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.

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instanceOf Irish folk music group
vocal group
activePeriodPeak 1960s
activePeriodStart 1950s
appearedOn The Ed Sullivan Show
associatedAct The Clancy Brothers self-linksurface differs
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
folk music
heritage Irish Catholic background
influenced American folk revival
Celtic music scene in the United States
subsequent Irish folk musicians
languageOfPerformance English
Irish
legacy regarded as one of the most important Irish folk groups of the 20th century
mediaFormat live albums
studio albums
television appearances
member Bobby Clancy
Liam Clancy
Paddy Clancy
Tom Clancy
notableFor popularizing Aran sweaters as stage costume
popularizing Irish folk music internationally
notableIn United States of America
surface form: United States
notableWork Brennan on the Moor
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
rebel songs
traditional Irish ballads
tourActivity toured extensively in the United States
toured in Ireland
toured in the United Kingdom
typeOfEnsemble family musical group
vocalArrangement close-harmony singing

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American folk music revival hasNotableFigure The Clancy Brothers
Liam Clancy memberOf The Clancy Brothers
Liam Clancy notableWork The Clancy Brothers
this entity surface form: Come Fill Your Glass with Us (album, with The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem)
Liam Clancy associatedAct The Clancy Brothers
this entity surface form: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
The Clancy Brothers associatedAct The Clancy Brothers self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem