Maire Brennan
| Moya Brennan | |
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Moya Brennan backstage at Glastonbury 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin |
| Also known as | Máire Brennan Máire Jarvis "The Voice of Clannad" "First Lady of Celtic Music" |
| Born |
4 August 1952 Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Origin | Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Genres | Irish Traditional, Celtic, folk, new-age, contemporary Christian music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer, harpist |
| Instruments | Vocals, harp, piano |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, BMG, Word, BEO, Universal |
| Associated acts | Clannad, T with the Maggies, Enya, Cormac de Barra, Schiller (band), Roger Shah, Chicane |
| Website | www |
Moya Brennan, born Máire Ní Bhraonáin (Irish pronunciation: [mˠaːrʲə nʲiː vɾˠiːn̪ˠaːn]), also known as Máire Brennan (born 4 August 1952), is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She is the older sister of Enya and Brídín Brennan. She began performing professionally in 1970 when her family formed the band Clannad, and is considered as the "First Lady of Celtic Music". Moya released her first solo album in 1992 called Máire, a successful venture. She has been nominated for two Grammys and has won an Emmy Award. She has recorded music for several soundtracks, including Titanic, To End All Wars and King Arthur.
Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin (Irish pronunciation: [mˠaːrʲə nʲiː vɾˠiːn̪ˠaːn]) was born in Dublin after her parents eloped from County Donegal to marry in County Louth. Máire grew up as the eldest child of a musical family in the remote parish of Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), a Gaeltacht area in County Donegal, where the Irish language and tradition continue to flourish. Her mother Máire (née Ní Dhúgáin or Duggan in English) was a music teacher and her father, Leo Brennan, was a member of a cabaret band with whom she performed as a child.
Moya is the eldest of nine children. She has four sisters, Deirdre, Eithne (better known as Enya), Olive and Brídín, and four brothers, Ciarán, Pól, Leon and Bartley. She sang along with her siblings in the family pub, Leo's Tavern in the village of Meenaleck, a short distance from the family home. She also took part in pantomimes at the local Amharclann Ghaoth Dobhair (Gweedore Theatre). After leaving secondary school, Brennan spent a few years at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin studying the harp, the piano and singing. She has also taught music at Holy Cross College in Falcarragh, County Donegal.
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