$38, Preferred Seats (first 10 rows Center Orchestra);
$28 Reserved Seats (Remainder of Orchestra and Balcony)
$5 Discount for Regent Theatre Members (Prices include $3 facility fee.)
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EXCLUSIVE NEW ENGLAND PERFORMANCE!
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER!
HOST OF THE NEW PBS SPECIAL "MUSIC OF IRELAND--Welcome Home"
At the Philadelphia Flower Show, the crowd is snaking along the pathway through the Irish garden display, their eyes intently raking the underbrush as if engaged in an Easter egg hunt for adults. In a corner of the exhibit's colonnaded courtyard, largely unnoticed, Moya Brennan is singing a haunting rendition of "Down by the Salley Gardens," accompanied by a harpist and a fiddler. That she is drawing so little attention is remarkable. Imagine stumbling across Aretha Franklin singing "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" in a spark-plug booth at the Detroit Auto Show. {Read more... }
"Brennan is that rare artist who, by defying exact categorization, remains one to continually keep an eye on." - Billboard
She sings like nothing you've ever heard before! Her live shows--with their trademark intimacy and power--are a rich and moving experience. She stands as an icon, forever redefining Irish music.
Yet, GRAMMY award winner and Clannad member Moya Brennan continues to explore new challenges and boundaries. The power of her whispered tones and the beauty of her music never fail to touch the soul. Much more at www.moyabrennan.com
Moya Brennan of Clannad Biography
"I think she has one of the greatest voices the human ear has ever experienced" BONO
"Brennan is that rare artist who, by defying exact categorization, remains one to continually keep and eye on" BILLBOARD
"Moya has evolved a sound that claims kinship with the past , but still manages to claim a piece of turf that’s all her own" IRISH TIMES
"... a voice which seems like it's always been there and always will be" JOE JACKSON
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WHEN YOU WALK THE WINDSWEPT HILLS and endless beaches of Donegal it all makes sense.
Timeless, elemental and carried heavenwards in soulful breath, Moya's voice reaches out to the farthest places but still touches the soul. She sings with an angel's voice, arousing a passion in every listener. Her music refreshes and heals, exciting the senses, bringing a sense of calm to tired hearts.
Always fresh, forever just a dream away Moya captures the essence of her homeland in all its cascading beauty, mystery and contradictions. Yet she sings from the heart to a world where hope, faith and joy are not just a dream.
Yes, it all makes sense and there are elements of these qualities in many of the world's great singers. Yet it is astounding that her voice goes from strength to strength. She stands as an Irish icon with the world as her stage.
In her music making, Moya has never been content to nestle within comfortable boundaries. From an early age she trod the boards with her father Leo in the dance halls, then became fixated with the likes of Joni Mitchell and the Beach Boys before going on to share, with her band Clannad, an enlightening discovery of the extraordinary wealth of Celtic history and melody on her doorstep. Clannad sent tremors through the world of traditional music. With Harry's Game they took the Irish language and its melodies to places that it had never been before. Top of the Pops, major record contracts and world tours. The accolades followed -Ivor Novello and BAFTA awards plus, after several nominations, a Grammy award in 1999. Their music was fresh, vibrant and progressive.
Alongside all of this, Moya has developed an individuality which has already shown itself in her expanding body of work. When an artist's career can often be measured in months, hers spans decades. Through this clamorous journey, through school halls, folk clubs, festivals, discos, churches, the world's most renowned concert halls she has travelled purposefully and always focused. The power of her whispered tones and the beauty of her music touch the soul. Gently, yet persistently, her songs and her music are redefining Irish music.
Instrumentation For Regent Concert
Moya Brennan (Vocals, Harp)
Sinead Madden (Fiddle, Vocals)
Cormac De Barra (Harp, Vocals, Bodhran)
Ian Parker (Keyboards, Vocals)
Karl Breen (Guitar, Vocals)
Discography
Máire 1992
Misty Eyed Adventures - 1993
Perfect Time - 1998
Whisper to the Wild Water - 1999
Two Horizons - 2003
An Irish Christmas - 2005
Signature - 2007
Heart Strings - 2008
