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Track Listing
1. Gleann, An - (Gaelic)
2. Fado - (Gaelic)
3. A Mhuirnin O - (Gaelic)
4. Of This Land
5. Court to Love
6. Golden Ball, The
7. Bridge of Tears, The
8. Autumn Leaves Are Falling
9. Let Me See
10. Loch Na Cailli
| Details | | Producer: | Ciaran Brennan | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Clannad: Ciaran Brennan (vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano, keyboards, bass); Noel Duggan (vocals, acoustic guitar); Maire Brennan (vocals, harp keyboards); Padraig Duggan (mandolin).
Additional personnel: Anto Drennan (acoustic, electric, slide & Spanish guitars); Ian Melrose (acoustic & electric guitars, low whistle); John McSherry (Uillean pipes, low whistle); David Downes (Uillean pipes); Vinnie Kilduff (whistle); Mel Collins (saxophone); Ian Parker (piano, keyboards); Paul Moban (drums, percussion); Deirdre Brennan (bodhran).
Recorded at Ballybetagh Wood, Dublin, Ireland.
LANDMARKS won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.
The meeting was inevitable: Celtic music's mystical nature, with all its druids and runes, made it a natural draw for practitioners of New Age, with their crystals and dream catchers. Armed with a solid upbringing in traditional Irish music and a mastery of contemporary pop and New Age styles, Clannad has spent decades mixing the music of their own past with sounds from throughout the globe, using modern touches to hold it all together.
LANDMARKS finds Clannad continuing to merge the rich musical tradition of Ireland with lush orchestrations and modern instrumentation. Synthesizers and electric guitars provide an unusual but engaging backdrop to the airy, reverb-soaked vocals of Maire Brennan and the rich assortment of acoustic sounds. The tender Irish language song "Fado" starts with a sparse acoustic arrangement and expands gradually, adding percussion, flute, and Brennan's distinctive double-tracked harmonies, without ever losing its ominous groove. "Of This Land" uses ethereal elements, both sonic and lyrical, to set its exotic, plaintive tone, while the instrumentals "The Golden Ball" and "Loch Na Cailli" are astoundingly varied sonic journeys, truly showcasing the masterful musical chemistry of Clannad.
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