{"id":1273,"date":"2012-03-17T20:09:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-18T00:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2012-03-17T20:09:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-18T00:09:43","slug":"video-grab-bag-the-clancy-brothers-and-tommy-makem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2012\/03\/17\/video-grab-bag-the-clancy-brothers-and-tommy-makem\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Grab Bag: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem<\/a>: Because their records were the ones I neatly extracted from my parents’ collection and played as often as I could. <\/p>\n

The Clancys came from Tipperary, Tommy Makem from Armagh, and they started creating a Irish traditional music sensation in America in the 1960s. I was lucky enough to see an incarnation of the band – there were several line-up changes over the years – in the late ’80s in DC, and I brought one of my carefully hoarded records for them to sign. (Which they did, with great ceremony, and perhaps some amusement, but definitely with courtly kindness towards a gawky not-quite teenager.) And as I remember, their voices were as sweet and true as ever.<\/p>\n

Time has taken its toll, and as of 2009, they have all passed on. But they are still my favorite, for ever and always. <\/p>\n

To add the Clancys and\/or Mr. Makem to your own record collection, you can go Amazon<\/a> and also to eMusic <\/a>. The latter has Hearty & Hellish!<\/a> which was the record that I probably listened to the most.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these videos. <\/p>\n

 
\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/jpjWCSL-utI<\/p>\n

 
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Rising of the Moon-Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem 6\/11<\/div><\/div>
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