Máire Brennan
Born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on August 4, 1952 in Dublin, Ireland, the new age and folk singer, harpist and songwriter also known as Máire Brennan, earned her "First Lady of Celtic Music" title through her membership of Irish family band Clannad, who she joined in 1970, and a discography that encompasses numerous solo albums and multiple collaborations. She released her debut solo album, Máire, on Atlantic Records in 1992, with her second album, Misty Eyed Adventures, coming in 1994. In 1998, she released Perfect Time, and Whisper to the Wild Water landed the following year, for which she picked up a Grammy nomination for Best New Age Album in 2001. She went on to release a steady stream of albums over the next few decades, including 2003's Grammy-nominated Two Horizons, her seventh solo album Signature in 2006, Canvas, which was co-written by her two children, Aisling and Paul, in 2017, and 2019's Timeless with Cormac de Barra. She has collaborated with Shane MacGown, Chicane, Bono, Robert Plant, Van Morrison, Ronan Keating, and more artists, over the years. Moya Brennan has also ventured into soundtrack work, recording music for Titanic (1997), To End All Wars (2001), and King Arthur (2004). In 2020, she became part of the Irish Women in Harmony collective and recorded a version of "Dreams" by The Cranberries in aid of domestic abuse charity Safe Ireland.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Whisper to the Wild Water
World - Released by Word Entertainment on Oct 19, 1999
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Voices and Harps
Máire Brennan, Cormac de Barra
Celtic - Released by Beo Records on Jan 1, 2010
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Timeless
Máire Brennan, Cormac de Barra
World - Released by Beo Records on Aug 9, 2019
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Nollaig Gaelach
Miscellaneous - Released by Beo Records on Nov 24, 2023
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Perfect Time
Pop - Released by Word Entertainment on Feb 17, 1998
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New Irish Hymns
Margaret Becker, Máire Brennan, Joanne Hogg
Gospel - Released by Integrity Music on Apr 23, 2001
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Show Me The Way
Classical - Released by Decca Crossover on Jan 1, 2003
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Worship Together: In Christ Alone
Margaret Becker, Máire Brennan, Joanne Hogg
Gospel - Released by Worship Together (WTG) on Apr 23, 2001
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Strong in Numbers
World - Released by Beo Records on Oct 1, 2021
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Téir Abhaile Riú
Dance - Released by Gaeltronic Records on Apr 12, 2024
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I Still Believe
Miscellaneous - Released by Beo Records on Nov 17, 2023
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Erin Gra Mo Chroi (Single)
Celtic - Released by Beo Records on Mar 17, 2016
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Ten14
Máire Brennan, Cormac de Barra
Folk - Released by The Ark on Aug 7, 2014
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Green to Gold
Rock - Released by Peninsula Entertainment on Aug 1, 2008
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New Irish Hymns
Margaret Becker, Máire Brennan, Joanne Hogg
Gospel - Released by Integrity Music on Apr 23, 2001
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