''Clannad 2'' is the second studio album by
Irish group
Clannad
Clannad () were an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal, by siblings , and (Moya) (in English, Brennan) and their twin uncles Noel and (Duggan). They have adopted various musical styles throughout their history. Beginn ...
, released in 1974 on
Gael Linn Records. The album is primarily
Irish traditional music
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In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there we ...
, in both
Irish Gaelic
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and English, delivered in the band's early style: a mixture of
folk
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acoustic,
folk rock
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, and some
jazz
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influences. However, it also included a
Scottish Gaelic
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waulking song
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, "", as well as their
arrangement
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of an instrumental
Breton folk dance, " ()".
Track listing
# "An Gabhar Bán (The White Goat)" – 3:15
# "Eleanor Plunkett" (
Turlough O'Carolan
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) – 2:49
# "Coinleach Ghlas an Fhómhair" – 5:46
# "Rince Philib a' Cheoil" – 1:51
# "By Chance It Was" – 5:41
# " ()" – 3:14
# "" – 5:39
# "Gaoth Barra na dTonn" – 2:33
# "
Teidhir Abhaile Riú" – 2:48
# "Fairly Shot of Her" – 2:21
# "Chuaigh Mé 'na Rosann" – 6:18
Singles
# ""
Personnel
Band
*
Ciarán Ó Braonáin – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
*
Máire Ní Bhraonáin – vocals, harp
*
Pól Ó Braonáin – flute, guitar, percussion, vocals
*
Noel Ó Dúgáin – guitar, vocals
*
Pádraig Ó Dúgáin – guitar, mandolin, vocals
Additional musicians
* Robbie Ó Braonáin – drums
*
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill is an acclaimed Irish traditional singer, keyboard player, and composer. She is considered one of the most influential female vocalists in the history of Irish music. Throughout her career, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill has worke ...
– keyboards
*
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (; 7 October 1951 – 7 July 2006) was an Irish singer, guitarist, composer, and producer who was a major influence on Irish traditional music in the second half of the twentieth century. He is remembered for his innovat ...
– guitar, vocals
*
Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozaik, LAPD ...
– synthesizer, guitar, percussion
* Pádraig Ó Domhnaill – Vocals
Production
* Philip Begley – engineer
* Bill Bolger – sleeve design
* Bill Giolando – mastering
External links
This album at ''Northern Skyline''
References
{{1970s-folk-album-stub
1975 albums
Clannad albums