We were greatly saddened to hear over the weekend of the passing of Troy Cook. Troy was a creative force who was a writer, artist and musician living and working in Fernie, BC.

Earlier this year, in spite of his illness, Troy agreed to create the artwork for our recent album – ‘Soul Making‘ – generously refusing to accept any payment for his work – saying: “I like to promote original music and this is my way of helping other musicians”.

Troy was a long standing friend of Siobhan’s husband, Andy, having known him for 37 years. He was much loved by Siobhan and Andy’s family.

In this video clip Troy explains how his art helped him to deal with his illness.

Our sympathies and thoughts are with Troy’s wife – Debra Brygadyr.

Rest In Peace

Anam Danu are proud to have had ‘Chasing the Wind Moon‘ from their current album – ‘Soul Making‘ – included on ‘Lamont Blue‘ – a compilation album from Aldora Britain Records.

Aldora Britain Records is the brainchild of Scot Tom Hilton. He writes:

“Aldora Britain Records is an independent music e-zine and record label. The e-zine produces interviews with unsigned and underground artists and reviews their music. The label produces compilations of these artists.

The vision of AB Records is to create a go-to place for music lovers all over the world to discover great new stuff, an online platform for independent music. It’s much needed!“

Of ‘Lamont Blue‘ Tom writes:

“Aldora Britain Records proudly presents Lamont Blue, an eclectic collection of 25 independent and underground songs from all around the globe. This collection’s title is in memory of legendary hitmaker Lamont Dozier. During his stint at Motown, alongside the Holland brothers, he changed the face of popular music forever. Thank you for everything, Lamont“.

We in turn would like to express our very grateful thanks to Tom for his huge efforts on behalf of independent musicians everywhere – and particularly in this instance for his support of Anam Danu.

Anam Danu’s third album – ‘Soul Making‘ – was recently given a splendid write up on the indie music website – ‘Pitch Perfect‘. The reviewer – My Nguyen – writes:

“Anam Danu set out to create Adult Contemporary Radio music that is not only soulful but also emotionally powerful and cinematic as well. Siobhan Monaghan’s haunting vocals are at the forefront, grabbing listener’s attention right away and next to her vocals are tasteful beats and piano accompanied occasionally by an orchestral embellishment. The dynamic duo have released two previous albums and with their third Soul Making, they show us that they’re better than ever. This ten-track collection shows them immersing themselves into the music and really owning their sound.”

You can read the full review here:

https://www.pitchperfectsite.com/indie-music-album-reviews/anam-danu-soul-making

Our third album – ‘Soul Making‘ – was released today and is now available on all major streaming and download sites.

You can read more about ‘Soul Making‘ and listen to previews of the songs on the music section of this site, where you will also find links to the album on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, Bandcamp and YouTube.

Friday August 26th has been set as the release date for our third album – ‘Soul Making‘ – which will be available on all major streaming and download sites from that date.

You can read more about ‘Soul Making‘ and listen to previews of the songs here.

Further news items will be posted as the release date approaches!

It has been a while now since we reported that Anam Danu was working on a new collection of material.  We are delighted to announce that our third album, ‘Soul Making’, will be released shortly.  This new collection comprises 10 brand new songs that have been written and recorded over the past year and half.  We are now entering the final stages of the release process, and you will soon be able to find ‘Soul Making’ on any of these sites:

Stay tuned for further information on the release date. If you would like us to notify you when it is available, please enter your email address in the box at the bottom of our contact page.

Last year we were quite delighted to discover a method of working remotely that enabled us to record “Winter Blue and Evergreen” whilst safely ensconced in our own studios.  We were extremely happy that we got to make an album safely in the midst of a pandemic using the internet as a recording tool.

The use of on-line recording tools is a benefit previous generations did not have access to, but is far from being perfect in comparison to working face-to-face.  The really good news is that as a result of recent relaxations in restrictions – largely thanks to the Canadian vaccination program – this week we were finally able to start working together again in the studio for the first time in a year and a half.

We are already well on our way to creating a new collection of material and have begun recording it in earnest.  We are excited to begin working on our third album and feel a good sized “Hoorah” is in order!

Now – should you like to be kept in the loop with regard to the release of new material, enter your email address in the box at the bottom of our contact page and you will be kept informed of the latest developments.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have listened to – have downloaded – or have even purchased (the old fashioned way) our release of earlier this year – “Winter Blue and Evergreen”.

We are also most grateful to those who have let us know what they think of the music. We have received many kind compliments and thoughtful responses, which certainly makes our efforts feel well worthwhile.

Thank you…

Lest you think that we might be sitting back and indulging in a creative vacation (in lieu of the more conventional kind currently unavailable) please be assured that we are buzzing away in the hive. We have been writing and preparing new material. Since Christmas we have been working on a number of new tracks and will shortly have finished the composition and arrangement of seven new songs.

We are also preparing for the most important element of the process; the recording of Siobhan’s vocals. We would dearly love to be able to record face to face again rather than having to do so across the Internet. These later stages of the pandemic might just prove to be the most frustrating of all, until we have a clearer picture of how things will pan out.

Do please keep watching this space for further information regarding the availability of our new creations.