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William "Liam" Clancy 2 September 1935 – 4 December 2009 Irish Liam Mac Fhlannchadha Was An Irish Folk Singer And Actor From Carrick-On-Suir County Tipperary. He Was The Youngest And Last Surviving Member Of Performing Group The Clancy Brothers. The Group Were Regarded As Ireland's First Pop Stars. 1 They Recorded 55 Albums Achieving Global Sales Of Millions And Appearing At A Sold-Out Carnegie Hall New York And The Royal Albert Hall London. 2 3 Liam Was Regarded As The Group's Most Powerful Vocalist. 4 Bob Dylan Regarded Him As The Greatest Ballad Singer Ever 1 3 5 6 Whilst Gay Byrne Described Him As One Of The “most Famous Four Irishmen In The World”. 2 He Was A Central Figure During The 1960s Folk Revival 3 On Both Sides Of The Atlantic Ocean. 7 Shortly Before His Death In 2009 The Irish Times Said Clancy "does Seem A Little Like A Figure From The Pleistocene Era" 8 Upon His Death The Newspaper Said His Legacy Was Secured. 7 Contents Hide 1 Biography
2 Death
3 Discography
3.1 Solo Recordings
3.2 Guest Recordings
3.3 Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
3.4 The Clancy Brothers Liam Tom Pat Bobby 3.5 Lou Killen Paddy Liam Tom Clancy
3.6 Liam Clancy And Tommy Makem
3.7 Bob Dylan
3.8 The Clancy Brothers Tom Pat Bobby And Robbie O'Connell
3.9 The Clancy Brothers Liam Pat Bobby And Robbie O'Connell
3.10 Clancy Evans And Doherty
3.11 Clancy O'Connell & Clancy
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External Links Edit Biography As A Child He Was Known As William Or Willie. 9 He Displayed An Artistic Disposition At An Early Age While Growing Up In Carrick-On-Suir County Tipperary. Born There He Was In 1935 As One Of Eleven Children Of Robert Joseph Clancy And Joanna McGrath. 2 The First Song He Learned Was "The Croppy Boy". 4 He Received A Christian Brothers Education Before Taking A Job As An Insurance Man In Dublin. 2 Whilst There He Also Took Night Classes At The National College Of Art And Design. 2 However While Still In His Teens Liam Explored Writing And Painting Though He Was Particularly Drawn To The Theatre. In His Early Performing Days He Began To Call Himself Liam Rather Than William Or Willie. Before He Was Twenty Years Old Liam Had Founded The Local Dramatic Society Now Called "Brewery Lane Theatre And Arts Centre" And Had Produced Directed Set-Directed And Starred In John Millington Synge's The Playboy Of The Western World. Liam Also Performed At The Renowned Gaiety Theatre In Dublin. 10 He Encountered Diane Hamilton Guggenheim When She Came To His Hometown To Visit His Mother And Set Off On A Tour Of Ireland Alongside Her. 2 3 During Her 1955 Trip To Keady Clancy Encountered Tommy Makem For The First Time. 2 He Would Later Pursue Guggenheim To The United States. 3 He Referred To Greenwich Village As "the Island For People Escaped From Repressed Backgrounds". 7 Clancy Began Singing With His Brothers At Fund-Raising Events For The Cherry Lane Theatre And The Guthrie Benefits. The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem Began Recording On Paddy Clancy's Tradition Label In The Late 1950s. Liam Clancy Played Guitar In Addition To Singing And Also Recorded Several Solo Albums. They Recorded Their Seminal The Rising Of The Moon Album In 1959 Giving Live Performances In The American Cities Of Boston Chicago And New York. 2 A Record-Breaking Sixteen Minute Long Performance 9 On American TV's The Ed Sullivan Show On 17 March 1961 Launched The Group Into Stardom. 