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Wednesday, April 26, 2000

Máire Brennan Part of "Spring Harvest" (U.K.)

Amelia in the U.K. informs us that Máire Brennan was to perform today (April 26th) at the Christian family event "Spring Harvest" taking place at Butlins in Minehead in the U.K. The official "Spring Harvest" Event web page hasn't seemed to be updated recently, so it doesn't show that Máire Brennan will perform. Amelia will be attending the event and she will report back on the happening. Thanks to Amelia for the tip.

"Spring Harvest" information:

Máire Brennan Records a Duet with Booley for Forthcoming Compilation

From the "Britlinks.com" web site, a web site for "Christian Involvement in British and Irish Music and Web Site Design and Promotion Services", we find that Máire Brennan has recorded a duet with U.K. Christian musician "Booley" (real name, Peter Wilson) for an upcoming Christian compilation CD. This has been confirmed from the "latest news" section of the official Booley web site. The recording apparently took place within the last week and the web site says more details to follow.

Máire Brennan Talks About St. Patrick on Radio Program

Thanks to a tip from an anonymous reader, we find out that Máire Brennan was a guest on the Christian radio program "Decision Today". The radio program is a daily radio program of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Máire Brennan was on the March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) program talking about St. Patrick and his work in Ireland. The radio program is available as a RealAudio file from the "Decision Today" radio program archives. The segment with Máire Brennan is approximately 6 minutes in duration starting at the beginning of the program.

"Streams" Album Receives Dove Award

The Christian compilation CD "Streams" (Word Records) recently received a Dove Award for "Special Event Album of the Year". The "Streams" compilation album contains the duet between Máire Brennan and Michael McDonald "Don't Give Up".

Máire Brennan in April 2000 Irish Music Magazine Follow-Up

Sandrine in France informs us that the April 2000 edition of Irish Music Magazine is available in Europe from such outlets as Vertical Records.

Also in the magazine interview Máire Brennan makes the statement that "Clannad will go on forever. We all love being together and making music so much." Máire Brennan appears on the album cover of this magazine and the article is two pages with a few publicity pictures from "Perfect Time" and "Whisper To The Wild Water".

Máire Brennan Interview Excerpt From "Celtic Women In Music"

A portion of the interview which author Maireid Sullivan published in her book "Celtic Women In Music" (Quarry Music Press) is available on-line from the Alternatic Music Press web site.

Review of Máire Brennan "Whisper To The Wild Water"

An on-line review is available from the "AMZ - Access To The Music Zone" web site. The review by Don Jehs of Máire Brennan's "Whisper To The Wild Water" was originally published in November 1999.

Chicane Music Video for "Saltwater" (Featuring Máire Brennan)

The music video for dance hit "Saltwater" by Chicane (featuring the vocals Máire Brennan) is available on-line at the EurodanceHits.com web site as a RealVideo format file.The file is available as a stream or as a download from the EurodanceHits.com RealVideo listings page (scroll down to "Chicane"). The clip is 2 minutes in duration and is not the entire video.

Review of Chicane "Behind The Sun" CD in London Independent

The London Independent newspaper reviewed the new release by Chicane "Behind The Sun" in the April 9th edition. The review is available on-line from the NorthernLight archives. Although the entire review of the Chicane album is available in the preview of the article in the NorthernLight archive. Chicane's (a.k.a. Nick Bracegirdle) album "Behind The Sun" includes "Saltwater" featuring Máire Brennan on vocals.

Allianz Group TV Advertisement Seen on Polish TV

The TV advertisement for the Allianz Group which has appeared on such U.S. TV channels as CNN and CNNfn, is also spotted on Polish TV by Leszek in Poland. The Allianz Group TV ad features a remake of the Clannad song "I Will Find You" with the words changed to the Allianz group slogan "We Will Be With You". Thanks to Leszek in Poland for spotting the ad there.

Classic Clannad Pictures From 1979 on Corbis

The major digital photography web site Corbis.com includes several classic pictures of the group Clannad from October 1979. The photos of the group are in black and white, and in color. The photographs apparently were taken in Ireland while they were on a concert tour. The photographs can be accessed (and rights purchased) by going to the Corbis web site and typing in the name "Clannad" in the search panel.

Clannad Singles Now Sold As "Digital Downloads" on CDNow.com

The major on-line music retailer CDNow.com has three classic Clannad songs for purchase as "digital downloads". This goes along the trend that some record companies (including BMG) are following to start distributing some music material on the Internet for purchase. The songs at CDNow.com are in the secure Liquid Audio format. The three Clannad singles sold on CDNow.com are "Dulaman na Binne Bui", "Cucanandy/The Jug Of Brown Ale", and "Coinleach Ghlas an Fhomhair".

Word Records Web Site Redesign

The official Word Records web site recently went through a major redesign on April 17th. The official web page dedicated to Máire Brennan solo releases on that label have disappeared as well as the the official Máire Brennan discussion page. Hopefully, the Máire Brennan web pages are in the process of being updated and will return soon. The links on this web site have been updated to reflect this temporary change.

Tuesday, April 11, 2000

Máire Brennan Sings Live on "Hour Of Power" TV Program

Máire Brennan continues her recent appearances on U.S. television with an appearance on the U.S. religious program "Hour Of Power" with Robert Anthony Schuller during this past weekend's April 9th broadcast of the show. Máire Brennan sang a live version of "Bí Thusa Mo Shúile (Be Thou My Vision)" in both Gaelic and in English. Máire Brennan's performance is available on-line as a Real G2 video file from the "Hour Of Power" web site (an alternate version in the Quicktime video format is available HERE). The "Hour Of Power" is a syndicated program to television stations across the U.S. and Canada.

Saturday, April 8, 2000

Máire Brennan Article in April 2000 "Irish Music Magazine"

There is an article in the April 2000 edition of Irish Music Magazine on Máire Brennan and her release "Whisper To The Wild Water". A picture of Máire Brennan also appears in the cover of this issue. There was also a brief article in the March 2000 edition of the same magazine on Máire Brennan's release "Whisper To The Wild Water" in the "Industry News" section. Irish Music Magazine is produced in Ireland but is available across Europe and in the U.S. and Canada.

Monday, April 3, 2000

Various Reports on Recent Máire Brennan Concerts

We have received some reports, reviews, and even pictures of Máire Brennan's recent concert tour of the U.K. and Amsterdam which concluded on March 17th.

First off we have a great review by Barry Smith in the U.K. which he kindly forwarded to us along with some pictures of the concert he attended in London at the Adelphi Theatre on March 12th. Thanks to Barry for the contribution.

Next, Marnix in the Netherlands has set up a web page with pictures from the March 17th Máire Brennan concert in Amsterdam. This information comes to us from a posting on the Usenet newsgroup alt.music.clannad. Marnix requests that you read his introductory page and that you respect his wishes. Thanks to Marnix for putting up the excellent pictures from the March 17th Amsterdam concert.