The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Seaking
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 06:24 AM

I tried the Camsco Music link and got this message:

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Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: GUEST,beachcomber
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 04:34 PM

Jeeeeez guest Redfred, I sincerely hope I havn't started another of those   "Is he/isn't he ?" threads about Ciaran MacMathuna. I doremember that Liam Clancy suffered some such a few years ago. (He recently "filled in" for Paddy Reilly at a concert so at least I can be sure that Liam is still with us.)

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Maxine
Date: 19 Mar 07 - 12:20 PM

Hello all

Just back from a trip to Killarney, County Kerry. I had to let you know about this chap, Pat Kelleher, we watched him perform at Danny Mann's and it really was quite lovely, what a voice and such feeling in every song. He and Dan O'Sullivan perform as a Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Tribute duo - Dan O'Sullivan unwell at the time so only Pat performed. If you ever get a chance to see him (or even just go to Ireland) go for it!

Pat Kelleher

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: GUEST,Peter Carr...[www.picturedrome.net]
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 12:04 PM

Sorry to intrude on your thread...I was force fed The Clancy Brothers as a young lad by my mum [Angela Cassiddy of Ardlougher]..and its stuck...iiss there anywhere that I can buy the complete works of The Clancy Brothers or even the best of..without going online..I want to go into a shop idealy in Huddersfield [west yorks]and but the music..for my mums birthday on the 12 of next month...Hope someone can help..PC

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Jim Lad
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 12:15 PM

The Complete Works?
Well now, if you must dream, it might as well be in colour, Peter.
On-line is fairly safe now but I'm sure you have reasons for not wanting to do that.
I'll have a look on the net, when the kid's having her nap, and see what would qualify as "The Complete Works". (about 4 hours from now)
In the meantime, someone else may already have the answer.
And you're not intruding on any one's thread. Only "Meself" does that.

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: GUEST,PC
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 12:18 PM

I'd be very gratefull.........any relation to Alan ? [two L's]

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 12:36 PM

The CAMSCO URL has been changed from camsco.com to camscomusic,com
The website is in the midsat of a complete upheaval--If you wat to reach me, the E-mail is now [e-mail]; the pjone number is still 800/548-FOLK (3655).

And I carry lots of the Clancys recordings.

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Jim Lad
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 01:59 PM

Dick Greenhaus probably has as good an answer as any, PC. As for the name "Jim Lad", I just use that because I'm really famous and stuff.

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Jim Lad
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 02:58 PM

Try this Complete Collection . Even if you don't buy them on the internet, you now know what to order through the record shop.

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Jim Lad
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 02:59 PM

Mind you, I don't see the Carnegie Hall one there!

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: PoppaGator
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 03:49 PM

Tommy Makem has his own MySpace page:

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=52712850

Surprised?

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Jim Lad
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 03:51 PM

No. I knew about that. Any news?

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 04:19 PM

Boys, you've gotta get up pretty early to get the jump on Jim Lad!

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Jim Lad
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 05:07 PM

Oh, you're up then?

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Jim Lad
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 05:13 PM

Speaking of, Meself, if you care to go up the list a wee bit, you'll see that I had a wee dig at you before you got up!

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 05:35 PM

Hmmph! I hereby take back all those nice things I've said about you. And the next time I'm talking to the Clancys, I'll tell them so.

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: Jim Lad
Date: 20 Mar 07 - 06:14 PM

Might be sooner than you think.
All they ever do is my stuff, anyway.

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: emjay
Date: 20 Oct 07 - 03:45 PM

For some reason I have been reading through all the threads about the
Clancys and Tommy Makem and had to stop and go put an old VHS of the reunion concert on and this time, to make sure I don't wear it out, I am copying it to a dvd.
Wonderful music. What singers, what performers. We'll be on the cruise with Liam Clancy again next January. We have resolved to never again miss a chance to see any of them in person, and sadly, Liam is the last. Thank goodness for the next generation of Makems and Clancys who are keeping the tradition alive.

Subject: RE: The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
From: GUEST,BlackAcornUK
Date: 26 Feb 24 - 02:38 PM

Been pondering this myself, and found this thread -

I, to, also often find their output too polished, and too mannered - their sound sometimes recalls the textures of group singing as found in Hollywood movies of the 1950s.

To my ears, Lou Killen tends to add a bit more grit to their sound - Tommy Makem seems to get subsumed within the polish of the wider Clancy sound

Full respect for them bringing the songs to wider ears, though