Pól Brennan

Pól Brennan (in Irish "Pól Ó Braonáin") pronounced|ˈpʷɔːlˠ ə ˈbɾɨːnˠan is an Irish singer, songwriter and producer. [http://www.clannad.net/clannad/main.html/] He was formerly a member of the family band Clannad, he even co-wrote the hit song "Theme From Harry's Game", but since the early 1990s he has gained critical acclaim as a solo artist when he joined a Japanese musician named Joji Hirota and a Chinese musician named Guo Yue, and released an album under the name "Trísan". The music on this album is a mixture of Celtic and Japanese musical styles. More recent, Pól wrote the soundtrack of the movie "When The Sky Falls" (1999) and performed at the 2001 Carnvaha festival in Wexford, Ireland. He has toured extensively all over the world and is also joined by many popular artists. He is the brother of Enya and Moya Brennan. In 2008 Pól won the IFTA award for "Best Original Score" for his work on the Irish film "Kings". [ [http://www.iftn.ie/markets_festivals/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4281011&tpl=archnews&force=1 IFTA Winners Announced | The Irish Film & Television Network ] ]

He currently plays in a band with his wife Tara in Dublin and they are expected to release an album in 2008 under Warner Bros..

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