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Liam Clancy obituary

Last surviving member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, the Irish folk group who found success in the US'The best ballad singer I ever heard in my life" was Bob Dylan's verdict on Liam Clancy, who has died aged 74. He was the last remaining member of the best-known of all Irish folk groups, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, who made an impression that was strong enough for them to break through into the mainstream. The popularity of the quartet, comprising Liam, his older brothers Tom a...

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22:36 on December 4 2009

Liam Clancy obituary

Guardian Music — Last surviving member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, the Irish folk group who found success in the US'The best ballad singer I ever heard in my life" was Bob Dyl... more info

00:00 on December 5 2009

Irish folk singing legend Liam Clancy dies

The Independent — Irish folk singer Liam Clancy, who is credited with popularising his country's traditional music in the United States in the 1960s, died Friday aged 74, Ireland's RTE st... more info

Liam Clancy

20:15 on December 4 2009

Irish folk star Liam Clancy dies

BBC News - UK — Irish folk legend Liam Clancy, who was the last of the famous Clancy Brothers, has died at the age of 74. more info

Liam Clancy

01:16 on December 5 2009

Irish folk pioneer Liam Clancy dies

The Irish balladeer was the last of the Clancy Brothers troupe whose feisty, boozy songs of old Ireland spearheaded a 1960s folk revival worldwide. more info

Liam Clancy