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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