Clancy Brothers, David Hammond & Families

Genres:	World Music
Decades Active:	1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Biography

Tom (29 October 1924, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, Eire, d. 7 November 1990, Cork, Co. Cork, Eire), Paddy (b. Patrick Clancy, 7 March 1922, d. 11 November 1998, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, Eire) and Liam Clancy (b. 2 September 1935, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary, Eire) were among the founders of the New York folk revival during the 50s. From a musical family, Tom and Paddy left for Toronto, Canada in 1947, but soon crossed (illegally) over the American border. Tom enjoyed success as an actor, playing on Broadway with Orson Welles (King Lear) and Helen Hayes (Touch Of The Poet), while together the brothers staged Irish plays at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village. With money scarce they began performing concerts, and were soon attracting a bigger following for their music rather than their plays. Paddy was soon assisting the Folkways Records and Elektra Records labels in recording Irish material and in 1956 he set up his own small label, Tradition...

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The Best Of The Clancy Brothers (Audio CD)

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