The Clancy Brothers

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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

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IRISH DRINKING SONGS

Reunion

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Irish Pub Songs

Flowers In The Valley

Live! With Robbie O'Connell

A Spontaneous Performance Recording

Irish Folk Collection - 40 Tracks for St Patrick's Day

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At Their Best

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem In Person At Carnegie Hall

Best Of The Vanguard Years

Christmas With The Clancy Brothers

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Wrap the Green Flag: Favorites of the Clancy Borthers with Tommy Makem

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