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An Diolaim may come as a bit of a surprise to recent fans of Clannad. Famed these days for their soft-focus Celtic pop and hoisting Enya's new age ambience on the world, back in the day they were a bunch of longhaired hippies who made quite cutting-edge music. At a time when contemporaries such as Planxty were tearing into the tradition, the Donegal based family band were offering a more measured approach. Not that it was without its own thrilling moment, as this compilation of their early material demonstrates. Clannad were always masters of the group vocal (shown to greatest effect on "Dulaman") but were also fantastically subtle instrumentalists. The Northern influence of the harp is seen throughout, the tunes less hectic than the normal jigs and reels but there are also other inspirations creeping in--medieval, a touch of jazz and the hint of the new age sound that was to follow. "Harry's Game" would be a good few years down the line but it's not hard to see how Clannad got there. --Phil Udell
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With AN DIOLAM, John Crosby of Folk Roots Magazine compilesmusic from one of Ireland's most popular groups to show theband's traditional folk roots. Together with the Chieftains, Clannad defined the international and commercial possibilities of traditional Irish music for the last quarter of the 20th century, in the 1980s contributing to the development of Irish folk rock, new age, and ambient music (and spawning the solo career of one of their singers, Enya).
On AN DIOLAIM we hear the depth and breadth of Clannad's roots. Assembled from the very best of the band's groundbreaking recordings for the Gael-Linn record label, it includes a variety offolk based tunes with lyrics in Irish Gaelic. Perhaps the most beautiful song on AN DIOLAIM is the love ballad, "Siuil A Run". There's a heartwarming, bouncy jig, "The Gaitee Hunt", and finally, the exquisite "Oulaman" is sung in a rich and expansive canonistic style.
On AN DIOLAIM we hear the depth and breadth of Clannad's roots. Assembled from the very best of the band's groundbreaking recordings for the Gael-Linn record label, it includes a variety offolk based tunes with lyrics in Irish Gaelic. Perhaps the most beautiful song on AN DIOLAIM is the love ballad, "Siuil A Run". There's a heartwarming, bouncy jig, "The Gaitee Hunt", and finally, the exquisite "Oulaman" is sung in a rich and expansive canonistic style.
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