Friday, December 4, 2009

Liam Clancy, 1935-2009



Liam Clancy sings Carrickfergus from The Clancy Brothers 1984 reunion tour with Tommy Makem

Folk singer Liam Clancy, the last surviving member of the renowned Irish group The Clancy Brothers, has died at 74 in County Cork.



The Celebrity Series presented Liam Clancy as a member of The Clancy Brothers in 1985, when the group kicked off its reunion tour at Symphony Hall. Liam was quoted by the Boston Herald at the time as saying, "I think it's quite appropriate it starts at Symphony, considering we were banned from there once. The fans were too wild for them, bringing six-packs onto the stage and all. This was back in 1965. They're older and a bit better behaved nowadays."

In the same interview, the youngest Clancy brother also said, "In London and New York we were amazed at the audiences - people were reliving something that we had never realized was that important to them."

According to the Boston Globe, "The loudest ovations [at the 1985 concert] greeted Liam's soulful rendition of the beautiful ballad Carrickfergus."

Associated Press obituary on Boston.com

Irish Times

Poignant last interview with Liam Clancy in Irish America

BBC News

CBC News

Liam Clancy interviewed on Turbridy Tonight, Part 1 (2008)

Liam Clancy interviewed on Turbridy Tonight, Part 2 (2008)



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