Music has to do with personal taste and preferences and Clannad has always been one of mine but this particular CD was ideal. It had a lovely combination of their hits, including many of the songs from British favs of the 'Robin Hood' series seen here in America on Showtime back in the 90's. Clannad is a drama and romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Tomoya Okazaki. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue. Clannad follows a branching plot line with multiple endings; depending on the decisions that the player makes during the game, the plot will progress in a specific. Giant jenga instructions.

Formed back in the 70s, the Irish band of Clannad have produced some master pieces over the years, despite their lengthy gap of records between 1997 and 2013. Beginning their career as winners of a Donegal music competition, the band were signed at a relatively young age, with members still in school and college.It’s not very often that a band are capable of giving me goose bumps and maintaining that sensation, but goodness me, their live show got me time and time again. Their beautiful folk voices intertwining with each others harmonies, and their delicate guitar playing was simply mesmerising.

The overwhelming talent seemed to capture the whole room, and everyone was immersed in the sheer talent and quality of the performance. Marie’s voice is as strong as ever, and the entire band were on top form from beginning to end.Hearing songs in Gaelic, you would assume that it would be distancing and stop the audience from understanding the message of the song, but instead it forced us to learn the narrative through the melody, which was really special. Their classics and their recent work compliment each other wonderfully, and their progression has been of positive growth throughout their career. Clannad have this huge auditorium filled with an audience packed in like sardines. The atmosphere is just electric with the anticipation of this band, the support acts set the scene, and fill the room with just the right vibe to pave the way for Clannad to take to the stage. This band employ a sort of Celtic sound complete with accordions, harps, pennywhistles, fiddles and mandolins to create a huge sound. Their sound is large and the audience are receptive in the best way, hanging on every hook.

There’s a special moment when they play “Robin of Sherwood Medley”, and the haunting vocals of Moya Brennan fill the room. It’s fantastic when they start to perform works from their Grammy Award winning album from 1999, called “Landmarks”, the audience applaud all the way through. “In A Lifetime” is the closing song of the set, which is accompanied by the vocals of Brian Kennedy, their voices interlace fantastically with these counter melodies.