Enya

Enya (born Eithne Ní­ Bhraonáin, , anglicized as Enya Brennan,
17 May 1961) is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. She began
her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad
before leaving to perform solo. She gained wider recognition for her music in
the 1986 BBC series The Celts. Shortly afterwards, her 1988 album ... read more

Birthday Sluts

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Posted 17 May 12.04pm — Comment on this

One to watch: Grimes

Canadian musician Grimes on how the internet, amphetamine and total seclusion inspired her eclectic new album'There was sort of a moment of realisation," says 23-year-old...
Posted 29 January 12.06am — Comment on this

Why doesn't Ireland do musicals?

U2's Bono and the Edge created Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, but staged it in the US. Why doesn't this nation of musicians and playwrights stage more shows?I've sat thro...
Posted 11 January 5.09pm — Comment on this

Daniel Craig - Enya Has Craig To Thank For Odd Dragon Tattoo Torture Tune

Daniel Craig came up with the idea for the killer in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo to listen to Enya as he tortured his character in the film after director David Finch...
Posted 30 December 2011 12.32am — Comment on this

John Harris's national conversations podcast: Nicky Wire

Nicky Wire has had the role of lyricist, bassist, and propagandist for the Manic Street Preachers for 20 years, commenting on the state we're in. Politics, class, war and...
Posted 17 October 2011 12.00pm — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 1,116: Daughter

Like the musical progeny of Enya and Eno, Elena Tonra merges haunting melodies with moody atmosphericsHometown: London.The lineup: Elena Tonra (vocals), Igor Haefeli (gui...
Posted 29 September 2011 4.50pm — Comment on this

Florence And The Machine, 'What The Water Gave Me' - Review

It's a blessed relief to hear some new Florence after 'You Got The Love' attained the kind of blanket ubiquity that had us itching to hear something, anything, from her F...
Posted 24 August 2011 1.11pm — Comment on this

Five Minutes at NXNE With Grimes

Last week during a quick trip to Toronto for the city's 17th annual NXNE Festival, we managed to wrangle a few of our favorite artists to get their take on the city ...
Posted 23 June 2011 3.00pm — Comment on this

Mixtape Monday by Emmy The Great ft. Enya, Bangles, Bad Seeds, Scarlett Johansson

With her forthcoming album only a couple of weeks away, DiS asked Emmy The Great what her and her band were listening to and she made us this mixtape, playable on Spotify...
Posted 30 May 2011 10.51am — Comment on this

Rewind radio: The First Time With...; Private Passions; The Sub 2-Hour Marathon: Sport's Holy Grail – review

Even the unbeatable Desert Island Discs format can struggle when the guest is as dull as Debbie HarryThe First Time With... (6 Music) | iPlayerPrivate Passions (Radio 3) ...
Posted 17 April 2011 12.05am — Comment on this

Julianna Barwick: The Magic Place – review

(Asthmatic Kitty)What Joanna Newsom has done for harp music, Julianna Barwick is doing for the medieval craze of vocal polyphony – with a little help from a bit of ...
Posted 27 March 2011 12.04am — Comment on this

monday morning updates

Cody B said...Simple Sunday:Grant Green - Idle Momentshttp://codyb3.blogspot.comLevin said...Enya - The Best Of Enya On Piano (2007)Celebration - The Best Of ...
Posted 14 March 2011 9.51am — Comment on this

New band of the day – No 842: Glasser

This synth siren sounds like a weirder and more credible version of Enya, all ethereal vocals and meandering melodiesHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Cameron Mesirow (vo...
Posted 6 August 2010 5.02pm — Comment on this

Top songs

The 5 most played Enya songs in the past year.

  • Orinoco flow  14 plays

Played on

Absolute Radio stations playing songs by Enya over the past year.

  1. Absolute 80s 14 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 00s 1 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 1 plays
  4. Absolute Radio 90s 1 plays
  5. Absolute Classic Rock 1 plays

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