Journey to the End

Biography

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:18:00 +0000

Only on three of the pieces did other musicians take part, one on each. Patrick Halling, a classical violinist who frequently plays in recording sessions for rock artists (Jethro Tull and Steve Howe, for example), added delicate nuances to the final track. The great piper Liam Óg O'Floinn (or Liam O'Flynn, founder member of Planxty and regular collaborator of composer Shaun Davey) played the melody part of 'The Sun In The Stream'.

Lastly, the guitarist Arty McGlynn (ex-member of Van Morrison's band and of Planxty and current member of Patrick Street) correspondingly completed with his elegant flourishes the only song whose lyric was comprehensible to us, being in English and sung clearly, 'I Want Tomorrow'. It was, moreover, the song chosen as a single and video (curiously, in the video the guitar is not heard.)

This record subsequently climbed to number one in the Irish charts, which started the commercial rise of Enya. She collaborated with the singer Sinéad O'Connor reciting a short text on 'Never Get Old' from her album The Lion And The Cobra.

She signed with an important multinational (WEA), and had a resounding success with her second album Watermark, which has passed 10 million sales worldwide, and has gone platinum in 14 different countries, helped by the single 'Orinoco Flow', a No 1 hit in Britain. Then she repeated her world success with Shepherd Moons, which spent an amazing 199 weeks on the Billboard charts in the USA and has
sold over 11 million copies.

A new version of the album Enya was released as The Celts and in 1995 with The Memory of Trees was yet another smash hit album. Enya has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and has won two, both for "Best New Age Album", Shepherd Moons in 1992 and The Memory of Trees in 1997. Also in 1997 she released a compilation album titled Paint The Sky With Stars that contained a selection of the Enya better known themes and two new songs: 'Paint The Sky With Stars' and 'Only If...' That year itself came out A Box Of Dreams; a box set that contained a three CD collection and an illustrated booklet. The CDs were entitled Oceans, Clouds and Stars, and they cover the Enya career since her debut in 1987.

The artist spent the remainder of the decade contributing soundtrack material to various projects, before returning to the studio to record A Day Without Rain, her first new studio album in five years. Of this album she says, "The title refers to the mood on a particularly peaceful day on which there was no rain. We do get a lot of rain in Ireland in all seasons. We had a run of days where it had done nothing but rain. Then one day the sun came out. It was then that I wrote the title track, so what else could I call it?".

The album shot up the US and several European charts almost a year after its release, thanks to the use of the track "Only Time" in news coverage of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. Her music has appeared in many more smash hit films, including "L.A. Story", "Green Card", "Toys", the TomCruise/Nicole Kidman film "Far and Away" and Martin Scorcese's "Age Of Innocence". Enya's new song 'Only Time' features in the film, "Sweet November", starring Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves. In 2001 she records 2 brand new songs for Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack, "Aniron (theme for Aragorn and Arwen)" and "May It Be".

She has made appearances at benefits and has played for the Pope, the King of Sweden and the Queen of England, but these involved playbacks of her work while she played and possibly sang along, not a true live performance. "It’d be a really great thing to do,” Enya says of performing live. “We’ve first been talking about next year, trying to at least do a TV special performance, having the setting, say, in a cathedral or something and involve quite a few people - orchestrating the music, having choir. It’d be fantastic to try. You can’t emulate the same sound, but definitely the music can cross over to a rendering for a live performance. We’re both very confident about that.”

In 2002 Enya got a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination for "best original song" with "May It Be". Wins a new Grammy Award for "Best New Age Album" with A Day without Rain. Wins three World Music Awards: "best-selling Female artist", "best-selling New Age artist" and "best-selling Irish artist", and wins the award for "best pop-rock single" with "Only Time" in the Echo Awards (Germany)... Although fronted by Enya, the music released under her name is the result of collaboration between three people: Enya, who sings, writes and performs all the music, her producer, sound engineer and co-arranger Nicky Ryan and his wife, lyricist Roma Ryan. Enya has previously stated that without any one of them, "Enya" would not exist.

Journey to the End

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:16:00 +0000

You know when you give your love away It opens your heart, everything is new. And you know time will always find a way to let your heart believe it's true. You know love is everything you say; a whisper, a word, promises you give. You feel it in the heartbeat of the day. You know this is the way love is. Amarantine... Amarantine... Amarantine... Love is LOVE IS LOVE love You know love may sometimes make you cry, so let the tears go, they will flow away, for you know love will always let you fly-how far a heart can fly away! You know when love's shining in your eyes it may be the stars falling from above. And you know love is with you when you rise, for night and day belong to love.

Album

SoTS - Special Christmas

Paint The Sky With Stars

CD Single

Lyrics

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Headlines

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:49:00 +0000

28|11|2008

Enya confirmed to appear on the television show 'This morning' (ITV) in London on Thursday, 4th December 2008.

27|11|2008

Enya in Japan. Enya performs 'Trains and winter rains' on NTV's Sukkiri, which is a morning entertain and news programme.

