BIOGRAPHY She is one of nine siblings. She spent her childhood in Gweedore in Northern Ireland. Like her 4 sisters and 3 brothers, she performed from an early age in family folk bands, which gained considerable fame in the circles of lovers of Irish folk music. 19-year-old Enya joined the family band Clannad. Three of her siblings and two relatives also played in it. From the beginning of her school education, Enya learned to play the piano and explored the secrets of classical music. No wonder that in the band she not only sang, but also played the piano. She recorded two albums with the band - "Crann Ull" and "Fuaim" - she also went on concert tours. After two years, however, she parted ways with the band. Clannad conquered the world with previously unknown sounds - in the songs one could hear not only the Irish language, but also Celtic, the traditional instrumentation was enriched by old instruments, with the Celtic harp at the forefront. After parting ways w...
New Lyric Video to be shown on 23 April (Sunday). This video is done in conjunction with Enya Sail Away whose channel is linked below. Please visit Enya Sail Away YouTube: youtube.com/c/EnyaSailAway Our YouTube: youtube.com/@EnyaInRainOfficial
‘Dark Sky Island’ is Enya’s eight studio album, announced on 16 September 2015 and released on 20 November 2015, seven years after ‘And Winter Came’. Enya started working on it in 2012 after she took a three-year musical break. Like always, Enya performs all the vocals and instruments on the album herself, with the exception of Eddie Lee’s contribution on ‘Even in the Shadows’. The album was released digitally, on cd, and for the first time since 1992 also on vinyl. The standard version includes eleven tracks, the deluxe version contains three additional songs. To despair of Enya collectors around the world, there were no commercially available singles or b-sides, only a few promotional singles without exclusive artwork. MUSIC If you haven’t heard the album yet, this video containing excerpts from all the songs is a great start. It was published on Enya’s official Youtube channel two weeks before the official release date and we all listened to it 4879 times on loop while countin...
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