Liam Clancy laid bare?

Subject: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: GUEST,beachcomber
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 04:06 PM

Whilst attempting to avoid the post Xmas sales to-day I met Liam in a small corner shop, doing likewise. His great news, for me at any rate, was, that his Autobiography is soon to hit the bookshops. He said that the cover and some notes are on his web site already, anyone seen it ? Sorry, I can't do the "blue Clicky Thing" (ask Bernard ? again?). It promises to be quite a read as Liam has had an amazing career since leaving Carrick-on-Suir, in Tipperary some time back in the 50's. Just thought that I'd mention it for those "Catters" who are interested. Happy New Year to the lot of yez.

Beach

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 04:16 PM

Interesting title for his book, makes one want to read it straight off. Here's a blickie/clicky

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: Amergin
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 04:23 PM

uh katdarling...where is the blicky? I am interested...he is one of the reasons I got into folk music in general....

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 04:29 PM

oops, sorry about that. Helps to use an equals instead of a minus sign!

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: GUEST,beachcomber
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 05:11 PM

Thanks Kat, for the link. The name "The Mountain of the Women" is a translation of "Sliamh na mBan" by the way, and does not, of course, have any other significance...........could it?

beach

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 05:20 PM

I guess the only way to know is to read the book, eh?**BG**

Thanks for letting us know about this, Beach!

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: GUEST,beachcomber
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 05:33 PM

Thanks Kat, for the link. The name "The Mountain of the Women" is a translation of "Sliamh na mBan" by the way, and does not, of course, have any other significance...........could it?

beach

PS Must'nt have paid my subs, again. I see I've been added to the "Guest list".

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 05:35 PM

Is there an echo on here, too?**BG**

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: little john cameron
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 07:42 PM

Kat,ask Fielding about us wearing Irish type sweaters ala Clancys.Sweated bug-juice on stage.Phew!!!! ljc

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: catspaw49
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 07:52 PM

"Mountain of the Women?"..........and he is "laid bare?" What kind of smut are we peddling here?

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: Melani
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 07:58 PM

Damn! I thought he'd submitted a picture for the Mudcat calendar.

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: Art Thieme
Date: 28 Dec 01 - 10:02 PM

refresh

Art ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: GUEST,Oul'mole
Date: 06 Jan 02 - 10:26 PM

If, while anxiously awaiting the revelations in his book "The Mountain of the Women", ye'd care to see Liam Clancy's shiny *head* laid bare (which I believe it *never* is in public performance, but correct me if I'm wrong & reprove me for being catty ['Catty???] if you like) -- as he receives his honorary **Doctorate of Letters** from the University of Limerick -- go to

http://www.liamclancy.com/doc1.htm

on his website. There are also a couple of other pix from the ceremony, including one with his former colleague Dr. Tommy Makem who received the same well-deserved recognition. Come a long way since they last shook hands. If this is all old news, or non-news, to Mudcat regulars, please forgive this inexpert but well-meaning Guest. Annyway, good thing reports of Liam's death were greatly exaggerated back in March of '00: he'd have missed his appointment in the Groves of Academe. ("Back where I come from we have universities, seats of great learning -- where men go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep thoughts -- and with no more brains than you have. But: They have one thing you haven't got! A diploma!" --the Wizard of Oz)

Thanks, folkie-folks. You have a damn fine Forum here.

Subject: RE: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: GUEST,CARRICK-ON-SUIR PERSON
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 11:57 AM

The mountain of women is a real place.

The Mountain of Women: there are two sources for the name. The view of the mountain resembles a reclining lady of mountainous proportions. It also alludes to the legend of Fionn MacCool's task set for the ladies of Ireland to select a wife. He had a race to the top of the mountain and there were a lot of participants. It was fixed, of course, by the 'little people' so that the right girl won. naturally.

[caps changed to make more readable -by skinny clone]

Subject: RE: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 12:10 PM

...........& yer point?

Subject: RE: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 02:40 PM

To the last writer - with deepest respect. Not to put too fine a point on it, but "Mr. Happy" is U.S. slang for a vibrator of a particular configuration. Now, you REALLY have me curious as to where this line is headed.

Liam Clancy put out an earlier book, which I read long ago, depicting his early years, Catholic influences, etc., and what lead to his eventual teaming with his brothers and Tommy Maken in Greenwich Village, NY in the mid-1950's. A good read and full of insights. I am anxiously awaiting a chance at this new "mountainous" tome.

Subject: RE: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 03:30 PM

Please be aware that this is no longer a "new" book. I believe it is out of print in the U.S. although some bookstores should still have it.

Subject: RE: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: bill kennedy
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 03:43 PM

and maybe he felt he had covered it all in his first book, but Mountain of Women doesn't even mention Tommy Makem hardly at all

Subject: RE: Liam Clancy laid bare?
From: Greg B
Date: 10 Aug 07 - 10:11 PM

I translate it as "mons venerus" but then again, I might have
it wrong---