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Enya - Frequently Asked Questions Issue 128 7 July 2006
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To those of you who have contributed: My thanks.

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QUESTIONS ==============================================================
* = updated

1. Enya
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1.1 Enya is Eithne Brennan...
1.2 ... plus Roma and Nicky Ryan
1.3 Clannad and afterward
1.4 Enya's big break

2. Enya's Work
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2.1 Enya's discography
2.2 Sheet music and books
2.3 Some of her songs aren't in English. What other languages...?
2.4 Where can I get translations?
2.5 Was that Enya I heard --?
2.6 ... or was it someone else?

3. Enya's Friends
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3.1 Apart from Clannad has she appeared on any other artists' records?
3.2 Who is Ridley Scott and why is/was Aldebaran dedicated to him?
3.3 Who are Rob Dickins and Ross mentioned in Orinoco_Flow?
3.4 What do the Irish dedications mean?
3.5 Who are Miss Clare and Miss Quinn?
3.6 Any news of Clannad and the rest of the family?

4. Outside the Studio
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4.1 Does she tour? (Maybe soon)
4.2 How many records has she sold?
4.3 Have any articles or interviews been transcribed?
4.4 Are any Enya posters available?
4.5 Are there any fan clubs?
4.6 What other artists make music similar to Enya's?

5. Enya and the Net
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5.1 What's her address? Is she on the Net?
5.2 Are fonts of the "Enya" typefaces available?
5.3 Are there any Enya sound files available?
5.4 I heard something terrible happened to Enya!
5.5 Other "Enyas"
5.6 Which Usenet newsgroups discuss Enya?
5.7 Is there a mailing list?
5.8 Where is all this information archived?
5.9 Why not post my binary stuff right here?

ANSWERS ================================================================

1. Enya

1.1 Enya is Eithne Brennan...

"Enya" is a phonetic spelling of the Irish name Eithne, a name that
comes from ancient legend. [Appendix 1] Without going into great detail,
let's just note that there are regional variations in pronunciation, and
"Enya" is a reasonably accurate one.

Please note that to spell Irish names properly requires diacritical or
"accent" marks which do not always display properly in a Usenet posting.
For example, the name shared by Eithne's grandmother, mother, and oldest
sister is spelled M{a with acute accent}ire or "M�ire," pronounced
"Moya".

Eithne's maternal grandparents' last name was � Dug�in (Duggan) and, of
course, this is also the last name of their children P�draig, Noel and
M�ire (Eithne's mother, also known as Baba). When Baba married Leo �
Braon�in (Leo Brennan), her last name became U� Bhraon�in and their
children's last names were, in consequence, also � Braon�in for the
boys, or N� Bhraon�in for the girls.

The Brennans played in a dance band before settling down. Her father
Leo ran a local pub, Leo's Tavern in Min na Leice (Meenalech), and her
mother Baba taught music in the local school. They settled in the small
village of Dobhar (Dore, in English) in the Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore)
region of County Donegal in the northwest of the Republic of Ireland.

Eithne was born on May 17th 1961, one of nine children: M�ire, Ciar�n,
P�l, Deirdre, Leon, Eithne, Bartley, Olive, and Bridin. We don't know
what time of day she was born; the question has been asked, but her
mother doesn't recall or won't say. (Yes, her grandmother, mother, and
oldest sister are all named M�ire.)

Eithne now lives in Killiney, a coastal district on the southern
outskirts of Dublin, and in London.

1.2 ... plus Roma and Nicky Ryan

"Enya" is also a trademark, held jointly by Eithne and her long-time
partners, Nicky and Roma Ryan. Although fronted by Eithne ("Enya")
herself, the music released under her name is the result of a
collaboration between Enya (music/arrangements), Nicky Ryan
(production/arrangements) and Roma Ryan (lyrics). Enya has said in
several interviews that without any one of them 'Enya' could not exist.

To understand who the Ryans are and how they came to be part of Enya, it
helps to know a bit more about her connection to the group Clannad.

