Liam Clancy - RIP

[Joe]

Ireland has lost another of her proud musicians. Liam Clancy passed away on December 4th.

Please take a moment and read about his life on Wikipedia... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liam_Clancy

[mott]

I had heard he was ill for a bit and wasn't touring lately. I last saw him at the Milwaukee Irish Fest a few years ago, which was also when I last saw Tommy Makem (they were on separate venues). He was a wonderful performer, and much of his music is available on YouTube, which is fortunate. And as with his brothers and Tommy, his legacy will live on.

[faerie]

oh wow, I didnt even know he was sick....I grew up listening to the clancy brothers
thats sad news to hear

Tia

[Joe]

From RTE News:

Hundreds attend Clancy funeral

The funeral took place in St Mary's Church in Dungarvan this lunchtime with burial afterwards in Ring in Co Waterford.

Those who attended included the President's aide de camp and the Taoiseach's aide de camp, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen and members of the arts and music community.

The Co Tipperary-born performer was the last surviving member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, who were credited with bringing Irish traditional music to a world audience in the 1960s.

Dubbed as Ireland's first pop stars, international artists including Bob Dylan acknowledged their major influence on the music scene.

The 74-year-old was surrounded by his wife Kim and daughters Siobhan and Fiona when he passed away in hospital on Friday.

Mr Clancy had been suffering from a six-month long respiratory illness and it is understood he died of complications.

He had spoken by telephone with his musician son Donal earlier in the day while his other son Eban was returning home from the UK.

Tributes to Mr Clancy, who also enjoyed a successful solo career, poured in from leading figures in music and the arts.

Read the entire article here.. www.rte.ie/news/2009/1207/clancyl.html
and be sure to visit the links at the end of that article for news videos.