''Landmarks'' is a studio album by
Irish folk group
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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 ...
. It was released in March 1998. A remastered recording was released 22 February 2005, by RCA Records. It includes a remix of "An Gleann" by Cantoma.
''Landmarks'' garnered Clannad their first ever
Grammy Award
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at the
1999 awards
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons.
Events January
* January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers.
* January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
, for
Best New Age Album, after two previous nominations.
Track listing
# "An Gleann" – (Ciarán Brennan) — 4:50
# "Fadó" – (Padraig Duggan) — 5:17
# "A Mhuirnín Ó" – (C. Brennan, Máire Brennan) — 4:59
# "Of This Land" – (M. Brennan) — 4:45
# "Court to Love" – (C. Brennan) — 3:51
# "Golden Ball" (Instrumental) – (C. Brennan) — 4:02
# "The Bridge of Tears" – (Noel Duggan) — 4:00
# "Autumn Leaves Are Falling" – (C. Brennan) — 3:48
# "Let Me See" – (M. Brennan) — 5:06
# "Loch na Caillí" (Instrumental) – (C. Brennan) — 3:08
;Bonus tracks on the 2005 reissue:
#
"An Gleann" (Cantoma Mix) — (C. Brennan) – 6:53
Personnel
;Clannad
*Máire Brennan
Moya Brennan (born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on 4 August 1952), also known as Máire Brennan, is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She is the sister of the musical artist known as Enya. She began performing pr ...
— lead vocals, keyboards, harp
* Noel Duggan — acoustic guitar; vocals (track 7)
* Padraig Duggan — mandolin
*Ciarán Brennan
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. Beginni ...
— bass, vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin; piano (track 10)
;Additional personnel
*John McSherry — low whistle (track 4), uilleann pipes (track 4)
*Mel Collins
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Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from ...
— soprano saxophone (track 6), tenor saxophone (track 8)
* Vinnie Kilduff — whistle (track 6)
* David Downes — uilleann pipes (track 7)
*Ciaran Toorish — violin (track 5)
*Anthony Drennan
Anthony "Anto" Drennan (born on 1 November 1958) is an Irish guitarist and bassist noted for his involvement with the Corrs, Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics.
Drennan is from a musical Irish family and was born in Luton, England; he and h ...
— Spanish guitar (tracks 1, 4, 10), slide guitar (track 1), electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 7, 8), acoustic guitar (track 3, 8)
*Ian Melrose — acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5-8), low whistle (track 2), electric guitar (track 8)
*Deirdre Brennan — bodhrán (track 4, 9)
* Ian Parker — keyboards (tracks 4-9), piano (track 6, 8)
*Paul Moran — drums (track 5, 7, 8), percussion (track 9)
Charts
Singles
# " An Gleann"
References
External links
This album at Northern Skyline
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1998 albums
Clannad albums
Grammy Award for Best New Age Album
RCA Records albums