Liam Clancy RIP

Rebelheart

Liam Clancy, the last of the Clancy brothers and the man Bob Dylan described as the "greatest ballad singer" he had ever heard, passed away a short while ago at the age of 74. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

http://www.irishtimes.com/

Ronan|Raven

RIP Liam Clancy, a truely fantastic musician. In a world where Liam dies and the likes of X Factor dominate the world is there any justice? He had more talent in his toes than any of the current crap we must endure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1se8_-fcxZs

So fill to me the parting glass
good night and joy be with you all

May you had your parting glass..

Biggins

"The Last Laugh"

I made hay while the sun shone.
My work sold.
Now, if the harvest is over
And the world cold,
Give me the bonus of laughter
As I lose hold.

John Betjeman

RIP Sir.

brummytom

I'll echo what I said in the trad forum. I was choked up when I heard

It's a sad, sad day for Irish music. First Luke, then Ronnie, now Liam gone. The greatest balladeers have passed.

I bet they're all having a great session up there tonight: Ronnie, Luke, Ciaran; Liam, Tom, Paddy, Bobby, Tommy


The first time I heard this song, it nearly reduced me to tears. Sung with such conviction, such passion, and emotion. May he rest in peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFCekeoSTwg

Photi

Ar a dheis de go raibh a hanam.

Let us go to the banks of the ocean
Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee
Long ago I used to be a young man
And dear Margaret remembers that for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=429PaSejZCE

mud

RIP Liam Clancy.

Amazing music.

waitinforatrain

Rest in Peace

ScumLord

I'm not one for RIP threads but I'm really enjoying going through his youtube stuff.

enniscorthy

R.I.P. i saw him live in dungarvan co waterford not too long ago what a pleasure it was listening to all the old stories he will be missed Brian

3hn2givr7mx1sc

RIP. Great singer.

Cupcake_Crisis

R.I.P. One of my dads favourite singers, hes very sad about it. Great singer

ascanbe

RIP.
From what I saw of him seemed to be a great singer/storyteller/personality.
My Dad is a big fan.
Saw some of the late late show tonight, for the first time in a long time, and Christy Moore played a pretty touching song in his memory.

KevIRL

An absolute legend. Greatly missed already

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYGVGLkTTlY

OutlawPete

Yes, RIP Liam ..

I set a thread up earlier today on the Music forum and have added a load of videos from the JFK ones to the Ed Sullivan appearance that changed their lives for ever.

Also added a few docu's there too.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=63347622

At the end of The Yellow Bittern this song plays .. says it all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1se8_-fcxZs

1968

Very sad news to wake up to. RIP.

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Home, home, home from the sea
Angels of mercy, answer our plea
And carry us home, home, home from the sea
Carry us safely home from the sea. [/FONT]

lugha

brummytom wrote: »

The first time I heard this song (The band played waltzing Matilda), it nearly reduced me to tears. Sung with such conviction, such passion, and emotion. May he rest in peace

Cracking version. The studio one is even better and makes the Pogue's version (itself a mean attempt) sound ordinary.

Joey the lips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=429PaSejZCE

A brilliant man. Truely enjoyable

Run_to_da_hills

I still have "The boys won't leave the Girls alone" on Vinyl which includes one of my favorites "South Australia".

RIP to a another great Irish legend along with Phil Lynott, Rory Gallagher and Ronnie Drew.

ccosgrave

Sad to see the last of the Clancys and Makem gone, they are all truly missed.

Slidey

I only found out after spotting this in the BBV thread title from the front page.

Brummys Youtube vid is fantastic. I have a slightly different version on the iPod as one of my most played songs.

Epic stuff. Singers of this mans calibre are a rare find.

stovelid

thomond2006

A wonderful musician.

May He Rest in Peace.

stovelid

Which Clancy sung on the Wind that Shakes the Barely? I know there must be millions of versions but I'm thinking of the very early one (on the album The Rising of the Moon)...? Just a voice and a harp (Harpsichord?)accompanying. All the versions I see online seem more recent. I adore that version of the song. Listening to it now.

brummytom

stovelid wrote: »

Which Clancy sung on the Wind that Shakes the Barely? I know there must be millions of versions but I'm thinking of the very early one (on the album The Rising of the Moon)...? Just a voice and a harp (Harpsichord?)accompanying. All the versions I see online seem more recent. I adore that version of the song. Listening to it now.

Wow.. just listened to that. Lovely
Sounds like Tommy Makem to me; I'm sure someone can correct me if I'm mistaken

stovelid

brummytom wrote: »

Wow.. just listened to that. Lovely
Sounds like Tommy Makem to me; I'm sure someone can correct me if I'm mistaken

I don't know all the stuff very well but I adore that album. 1959!

brummytom

stovelid wrote: »

I don't know all the stuff very well but I adore that album. 1959!

I've decided it's definitely Tommy Makem now :pac:

Listening to that album on Spotify now. The version of The Foggy Dew on it's great. Liam singing Eamonn An Chnuic, as gaeilge, beautiful

arybvtcw0eolkf

Christy Moore played a nice tribute to Liam Clancy on The Late Late Show this Friday..

minidazzler

I was away, didn't hear he died until right now! I got goosebumps listening to the Parting Glass!!

What a Man, he had one of the most beautiful voices of the Irish Ballad singers. Clean, crisp and just beautiful.

Slidey

I went into HMV and bought his DVD, Live at the Bitter End today.

Just have it on now, its excellent.

blogga

A great singer and a great performer. He was part of a group that put Ireland more on the world stage and gave the country a self confidence it had lacked. Truly the end of an era. The torch is passed to a new generation...and Jedward awaits. I weep.

biko

RIP