26|11|2008

Enya turns on the lights!

Enya is in Tokyo this week on the Japanese leg of her promotional tour for 'And winter came' and will be making a public appearance at Rippongi Midtown and Rippongi Hills. Enya will plant a tree at Rippongi Midtown, which should take place around 16.30 local time, and will turn on the lights at Rippongi Hills at 18.00 local time.

18|11|2008

November 17, 2008, 4:22 pm
Enya does interviews with UK radio.

Radio 2
Steve Wright interview - Thursday 20th Nov (between 2-5pm)

interview will be available online for one week.

Ken Bruce - 'tracks of my years' - interview across every day - week commencing 8th December (between 9:30am - 12pm)
interview will be available online for one week

Elaine Paige interview - Sunday 23rd Nov (between 1 - 2:30pm) - interview will be available online for one week

Smooth radio

Mark Goodier - 'Take 5' interview across every day - week commencing 24th Nov (10am - 1pm). - London, Glasgow, East Midlands, West Midlands, North East)

Magic FM
'Indulgence' interview - Sunday 23rd Nov (7 - 8pm) - interview will be available online for one week

Radio 4
Front Row - Broadcast on Tuesday 11th Nov - interview will be available online for one week

Forth 2 (Edinburgh)
- Album Of The Week commencing 24th November on the Breakfast Show with Bob Malcolm.

Clyde 2 (Glasgow)
Album Of The Week next commencing 24th Nov on the Breakfast show with Mike Riddock.

Album of the week - UTV Radio Network - Signal 1, Pulse, Peak FM, 96.4 The Wave, Tower FM, Wire FM, Radio Wave, Wish FM, Valleys Radio, The Wolf, Imagine FM, Swansea Sound

Album Of The Week commencing 24th November on the Late night Love Show with Andy Martindale

15|11|2008

Enya set to go to Japan. Enya begins her promotional tour of Japan 24th November.

Paint The Sky With Stars

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:31:00 +0000

Track on this album
01. Orinoco Flow
02. Caribbean Blue
03. Book Of Days
04. Anywhere Is
05. Only If...
06. The Celts
07. China Roses
08. Shepherd Moons
09. Ebudae
10. Storms In Africa
11. Watermark
12. Paint the Sky with Stars
13. Marble Halls
14. On My Way Home
15. The Memory Of Trees

Enya - Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:35:00 +0000

Interview

After receiving the award from Dr.Litt Nui Gallway, Enya get her interview with Radio Newstalk, they talk about the name, Enya's real name, family, travel career (success Orinoco Flow), cooperation with The Ryans, etc.. Interview is quite long, around 17 more minutes

CD Single

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:31:00 +0000

Track on this album

01 - May It Be
02 - Ask the Mountains
03 - Morning Glory
04 - Robin Hood Theme
05 - Love Song
06 - Deliver Me
07 - The Hills of Ireland

Sound of The Season - Special Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:29:00 +0000

Track on this album

01 - Adeste Fideles
02 - Magic Of The Night
03 - We Wish You A Merry Christmas
04 - Christmas Secrets
05 - Amid The Falling Snow
06 - Oiche Chiom (Silent Night)

On Piano Ambience

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:24:00 +0000

Tracks on this Album

01 - Orinoco Flows
02 - A Day Without Rain
03 - Caribbean Blue
04 - On Your Shore
05 - Wild Child
06 - May It Be
07 - Anywhere Is
08 - Evening Falls...
09 - Shepherd Moons
10 - Paint The Sky With Stars
11 - Storms In Africa
12 - China Roses
13 - On My Way Home
14 - The Memory Of Trees
15 - Only Time

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Amarantine

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:20:00 +0000

Tracks on this Album

01 - Less Than a Pearl
02 - Amarantine (album version)
03 - It's in the Rain
04 - If I Could Be Where You Are
05 - The River Sings
06 - Long Long Journey
07 - Sumiregusa (Wild Violet)
08 - Someone Said Goodbye
09 - A Moment Lost
10 - Drifting
11 - Amid the Falling Snow
12 - Water Shows the Hidden Heart

A Day Without Rain

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:14:00 +0000

Tracks on this Album

01 - A Day Without Rain
02 - Wild Child
03 - Only Time
04 - Tempus Vernum
05 - Deora Ar Mo Chroi
06 - Flora's Secret
07 - Fallen Embers
08 - Silver Inches
09 - Pilgrim Listen
10 - One By One
11 - The First of Autumn
12 - Lazy Days

The Memory of Trees

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:11:00 +0000

Tracks on this Album

01 - The Memory of Trees
02 - Anywhere Is
03 - Pax Deorum
04 - Athair Ar Neamh
05 - From Where I Am
06 - China Roses
07 - Hope Has a Place
08 - Tea House Moon
09 - Once You Had Gold
10 - La Sonadolra
11 - On My Way Home

