The Clancy Brothers was an Irish folk music singing group that began as The… Read Full Bio ↴The Clancy Brothers was an Irish folk music singing group that began as The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem in 1956 while the members were looking for work in America. Tommy Makem left the group in 1969, after which the three brothers, Pat Clancy (1922–1998), Tom Clancy (1924–1990), and Liam Clancy (1935–2009) became The Clancy Brothers subsequently joined by the fourth Clancy brother, Bobby Clancy (1927–2002). Often credited with popularizing Irish traditional music in the United States, the brothers were famed for their trademark Aran sweaters and for their often lively arrangements of old Irish ballads, rebel and drinking songs, sea shanties, and other traditional music.
After Makem amicably left The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem in 1969, Bobby Clancy joined as the fourth lead vocalist. Two of the Furey Brothers, Finbar Furey and Eddie Furey, also joined at this time as instrumentalists and back-up singers. Paddy asked Finbar Furey if he would play the whistle and five-string banjo with the group. Finbar also added Uillean pipes to his performances, creating a new sound for the group on stage, recordings, and TV. The six-piece band recorded two new albums in the summer of 1969: "Clancy Brothers Christmas", released later that year, and "Flowers in the Valley", released in 1970. The latter was their final album for Columbia Records.
Finbar and Eddie Furey left in 1970, and, for a short time, just the four brothers, Paddy, Tom, Bobby and Liam, performed together. This line-up recorded only one album together, Welcome to Our House, in 1970 for their new label, Audio Fidelity Records. Later that same year, Liam and Bobby got into an argument that resulted in Bobby quitting the group. Bobby later said about his younger brother: "With Liam it was very hard to be equal. I try to make it as equal as possible and everybody's happy that way. It makes it a better sound."
In 1971, the remaining Clancys recruited English folk singer, Louis Killen, to play the banjo, concertina, and spoons with the group. Together they made two studio albums for Audio Fidelity, Save the Land and Show Me the Way, on which they experimented with modernising their sound, musical style, and material, even including pop songs like Elton John's "Country Comfort". They recorded their final album for Audio Fidelity, the more traditional Live on St. Patrick's Day, at the Bushnell Auditorium in Hartford, Connecticut in 1972. It was released the following year.
By the early 1970s, the Clancys reduced their touring schedule to five months a year. The brothers were moving in different directions In spite of the brothers' growing distance, but, in spite of this, the group made one more album with Killen for Vanguard Records, The Clancy Brothers' Greatest Hits, as well as several television appearances on the Irish Rovers Show in Canada and a TV special for Brockton television in 1974 (in which Bobby Clancy made a surprise guest appearance).
In early 1976, a scheduling conflict between a tour of Australia and a television role for Tom Clancy provoked Liam to leave the group. Beginning in 1977, the Clancy Brothers and Robbie O'Connell (who took on the role Liam had vacated) toured three months a year in March, August, and November.
In the summer of 1983, the group travelled to their hometown in Ireland to film a 20-minute special on sea songs, sung on location on the fishing ships in the area. It was called Songs of the Sea. Directed by Irish filmmaker David Donaghy, it was broadcast on the BBC Northern Ireland.
In 1984, Makem and Clancy's manager Maurice Cassidy brought the original foursome The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem together again for a documentary, followed by a concert and the album The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Reunion.
In 1988, the Clancy Brothers (Paddy, Tom, and Bobby) with Robbie O'Connell recorded a poorly mixed live album at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, titled "Tunes 'n' Tales of Ireland".
With the death of Tom Clancy in 1990, Liam again stepped in full-time with his brothers. This line-up experienced a more active schedule than the group had during the previous decade, with appearances on Regis and Kathie Lee in 1991, 1993 and 1995, a performance at the 30th Anniversary Bob Dylan concert at Madison Square Garden in 1992, seen by 20,000 live and 200 million people worldwide on television, and the formation of Irish Festival Cruises in 1991, an annual cruise of the Caribbean with live folk music. They also brought their own tour groups to Ireland, which Robbie O'Connell continues.
