500 Gaelic songs, they would later begin to arrange these songs for a full band, something which had previously never been done. Released in 1994, Banba became Clannad's 13th studio album and was greeted with rave reviews and the band's first Grammy nomination. The album jogged comfortably to the number one spot in the World Music Chart. Banba is a romantic mythical name for Ireland. The track "I Will Find You" was especially written for the film The Last of the Mohicans, Máire sings in Mohican and Cherokee. Once again all the songs were written and produced by Ciarán Brennan, except "Sunset Dreams", written by Noel Duggan. Moya Brennan described the album as "a fusion of various styles of music, growing out of a traditional Gaelic root". "Banba" has been described as one of Clannad's most visual albums, and has sold over 1 million copies to date.

”

And you can read more in detail about the group @ Wiki, @ home and @ allmusic

Tracklisting:
1. Na Laethe Bhí
2. Banba Óir
3. There For You
4. Mystery Game
5. Struggle
6. I Will Find You (Theme from the 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans)
7. Soul Searcher
8. Caidé Sin Do'n Té Sin
9. The Other Side
10. Sunset Dreams
11. A Gentle Place (instrumental)
12. I Will Find You (Afterlife Mix)

Additional infos and reviews for this album are located @ Wiki, @ music-city.org, @ 19.5degs.com, @ allmusic and @ supalyrics - several user reviews.

“

user review: 'We are a fusion of various styles of music, growing out of a traditional Gaelic root.' - Máire Brennan For anyone who likes Enya, this group is important, showing both a prehistory of the solo Enya, as well as a side-development in the area of modern electronic celtic-inspired music. Máire Brennan is now the lead vocalist for Clannad, but she has also produced her own solo work. Clannad is a family effort, having been begun by Máire and her brothers Ciarán and Paul, plus their uncles. Indeed, the similarity between the words 'clan' and 'clannad' cannot be missed. Enya is another sister, having joined the group briefly before embarking upon a solo career. Banba achieved great popularity for the band Clannad because of the song I will find you -- this song was used in the film 'Last of the Mohicans'. It is a haunting, lyrical ballad of love and longing, of desire and commitment, doing the strains of music and love with a bittersweet that only the Celtic people seem to know how to do properly. Incorporating Mohican and Cherokee chants into the lyric structure, this song is truly a cross cultural experience. It reaches deep into the emotive part of the soul. Other songs on the album are variously in English and Gaelic, including the beautiful and interesting Na Laethe Bhí and Banba Óir, both of which have interesting cadences and can inspire feeling despite being in a foreign language. (My family lineage having Scottish roots, I am no stranger to Gaelic, but even so these are unfamiliar, perhaps made the more beautiful as I can ascribe my own meaning to them). Banba was released in 1993, twenty years after the group got its start. The previous year, Anam had been released with a track entitled 'Harry's Game', which again was from a motion picture, 'Patriot Games'. The music on both of these CDs are consistently Clannad, which is to say, beautiful, melodious, celtic-inspired gems. The other CD of theirs in my collection, Fuiam, dates back to 1982. At this time, Enya had not yet struck out on her own, and she and her husband Nicky Ryan were still an integral part of the group. The music shows some immaturity compared with the later work of both Enya and Clannad, but the seeds of the future greatness are here. Fuiam, which means 'sound', features Enya on keyboards and vocals for two songs. These CDs, as indeed much of the output of this group, is a real treasure for those who enjoy various kinds of music. Prepare to be inspired.

”

Download - Rapidshare links, 5% of recovery, Full booklet, MD5 sums, password protected, use your favourite burning program.

Control file:

• Download from mirror 1 (RS.com)
  
• Download from mirror 2 (iFile.it)

Direct links:

• MD5 (RAR (Lossless 1, password)) = 'f83c2643d4423847e4f0dc8c7e21dffc'
  
• MD5 (RAR (Lossless 2, password)) = '61fd3b69cbabc5456ba358d6fa326c35'
  
• MD5 (RAR (Lossless 3, password)) = 'fe59ec6efba360cddefb9d80690a9a73'
  
• MD5 (RAR (Lossless 4, password)) = '3d4fa2b2d4edc0e65311fdea7d6f5d21'
  
  
• MD5 (RAR (Oggs, password)) = '70ac42c633fbb96ff10a892c673ae82f'
  
  
• MD5 (RAR (M4as, password)) = '24866ed40aee7b84ccbfdd6e2e09ca6e'
  
  
• MD5 (RAR (Booklet, password)) = '8d42cb0723440283382d3056d053dca2'

Password: King HellikXs

Mirroring service for your convenience!

• Mirrors for Lossless 1
  
• Mirrors for Lossless 2
  
• Mirrors for Lossless 3
  
• Mirrors for Lossless 4
  
  
• Mirrors for Booklet
  
  
• Mirrors for Oggs
  
  
• Mirrors for M4as

Other Clannad and related albums:
Clannad - Dúlamán (1976)
Clannad - Anam {Deluxe Edition} (1990)
Máire Brennan - Perfect Time (1998)
Máire Brennan - Máire (1992)