2 3 They Were Supposed To Only Play Two Songs But The Main Act Cancelled At Short Notice. 11 There Were International Tours Which Included Performances At Carnegie Hall A Sell-Out In 1962 11 And The Royal Albert Hall. 3 Their Trademark Attire Was Aran Geansaí—these Were Sent Across The Water By Mrs Clancy For Her Boys To Wear Against The Unforgiving American Climate. 3 The Quartet Recorded Numerous Albums For Columbia Records And Enjoyed Great Success During The 1960s Folk Revival. Liam Was A Close Friend Of Bob Dylan When They Both Were Going Out With Two Sisters In New York. He Performed Live For United States President John F. Kennedy. 12 Liam Clancy Was The Last Surviving Member Of The Original Clancy Brothers Tom Clancy Died On November 7 1990 Patrick Clancy Died On November 11 1998 And Tommy Makem Died On August 1 2007. Liam Said Of His Status As Last Known Survivor “There Was Always A Pecking Order Especially When You’re Working With Family. But They All Died Off And I Got To The Top Of The Pecking Order With Nobody Looking Over My Shoulder. There’s A Great Sense Of Freedom About That”. 2 After The Clancy Brothers Split Liam Had A Solo Career In Canada. 3 He Made Several Television Performances Both In CBC's National Television Variety Show The Irish Rovers Show From Vancouver And In Calgary Alberta. 2 He Had A Hit With "The Dutchman" And Presented His Own Television Show In Calgary Also Appearing On The CBC Concert Series Summer Evening In 1976. 13 In 1975 He Was Booked To Play A Festival In Cleveland Ohio USA Where Tommy Makem Was Also Playing. 2 The Two Played A Set Together And Formed Makem And Clancy Performing In Numerous Concerts And Recording Several Albums As A Duo Until 1988. 2 The Whole Ensemble Also Got Back Together In The 1980s For A Reunion Tour. 2 3 After The Death Of Tom Clancy In 1990 Liam Came Together With Paddy And Bobby Clancy And Nephew Robbie O'Connell. 2 He Also Performed Alongside His Fayreweather Band And The Phil Coulter Orchestra. 2 In Later Life Liam Maintained A Solo Career Accompanied By Musicians Paul Grant And Kevin Evans Whilst Also Engaging In Other Pursuits. He Lived In County Waterford At This Stage. 3 He Had A Recording Studio In Ring County Waterford. 2 In 2001 Liam Clancy Published A Memoir Titled The Mountain Of The Women. He Also Was In No Direction Home The 2005 Bob Dylan Documentary Directed By Martin Scorsese. 2 In 2006 Clancy Was Profiled In A Two-Hour Documentary Titled The Legend Of Liam Clancy Produced By Anna Rodgers And John Murray With Crossing The Line Films And Screened On The Irish Channel RTÉ. In February 2007 This Documentary Won The Award For Best Series At The Irish Film And Television Awards In Dublin. In 2008 Liam Performed In A Filmed Concert Titled Liam Clancy And Friends Live At The Bitter End Which Featured The Last Filmed Performance Of His Friend Odetta As Well As Songs From Tom Paxton Shane MacGowan Gemma Hayes Eric Bibb And Fionn Regan As Well As Members Of Danú.
