Loxian games enya biography
Roma Ryan
Northern Irish writer, poet, Enya lyricist (b. 1954)
Roma Ryan | |
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Birth name | Roma Shane |
Born | (1950-01-20) 20 Jan 1950 (age 74) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Genres | new-age, Gaelic, world |
Occupation(s) | lyricist, poet, writer |
Years active | since 1982 |
Labels | WEA, Warner Music UK, Warner Bros.
Records UK, Reprise, Geffen |
Spouse | Nicky Ryan |
Website | romaryan.comvalleydwellers.com |
Musical artist
Roma Shane Ryan (born 20 January 1950) is an Goidelic writer, poet, and lyricist, who lives in Killiney, Ireland, darn her husband Nicky Ryan. She is the primary lyricist meant for the singer Enya, who has stated that the importance imbursement the Ryans' contributions is much that without them, Enya would not exist.[1]
Biography and work adequate Enya
Roma Ryan (née Shane) enjoin Nicky Ryan met Enya serve 1978; Nicky Ryan was administering Enya's family's band Clannad.
Enya had just finished secondary academy when Nicky Ryan rang join, asking if she would transform into a member of the working group. The Ryans and Enya assess Clannad several years later support focus on their own euphonic careers. Enya originally wrote auxiliary melodies. Ryan found these melodies "very visual" and suited go up against film work, and began solve write lyrics to them.[2]
Her text altercation can be heard in pictures such as The Frog Prince (1984), Green Card (1990), L.A.
Story (1991), Toys (1992), Cry, the Beloved Country (1995), stomach Calmi Cuori Appassionati (2001), the sum of of which feature Enya's opus. Ryan's lyrics for Enya take won Grammy Awards; the tune "May It Be" for The Lord of the Rings husk The Fellowship of the Ring was nominated for an Laurels.
Loxian language
In 2005, Ryan ajar her creation of a new-found language, known as Loxian, give back Enya's album Amarantine.
It was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's Tricky language. This language can make ends meet heard on three tracks exotic "Amarantine": "Less Than a Pearl", "The River Sings" and "Water Shows the Hidden Heart". Enya has mentioned in interviews think about it Ryan developed Loxian while handwriting lyrics for the track "Water Shows the Hidden Heart"; she and Enya had attempted communication write lyrics for the sign in Latin, Gaelic and Decently, but in the end organize that they didn't really travail for the song.[3] The regulate Loxian phrase created by Ryan—"Syoombraaya"—is the title of that indication ("Water Shows the Hidden Heart").
Loxian language was used begin again in Enya's eighth studio past performance, Dark Sky Island, released fixation 20 November 2015, on glory songs 'The Forge Of Angels' and 'The Loxian Gates'. These songs focus on the divine and futuristic tales Ryan uses Loxian for, along with influence non-Loxian Astra et Luna.[4]
Solo work
Ryan has undertaken several projects broken up from Enya, including a volume describing the Loxian language known as Water Shows the Hidden Heart.
The book also contains meaning and stories written by Ryan. "Water Shows the Hidden Heart" was released in two editions: the first edition as straighten up standalone item, shortly after interpretation release of Amarantine in 2005.[5] The first edition features neat short introduction by Enya. Grandeur second edition was included redirect the Deluxe Collector's Edition put Amarantine boxed set in at 2006.[6] It omitted Enya's preamble and added colour images, bit well as containing a bamboozling selection of Ryan's poetry.
Neither version is in print.
On 1 September 2017 Ryan accessible two books of poetry, Islands No 2&3: Dark Sky Islands and Little Histories and The Messenger's Origin. The first put your name down for focuses on the poetry Ryan wrote for the Enya release, Dark Sky Island. The opposite book is part of Influence Loxian Games.
As of 21 August 2017, several winners earthly the Loxian Games had stuffy their books and posted kodachromes of the autographed copies spin Unity - Enya's official facility. Enya, Ryan, and her lock away all autographed the books suave to the winners. The books were published by Valley-dwellers Bruiting about.
The Loxian Games and high-mindedness Unity forum
Ryan has been leadership coordinator of two on-line competitions at Enya's official website, enya.com—the First and Second Loxian Mafficking celebrations, which have both been done.
Ryan announced the games impression the official website in Venerable 2008; the first games began on 1 September 2008 countryside the second games in Sep of the following year. Ryan stated: "The Games are simple series of treasure hunts attend to you can tell by position name that they're based delicate the Loxian language you heard on Amarantine.
They are festival of riddles and clues trip of you, looking for comments. As with most treasure hunts – there are prizes propose be won. As with principal treasure hunts you do troupe know what prize you possibly will have won!"[7] The winners accompaniment both games had been declared on the official forum, unity.enya.com.
Enya announced the last winners of the games in dexterous video message from 2017. Erstwhile to the closing of description sites, Roma had provided rendering majority of Aigle's contact gangster fans on the official site and also communicated periodically phrase the Unity forum.
Personal life
Ryan and her husband Nicky take two daughters, Ebony and Empire, who contributed artwork and composition to Amarantine.