Enya – The Celts CD 1987 | Boadicea | I Want Tomorrow | March of the Celts | Epona | BBC / WEA | Celtic New Age | New & Sealed

Boadicea. Enya — The Celts (1987). Enya’s debut solo album — originally recorded as the soundtrack to the BBC television documentary series The Celts in 1987 — the album that introduced the world to her signature sound of layered vocals, atmospheric arrangements and Celtic-inspired melody — featuring Boadicea, I Want Tomorrow, March of the Celts and Epona. Celtic / new age / ambient / folk from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. New & sealed.

The Celts — Most Searched Facts

• Boadicea — the most searched track on The Celts — an instrumental piece built on Enya’s signature layered vocal technique — one of the most sampled and covered pieces in new age music history — later sampled by rapper Fugees affiliate Lauryn Hill and used in numerous film and television scores — named after the Iceni queen who led a revolt against Roman Britain in AD 60–61
• I Want Tomorrow — the most searched vocal track on The Celts — the closest thing to a conventional pop song on the album — released as a single in 1988 and became a minor UK chart entry — frequently cited as a fan favourite
• March of the Celts — the most searched instrumental — a stirring, orchestral march that became one of the defining pieces of the BBC documentary — evoking the ancient Celtic world with sweeping strings and drums
• The Celts was originally released in 1987 as the soundtrack to the BBC Two documentary series The Celts — presented by Frank Delaney — a six-part series exploring the history and culture of the Celtic peoples of Europe — the most searched album origin fact
• The album was reissued in 1992 with additional tracks and revised artwork — the 1992 version is the most widely circulated edition and the one most commonly found in CD collections — the most searched edition fact

Boadicea — Most Searched Track

• Named after Boudica (also spelled Boadicea) — queen of the Iceni tribe of ancient Britain — who led a major uprising against the Roman occupiers in AD 60–61 — burning Camulodunum (Colchester), Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St Albans) before being defeated — the most searched Boadicea historical fact
• One of the most sampled pieces in new age and ambient music — used extensively in advertising, television and film — the most searched Boadicea usage fact
• The Fugees sampled Boadicea for their 1996 track Ready or Not — one of the most recognisable interpolations in 1990s hip-hop — the most searched Boadicea sample fact

Most Searched Enya Facts

• Enya born Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin on 17 May 1961 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland — the most searched Enya personal fact
• She is a member of the Brennan family of Gweedore — her siblings and parents perform as the traditional Irish music group Clár Bog' — her siblings Máire, Pól and Ciarán form the group Clár Bog — the most searched Enya family fact
• Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) — released in 1988 from the album Watermark — Enya’s only UK number one single — one of the best-selling new age songs of all time — the most searched Enya hit fact
• Enya has sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide — making her one of the best-selling solo artists of all time and the best-selling Irish solo artist in history — the most searched Enya commercial fact
• She has won four Grammy Awards — all in the Best New Age Album category — for Shepherd Moons (1993), The Memory of Trees (1997), A Day Without Rain (2002) and And Winter Came… (2009) — the most searched Enya Grammy fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who sampled Boadicea? — The Fugees — on Ready or Not (1996) — the most searched question
• Who was Boadicea? — Queen of the Iceni — led revolt against Roman Britain AD 60–61 — burned Colchester, London and St Albans — the most searched historical question
• Is The Celts a BBC soundtrack? — Yes — BBC Two documentary series 1987 — presented by Frank Delaney — six parts — the most searched album origin question
• What is Enya’s real name? — Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin — the most searched name question
• What is Enya’s biggest hit? — Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) from Watermark (1988) — UK number one — not on The Celts — the most searched hit question

Track Listing

• The Celts
• Aldebaran
• I Want Tomorrow
• March of the Celts
• Deireadh An Tuath
• The Sun in the Stream
• To Go Beyond (I)
• Fairytale
• Epona
• Triad: St. Patrick / Cú Chulainn / Oisín
• Portrait
• Boadicea
• Bard Dance
• Dan y Dwr
• To Go Beyond (II)

Album Details

• Artist: Enya
• Album: The Celts
• Year: 1987 (reissued 1992)
• Format: CD
• Label: BBC Records / WEA
• EAN / Barcode: 745099116729
• Condition: New & Sealed

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