The passing of Moya Brennan is a significant moment for Ireland.
Her voice, carved from the beauty of her native Donegal, is the essence of this country itself, intangible and undefinable. A beautiful artist taken too early. Much love and condolences to her family and friends.
30 years ago the album Deep Dead Blue was released. ANÚNA had just left Riverdance choosing instead to follow our own path. This is "Blackthorn", soloist Lucy Champion - read about the album on our website.
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Released a decade ago, Revelation was our first new album in 9 years and has achieved an astonishing 13 million streams on Spotify. Read about its background and creation as part of the Archiving process for ANÚNA40 in 2027.
www.anuna.ie/revelation
Today ANÚNA release a new single to streaming - a remaster of our recording of "Miserere Mei, Deus" - with that famous top C sung by Charlotte Richardson - available now to stream on all platforms.
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Love @lunatraktors.bsky.social
Our friends @lunatraktors.bsky.social will be in @smockalley.bsky.social this weekend! Seriously cannot recommend them enough ❤️❤️
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The hardest album to discuss in many ways, and one of the most difficult times I have experienced. This is the 2012-2014 album Illuminations by ANÚNA . What began as an effort to celebrate 25 years of the group ended in a life-altering realisation.
www.anuna.ie/illuminations
2006, now 20 years ago, ANÚNA released one of our most unusual and beautiful albums Sensation. The first album for six years, it contains some of our finest recorded moments
www.anuna.ie/sensation
Behind the Closed Eye was an extraordinary album, with a complex background that brought together inspiration, poetry, Francis Ledwidge, Jeff Buckley, death itself against the background of some of the darkest moments of The Troubles.
www.anuna.ie/behind-the-c...
But also containing some of my favorite pieces: Christus Resurgens, Ocean, An Oíche ❤️
This is Cynara - probably the least well-known album ANÚNA and I have ever made. Revisiting this for ANÚNA40 in 2027 was hard
I must have been in a very dark place when I made Cynara.
Heavy stuff.
www.anuna.ie/cynara
He is actually a howl. His stuff is deeply passionate and underestimated I think.
Continuing analysis and background for the forthcoming ANUNA40 in 2027, this is the turn of 1996's Deep Dead Blue. if you don't know it, now is a moment to delve into one of the most unusual recordings of our long history.
www.anuna.ie/deepdeadblue
Regarding the debate about artists and musicans using AI generative tools. When methods were found to make jewellery quicker and cheaper, goldsmiths stopped training. Now there are very few. There will be no journey for gifted creators. We will diminish. It is inevitable.
Rónán is cool. And you are still wrong Alan
Thank you for the lovely comment nonetheless 😁
Never lived there and my brother isn't Pat. And really I should just chill as it's a hobby, like. Come on.
Therefore Elton John wrote no songs because Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics? You know it's ok to be wrong? Having an opinion does not automatically mean it is correct. I can assure you that you are misguided at best 😁 A testament to the Irish music education system...
God preserve us - the tempo and all the notes are different but it's the same piece... The words are traditional. The song is not. It's in multiple complex rhythms and bears NO resemblance to the traditional melody. Not even bothered to do any research and you have a "valid" opinion. Do better.
I am officially sick of this. If I was an Irish poet and wrote in Irish, my poetry would not be described as "traditional" or "folk". However, it appears to be acceptable to label my songs as folk music. And this isn't just outside of Ireland. Please make some effort, if it isn't asking too much.
Thank you for the attribution @sanven.com - rare and very welcome.
Obviously you didn't do much searching.
No. It was written by me in 1995 on, a setting of an Irish language text. So it is not old unless 1995 is a long time ago for you ❤️
Any chance of crediting the composer? Takes a moment to do - it's me by the way 😕
Yeah. It's like opening an old drawer each day going backwards
Forgotten for 36 years, as part of our Anúna40 preparations, this is our first record An Uaithne. Listen to some clips, read the story - here
www.anuna.ie/anuaithne1991
As we prepare for our 40th anniversary in 2027, we continue archiving the history of Anúna.
Today we have uploaded material on our first album, Anúna (1993). Most of the music can be heard on Relics.
www.anuna.ie/anuna1993
Definitely worth it :-) the access is easier there I think than Vico in winter. Thank you
This looks fantastic. Do you know what time it is open on a weekday?
Stunning piece. Transformative for me 40 years ago and still in my mind.
To end 2025 Anúna release Transcendence, an 11 song collection of spiritual and ritual music by Michael McGlynn. Now on Bandcamp (www.anuna.ie/shop) & on all streaming services December 31.
This is part of the title track "Transcendence" featuring Lynn Hilary.
