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We have news that finally has been confirmed from the official World Youth Day 2000 web site that Máire Brennan will sing at the Vigil with the Pope on Saturday, August 19th as part of the festivities for the 15th World Youth Day. The event is to start at 8:30 pm (local time) at the Vatican. With the large crowds expected to be present at World Youth Day 2000 as well as watching on television, it may be the largest crowd in which Máire Brennan has ever performed in front of live! 
Thanks to a tip from Mark in The Netherlands, we find that Máire Brennan's autobiography is now available for pre-orders through Amazon. Included on the Amazon web page for ordering is some additional information on the book. The subtitle for the book is "The Autobiography of The Voice Of Clannad". The book is 256 pages published by Hodder & Stoughton General (ISBN No. 0340756128) and will be released on October 5, 2000. The Amazon web page for the book also includes a brief synopsis:
A larger version of the picture of the front cover is available through the Amazon web page for the book or by clicking HERE.
Some great news for fans of Máire Brennan in Spain! Thanks to Sandrine in France for the late breaking news of another concert by Máire Brennan to take place at 9th Festival Internacional de Música Castillo de Aínsa in Spain on August 12th. More information is available from the official web site 9th Festival Internacional de Música Castillo de Aínsa in Spanish. 
The duet between Máire Brennan and the Christian musician Booley (previously reported) called "Peace Has Broken Out" is available on a brand new compilation CD to comemorate the Christian event of World Youth Day 2000 to be held on August 19th with festivities centering in Rome, Italy. The CD, simply titled One, is made available by the on-line Christian music retailer Musicforce.com where you can also find a RealAudio sample of the song "Peace Has Broken Out" by Máire Brennan and Booley. The main World Youth Day 2000 web site also has a special feature and interview with Máire Brennan where she mentions among other things her upcoming autobiographical book (see news story below for further details).
Amazon.com currently has available the special Máire Brennan "God Of Peace" Gift Set including pictures of the front cover as well pictures of the material available inside the package. Amazon.com is a popular on-line retailer offering books, music, and videos.
Leo's Tavern, Meenaleck, Crolly, County Donegal Thanks to a number of readers who forwarded us a story which originally appeared in a recent issue of "The Donegal Times" newspaper (as transcribed by Rocky Wilcox on shepherdmoons.net), about upcoming planned renovations at Leo's Tavern in Meenaleck, County Donegal. The proprietor of the family run pub, Bartley Brennan, said that he will be applying for planning permission to build a cultural centre next to Leo's Tavern. The cultural centre is to include an exhibition room, a theatre for showing videos and for staging concerts as well as seating capacity for three hundred patrons. One of the big attractions of the exhibition room will be a museum which will depict the lifestory of Clannad and Enya from their humble beginnings in Leo's Tavern to the present day. You can read more of the article HERE or at shepherdmoons.net.
   Máire Brennan made an appearance on the U.S. TV talk show "Donny and Marie" on Tuesday, July 11th. She sang the song "Follow The Word" from her latest solo release "Whisper To The Wild Water". Máire was accompanied by her band on stage. After the performance, the hosts of the show, Donny and Marie Osmond briefly spoke with Máire about the unique Clannad sound and her younger sister Eithne (Enya). The segment was originally taped in April in Los Angeles. There are more pictures from the appearance available HERE.
Fans of Clannad who had received the special edition release The Last Of The Mohicans - Director's Cut Version DVD will be disappointed to find that the Clannad song "I Will Find You" was eliminated from the movie soundtrack. The Clannad song "I Will Find You" was played during a dramatic scene in the original version of the movie. You can read more about the special The Last Of The Mohicans - Director's Cut DVD and why the Clannad song was dropped in an extensive review and commentary available at the Mohican Press web site. Included on the review web page is an interview (originally published by Amazon.com) with the Director of The Last Of The Mohicans movie, Michael Mann, where Michael explains why the Clannad song was eliminated from the soundtrack to the movie.
There is another performance with Máire Brennan taking place in August and we will have more information on this as the date approaches. Thanks to an anonymous reader for the corrections and information.
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Wednesday, August 16, 2000