Moya Brennan, the lead singer of Clannad who also had a fine solo career has died. She had one of the great voices of Irish traditional music, an instrument of pure beauty.
Oddly I only saw her with Clannad, never solo, each of the Clannad gigs was memorable for her singing. RIP Moya.
(Edited because autocorrect randomly inserted an accent on the a of her first name. I’m pretty sure her birth name was Máire where I have to put the accent in myself, autocorrect doesn’t do it (it’s my sister’s name).)
At the Fleagh in Finsbury Park many years ago, I chanced to see Clannad in a side tent ( unlike my friends, I did not want to see the headliner Sting ). Wasn’t expecting how simply enjoyable and indeed, heartwarming they would be. Magical, memorable.
Lol…coulda been me! Can’t remember if I’d cut my very long hair by then.
Did you happen to see a rock trio in the same tent earlier in the afternoon? They were great but I’ve forgotten the name. Had a brief chat with their singer after - “I could see you were digging it!” he said.
A good afternoon. Even if the promised (legal) ‘highs’ I bought didn’t work!
There’s a beautiful heart-felt tribute by Ralph McTell on the appropriate thread on the Steve Hoffman Forum. She had a truly unique voice and will be greatly missed.
