The Hunter

It has been praised by music critics for its well-crafted melody and powerful vocal performance by Moya Brennan, the female vocalist of Clannad.

"The Hunter" ranked in several musical charts across different countries. It made it to the UK Singles Chart peaking at Number 79.

The song features a combination of synthesizers and traditional instruments, such as the Irish harp and tin whistle, making it a standout track on the album.

Over the years, "The Hunter" has gained recognition as one of Clannad's iconic songs, continuing to capture the interest of Celtic music enthusiasts worldwide.

"The Hunter" contrasts with Clannad's usual themes of love, loss, and nature as it projects a story of hunting, yet it still retains the ethereal and mystical tonality fans know and love.

"The Hunter" is one of the band's crowd-pleasers, regularly performed at Clannad's concerts worldwide.

With "The Hunter" and the overall album "Macalla," Clannad demonstrated their versatility, moving from traditional Gaelic sounds to more mainstream pop, and this particular track was a clear reflection of that transformation. It played a role in making Clannad one of the bands that brought Celtic music to a wider audience in the 1980s.