Product Description

1982's FUAIM--pronounced "foom", and meaning "sound"--is a defining album for Clannad. The Brennan siblings, having made six previous albums of fairly traditional Celtic folk, here went into something largely different, combining traditional-style Irish folk melodies with expansive, largely electronic arrangements heavy on lush, drifting keyboard sounds, odd percussion and heavily-reverbed overdubbed harmonies.
The youngest Brennan sister, who would later achieve worldwide fame as new age songstress Enya, makes her only appearanceas a member of Clannad on this album, singing lead on two Gaelic-language tracks, "An Tull" and "Buaiereadh An Phosta".One can only wonder how influential she was in the group's change of direction, as the ideas first explored here are the ones which define her later solo albums.

Track Listing

1. Na Buachailli Alainn
2. Mheall Si Lena Glorthai Me
3. Bruachna Carraige Baine Pipes
4. La Brea Fan Dtuath
5. An Tull
6. Strayed Away
7. Ni La Na Gaoithe La Na Scoib
8. Lish Young Buy A Broom
9. Mhorag's Na Horo Gheallaidh
10. Green Fields Of Gaothdobhair
11. Buaireadh
12. An Phosta

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #83782 in Music
• Released on: 2000-11-20
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Every fan should have it!
This album is what got me hooked on Clannad. 'An Tull' is very catchy (with Enya singing lead vocals), and 'Mheall si lena glorthai me' has a nice guitar solo. 'Lish Young Buy-a-Broom' is fun and a true Irish ditty, done in typical Clannad form. Also beautiful is 'The Green Fields of Ghaothdobhair', which calls up images of Ireland in one's mind. The only song that I didn't enjoy too much was 'Ni la na gaoithe la na scoilb?'. The beginning of the song was fine, but the rest of it dragged on, and on, etc. This really is the benchmark album of Clannad's, and is worth buying. If you need somewhere to start with Clannad, go no further than Fuaim.

Whos that girl?
One of Clannads earlier albums (the one prior to their magical ring album, featuring theme from Harrys game) and the only one featuring Maire's little sister Eithne, or as we know & love her today, Enya! Eithne's added vocals and keyboard skills certainly give this album a more fuller sound than it's predecessors. Fuaim is a lot more folky sounding than Clannads more recent work with most of the songs being traditional or not actually written by Clannad, and although only three of the songs are sung in English, for any devoted Clannad (or Enya) fan it's Still well worth a listen. :-)