The Clancy Brothers
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The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk group whose energetic performances and recordings in the 1950s and 1960s helped popularize Irish and folk music internationally, particularly in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Clancy Brothers canonical | 2 |
| The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem | 2 |
| Come Fill Your Glass with Us (album, with The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish folk music group
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vocal group ⓘ |
| activePeriodPeak | 1960s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| appearedOn | The Ed Sullivan Show ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
The Clancy Brothers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Tommy Makem ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | helped spark interest in Irish heritage among Irish Americans ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish folk music
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folk music ⓘ |
| heritage | Irish Catholic background ⓘ |
| influenced |
American folk revival
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Celtic music scene in the United States ⓘ subsequent Irish folk musicians ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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Irish ⓘ |
| legacy | regarded as one of the most important Irish folk groups of the 20th century ⓘ |
| mediaFormat |
live albums
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studio albums ⓘ television appearances ⓘ |
| member |
Bobby Clancy
ⓘ
Liam Clancy ⓘ Paddy Clancy ⓘ Tom Clancy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing Aran sweaters as stage costume
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popularizing Irish folk music internationally ⓘ |
| notableIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
Brennan on the Moor
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The Parting Glass (song performance) ⓘ
surface form:
The Parting Glass
The Rising of the Moon ⓘ The Wild Rover (song performance) ⓘ
surface form:
The Wild Rover
Whiskey You’re the Devil ⓘ |
| originCity | Carrick-on-Suir ⓘ |
| originCounty | County Tipperary ⓘ |
| performanceStyle | energetic live performances ⓘ |
| performedAt | Carnegie Hall ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| repertoire |
drinking songs
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rebel songs ⓘ traditional Irish ballads ⓘ |
| tourActivity |
toured extensively in the United States
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toured in Ireland ⓘ toured in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| typeOfEnsemble | family musical group ⓘ |
| vocalArrangement | close-harmony singing ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Come Fill Your Glass with Us (album, with The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem)
this entity surface form:
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
this entity surface form:
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem