I have started this blog, in the hopes that I will reestablish a site where Enya Fans can once again congregate post Unity. Unity for those of you who dont know, was an site maintained in part by one Nigel for several years. I do not know his real name, only that he is from New South Wales in Australia somewhere.
I was greatly disappointed by the closing of Unity, I also frankly was greatly disappointed by the way that Enya, Roma, and Nicky (the full team that produces Enyas music) left their parting words for the fan site, which was written hastily on a blank piece of paper expressing thanks to the fan, but with absolutely nothing specific, no...hey we are closing unity but we will reeopen something on facebook, no...hey dont worry guys Enya is working on a new album stay tuned....nothing just thanks and good luck for the future literally. No...Enya is retiring hence the reason for closing Unity.... just a hastily written note. It did have their signatures and I happen to have a a copy of that image thankfully. I believe you can still get a copy of that image on unity.enya.com. which will show it closed. They only hinted that it was not farewell but "change" again what that means i have literally no idea only guesses. Will i speculate on that yes sure. Im sure some will be unhappy about me saying i was upset with their team over the way they closed this, but im also sure some share those feelings and wish that the team had given us something to hold onto post unity and some idea of what would happen with enya over the next few years.
Also to be fair, the note did also say, they would keep their eye out for where we all might be. I can only assume through the internet. But that seems to me to be saying that they are looking to us the fans to create sites that they can then be a part of, meaning they no longer wish to be responsible on any level for a site or do the work for it, leaving all the labor to us. Again to be fair they did alot prior to dark sky island, have worked tirelessly for years, ....I cant help but wonder though with all their resources why they could not set up something else better...anyway...
Let me be clear, Enya is my favourite music. Its the whole reason for the blog. I love her music, I really love her because shes such an amazing artist and woman. Shes beautiful intelligent and charming. Yet she as most fans know is very private. So much so some suspect her of being a recluse but she flatly denied that saying she does go out into public often, its simply she wishes her life to be private. Ironically this wish for privacy, seems only to increase the fervor with which people want to invade her private life.
My goal here is to celebrate Enya, by collecting all publicly available info and sharing it with the public. Her family is off limits except where they intersect with publicly available info.
For years i was on the unity site in different guises. I wish i had done more to archive my posts especially after the announcement of its closing. Shame on me, because i wanted to collect some of the great info present, now potentially gone forever. I have no way to once again contact nigel. Nicki and Roma have closed their sites as well.
If this isnt retirement for their team, ill be clueless as to what constitutes that.
So i give you this blog, to satisfy yours and my own desire to continue to enjoy aspects of Enyas work and life. I promise to do a great job at researching and verifying information. If i believe something is rumour ill state that too. Ill give you the reader the most comprehensive blog i can on the subject, and my goal is to create the most exhaustive and complete Enya blog on the entire internet. I will alert all of you if i hear anything about new and confirmed Enya developments.
So heres to Enya and her Team. I will be forever grateful to them for the way she and her team have blessed my life with their music.
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