1.3 Clannad and afterward

P�draig � Dug�in (Patrick Duggan) and Noel � Dug�in (Noel Duggan) are
Eithne's uncles. Ciar�n � Braon�in (Ciaran Brennan) and P�l � Braon�in
(Paul Brennan) are her brothers. In 1968 they formed the band An Clann
As Dobhair* and began to perform traditional Irish music at festivals.

*Pronounced, approximately, "an Clannador" and meaning "The Family from
Dore"

Changing their name to Clannad, and recruiting sister M�ire in 1973, the
band went on to international success performing both traditional and
original material.

After leaving school Eithne joined Clannad in 1980 and, credited under
her real name, provided keyboards and (mostly) backing vocals. She
appears without a credit on their 1980 album _Crann_Ull_, and, properly
credited, on _Fuaim_ (1982).

(Mike Hoffman reports that Enya's first TV appearance was with Clannad
on "Sunday, Sunday with Gloria Hunniford" in 1980.)

For a while Clannad was on the Tara Music label. See photos of Enya
as a member of Clannad at http://www.taramusic.com/biogs/clannad.htm

Two other songs taped during this period were not released until 1996,
when they appeared on a compilation album called _Celtic Folk Festival._

In 1982 Clannad split with their long time manager and producer Nicky
Ryan. Nicky had some theories about acoustics, and found in Eithne the
perfect artist to explore them. Eithne in turn found the painstaking
production process that Nicky required was a perfect match for her
temperament and skills. Eithne left Clannad and moved to Dublin to live
with Nicky and his wife Roma.

In 1983 Eithne recorded the instrumental pieces "An Ghaoth On Ghrian
(The Solar Wind)" and "Miss Clare Remembers" which were released the
following year on a compilation album titled _Touch_Travel_. Fachtna
O'Kelly, who had been Clannad's manager, was acquainted with the
partners at the label and brought Eithne's music to their attention.

Film producer David Puttnam heard some demonstration tapes sent to him
by Roma Ryan. He commissioned Eithne to write music for his film _The_
_Frog_Prince_, a romantic comedy set in France, which was released in
1984. "A young British girl journeys to Paris to go to college, and is
determined to find the man of her dreams and fall madly in love.
However, things don't work out quite the way she planned." -- from the
Internet Movie Database, <http://http://imdb.com/title/tt0087300/>

In the end only a few of her pieces were used and these were arranged
and performed by others. The film was released as _The_French_Lesson_ in
the US. (On the soundtrack album, re-released in 1995, there are two
vocal tracks, performed by Enya, which did not appear in the film.)

The titles on _The_Frog_Prince_ credit music to Enya Ni Bhraonain, and
so the transition from 'Eithne' to 'Enya' began.

In 1986 BBC-TV began work on a six part documentary series charting the
history and continuing cultural influence of the Celts. Enya was signed
to write and perform music for the series. _The_Celts_ was first shown
in 1987 and a selection of its music released under the title _Enya_,
giving the artist her first album, though it went largely unnoticed at
the time.

1.4 Enya's 'big break'

Enya's career really took off in 1987 when she was signed by Rob
Dickins, head of WEA Music UK, after he had heard and been entranced by
the _Enya_ album. Renowned as one of the most arrogant men in the
business, Dickins has a talent for promoting 'difficult' artists - no
matter how long it takes.

WEA's backing made the recording of _Watermark_ possible and the album
was released in 1988. Although no singles were originally planned, it
was the release Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) that brought Enya to public
attention and resulted in an unexpected chart number 1 in several
countries.

The rest, as they say, is history....

2. Enya's Work
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2.1 Enya's Discography

Rather than try to keep up with all the albums, CDs, singles and
rarities that Enya has produced over the years, it makes more sense
to refer you to sites where you can get current information.

For readers with World Wide Web access a comprehensive discography is
available at:

http://www2.netdoor.com/~jallison/enya/

This is a restored version of Dave Allum's definitive Enya discography.
I'm sure we would all like to thank Dave, not only for his original work
but also for his gracious support of the new discographers, Jens Speh
and Jerome Allison.

