Enya, whose music I love, is more well-known than her sister, Moya Brennan, whose music I also love. Moya's one of those artists who isn't exactly famous, but should be. Both women draw from their celtic roots in their music, and both manage to create sometimes awe-inspiring, sometimes haunting, and always breathtaking melodies.
I've been a big fan of Enya since I was a teenager. So I was extatic one day, many years ago, when I worked at a Christian book & music store and spotted Moya's CD called "Perfect Time" sitting on the shelf. I bought it, and soon discovered that her music wasn't exactly like Enya's. But as I explored Moya's other albums I grew to love her style, and over the years I've gone through phases where all I listen to is Moya, like many of us do with our favorite albums, I think. Anyway, these days I've been immersing myself in Moya's soothing tones again, and I was inspired to share a glimpse into Moya's work with you. :)
I don't know where Enya's heart lies in terms of faith, but Moya seems to be more forthright about her Christian faith in some of her music, like in Peacemaker, the first song in this little 4-track playlist that I put together at my new favorite website, Grooveshark (thanks, Hannah!).
I hope you enjoy it. :)
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I've never heard of Moya Brennan before...very nice music. Though we tend to make icons out of Christian artists (and then sometimes we are let down later)it's wonderful when a great performer is also a Christian. Don't know if Moya is but she does support Christian Blind Mission and Samaritan's purse.
I happened on a Christian artist last night, Florence Joy Enns. She was winner of the 2004 talent search in Germany and has a bold testimony (in German) available on Youtube along with her music. It was refreshing to hear such an overt faith.
*grins* You did get it working then! Great! :D
That's true, Karl. I saw it when I worked at Mitchell's (back in the day) and had access to Christian music and Christian music magazines. There seems to have been as much conflict and hype around contemporary Christian music as there was (still is?) about the hymns vs. choruses debate. For instance, what makes music "Christian" and whether it's better than secular music has been argued a lot over the years, but we forget the whole point of Christian music if we put more emphasis on the singers and their music than on their message.
Pianississimo, thanks so much for the offer to help! :)