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Moya Brennan: The First Lady of Celtic Music

By Louise Carroll, Contributor
June / July 2004

June 1, 2004 by Leave a Comment

If you don't immediately recognize the name Moya Brennan, it's only because she recently changed the spelling of her name. As the lead singer of Clannad, and now a successful solo artist in her own right, Brennan had been known as Maire Brennan for years. She explains, "I was not winning in trying to get people to say my name right, and it was harder for people to find me in … [Read more...] about Moya Brennan: The First Lady of Celtic Music

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