On its first album in three years, Clannad turns in another set that combines the group's Irish traditional background with elements of Western pop and world music.
Five of the eleven songs contain at least some English lyrics, but the most contemporary sounding track is "Seanchas," which, though its lyrics are in Gaelic, could pass for a Peter Gabriel track.
Clannad's sound features many high-pitched sounds, from saxophone to tin whistle and Uilleann pipes, with lots of synthesized equivalents, all supporting the lush choral parts that surround singer Máire Brennan.
Brennan's breathy soprano is a cross between Judy Collins and Agnetha Faltskog of ABBA, and she suggests the latter especially when she is singing in English in a plaintive, but slightly distanced way, phrasing oddly as if she had learned the words phonetically.
Lore doesn't contain any individual tracks as memorable as "Harry's Game" or "In a Lifetime" (which is what the group would need to consolidate its success in the U.S.), but it is more of the same from musicians who have established an identifiable sound as their own.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croi CrogaCiarán Brennan | Clannad | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | SeanchasCiarán Brennan | Clannad | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | From Your HeartMoya Brennan | Clannad | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Alasdair MacCollaTraditional | Clannad | Play | 02:11 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 5 | Tráthnóna Beag AréirTraditional | Clannad | Play | 06:35 | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| 6 | Trail of TearsNoel Duggan | Clannad | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | Dealramh Go DeoCiarán Brennan | Clannad | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Farewell LoveMoya Brennan | Clannad | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Fonn MhártaCiarán Brennan | Clannad | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Bridge (That Carries Us Over) | Clannad | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 11 | Crói Cróga (Cantoma Mix) | Clannad | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 31 MB |
| 52 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 52 mins | 325 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridin Brennan | Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Ciarán Brennan | Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Multi Instruments, Producer, Vocals |
| 3 | Moya Brennan | Composer, Harp, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 4 | Clannad | Primary Artist |
| 5 | Vinnie Colaiuta | Drums |
| 6 | Mel Collins | Saxophone |
| 7 | Anto Drennan | Guitar |
| 8 | Noel Duggan | Composer, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 9 | Pat Duggan | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 10 | Brendan Fitzpatrick | Photography |
| 11 | Barney Herbert | Mixing Assistant |
| 12 | Vinnie Kilduff | Tin Whistle, Whistle (Instrument) |
| 13 | Alister MacMillan | Engineer |
| 14 | Tim Martin | Mixing |
| 15 | Declan Masterson | Low Whistle, Pipe, Uillean Pipes, Whistle (Instrument) |
| 16 | Frank McNamara | String Arrangements |
| 17 | Hugh Padgham | Engineer, Producer |
| 18 | Ian Parker | Keyboards |
| 19 | Heitor T.P. | Guitar |
| 20 | Nigel Thomas | Percussion |
| 21 | Traditional | Composer |
| 22 | Denis Woods | Keyboards, Producer |
| 23 | Tim Young | Mastering |
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| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |