| Legend | |||||
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Legend album cover, featuring actor Michael Praed as Robin of Sherwood.
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| Studio album by Clannad | |||||
| Released | 1984 | ||||
| Recorded | Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland and Trident Studios, London, England | ||||
| Genre | soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 32:33 | ||||
| Label | RCA Records | ||||
| Producer | Tony Clarke | ||||
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Legend is a 1984 soundtrack album for the ITV television series Robin of Sherwood, by the Irish folk band Clannad. It is their eighth album. In 1985, this album won the BAFTA award for Best Original Television Music, making Clannad the first Irish band to win the award. "Robin (the Hooded Man)", the title theme from the series, was also released on a 7" single in 1986, featuring actor Jason Connery as Robin of Sherwood on the sleeve. The B-side reportedly includes incidental music from the series not found on the Legend album. In addition, "Scarlet Inside" was released as a single in its own right. In addition to the tracks on Legend, which were used extensively in the series, there is also additional music composed for the show which does not appear on this album. These include a new version of "Caislean Oir" on Clannad's Macalla album (released 1986), and two live performances entitled "Robin of Sherwood Medley" and (portions of) "Dance & Teidhir Abhaile Riu" from Clannad: Live In Concert, 1996 (released 2005). And, in a statement posted in November 2003 on their official web site, Clannad revealed that,
- "there were several other pieces of music recorded for the 3rd series of Robin of Sherwood that were not included on the Legend album. Unfortunately no-one has been able to locate the master tapes of this music. The search is continuing and hopefully one day these recordings will be able to be released."[2]
Track listing
- "Robin (The Hooded Man)" - 2:48
- "Now Is Here" - 3:32
- "Herne" - 5:08
- "Together We" - 3:28
- "Darkmere" - 1:59
- "Strange Land" - 3:10
- "Scarlet Inside" - 5:08
- "Lady Marian" - 3:20
- "Battles" - 1:01
- "Ancient Forest" - 2:59
- "Together We - Cantoma Mix" (bonus track available only on Deluxe Edition, UK 2003)
Clannad band members for Legend:
- Máire Brennan: Lead Vocal, Harp
- Pól Brennan: Guitar, Flute, Tin Whistle, Keyboards, Vocals
- Ciarán Brennan: Double Bass, Synthesisers, Guitar, Vocals
- Pádraig Duggan: Mandola, Guitar, Vocals
- Noel Duggan: Guitar, Vocals
- James Delaney: Keyboards
- Paul Moran: Drums
- Pat Farrell: Electric Guitar
- Frank Ricotti: Percussionist
