The face of Irish folk music, Clannad star Moya Brennan, has died aged 73.
Brennan was widely recognized as the voice of Celtic Ireland.
The singer, harpist and songwriter died in Donegal surrounded by her loved ones.
Moya Brennan, who was the face of Irish music, best known as part of the Irish family band, which emerged in the 1970s and went on to win a Bafta and a Grammy for her folk albums.
She was born in West Donegal as Maire Philomena on August 5, 1952, the eldest of nine children of the famous O’Braonain family.
Moya Brennan rose to fame when she began performing with her family in Clannad.
Moya and his brothers, Pol and Ciaran, along with their twin uncles Noel and Padraig O Dugain, began singing regularly in the family pub in Min na Leice.
The band was called Clan as Dobhar (Dore’s Family), but shortened their name to Clannad in 1973.
His breakthrough came in 1982, when his theme song for the television series Harry’s Game became a worldwide sensation.
For context, it was the first Irish-language song to chart in the UK, which they performed on Top of the Pops.
The song won an Ivor Novello Award, and later received a Grammy and a Billboard Music Award.
Clannad didn’t stop there, they crashed the charts again with another number one duo with bond, once in a lifetime.
The band would release 25 albums and sell 20 million records worldwide.
She is survived by her husband, Tim Jarvis, and her two children, Aisling and Paul.