The Celts

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:06:00 +0000

Tracks on this Album

01 - The Celts
02 - Aldebaran
03 - I Want Tomorrow
04 - March Of The Celts
05 - Deireadh An Tuath
06 - The Sun In The Stream
07 - To Go Beyond, Pt. 1
08 - Fairytale
09 - Epona
10 - Triad - St. Patrick, Cu Chulainn, Oisin
11 - Portrait (Out Of The Blue)
12 - Boadicea
13 - Bard Dance
14 - To Go Beyond, Pt. 2

Shepherd Moons

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:59:00 +0000

Tracks on this Album

01 - Sheperd Moons
02 - Caribbean Blue
03 - How Can i Keep from Singing?
04 - Ebudae
05 - Angels
06 - Book of days - Gaelic version
07 - Evacuee
08 - Marble Halls
09 - Afer Ventus
10 - Smaointe
11 - No Holly for Miss Quinn
12 - Lothlorien

Watermark

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:55:00 +0000

Tracks on this Album

01 - Watermark
02 - Cursum Perficio
03 - On Your Shore
04 - Storms in Africa
05 - Exile
06 - Miss Clare Remembers
07 - Orinoco Flow
08 - Evening Falls..
09 - River
10 - The Longships
11 - Na Laetha Geal M'oige

MIDI files

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:12:00 +0000

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Interview on Music Fair (Japan)

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:00:00 +0000

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Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Qu'ella está diciendo exactamente pero puedo ver su siempre expresivo y pensativo. Pero cuando ella los ojos lanza hacia arriba o al lado ella me traba como el cemento. Y cuando sus labios se mueven ella me clava y suelda con autógena. Hecho simultáneamente, y mis aljabas enteras del cerebro, mi cuerpo que tiembla por minutos después. Franco mirándola apenas sobre matanzas yo, un hombre que cae abajo. Easy 2 Love.

As i said... that 'she was saying exactly but I can always see their expressive and thoughtful. But when she throws the eyes upward or to the side, she's working as cement. And if his lips move and she nailed me with autogenous welding. Done simultaneously, and my whole quiver of the brain, my body trembles for minutes later. Franco looking on just killing me, a man who falls down. Easy 2 Love.

Trains And Winter Rains NEW ALBUM OUT 11/11

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Statistically the majority of population in US celebrate and mostly go home for their "Xmas". Enya releases this cd as Xmas and seasonal album. You can hear this track in many malls with traditional Xmas songs DESPITE it's a seasonal song; posibly this wasn't the primary intention of Roma Ryan. 1,500,000 jobs have been lost in middle of 2008 and WE'RE in recession according to National Bureau of Economic Research. I didn't realize Xmas is not winter and viceversa, thanks for clarify this :D.

This song is confusing. Parts of it make it sound happy but then there's a dark part to it. I'm all for complexity, but the song to me would have been more compelling if it were one way or the other.

I really love Enya, but I don't understand why I feel so depressed when I hear this song... the nostalgic touch in this song and all terrible things have happened in the end of 2008.. sad Xmas.

I hope everything changes in future. My Blessings for all of you in these difficult times. Peace and prosperity for this and next year!

The River Sings

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:59:00 +0000

Loxian is a language created by Roma Ryan, who writes the lyrics for Enya. It is derived from the (also fictional) Loxian people, whom Enya has described as beings who "live on another planet" and wonder if they are alone in the universe.

A Superb Creation!

Orinoco Flow (Live @ TOTP)

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:59:00 +0000

I always loved this song. Enya has such a unique voice it's like she harmonises with every single note in her songs which no-one else does.

Enya, proof that that the celts were from mils [spain] as the ulster cycles long said. The later germanic tribes must have whitened them out. Stunning woman - voice and face.

Marble Halls (Live on TV show)

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Too many effects on her voice which make her sound like a syntisizer. thats always been her trick.. But it still gorgeous!!!

That static sound is from the tape playing the song back stage. They had audio problems but for Enya's sake, her fans weren't smart enough to notice.

Flora's Secret

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Ola nuca mas deze sinjora mooi abrasso johanna

Anywhere Is

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:57:00 +0000

Enya is a beautiful soul and she represents beauty and everything that is good. Virtue!

Enya is a Taurus.. Taurus is ruled by the planet Venus, the planet of harmonic beauty like Enya...

Exile

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:57:00 +0000

Absolutely! "LA Story" is fantastic. Another non-comedy with Steve Martin that is great is "Grand Canyon". Both movies have great music too! In fact, the first CD I ever bought was the "Grand Canyon" soundtrack. LOL!

I love listening to Enya, and feel her music is very unique in that it is very atmospheric and flows independently of time. I have been attempting to write my own melodies in this 'escapist' genre. Please fell free to critique my own chillout track i have recently uploaded, and tell me what can be improved, and what instruments you would like to hear in the future.

On My Way Home

noreply@blogger.com (Anya) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:56:00 +0000

Wonderful video, great song by Enya. She has just about the loveliest and most soothing voice I've ever heard. This is a very appropritate song for the holidays.

Such a great voice!!!