In recent news, the Discography will be joining www.enya.com,
Enya's official website.

There is a biography and discography out in Spanish only:

Author: Sergio Casado
Publisher: Ediciones Catedra (http://www.catedra.com)
Juan Iglacio Luca de Tena, 15. 28027 Madrid, Spain.

ISBN 84-376-1696-4
Published 1999
130 pages. Incl. complete up-to-date discography.

Of course enya.com is the official site for all things Enya-related.

The Enya DVD: Information about this item is almost as hard to
find as the DVD itself. Reports on the newsgroup would seem to
indicate that it saw only a very limited release, mostly in Europe.
Information posted to the newsgroup indicates there are a few
bootleg versions, though.

2.2 Enya music books / sheet music

Watermark (1988)
Available from International Music Publications (ISBN
1-85909-243-8, order number 2873A) and from Hal Leonard (order
number HL00308160).

Shepherd Moons (1991)
Available from International Music Publications (ISBN
1-85909-286-1, order number 3100A) and from Hal Leonard (order
number HL00308133).

The Best Of Enya (1996)
Available from EMI Music Publishing / Hal Leonard (ISBN
0-7935-4717-2, order number HL00306039). Contains twelve songs in
simplified arrangements for the piano: 'Afer Ventus', 'Book Of
Days', 'Caribbean Blue', 'The Celts', 'Fairytale', 'No Holly For
Miss Quinn', 'On Your Shore', 'Orinoco Flow', 'Shepherd Moons',
'Storms In Africa', 'To Go Beyond' and 'Watermark'.

The Memory Of Trees (1996)
Available from International Music Publications (ISBN
1-85909-338-8, order number 3656A) and from EMI Music Publishing /
Hal Leonard (ISBN 0-7935-6474-3, order number HL00306084)

Enya Best Selection (1996)
Rittor Music (Japan) Ltd. (ISBN 4-8456-0152-4) A collection
of solo piano arrangements: 'Watermark', 'Miss Clare Remembers',
'River', 'The Longships', 'Shepherd Moons', 'No Holly For Miss
Quinn', 'Book Of Days', 'Lothlorien', 'From Where I Am',
'Tea-House Moon'.

Paint The Sky With Stars
EMI Music Publishing/IMP (UK) ISBN 1-85909-554-2 Order No. 5987A
Contains Piano, Vocal, Guitar for all 16 tracks on the album.

2.3 Some of her songs aren't in English. What other languages does she
use?

Enya's non-English songs are generally sung in Irish, which is her first
language.

Irish belongs to the Goidelic, or Gaelic, branch of the Celtic family of
languages. This branch consists of Irish, (Scottish) Gaelic and Manx.

Irish speakers refer to their language as 'Gaeilge' (i.e. Gaelic), but
the English word 'Gaelic', unqualified, normally refers only to Scottish
Gaelic. So when using standard English to describe Enya's native tongue
it is correct to say either 'Irish' or 'Irish Gaelic.' (And by the way -
Celtic is pronounced "Keltic," NOT "Seltic".)

Of the other songs, four are sung in Latin (Cursum Perficio, Afer
Ventus, Pax Deorum, Tempus Vernum), one is in Welsh (Dan Y Dwr), and one
in Spanish (La Sonadora). Also, a few lines of French are sung in the
mostly English 'Only If'.

With the release of the soundtrack for Lord of the Rings, we can add the
Elvish languages invented by J.R.R. Tolkien. "May It Be" has a passage
in Quenya. The other Elvish language, called Sindarin, is sung by Enya
in the song "Aniron" (which in Sindarin means "I Desire").

2.4 Where can I get translations?

Daniel Quinlan maintains an excellent hypertext set of translations on
the web (last updated 2001) at:

http://www.pathname.com/enya/

These are based in part on a compilation of material put together by
Lyle Corbin. Copies are available in both plain text and Word for
Windows formats.

