I didn’t know Clannad personally before 1976 but knew and liked their music. Cathal Póirtéir knew them. As we sang it on the little stage in Leo’s that night, four heads appeared from the door of the side room. It was Clannad. They loved the song.
For a week or two afterwards notes were sent up to Coláiste Bhríde along the lines of “When’s Seoirse coming down again? We want to hear that song.” They needed a big production track to open their new album. “Dúamán” was a good candidate. I gave it to them of course.
They were so taken by it that they called their album Dúlamán. The group was photographed on the shore for the LP cover with a round table set for dinner – dúlamán seaweed, of course! The candlestick sported three candles indicating that this was their third album. Very cool indeed.
The rest is history.
But does everyone know the real history?
Composed by Trad. Arr Clannad
Composed: 1976
Musicians
Clannad
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