Pól Brennan

Pól Brennan (Irish: Pól Ó Braonáin, pronounced [ˈpˠoːlˠ oː ˈbˠɾˠiːnˠaːnʲ]; born 22 April 1956)^[a] is an Irish singer-songwriter.^[1] He is a founding member of the family band Clannad, and co-wrote the hit song "Theme from Harry's Game" among many of their other best-known tracks. He left the group in 1990 but rejoined in 2011. He is the brother of Enya, Moya Brennan, Brídín Brennan, and Ciarán Brennan, and a nephew of fellow Clannad members Noel and Pádraig Duggan.

Pól Brennan
Brennan performing with Clannad in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Pól Ó Braonáin
Born	(1956-04-22) 22 April 1956 (age 69) Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland
Genres	Irish traditional Folk
Occupation(s)	Composer flautist singer
Years active	1970–present

Since the early 1990s, Brennan has gained critical acclaim as a solo artist when he collaborated with Japanese musician Joji Hirota and Chinese musician Guo Yueon the album Trísan, featuring a mixture of Celtic and East Asian musical styles. More recently, Brennan wrote the soundtrack for the movie When the Sky Falls (1999), and performed at the 2001 Carnvaha festival in Wexford, Ireland.

Brennan also produced music for the 2018 film Penance. He has toured extensively all over the world and is also joined by many popular artists. In 2008. Brennan won the IFTA award for Best Original Score for his work on the Irish film Kings.^[2]

Notes

1. He has also occasionally been credited as Pól O Brennan and Paul Brennan on some later releases.