2.5 Was that Enya I heard -- ?

Several of her pieces have been used in films and she has no problem
getting commissions for original work:

1990 Green Card - River, Storms In Africa, Watermark
1991 L.A. Story - Epona, Exile, On Your Shore
1992 Far And Away - Book Of Days (English version)
1992 Sleepwalkers - Boadicea
1992 Toys - Ebudae
1993 Age Of Innocence - Marble Halls
1995 Cry The Beloved Country - Exile
2001 Sweet November - Only Time
2002 Lord of the Rings - May It Be, Aniron

The BMI index indicates that she has written theme music used by at
least two TV news programs.

A number of her tracks have been used in TV commercials and also as
incidental music in numerous shows and documentaries. This list is
not intended to be a complete one:

- The CBS television series "Northern Exposure" was known for its
sophisticated and eclectic mix of background music. Enya's
'Carribean Blue' was featured in the 2nd episode of the third
season (1992), and 'Ebudae' was played during Cicely's "festival
of lights" episode, #18 of the fourth season (1993).

-"Orinoco Flow" (Sail Away) was used to promote Crystal Light soft
drink mix. More recently (and logically) it was used to promote
a cruise line.

-"Storms in Africa" was used to promote the NBC series "ER", but
not in the program as aired. It is also being used in ads for
Ansett Airlines in Australia.

-"Book of Days" was the closing theme for the Tom Cruise/Nicole
Kidman movie "Far and Away."

-"The Memory of Trees" played over the closing credits of the
HBO movie _Shot Through the Heart_.

-"Only Time" became something of a national hymn in the US
following
the 9/11/01 attacks. It was incorporated into a large Flash
presentation along with an exhaustive collection of news photos.

-"May It Be" was nominated for the 2002 Academy Award and Golden
Globe for Best Original Song in a motion picture. It won awards
from the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Las Vegas
Film Critics (according to the Internet Movie Database,
imdb.com).

2.6 ...or was it someone else?

Some ads that are NOT by Enya brought new fans to the newsgroup, asking
"Was that her?" When in doubt, I suggest you check the revival of Dave
Allum's excellent discography (see 2.1).

- The Irish Tourism Board commercial aired in the US (1995-1996) is
by Clannad, and the singer is M�ire ("Moya") Brennan, Enya's
sister. It was a special commission similar to - but not the same
as - Clannad's theme for the Thames TV programme "Harry's Game."
You might want to check out "Clannad Themes", "Past/Present", or
"Anam".

- A new ad for Irish tourism also features Moya, as sampled by
a group (or is it a DJ?) called Chicane.

- The Delta Airlines commercial aired in the US (1997) is by Miriam
Stockley. The song is "Adiemus" from the album _Adiemus: Songs of
Sanctuary_ (Virgin/Carol-7524-2). You can hear RealAudio excerpts
of her work at:

http://www.miriam.co.uk/

- British Airways ads aired world-wide featuring various versions
of "The Flower Duet" from the opera Lakme, by the composer Delibes.
(You may have heard an arrangement of this song by Yanni, which he
calls "Aria.")

- Many newsgroup participants have remarked on the "Enya-like"
soundtrack of James Cameron's TITANIC. The vocal performance
is by a Norwegian artist named Sissel Kyrkjebo.

- The 1999 release AT FIRST SIGHT, starring Val Kilmer, used an
Enya-like tune in its advertising; but the credits say that the
music for the film was written by Mark Isham, an active Hollywood
composer.

- Several Napster users have mislabelled the song "Secret World"
as an Enya tune. It is actually by the Irish composer Ronan
Hardiman, from his third album, 'Solas.' He also composed the
soundtrack of the musical show 'Lord of the Dance'."

- When Enya's latest CD, _Amarantine,_ was announced, someone
compiled a fake CD of random Enya-like tunes, including many of
the ones mentioned above, and released it under that name.
Check enya.com for the real track list.

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3. Enya's Friends

3.1 Apart from Clannad has she appeared on any other artists' records?

Quite a few:

1983 M�iread Ni Mhaonaigh & Frankie Kennedy / Ceol Aduaidh
Synthesizer on track An Clar Bog Deil. The duo later formed
the folk band Altan.

