The Other Side of the Rainbow: The Autobiography of the Voice of Clannad is Máire Brennan

Moya Brennan

Moya Brennan, born Máire Ní Bhraonáin , also known as Máire Brennan , is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist who began performing professionally in 1970, when her family formed the band Clannad, and is now widely considered as the "First Lady of Celtic Music"...

's (Moya Brennan) 2001 autobiographical

Autobiography

An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...

 account of her life up until 2000. In the book, Brennan gives a details and full account of her life and musical success.

Synopsis

Brennan describes the experiences of growing up in an Irish

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

 speaking household and early interests in music through to her success recording with Clannad, Bono and finding her faith with help from her husband.

Reception

The book was well received globally, despite Brennan's worries about several tragedies in her life becoming public. She has done countless television and print interviews in which she described her fears and relief and the "confidence it gave young women". Brennan has since added a new chapter to the book, in which she shares her thoughts on first publishing it.

German print

The book has been published in German, titled Mein Irisches Leben. Die Autobiographie der Sängerin von 'Clannad', Und Schwester von Enya. – My Irish Life. The Autobiography of the Voice of Clannad and Sister of Enya. Brennan has expressed anger with the publishing company in Germany for using Enya's name on the cover. The book was also briefly published in the Netherlands.

External links

• Official website for the book