The Bob Dylan concert in 1992 inspired the recording of the first studio album by The Clancy Brothers in over twenty years (since 1973's Greatest Hits). Released in late 1995, "Older But No Wiser" introduced all newly recorded songs with the exception of "When the Ship Comes In", which the group performed at the Dylan concert. It was the only recording to feature the line-up of Paddy, Bobby, Liam Clancy, and Robbie O'Connell. Older But No Wiser was The Clancy Brothers' final album.
Before splitting up, The Clancy brothers and Robbie O'Connell gave a Farewell Tour of Ireland and America in February and March 1996. One performance in Clonmel, as part of their Irish tour, was televised and later released on video and DVD as The Clancy Brothers and Robbie O'Connell: Farewell to Ireland.
After the break-up, Paddy and Bobby continued touring as The Clancy Brothers, with Bobby's son Finbarr Clancy becoming an official member of the group. The trio added longtime friend of Bobby's daughter Aoife, Eddie Dillon, to the group for a thirteen city engagement in early 1997. The quartet was known as the Clancy Brothers and Eddie Dillon. Eddie Dillon, a Boston-based musician, is the only American ever to perform with the Clancy Brothers.
Liam Clancy and Robbie O'Connell toured for a while as a duo, but very soon added Liam's son Dónal Clancy to the mix, forming the group, Clancy, O'Connell & Clancy. They released two albums together, an eponymous debut album in 1997 and an album of sea songs in 1998, The Wild and Wasteful Ocean.
With three brothers having died (Tom in 1990, Pat in 1998, Bobby in 2002), the last surviving Clancy brother, Liam Clancy, continued to tour solo into the twenty-first century. He died in 2009.
After Makem amicably left The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem in 1969, Bobby Clancy joined as the fourth lead vocalist. Two of the Furey Brothers, Finbar Furey and Eddie Furey, also joined at this time as instrumentalists and back-up singers. Paddy asked Finbar Furey if he would play the whistle and five-string banjo with the group. Finbar also added Uillean pipes to his performances, creating a new sound for the group on stage, recordings, and TV. The six-piece band recorded two new albums in the summer of 1969: "Clancy Brothers Christmas", released later that year, and "Flowers in the Valley", released in 1970. The latter was their final album for Columbia Records.
Finbar and Eddie Furey left in 1970, and, for a short time, just the four brothers, Paddy, Tom, Bobby and Liam, performed together. This line-up recorded only one album together, Welcome to Our House, in 1970 for their new label, Audio Fidelity Records. Later that same year, Liam and Bobby got into an argument that resulted in Bobby quitting the group. Bobby later said about his younger brother: "With Liam it was very hard to be equal. I try to make it as equal as possible and everybody's happy that way. It makes it a better sound."
In 1971, the remaining Clancys recruited English folk singer, Louis Killen, to play the banjo, concertina, and spoons with the group. Together they made two studio albums for Audio Fidelity, Save the Land and Show Me the Way, on which they experimented with modernising their sound, musical style, and material, even including pop songs like Elton John's "Country Comfort". They recorded their final album for Audio Fidelity, the more traditional Live on St. Patrick's Day, at the Bushnell Auditorium in Hartford, Connecticut in 1972. It was released the following year.
By the early 1970s, the Clancys reduced their touring schedule to five months a year. The brothers were moving in different directions In spite of the brothers' growing distance, but, in spite of this, the group made one more album with Killen for Vanguard Records, The Clancy Brothers' Greatest Hits, as well as several television appearances on the Irish Rovers Show in Canada and a TV special for Brockton television in 1974 (in which Bobby Clancy made a surprise guest appearance).
In early 1976, a scheduling conflict between a tour of Australia and a television role for Tom Clancy provoked Liam to leave the group. Beginning in 1977, the Clancy Brothers and Robbie O'Connell (who took on the role Liam had vacated) toured three months a year in March, August, and November.
In the summer of 1983, the group travelled to their hometown in Ireland to film a 20-minute special on sea songs, sung on location on the fishing ships in the area. It was called Songs of the Sea. Directed by Irish filmmaker David Donaghy, it was broadcast on the BBC Northern Ireland.
