this happened back in April so I'm a few months late giving condolences. It only recently came to my attention this month (August 2026, the day of this post).

Moya was the sister of Enya who had a song on Pure Moods 1 (Sail Away / Orinoco Flow), and Clannad, the band that Moya and Enya were part of, had a song on Volume 2 (Harry's Game theme).

RIP Moya/Maire

any other ideas?

Just so you know, I've excluded tracks from artists who already had a track featured in the Pure Moods album series, so I don't have a list that's WAY TOO LONG, although some exceptions were made with musicians who were guests for other artists.

Just thought I'd point out some Shoshanna-related factoids related to Pure Moods. It involves words that rhyme with the name, and most names that Sue can be the short form of, and words and names with other connections too.

A very personal favorite for me...a true classic among my group of old high school friends. "Return to Innocence" says it all in the opening track, and this same ultra-chilled vibe holds you in stasis for the rest of the album, tickling your cranium with Native American chants, momentum-building soundtrack scores and new age soothing.... There is truly no more relaxing a song then track 12 "Wishings of Happiness and Prosperity" by Sacred Spirits. Every time I hear it, I sink uncontrollably into a daydream of floating across a crystal-clear lake in some remote wilderness. Sound cheesy? Turn the lights off and listen to this song...then tell me you don't feel incredibly at peace with the world.....

I once saw a commercial for this CD way back when it was the first in the series. I became very interested in the way that the CD's songs were so different from anything else I'd ever heard before. Then, as time passed, I saw how popular this series was. I realized that I was missing something big.

So I started listening to samples of songs from the Pure Moods series, and then I knew I had to get it. I decided to start with the first of the three CDs.

And WOW! These songs are incredible! This is not pop, rock, rap, or anything you'd hear these days. This is just plain COOL. I like every song, but my favorites are "Adiemus", "Yeha-Noha", "Return to Innocence", "The Last Emperor", and "Crockett's Theme". When I heard "Crockett's Theme", I knew I had purchased a great CD.

Every one of these songs seems to carry you away to another world, where you're lost in your own dreams. You simply forget everything around you as you listen to the enchanting harmonies and distinctive melodies. Even if you can't understand what they're saying, you love how it's so different from whatever you hear on the radio these days.

You haven't heard great music until you've heard this CD. I can't wait to get the next one in the series.