Liam Clancy: Memoirs of an Irish Troubadour
Liam Clancy
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Book Details:
Publisher:Virgin Books
ISBN:9781852279486
Published Date:4th April 2002
Dimensions:153 X 234 X 32 mm
Weight:0.7396 kilograms
Pages:293
Binding:Hardcover
Illustrations:facsimiles, portraits
Condition:LikeNew
Notes:W11
Short Description
Liam Clancy's autobiography describes his journey from eleventh child of a provincial Irish family to musician at the heart of the Greenwich Village scene of the late 50s and early 60s. The wine, the women, the songs and the stories are all recounted, with tales of his encounters with celebrities.
Full Description
On St Patrick's Night, 1961, Liam Clancy, with his brothers, Paddy and Tom, and their friend Tommy, made their debut musical appearance on the American television programme, the "Ed Sullivan Show", playing to over 50 million viewers. Their overnight success made the four young folk singers from rural Ireland a part of musical history, selling millions of records in the forty following years and earning them the title of "the Beatles of Irish music". Liam Clancy's autobiography describes his journey from being raised as the eleventh child of a provincial Irish family in the 1930s, to living in the heart of the New York music scene of the late 50s and early 60s, at a time when Greenwich Village was the mecca for aspiring artists. The wine, the women, the songs and the stories are recounted in this book, along with tales of his encounters with celebrities and up-and-coming stars, including Bob Dylan, Maya Angelou, Robert Redford, Lenny Bruce, Pete Seeger and Barbra Streisand.
Review
Lively memoir of a founding member of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, the legendary Irish folk group, this story takes us from small town 1930s Ireland to the New York music scene in the 50s and 60s.
