azirishmusic's Full Review: 28 Irish Pub Songs by Clancy Brothers/Tommy Makem
In the mid '50's, some Irish lads were in New York trying to break into acting. The folk music boom was just getting started, so almost as a lark, they performed some Irish folk songs. The response was so strong that they formed the Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem. After appearing on the Ed Sulivan show, they were signed to a contract with Columbia Records. After more than 40 years, the Clancy Brothers were still releasing recordings.
Almost every Irish vocal group that followed has to some degree been influenced by the Clancy Brothers. Some groups such as the Dubliners, Wolfe Tones, Irish Rovers, Johstons, Sands Family, Black Family among others were strongly influenced by the Clancy Brothers. The Clancy Brothers brought life and energy to their music and the audiences loved it.
The widespread retail release of 28 Irish Pub Songs by Canada's Madacy Records label in 1996 (typically for no more than $6 to $7) helped to introduce a whole new generation to the infectious up tempo style the Clancy Brothers introduced. It does not take much imagination to get transported into an Irish pub, clapping and singing along on the choruses. If you should drop into to a real Irish pub, there is a good chance you would hear many of the songs on this album.
As the title suggests, there are several pure drinking songs such as "The Moonshiner", "Whiskey You're the Devil", "A Jug of Punch", "The Parting Glass", "Roisin the Bow" to name only a few. In a similar vein are light hearted "story" songs such as "Nell Flaherty's Drake", "Courtin in the Kitchen", "Bold Thady Quill" and the classic "Finnigan's Wake". At the same time, while there are "rebel songs" such as "Rising of the Moon", "Foggy Dew", "The Minstrel Boy" and "The Men of the West"; the Clancy Brothers never come across as overtly political as say the Wolfe Tones.
This CD is a wonderful introduction to the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
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