Background
The Brennan family, consisting of four brothers and five sisters, grew up in the remote North West Gaeltacht township of Dobhar in the Gweedore parish, County Donegal.
The Brennan family, consisting of four brothers and five sisters, grew up in the remote North West Gaeltacht township of Dobhar in the Gweedore parish, County Donegal.
She is the sister of Moya Brennan and Enya and has also toured with family-band Clannad. The family have collectively sold over 100 million records worldwide. Her Roman Catholic parents Leo and Baba nurtured a culture of music and song within the home.
The catalyst that propelled the entire family onto the stage was the opening of their family public, Leo"s Tavern in Meenaleck where the family still perform.
Later calling herself a rebellious teenager, Brídín decided to set out into what she thought would be the much more exciting world of hairdressing. Over the next seven years she gained a wealth of musical experience as she accompanied Clannad on tours throughout the world, took part in recording on some of their most successful albums and appeared with sister Moya on worldwide shows, Later.. with Jools Holland in the United Kingdom and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in the United States among them.
The four part harmony became an integral part of Moya"s first and second solo albums Máire and Misty Eyed Adventures. After a short break from the music business, Brídín went on to record her own album, Eyes of Innocence in 2005.
The album was not received well and was only released in Ireland, although it is also available to world audiences online.
Two singles were released from the album for radio play: "Hang On" and "You Can"t Hurt Maine".
Brídín Brennan is the youngest member of Ireland"s most successful musical family, the Brennans.