1985 Christy Moore / Ordinary Man
Keyboards and backing vocals. Also credited as one of the
album's arrangers.

1987 Sinead O'Connor / The Lion And The Cobra
Spoken passage from the Bible (Psalms 91:11-13), in Irish,
on the track "Never Get Old."

1991 Terry Reid / The Driver
Recorded at London's Sarm West studios at the same time that
the Enya team were there mixing _Shepherd_Moons_. The album
features several unaccredited guest artists, with Enya
providing a typical multi-tracked backing vocal on "The
Whole Of The Moon." Any other contributions from her are
less obvious.

1996 Clannad / Celtic Folk Festival
This album features works by various artists including two
previously unreleased tracks by Clannad from the period when
Enya was a member of the band. Horo Gheallaid and Dulaman
were recorded live at the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg Folk
Festival at Utrecht, Holland, on 13 February 1982.

3.2 Who is Ridley Scott and why is/was Aldebaran dedicated to him?

Ridley Scott is a British film director with _Alien_, _Blade_Runner_,
and _Thelma_&_Louise_ among his better known works. The dedication is
believed to be the result of Roma Ryan, Enya's lyricist, being a big fan
of _Blade_Runner_.

This may be the best insight we have into another Frequently Asked
Question: "What sort of person would Enya choose as a friend?" Roma
Ryan is creative and is interested in astronomy, "hard science," and
science fiction.

3.3 Who are Rob Dickins and Ross mentioned in Orinoco Flow?

"we can sail, we can sail...
we can steer, we can near with Rob Dickins at the wheel,
we can sigh, say Goodbye Ross and his dependencies
we can sail, we can sail..."

Rob Dickins (see the section on "Enya's big break") was the head of WEA
Music UK at the time, and was the executive producer of _Watermark_.
See also the next section.

Ross Cullum was listed as the album's engineer, and also its co-producer
with Nicky Ryan and Enya. (A reader has noted that Mr. Cullum was
actually out sick the day of the recording.)

"The Ross Dependencies" is a geographic reference, only one of many in
the song. It seems likely that Roma simply couldn't resist making a
little joke based on Ross's name.

3.4 What do the Irish dedications in the various album liner notes
mean?

_Watermark_

Ta muid fiorbhuioch do Rob Dickins ar son an chuidiu agus an
mhisneach a thug se duinn.

We are truly grateful to Rob Dickins for the help and courage he
gave us.

_Shepherd_Moons_

Ar mbuiochas do Rob Dickins a d'fhan, "ag an stiuir".

Our thanks to Rob Dickins who "stayed at the helm".

_The_Memory_Of_Trees_

Ba dheacair duinne an t-album seo a shamhlu gan focla spreagtha sin
Rob Dickins.

It would be difficult for us to imagine this album without those
inspiring/encouraging words of Rob Dickins.

_Paint_The_Sky_With_Stars_

Mar as gnath... mbuiochas do Rob Dickins

As always... our thanks to Rob Dickins

3.5 Who are Miss Clare and Miss Quinn?

This is adapted from "Caribbean Blue", the magazine of the Enya
International Club:

Mrs. Dora Saint, a former teacher, is better known as Miss Read,
the author of many well-loved books, popular for their humorous
and honest portraits of English rural life. Two of these are
_No Holly for Miss Quinn_ (1976) and _Miss Clare Remembers_
(1962).

3.6 Any news of Clannad and the rest of the family?

Clannad have continued to perform and record. The album _Landmarks_ won
the 1998 Grammy for Best New Age Album.

P�l left the band in 1989/90 and has recorded with the trio Trisan, who
have released an album of the same name. He also composed music for the
soundtrack of a film, "When the Sky Falls" (2000). Recently he put
together a new band called Dreambard, and is co-composer and producer of
an album by Eimear Quinn.

For many years people have mispronounced M�ire as "Marie" or "Mare" --
and so she has now decided to adopt a phonetic spelling of her name much
as Enya did. She will be known professionally as Moya Brennan. You can
see her new website at http://www.moyabrennan.com/

Besides her work with Clannad, she has released four solo albums:
_M�ire_ (1992), _Misty_Eyed_ Adventures_ (1994), _Perfect_Time_ (1998),
and _Whisper_to_the_Wild_Water_ (1999).

