Traces of Clannad's legacy can be heard in the music of many artists, including Enya, Donna Taggart, Altan, Capercaillie, The Corrs, Loreena McKennitt, Anúna, Riverdance and U2.

Some Celtic-pop crossover bands and artists such as Clannad and Loreena McKennitt include folk harps, following Alan Stivell's work.

* February 17 – Loreena McKennitt, Canadian singer, composer, harpist

* " Santiago ", a song by Loreena McKennitt from The Mask and Mirror

*" The Bells of Christmas "; Written and Performed by Loreena McKennitt

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Celtic music singer Loreena McKennitt, hard rock group Saving Abel, Christian rock groups Jars of Clay and dc Talk, R & B / Old school hip hop band Force MDs, R & B / electro-soul band The System, and jazz artist Grover Washington, Jr. are popular within their respective genres, but known to the greater public for a single song each.

Loreena Isabel Irene McKennitt, CM, OM ( born February 17, 1957 ) is a Canadian singer, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist who writes, records and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes.

Live performers have included Yo-Yo Ma, Pat Metheny, Loreena McKennitt, Steve Roach, Air and many others.

* " Full Circle ", a song by Loreena McKennitt on the album The Mask and Mirror

* February 17 – Loreena McKennitt, singer, composer, harpist and pianist

Celtic new age music from Clannad ( Ireland ), harpist Loreena McKennitt ( Canada ) and Nightnoise ( Ireland ) were popular in a low-key way in the USA.

*" The Mummers ' Dance ," a hit song from the album The Book of Secrets by Loreena McKennitt, refers to traditional mummers ' play as performed in Ireland.

Canadian singer / songwriter Loreena McKennitt wrote the song " Skellig " for her 1997 album The Book of Secrets.

The 2010 album " The Wind That Shakes the Barley " by Loreena McKennitt was recorded here in the summer of 2010.

* Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt adapted the poem to music, and featured it on her 1991 album, The Visit.

* Loreena McKennitt recorded a version on her 2010 album The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

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* Elemental ( Loreena McKennitt album ), a 1985 album by Canadian singer and harpist Loreena McKennitt

Nominees for the 50th Grammy Awards ( 2008 ) included Céu for CéU, Gilberto Gil for Gil Luminoso, Bebel Gilberto for Momento, Angélique Kidjo for Djin Djin, and Loreena McKennitt for An Ancient Muse.

* Loreena McKennitt featured it on her 1985 album Elemental.

* " The Highwayman ", a song by Loreena McKennitt from The Book of Secrets, based on the Noyes poem ( see above )

Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt set the poem to music on her album The Mask and Mirror.

The opening and closing theme music, composed by Loreena McKennitt, was released as the track titled " Tango to Evora " on her album " The Visit ".

When Loreena was young she wanted to become a veterinarian but she found that music chose her rather than she it.

After learning how the mainstream recording industry operates, in 2003, inspired by the examples of Ani DiFranco and Loreena McKennitt, and Creative Commons licensing opening new avenues for musicians, Allison Crowe launched her own record label, Rubenesque Records Ltd. She has released the following albums independently.

* A 1997 interview CD with Loreena McKennitt discussing her 1997 album The Book of Secrets

Loreena McKennitt's album An Ancient Muse features a track titled " Caravanserai ".

It has also recorded for Robbie Williams ( Supreme ) and Loreena McKennitt ( for the album An Ancient Muse ).

The inspiration for famous Celtic singer and harpist Loreena McKennitt's million-selling CD The Mask and the Mirror came in part from a visit to Galicia and in particular Santiago de Compostela.

* with Loreena McKennitt – " The Visit ", " The Book of Secrets ", " A Winter Garden ", " The Mask and Mirror ", " Live in Paris and Toronto ", " An Ancient Muse ", " Nights from the Alhambra "

* Loreena McKennitt's song Skellig relates the dying words of a monk from this monastery.

Alanis Morissette, along with Shania Twain, are the only Canadian artists, male or female to have sold two million units in Canada, receiving the Double diamond award Other female Canadian musicians have achieved international success in the highly competitive world of popular music, including Joni Mitchell, Ginette Reno, Diane Dufresne, Diana Krall, Avril Lavigne, Loreena McKennitt, Amanda Marshall, Holly Cole, Chantal Kreviazuk, Diane Tell, Jann Arden, Deborah Cox, Sarah Harmer, Susan Aglukark, Melissa Auf der Maur, Emily Haines, Kittie, Bif Naked, Nelly Furtado, and Feist.

" The music has been rearranged by the Canadian songwriter Loreena McKennitt under the title " Breton Carol " in 2008.

lang, Joni Mitchell, Stan Rogers, Great Big Sea, Oysterband, Loreena McKennitt, Norah Jones, Steve Earle, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, David Gray, Neko Case, Van Morrison, David Byrne and Michael Franti.

Many performers have recorded the song, including Elisabeth Schumann, Anthony Newley, Sting, Annie Lennox, Christine McVie, Suzanne Vega, Mediæval Bæbes, Tori Amos, Elaine Paige, Joan Baez, Alison Moyet, John Denver, Anúna, Loreena McKennitt, The King's Singers, Eileen Farrell, Hayley Westenra, the Kingston Trio, Kate Miller-Heidke, Bobby Breen, Chanticleer, Dinah Shore, Sufjan Stevens, Alex Kingston, Jessye Norman and Deas Vail among others.

Before McKennitt composes any music, she engages in considerable research on a specific subject which then forms the general concept of the album.

In 2008, McKennitt released A Moveable Musical Feast, based on her 2007 An Ancient Muse tour.

McKennitt is known for her refined, clear soprano vocals.

After the release of the live album, McKennitt decided to substantially reduce the number of her public performances and did not release any new recordings until the studio album An Ancient Muse in 2006.

In 2005, McKennitt was involved in an acrimonious court case in Britain when her former friend and employee, Niema Ash, published a book that contained intimate details of their friendship.

Late in the 1990s, McKennitt created No Journey's End, a half-hour documentary, for American television in which she discussed the influences behind her music.

The DVD included interviews with McKennitt, her band, crew, fans and professional colleagues from the Canadian music industry.