Enya ?

[whiffey]

Who agrees with me that Enya is the total absolute tops bar none, as female Scottish singers go anyway.

Take a listen to "Long Long Journey" and you'll have to agree with me. Doesn't it just raise a wonderful image of Bonnie Prince Charlie ? My scant knowledge of Scotland comes from 'Kidnapped' where Davie Balfour escapes from Glasgow only to get trapped in the Moray Firth. At this time of year I wonder if R L Stevenson ever got out.

[fairkatrina]

Sorry to break this to you love, but Enya is Irish, as is patently obvious in her accent, use of Irish Gaelic, reliance on Irish folk songs etc etc.

I do adore her though - listen to her version of 'Greensleeves' then tell me that Hnrey VIII was an unfeeling git. Makes me weep every time.

[bensmum]

I was just about to say she's brilliant but she's Irish!

[silver_fox]

Well, I agree completeley that she has a great voice, I just need to point out that she is in fact Irish.....still Celtic so close I guess but definitely not scottish!!

Her brothers/sisters are also in the band Clannad (also Irish!! 8-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enya

A xXx

[silver_fox]

jinx!!!

a xxx

[whiffey]

I think she is absolutely gorgeous. Her voice has an utter purity, I can't explain why she reminds me of Scotland, but she does, and that's not such a bad thing is it ? At the moment I am listening to "If I could be where you are". Wow, what a voice !!

[oopsydoopsy]

Must just be a celtic thing, whiffey.

[annie0000]

Don't know if this will work or not, but if it doesn't, the attached song is by Fairport Convention and is called "Who Knows where the time goes" in our house, it is known as the parents lament - you'll hear why.

I think that you will enjoy it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vbpURBJA4uA

Sorry couldn't work out how to get the audio file from my media player on here, so this is not the best recording, but still great.

[mormess]

Personally I think she's overrated and overreliant on reverb but then I stopped listening after the first few.

Best listen to Mary Hopkin if you want an amazing voice, she sang a song that was used in/after Kidnapped I believe.

www.maryhopkin.com

[Aprilis]

I love this one whiffey....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kLVN3M8dFKQ

[whiffey]

Thank you peeps for some lovely replies and links. I have posted about Enya on here before and received some rather unkind replies from insensitive people.

Thank you all very much.

[Doc Spock]

I know nothing of this Enya who does seem quite popular.
I agree about mary hopkin, brilliant.
My favourite was Eva Cassidy.

[whiffey]

Inch Worm, Inch Worm, measuring the marigolds.

[wiggal]

I love Enya!
Have down since i was little and listening to it in my brthers car, definitely the most played on my I pod is paint the sky with stars album, closely followed by Hands of Love by Vittorio (who is just utterly amazing imo!)
My 2 Enya faves are Anywhere Is & The Celts!
I plan to walk down the aisle to The Celts, its a shame my fella hates it and cant stand her lol!

[society]

I love listening to Enya too. I find her music to be very relaxing.

[jenstar]

I loved "I Want Tomorrow" (her debut single from way back in 1987). I think she must have had a lot of singing lessons between that and "Watermark" because her voice never had quite that same quality again, it became a lot smoother. I also like "Anywhere Is", that great arrangement that drives it forward but doesn't use any drums, which is a neat trick. Oh, and I don't usually go for tearjerkers, but "Evacuee" is sad and lovely.