She released an autobiography in 2000 called 'The Other Side of the
Rainbow' published by Hodder & Stoughton in hardback and paperback in
English. It is also available in the German language as hardback with
the title 'Mein Irisches Leben' (My Irish Life) by publisher Brunnen
Verlag Basel, Switzerland (released in 2001). M�ire's album is a great
source of information on the Brennan and Duggan families.

Moya has been involved in numerous other project in recent years; most
recent is a special album called "New Irish Hymns" with Margaret Becker
and Joanne Hogg, released late in 2001. She also provided backing
vocals for the soundtrack of the HBO mini-series, Band of Brothers
(2001).

Sisters Deirdre, Olive and Bridin feature on M�ire's first two albums,
and Bridin has also toured and recorded with Clannad as a backing
vocalist.

Bridin released a CD single 'Hang On' in January 2001 in Ireland (with
some distribution in the U.K.). A full album called 'Deep, Deep, Sleep'
will be released (still pending a deal). Bridin married in October 2001
and now lives in London. She has a web site at
http://www.bridinbrennan.com.

Olive has lived in Sydney, Australia with her husband for several years.

Deirdre now lives in Donegal.

Another brother, Leon (married in 2000) has been living in Dublin for a
few years now, managing Moya Brennan's live concert tours and
appearances. He works closely with Tim Jarvis, Moya's husband and
manager.

Leo's Tavern has been turned into a small museum on the career of
Clannad and Enya.

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4. Outside the Studio

4.1 Does Enya tour?

The short answer is "Not yet."

She apparently used a live microphone during appearances on "The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno" in the USA, and of course at the 2002 Academy
Awards.

4.2 How many records has she sold?

Enya has now sold in excess of 50 million albums worldwide. How many
more? It's hard to keep up with her sales! 2002 was a very successful
year for her.

4.3 Have any articles or interviews been transcribed?

A number of magazine articles and TV and radio interviews have been
transcribed, mostly by Peter Warburton and posted as the Enya Papers.
Copies - 26 papers were posted - are archived along with a collection of
other transcriptions, on the World Wide Web (see below).

4.4 Are any Enya posters available?

The only posters seen so far are those used in record promotions.
It's worth checking out the advertisements in music and record
collecting magazines. In the UK a small selection is usually
available from:

Push Posters,
PO Box 327, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire G81 3HE, U.K.
Tel: (+44) (0)141 951 4460 / Fax: (+44) (0)141 951 4464
URL: http://www.pushposters.com

A list is available and the company will take international orders.

4.5 Are there any fan clubs?

The "Everywhere Is" fan club has closed down. Here are the ones that we
know about:

ONLINE
The Isle of Enya (English)
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/theisleofenya

Enyaclub (Spanish)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/enyaclub

ESTONIA
Contact:
Henry O'Possum <[email protected]>
Address:
Henry, Viljandimaa Post, P.K. 25, EE2900 Viljandi, Estonia.

NETHERLANDS
We have a report that the Dutch Enya Fanclub is no longer
answering mail. Anyone with information please contact
the FAQ Maintainer.

4.6 What other artists make music similar to Enya's?

Given the family connection, Clannad and Moya Brennan are obvious
choices although their music is distinctly different. See:

http://www.empire.net/~whatmoug/clanhome.htm (John Whatmough)

There is a Clannad newsgroup, alt.music.clannad.

Also see Jean Debord's "Enya-like Artists" FAQ, available at
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/music/enya-like

and reposted monthly in alt.music.enya.

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5. Enya and the Net

5.1 What's her address? Is she on the Net?

PLEASE NOTE!
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I cannot forward your fan mail to Enya. I do not have her address.