The Same Director Alan Gilsenan Went On To Direct A Full Length Biography Of Liam Clancy The Yellow Bittern The Life And Times Of Liam Clancy. 5 This Was Released At The 2009 Dublin Film Festival And Went On To Have A Theatrical And DVD Release In Ireland The UK. The Film Includes Appearances By Pete Seeger Jean Ritchie Bob Dylan Odetta And Many Others 12 As Well As Much Unseen Archive Such As The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem At Newport Festival. The Irish Times Praised The Film And Director Gilsenan Who It Said Had "tracked Down An Impressive Number Of Secondary Sources And His Use Of Other Performers’ Music Is Often Inspired". 8 His Final Album The Wheels Of Life Was Released In 2009 This Included Duets With Mary Black And Gemma Hayes As Well As Songs By Tom Paxton And Donovan. 2 Liam Was An Ardent Proponent Of Political Views And Often Outspoken On Matters Of Social Injustice Right Up Until His Death. 14 He Criticised Both Gulf Wars And The Grim Harsh Economic Climate Which Gripped Ireland During His Last Months Alive. 4 He Told The Irish Times In September 2009 That He Was On His “last Legs”. 15 He Had Already Given His Final Performance At The National Concert Hall The Previous May During Which He Recited The Dylan Thomas Poem "And Death Shall Have No Dominion". 15 He Was Unable To Perform A Full-Length Show On The Final Night Of A Two-Night Sold-Out Run But Put In A 40-Minute Appearance Nonetheless. 16 His Manager Described It As “a Very Profound Moment. He Expressed His Fear Of Dying But He Did It With Great Dignity”. 15 Edit Death Liam Clancy Died From Pulmonary Fibrosis On 4 December 2009 In Bon Secours Hospital In Cork Ireland. Bobby Clancy Died Of The Same Disease Seven Years Previously 5 And Is Buried In The New Cemetery In Ring Co. Waterford Where He Spent The Last Number Of Years Of His Life Owning A Successful Recording Studio. Clancy Was Survived By His Wife Kim And Their Four Children Eben Siobhán Fiona And Donal As Well Three Previous Children Sean Andrew And Anya. 3 5 His Son Eben Was In The Process Of Coming Over From The United Kingdom And He Had Had A Chat With His Son Donal Who Was In The Middle Of A Tour Of California. 16 The Other Three Sat Beside Him As He Died. 3 Liam Had Intended To Give Another Interview At The Time But Succumbed To The Disease Before This Was Possible. 16 The Leader Of Fine Gael Enda Kenny Mourned The Loss Of A "brilliant Musician". 5 Minister For Arts Sport And Tourism Martin Cullen Said "Liam Clancy Was A Nationally And Internationally Renowned Folk Singer And Was An Example Of An Absolutely Dedicated Artistic Craftsman. This Generous And Life-Giving Person Enriched All Of Our Lives With Memorable Songs And Was Part Of The Fabric Of Ireland’s Proud Traditional Music Culture". 17 Alan Gilsenan Described The Death As The "end Of An Era". 5 The American City Of Boston Was Said To Be In Shock At The News As His Influence There Is "inescapable". 18 Radio Disc Jockeys In New York Paid Tribute To The Man Who According To The New York Daily News "played A Major Role In Defining How Americans Heard Irish Popular Music Over The Last Half Century" With One DJ Saying The Clancy Brothers Had "broke Down A Wall That Was Long Overdue". 19 Christy Moore On A Prescheduled Appearance On The Late Late Show Aired Live On The Night Of Liam's Death Said "I Would Have Been Listening To Radio Luxembourg And Rock 'n' Roll As A Young Fellow And Then I Got To Hear Of The Clancy Brothers When I Was 16 I Came To Dublin To Hear Them In A Concert. It Was About 1962 I Think It Was The Olympia It Was The Most Exciting Concert I Had Ever Attended. It Was Irish It Was Rock 'n' Roll It Was Funky And It Was Even Sexy". 20 21 Clancy's Lunchtime Funeral At St Mary's Church In Dungarvan On 7 December Was Attended By Hundreds Of Mourners Including Both The Aides De Camp Of The Taoiseach And President Of Ireland Minister Cullen And Various Musicians And Artists. 22 He Was Later Buried In Ring. 22 Edit Discography Edit Solo Recordings
1965 – Liam Clancy – Vanguard LP/CD
*re-Released With Bonus Tracks As 'Irish Troubadour' On Vanguard CD
1974 – Farewell To Tarwaithie – Plainsong LP
*on Shanachie CD As "The Dutchman"
2007 - Yes Those Were The Days The Essential Liam Clancy Dolphin Records
2008 - “The Wheels Of Life” Dolphin Records
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