Título: Clannad
Seção: 1990-2000: Four-piece band, Anam, Banba, and Lore
Background: Clannad (Irish pronunciation: [klGanGadG]) are an Irish family band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal. Their music has been described as folk, folk rock, traditional Irish, Celtic and new-age, often incorporating elements of smooth jazz and Gregorian chant. Formed by siblings Ciaran Brennan, Pol, and Maire Brennan and their twin uncles Noel and Padraig Duggan, the band were initially known as Clann as Dobhar; in 1973 they shortened their name to Clannad. By 1979 they had released three albums and completed a successful US tour.

Conteúdo: After Pol's exit, Clannad continued as a quartet and recorded Anam (Irish for Soul) in Dublin and England. It marked a return to their sound heard on Magical Ring and Macalla, and features greater contributions from Ciaran who is credited as a writer on nine of the album's ten original songs. The US edition, released in 1992, features "In a Lifetime" with Bono and "Theme from Harry's Game", which had been included in the film Patriot Games and a Volkswagen television advert, boosting the group's recognition in the country. The latter won a Billboard Music Award for World Music Song of the Year. Clannad dedicated "Ri na Cruinne", the opening track, was included on the One World One Voice charity album to raise awareness of environmental issues.  In 1991, Clannad released a duet Paul Young titled "Both Sides Now". The track had been put together for the Blake Edwards film Switch, featuring Ellen Barkin. In the storyline, a nasty male chauvinist, is reincarnated as an attractive female. The use of the Joni Mitchell song was therefore suitable and proved a hit for the group. Released in 1993, Banba became Clannad's 13th studio album and received rave reviews and the band's first Grammy nomination. The album jogged comfortably to the number one spot in the World Music Chart. Banba is a romantic mythical name for Ireland. In the track "I Will Find You," written especially for the film The Last of the Mohicans, Maire sings in English, Mohican and Cherokee. Once again all the songs w

user: What is four-piece band?

assistant: After Pol's exit, Clannad continued as a quartet

user: How did Clannad fare as a four-piece band?

assistant: recorded Anam (Irish for Soul) in Dublin and England.

user: How did the album Anam do with the critics?

assistant: The latter won a Billboard Music Award for World Music Song of the Year.

user: What happened with the album Banba?

assistant: Banba became Clannad's 13th studio album and received rave reviews and the band's first Grammy nomination.

user: Did the band tour to support the album?

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user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Banba has been described as one of Clannad's most visual albums, and has sold over 1 million copies to date.

user: What were the hit songs from Banba?

assistant: I Will Find You,

user: When did they do the album Lore?

assistant: The album Lore (1996)

user: How did critics receive the album?

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user: What songs were hits from the album?

assistant: Trail of Tears",

user: Did they win any awards?

assistant: In 1996, they received a lifetime achievement award from the Irish recording industry (the IRMA).