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Several new Enya-related domain names were set up in 2000, e.g.
enyamusic.com, enyaonline.com, and enya.com, each registered to Eithne
and the Ryans. We should probably note this line from the liner notes
for ADWR: "Recorded in the digital domain by an analogue brain."
Eithne herself was asked if she feels she is ready for the Internet age,
and responded that "It doesn't seem to convey emotion well."

The Forum at enya.com (http://forum.enya.com/) is "a community of about
900 people" that has accumulated well over 30,000 messages in its first
year of existence, according to webmaster Peter Pehrson. It is the
best place to get news directly from Nicky, Roma, and Eithne.

The best way to write to Enya is via her record company: WEA in
most of the world and Reprise in the USA:

outside USA
Enya
c/o Warner Music (UK)
The Warner Building
28 Kensington Church St.
London W8 4EP
United Kingdom

inside USA
Enya
c/o Reprise Records
3300 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91505

Please remember that it is trivial to fake an online message from a
famous person -- whether it claims to be from Enya or
"<[email protected]>".

5.2 Is a font of the "Enya" script available?

A TrueType font similar to the _Watermark_ script exists for Windows as
well as the Apple II and Macintosh. It is available in several font
repositories. The font family "Mistral" is a pretty good match.

One link is at http://www.acidcool.com/e7.htm (Acid Fonts) (The file
'enya.zip' may be moved as new fonts are added -- they are listed in
alphabetic order, so if you don't see it listed, just browse to the next
page.)

The font used for _A Day Without Rain_ is a commercial font similar to
"Calligraphic 810 BT."

Please DO NOT "share" these or other binary files by posting them to
alt.music.enya. We are not a "binaries" group, and having binary posts
appear here puts the entire group at risk of being kicked off some ISPs.

5.3 Are there any Enya sound files available?

Short samples are available on Reprise Records' Enya page at:

http://www.RepriseRec.com/enya/

and of course at Enya's own site, www.enya.com

5.4 I heard something terrible happened to Enya!

Please be skeptical about unpleasant rumors. Specifically, it seems
every few months someone repeats an ugly rumor that "Enya killed herself
x years ago." Not true, and frankly it was a bit sickening the way it
kept coming back. I think we've finally put a stop to that one.

There was a report on Usenet - not picked up in the press - that Enya
and the Ryans were involved in a minor auto accident in July 1997. She
was treated and released from the hospital within a day.

5.5 Other "Enyas"

* On June 20th 1996 the asteroid previously designated 6433 was
renamed "Enya."

* An Irish naval vessel has been named for Enya's namesake, Eithne.
(Probably for the goddess, not "our" Enya. Oh, well!)

* The Ecumenical Network for Youth Action (E.N.Y.A.) is a European
organization that struggles for "a higher profile of the concerns
of children, youth, women and those who are excluded by the church
and society".

5.6 What Usenet newsgroups discuss Enya?

The newsgroup alt.music.enya is dedicated to Enya. There was previously
a group called alt.fan.enya but this has now merged with alt.music.enya
and all postings should be made to the latter.

Sadly, not all sites take the alt groups. Enya is discussed
occasionally in rec.music.newage and rec.music.celtic.

5.7 Is there a mailing list?

Yes, more than one, although some of them have closed down.

You will receive an introductory message when you subscribe to any
mailing list -- please save this message so that you will know how to
manage your subscription, e.g. what to do when your address changes, or
when you go on vacation. It's awfully annoying to see a mailing list
fill up with noise from people who don't remember how to unsubscribe!

Trevor Stewart, ICQ 9971019, announced a new list in September 1998.
The instructions are simply to send an email to
[email protected]

Pablo Sebastian Velazco is running a moderated mailing list; write
to "[email protected]" in English or Spanish, or visit the list's
page at http://onelist.com/community/enya

Jean Debord has a page at:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palladium/4050/enyalist.html
that has links to other Enya resources as well as a mailing list.

There is an Enya Mailing List in Spanish at:
[email protected]
You can also subscribe from the web:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/enyaclub

This replaces the Spanish mailing-list link formerly hosted at enya.org.
The enya.org site is no longer active.

