Liam Clancy Dead
6th December 2009
Liam Clancy, who died on December 4 aged 74, was the last surviving member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, the first and arguably the most authentic of the Irish folk groups to make an impact far beyond their homeland over the last half-century; rated by Bob Dylan “the best ballad singer I ever heard in my life”, he was also a fine guitarist.
I have an album on which Tommy Makem introduces Liam as ‘the young fellow over there, Liam Clancy’. Makes me feel old, I’m telling you.