Moya Brennan

Moya Brennan's voice always felt like the sound of the Donegal coast itself, misty and ancient yet utterly intimate. As the heart of Clannad from 1970, she carried Irish and Celtic tradition onto the world stage, and her harp-led arrangements gave folk music a haunting, modern shimmer. An Emmy and a Grammy confirmed her artistry, but what stays with me is her quiet devotion to philanthropy alongside the music. Her passing in 2026 closed a remarkable chapter, yet her recordings remain timeless. I count her among the truly irreplaceable Celtic voices.

Name (English)

Moya Brennan

Name (Japanese)

モイア・ブレナン

Reading

もいあ・ぶれなん

Born

August 4, 1952 (age 74)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Origin

Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland

Occupation

singer / songwriter / harpist / philanthropist / composer

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Emmy Award
• 1999 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album

• Official sitehttp://www.moyabrennan.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/moyabrennan/
• Xhttps://x.com/moyaclannad
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moya%20Brennan
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238941

Tags

• County Donegal
• singer
• songwriter
• harpist

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.