![]() The band also won Irish Meteor and BBC Folk Lifetime Achievement Awards. A total of 25 albums were released while Clannad won an Ivor Novello award in 1982, a BAFTA in 1984 and a Grammy in 1999. The band subsequently composed the music for two seasons of the Robin of Sherwood TV series. Moya Brennan, singer with Clannad also enjoyed a hit with the song, In A Lifetime, a beautifully-arranged duet with Bono. Clannad were the first act to perform in the Irish language on BBC's Top of the Pops as a result of the song's success. In 1982, the band recorded the theme song for the TV mini-series, Harry's Game, a haunting, choral-sounding song which became a UK hit. Rest in Peace Padraig Moya Brennan August 9, 2016 ![]() My dear uncle and Clannad member Padraig Duggan passed away peacefully this morning. They grew up in the Gaoth Dobhair Gaeltacht in Donegal and, after early musical proficiency, joined their niece and nephews, the Brennans, to form Clannad in the early 1970s.Īfter notable success at the Letterkenny Folk Festival in 1973, Clannad embarked on a busy touring schedule, building a large following in Europe, especially Germany. Pádraig, along with his twin brother, Noel, were the youngest of six children of Aodh (Hugh) and Máire Duggan. ![]() ![]() Writing on Twitter on Tuesday, Moya said: "My dear uncle and Clannad member Padraig Duggan passed away peacefully this morning. The musician and songwriter, who was a member of Clannad for over 40 years, died in Blanchardstown Hospital in Dublin following a recurring illness. Clannad lead vocalist Moya Brennan has paid tribute to her uncle and fellow band member Pádraig Duggan, who has passed away aged 67. ![]()
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