In 1984, Makem and Clancy's manager Maurice Cassidy brought the original foursome The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem together again for a documentary, followed by a concert and the album The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Reunion.
In 1988, the Clancy Brothers (Paddy, Tom, and Bobby) with Robbie O'Connell recorded a poorly mixed live album at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, titled "Tunes 'n' Tales of Ireland".
With the death of Tom Clancy in 1990, Liam again stepped in full-time with his brothers. This line-up experienced a more active schedule than the group had during the previous decade, with appearances on Regis and Kathie Lee in 1991, 1993 and 1995, a performance at the 30th Anniversary Bob Dylan concert at Madison Square Garden in 1992, seen by 20,000 live and 200 million people worldwide on television, and the formation of Irish Festival Cruises in 1991, an annual cruise of the Caribbean with live folk music. They also brought their own tour groups to Ireland, which Robbie O'Connell continues.
The Bob Dylan concert in 1992 inspired the recording of the first studio album by The Clancy Brothers in over twenty years (since 1973's Greatest Hits). Released in late 1995, "Older But No Wiser" introduced all newly recorded songs with the exception of "When the Ship Comes In", which the group performed at the Dylan concert. It was the only recording to feature the line-up of Paddy, Bobby, Liam Clancy, and Robbie O'Connell. Older But No Wiser was The Clancy Brothers' final album.
Before splitting up, The Clancy brothers and Robbie O'Connell gave a Farewell Tour of Ireland and America in February and March 1996. One performance in Clonmel, as part of their Irish tour, was televised and later released on video and DVD as The Clancy Brothers and Robbie O'Connell: Farewell to Ireland.
After the break-up, Paddy and Bobby continued touring as The Clancy Brothers, with Bobby's son Finbarr Clancy becoming an official member of the group. The trio added longtime friend of Bobby's daughter Aoife, Eddie Dillon, to the group for a thirteen city engagement in early 1997. The quartet was known as the Clancy Brothers and Eddie Dillon. Eddie Dillon, a Boston-based musician, is the only American ever to perform with the Clancy Brothers.
Liam Clancy and Robbie O'Connell toured for a while as a duo, but very soon added Liam's son Dónal Clancy to the mix, forming the group, Clancy, O'Connell & Clancy. They released two albums together, an eponymous debut album in 1997 and an album of sea songs in 1998, The Wild and Wasteful Ocean.
With three brothers having died (Tom in 1990, Pat in 1998, Bobby in 2002), the last surviving Clancy brother, Liam Clancy, continued to tour solo into the twenty-first century. He died in 2009.
The Leaving Of Liverpool
The Clancy Brothers Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'The Leaving Of Liverpool' by these artists:
Amadan Farewell thee well, to Princes' landing stage Mersey River,…
Dublin Fair Farewell to you my own true love I am sailing far…
Fisherman's Friends Fare thee well to Prince′s Landing Stage River Mersey, fare …
Gaelic Storm Fare thee well to Prince's Landing Stage. Mersey River,…
Killarney Singers Farewell to Prince's Landing Stage River Mersey, fare thee w…
Mr. Hurley Die Pulveraffen Fare thee well to you my own true love There′s been…
The Dubliners Farewell to Princes' landing stage River Mersey fare thee we…
The Evergreens Farewell to Princes' landing stage River Mersey fare thee we…
The Houghton Weavers Fare thee well to you my own true love I…
The Seekers Farewell to you my own true love I am going far…
The Young Dubliners Farewell to Princes' landing stage River Mersey fare thee we…
Thom Dunn Fare thee well to you, my one true love For I'm…
Tommy Fleming Farewell to you, my own true love, I am going far,…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Clancy Brothers:
A Bucket of the Mountain Dew The Real Old Mountain Dew Beside a hill there is a…
A Jug O' Punch One pleasant evening in the month of June As I was…
