Liam Clancy

Liam Clancy (; 2. september 1935 – 4. december 2009) var en irsk folkemusiker og skuespiller fra Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. Han var det yngste medlem af den indflydelsesrige folkemusikgruppe The Clancy Brothers, der blev betragtet som Irlans første rigtige popstjerner. De indspillede 55 albums, solgte millioner af plader på verdensplan og optrådte med udsolgte koncerter på prominente koncertsteder som Carnegie Hall og Royal Albert Hall.

Liam blev generelt betragtet som gruppens stærkeste vokaler. Bob Dylan betragtede ham som den bedste balladesanger nogensinde, mensGay Byrne beskrev ham som en af de "mest berømte fire irere i verden" på højdepunktet i The Clancy Brothers' karriere. Han var en central figur i 1960'erne under genoplivningen af folkemusiktraditionen på begge sider af Atlanterhavet. I 1976, som del af duoen Makem and Clancy, havde han et nummer 1 hit i Irland med anti-krigssangen "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (skrevet af den skotsk-australske sangskriver Eric Bogle). Ved hans død skrev The Irish Times at hans eftermæle var sikret.

Diskografi

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

Guest recordings 
 1955 – The Lark in the Morning – Tradition LP/Rykodisc CD
 1956 – The Countess Cathleen – Tradition LP
 1989 – Phil Coulter: Words and Music – Shanachie CD
 1992 – Phil Coulter: A Touch of Tranquility – Shanachie CD
 1994 – Joanie Madden: Whistle on the Wind – Green Linnet CD
 1999 – Cherish the Ladies: At Home – RCA CD
 2000 – The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone – Windham Hill CD
 2002 – Danú: All Things Considered – Shanachie CD

Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem 
Blackbird and Shanachie Records
 Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy (1976)
 The Makem & Clancy Concert (1977)
 Two for the Early Dew (1978)
 The Makem and Clancy Collection (1980) – contains previously released material and singles
 Live at the National Concert Hall (1983)
 We've Come A Long Way (1986)

Filmography 
 1984 – The Story of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem – Shanachie
 1984 – Reunion Concert: Belfast – Shanachie
 circa 1985 – Pete Seeger's Rainbow Quest (1965) – Central Sun / Shanachie (reissue)
 1997 – Farewell to Ireland – Pinnacle Vision
 2007 – Yes...Those Were the Days: Liam Clancy – Live at the Olympia, Dublin – unknown distributor
*originally released in 1992 as "In Close Up: Volumes 1 and 2" from a concert recorded in 1989
 2007 – The Best of 'Hootenanny''' – Shout!
 2009 – The Yellow Bittern: The life and times of Liam Clancy Referencer 

 Eksterne henvisninger 
 
 
 Liam Clancy on Tubridy Tonight (22 March 2008)
 Obituary at The Irish Times Obituary in The Daily Telegraph Obituary
 Sineád Crowley, RTÉ Arts & Media Correspondent, looks back at the life and career of folk legend Liam Clancy (Video)
 Troubadour who didn't do justice to his talent- Saturday, December 12, 2009, The Irish Times''
 Clancy Brother's Festival
 The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
 The Yellow Bittern – The life and times of Liam Clancy (Documentary)
 

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