5.8 Where is all this information archived?

The official Enya website is of course
http://www.enya.com/

It has been completely redesigned by its new webmasters Peter Pehrson
and John Eckroth, both frequent contributors to alt.music.enya and the
Enya community.

Be warned that http://www.shepherdmoons.net has been taken over by a
domain name speculator who has placed a portal page there; it is no
longer an Enya page.

Reprise Records runs another "official" Enya web page at:
http://www.repriserec.com/Enya

Jeremy Ho's Enya page has a number of links and Enya MIDI files:
http://www.vdc-interactive.com/angeles/

It also provides access to the first Chinese-language Enya Web page:
http://www.vdc-interactive.com/angeles/about/chinenya.htm

Kevin B Black's Page of Enya URLs/links
http://homepages.enterprise.net/kbb/EnyaLinks.html

Enya on UBL.Com
http://ubl.com/ubl_artist.asp?artistid=1093
and click on "Artist Websites"

Clannad on UBL.Com
http://ubl.com/ubl_artist.asp?artistid=11651

Gary's list of Enya pages:
http://members.aol.com/gnsharkfan/enya.htm

Informacion en espanol:
Enya Unofficial Home Page (spanish version/mirror)
Enya Discography (spanish version/mirror)
Enya FAQ (spanish version)

http://enya.org

Another useful ftp archive for those also interested in Celtic music and
artists in general is the Celtic Music Archive run by Gerard Manning at:

http://celtic.stanford.edu/ceolas.html
ftp://celtic.stanford.edu/pub

5.9 "I see people asking for Enya files -- why can't I just post some?"

Posting binaries to a non-binaries group will get your account
terminated most places. Check your service provider's terms of service
or AUP if you don't believe me.

Please don't post ANY binaries to alt.music.enya, even if they seem to
be 'on-topic.' That includes pictures of Enya, .MIDi files, and
especially MP3s. Before you get upset, let me explain: The problem is
NOT with the content! It's purely a question of volume.

There are groups whose name begins with "alt.binaries", and they exist
only to keep binaries out of the discussion groups such as this one.

The ironclad rule that "binaries go in a binaries group" was made
because otherwise many small sites would refuse to carry ANY alt.
group... and that includes alt.music.enya! We, as a group, MUST NOT
tolerate binary files in our space. Binary posts are cancelled on sight
and the poster's ISP is notified. It's as automatic as the law of
gravity; it has to be.

The Web is full of free or cheap hosting where people can get files at a
time of their own choosing. Please use one of those sites.

You might argue that posting a really popular file one time makes more
sense than imposing the load on a single server -- and yes, that is
true; but that isn't a reason to post binaries here. It justifies
having the binaries groups, if your ISP is big enough to handle them.
Not all ISPs are.

Of course you are always welcome to post a text message to
alt.music.enya to tell us where to find a new Enya-related file, whether
it's on an ftp site, a web page, or in one of the alt.binaries
newsgroups. Thank you!

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[Appendix 1] "Enya" in Irish mythology

From Enya's appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell TV show, 12 Dec 1997:

ROSIE: ...and "Enya" is an Irish name? I never heard [of] it before
you.

ENYA: Where I was born was in the Gaeltact area in County Donegal
and Gaelic is my first language, so "Enya" is Gaelic but there's
a story behind it; there's a goddess in Irish mythology that was
known as "Enya".

ROSIE: And what was the myth about her?

ENYA: Oh, it wasn't so pleasant...

ROSIE: Oh, really?

ENYA: [starts laughing]

ROSIE: Was it that she had a beautiful spiritual voice and then,
you know...?

ENYA: No. It was actually she was not to marry because it was
destined that her husband would eventually kill her father. So
her father sent her away to this remote island but, alas, she
met somebody and it happened. It wasn't like he intended to kill
the father, but through battle or whatever, the father was killed
by her husband.

ROSIE: Did your father name you?

ENYA: No, it was my grandfather actually. [starts laughing]

[This is a variation on the legend; most books on the subject say it was
Eithne's son, Lugh, who killed Balor, the legendary Eithne's monstrous
father.]

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