All For Me Grog Well it's all for me grog, me jolly jolly grog, It's…
As I Roved Out As I roved out on a May morning On a May…
Ballinderry ′Tis pretty to be in Ballinderry, Pretty to be in Aucholee* …
Beer Beer Beer It's lonesome away from your kindered and all By the campfir…
Beer, Beer, Beer A long time ago, way back in history, when all there…
Blow Ye Winds Dark and stormy was the night when first I met…
Bold O Donahue Well, here I am from Paddy's land, a land of…
Boulavogue BOULAVOGUE (P.J.McCall) At Boulavogue, as the sun was settin…
Brennan on the Moor Tis of a brave young highwayman this story I will…
Carrickfergus I wish I was in Carrickfergus Only for nights in Ballygrand …
Connemara Cradle Song On the wings of the wind o'er the dark rolling…
Dear Boss Dear Boss I write this note to you to tell…
Dirty Old Town I found my love 'neath the gasworks croft falls Dreamed a…
Farewell to Carlingford When I was young and in my prime And could wander…
Father's Grave They're moving father's grave to build a sewer They're movin…
Finnegan's Wake Tim Finnegan lived in watling street A gentle Irishman, migh…
Foggy Dew It was down the glen one Easter morn, to a…
Galway Bay Maybe someday, I'll go back again to Ireland If only my…
Green in the Green "What did I have?" said the fine old woman "What did…
Haul Away Joe When I was a little boy, so my mother told…
Holy Ground Fare thee well my lovely Dinah A thousand times adieu For we…
I Know Who Is Sick I know who is sick, I know who is sorry I…
I'll Tell Me Ma [Chorus] I'll tell me Ma when I go home, The boys…
I'll Tell My Car [Chorus] I'll tell me Ma when I go home, The boys…
I'll Tell My Ma [Chorus] I'll tell me Ma when I go home, The boys…
Irish Rover In the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and six, We…
Isn't It Grand Boys Look at the coffin with golden handles Isn't it grand boys,…
Jennifer Gentle JENNIFER GENTLE There were three sisters, fair and bright, J…
Jingle Bells In the distant Far away Trying to figure it out But I can't…
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo While goi…
Johnny McEldoo There was Johnny McEldoo and McGee and me And a couple…
Jug of Punch One pleasant evening in the month of June As I was…
Kelly Kelly, The Boy from Killanne What's the news? What's the new…
Kevin Barry In Mountjoy jail one Monday morning High upon the gallows tr…
Legion of the Rearguard Up the Republic, they raise their battle cry, Pearse and McD…
Love Of The North oh love of the north with a dream in his…
Marie's Wedding Step we gaily, on we go Heel for heel and toe…
Men of the West The Men of the West (William Rooney) When you honor in song…
Minstrel Boy The minstrel boy to the war is gone In the ranks…
Moonshiner I've been a moonshiner for many a year And I've…
Mountain Dew The Real Old Mountain Dew Beside a hill there is a…
Mrs McGrath "Oh, Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said "Would you like to mak…
O Donnell Aboo Proudly the note of the trumpet it is sounding Loudly the…
Oro Se Do Bheatha Bhaile 'Sé do bheatha, a bhean ba léanmhar, Do b' é ár…
Patriot Game Come all you young rebels, And list' while I sing. For…
Real Old Mountain Dew The Real Old Mountain Dew Beside a hill there is a…
Reilly's Daughter As I was sitting by the fire Eating spuds and drinking…
Rocky Road To Dublin While in the merry month of May from me…
Roddy McCorley O see the fleet-foot host of men, Who march with…
Shoals of Herring With our nets and gear we're faring On the wild and…
Singing Bird I have seen the lark soar high at morn Heard his…
The Bard of Armagh Oh list to the lay of a poor Irish harper And…
The Cobbler Oh, me name is Dick Darby, I'm a cobbler I served…
The Connemara Cradle Song On the wings of the wind o'er the dark rolling…
The Foggy Dew It was down the glen one Easter morn, to a…
The Green Fields Of France "What did I have?" said the fine old woman "What did…
The Irish Rover In the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and six, We…
The Jolly Tinker As I went down a shady lane, at a door…
The Jug Of Punch One pleasant evening in the month of June As I was…
