The Clancy Brothers

E97644

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.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish folk music group
vocal group
activePeriodPeak 1960s
activePeriodStart 1950s
appearedOn The Ed Sullivan Show NERFINISHED
associatedAct The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem NERFINISHED
Tommy Makem NERFINISHED
basedIn New York City
countryOfOrigin Ireland NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Liam Clancy NERFINISHED
Paddy Clancy NERFINISHED
Tom Clancy NERFINISHED
notableFor popularizing Aran sweaters as stage costume
popularizing Irish folk music internationally
notableIn United States NERFINISHED
notableWork Brennan on the Moor NERFINISHED
The Parting Glass NERFINISHED
The Rising of the Moon NERFINISHED
The Wild Rover NERFINISHED
Whiskey You’re the Devil NERFINISHED
originCity Carrick-on-Suir NERFINISHED
originCounty County Tipperary NERFINISHED
performanceStyle energetic live performances
performedAt Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED
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

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Liam Clancy ("The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem")
associatedAct
American folk music revival
hasNotableFigure
Liam Clancy
memberOf
Liam Clancy ("Come Fill Your Glass with Us (album, with The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem)")
notableWork

Please wait…