"We were able to have lots of discussions about it, and it just seemed to make sense to me," recalls Moya. Coronavirus: Concerns mounting over virus resurgence with more cases confirmed in Northern Ireland "After all those years being away from them on tour at different points, it will be wonderful to experience it all with them. CELTIC WORSHIP Moya Brennan: Her Prince, Her Peace, and Her Praise By David Kithcart The 700 Club. "Little things just started to change for me. Wish you were here: Famous NI faces on how they're spending the summer holidays and sunny childhood memories It wasn't like I was praying for some big transformation but I needed that, and whatever it was had a positive effect." "It's my stronghold, it keeps me grounded and I believe you can be healed in such a way that you can be prolonged for years and years." We’re all falling into the same roles but it feels fresh.“The album is very Clannad. It was very reassuring to know that you can be forgiven. “I was shocked of course when I got the diagnosis, but you have to carry on. We didn’t want to do it for the sake of doing it.“We never thought we’d take such a long break but it’s been good. That's a path people take, and for a while, that's what I did." I’ve got to look after myself.”And the singer, who lives in Dun Laoghaire with husband Tim, says she’s much more aware of her health and wellbeing since her diagnosis. It’s still very much apart of me and my music and Clannad.”Moya, the eldest of nine, claimed Clannad would never have made it so far if it wasn’t for the support of her folks.She explained: “There was a time when being in the music industry, especially in Donegal, wasn’t a proper job.Everyone would look at my dad and say, ‘Ah Leo your sons and daughters will get a job soon’.“They supported us through thick and thin. Ted Furey was the father and said, ‘Oh no we can’t have any women on tour’.“We ended up being great friends but it was a sign of the times.”During the height of Clannad’s success Moya’s life was slowly crumbling and she turned to booze, drugs and one-night stands. Moya was brought up as a Catholic in rural Gweedore in Co Donegal, before forming Clannad with her brothers Ciaran and Pol Brennan and her uncles Noel and Padraig Brennan in 1970.But despite her traditional upbringing, for many years her faith has not been focused on a particular church. One of Moya's greatest challenges has come from her decision to terminate a pregnancy aged just 19. Critics take a poke at Wilson over face mask 'muzzles' jibe It's been a tremendous comfort to me." Moya Brennan: The Original Celtic Voice CBN.com - Even if you’ve never heard of Moya Brennan or her band, Clannad, you have heard her influence in all kinds of music. “But this tour’s going to take a year or more because we’re trying to reach everywhere. Restaurant review: Ulster Museum's cafe is certainly no relic of the past But you have to keep your own faith. That’s the most important thing.Moya was just 17 when she joined her two brothers Pol and Ciaran and their mother’s twin brothers Noel and Padraig O Dugain for the Clannad line-up.She recorded 18 albums with the legendary band, including two with world-famous sister Enya, has won a Grammy, a Bafta, an Ivor Novello award and sold millions of records.And she is now ready to take centre-stage again with the hitmakers.The new offering, due out in September, will be Clannad’s first album of new material since 1998’s Grammy-winning Landmarks, and the first with the full original line-up since 1989’s Past Present.Moya said: “It’s amazing the five members of Clannad back together, it’s 17 years since the last album but even at that one of my brothers had left in 1992.“So this is the original line-up. Now though, preparing to tour not only with her brothers and her uncle Noel - Padraig Brennan sadly passed away three years ago - Moya will be joined on the road by her children, Aisling and Paul, who are also accomplished musicians. "Now I look back at those days I think it was in the back of my mind and I was maybe drowning it with smoking dope and drinking too much. "Someone once told me it would help if I gave her a name, which I did, although that's something I wouldn't share. When the time came to face her grief, once again Moya turned to her faith. It was always there. “I think because I’m a singer I’m actually at an advantage. I’m really proud of them both.” And two and a half years after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis — a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue is scarred or damaged — the singer says the farewell tour, which kicks off in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall later this month, will have a slower pace than the tours of the early days. Clannad’s ‘In a Lifetime’ world tour on hold. "If I'm on tour, I'll ask at the reception where the nearest church is, and off I'll go, whether it's Methodist, Presbyterian or whatever," she says. It’s such a personal thing. I like to be at something.” It's been a stormy old week hasn't it, with gale force winds and snowy showers waiting for us outside our front doors. “It’s exhausting. They'll say, 'Oh I'm a Buddhist and I meditate', and of course that's fine and very interesting. Moya Brennan and Tim Jarvis And when she met NME photographer Tim Jarvis in 1987, himself a devout Christian, she felt able to explore her faith even more. Ourexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. I don’t eat anything like pulses or grains, and I’m now gluten and dairy-free because I think those things could exacerbate it. “It’s not a nice thing to have,” she says. "For a long time I didn't realise I wasn't happy, until I went back and thought about it. It’s a far more sobering enjoyment now.“I wouldn’t as a singer be able to go out drinking, I just can’t do it at all anymore.
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