The Juice Of The Barley THE JUICE OF THE BARLEY In the sweet country Lim'rick, one…
The Little Beggarman I am a little beggarman and begging I have been For…
The Lowlands Of Holland The Lowlands of Holland The love that I have chosen was…
The Men from the West The Men of the West (William Rooney) When you honor in song…
The Minstrel Boy The minstrel boy to the war is gone, In the ranks…
The Month Of January It was in the month of January, the hills were…
The Moonshiner I've been a moonshiner for many a year And I've…
The Old Orange Flute In the county Tyrone, in the town of Dungannon Where many…
The Parting Glass Of all the money that e'er I spent I've spent it…
The Patriot Game Come all you young rebels, And list' while I sing. For…
The Pub With No Beer It's lonesome away from your kindered and all By the campfir…
The Real Old Mountain Dew The Real Old Mountain Dew Beside a hill there is a…
The Rising Of The Moon Oh, then tell me Sean O'Farrell, tell me why you hurry…
The Rocky Road To Dublin While in the merry month of May from me…
THE WHISTLING GYPSY Down through the valley so shady, He whistled and he sang…
The Wild Colonial Boy There was a wild colonial boy, Jack Duggan was his…
The Wind That Shakes The Barley I sat within the valley green, I sat me with…
The Wren Song The wren, the wren, the king of all birds On St.…
They're Moving Father's Grave To Build A Sewer They're moving father's grave to build a sewer They're movi…
Tim Finnegan's Wake Tim Finnegan lived in Walkin Street A gentle Irishman, might…
Water Is Alright In Tay (S. McGrath) The French drink wine, the English tea. The Yan…
Whack Fol The Diddle I'll sing you a song of peace and love, Whack fol…
When Joseph Was An Old Man When Joseph was an old man, and an old man…
When the Ship Comes In Oh, the time will come up When the winds will stop And…
Whiskey You Now brave boys, we're on the march Off to Portugal and…
Whisky Your The Devil/Arrg. Now brave boys, we're on the march off to Portugal and…
Whistling Gypsy A gypsy rover came over the hill Down through the valley…
Wild Colonial Boy There was a wild colonial boy, Jack Duggan was his…
Wild Mountain Thyme O the summer time has come And the trees are sweetly…
Wild Rover I've been a wild rover for many a year And I…
Wind that shakes the Barley I sat within the valley green, I sat me with…
Young Roddy McCorley O see the fleet-foot host of men, Who march with…
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michael walsh
I was a 16 year old Liverpool sailor when this melody was a big hit. It thrilled me and all these years later it still does. Thanks for the evocation.
Berta Pettis
My husband's great grandfather was a 19-year-old cabin boy on the Davy Crockett! Captain Burgess was his uncle.
Berta Pettis
Peggy Purvis
Flash bomb catholic priest
Saint Aidan
Gets my heart strings every time. A beautiful song and performed brilliantly by the Clancy Brothers
brendanmurphy53
This is my favorite version of my most favorite Irish song. This whole live cd is great. My Uncle had this in his jukebox in his restaurant Pier 92 in Rockaway Beach, NY (the Irish Riviera) Brings back terrific memories of listening to great tunes with a cold beer overlooking beautiful Jamaica Bay.
footscorn
brendanmurphy53 It is not Irish, it's Liverpool folk - sea shanty. Embedded in Liverpool's history. Although the city has deep Irish connections. It is my home town, my ancestors came out from Ireland in the eighteen hundreds like hundreds of thousands of others and while the accent and music is similar it is uniquely Scouse - not Irish.
Conspirator19
I was just thinking I hadn't heard Irish music in a while and immediately rediscovered The Clancy Brothers: though I love the High Kings version of the song, there is something so charmingly smooth about that's irresistible like a lot of their stuff : )
Hazel Allen
spooky how that happens
STEPHEN COLLINS
A great performer. He can make you cry if you don't watch out.
Gabrielle Jones
That's the Irish..laughing one minute,tears the next. I know..I'm 100% Irish,though I'm from America.