Irish folk legend Liam Clancy has died

Friday, December 4, 2009
By 1stAngel

Irish folk legend Liam Clancy has died at the age of 74.

He was the last surviving member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, who were famed for their iconic Aran sweaters

The band was at the fore of the 1960s folk revival, and Bob Dylan once said he could not “think of anybody who’s a better ballad singer than Liam.”

Mr Clancy had been ill for some time, and died in hospital in Cork on Friday, surrounded by family members.

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I live in Manchester, UK and spend my time working for the arts. My actual profession is Artist, but I spend more time now reporting and promoting artists. I also write for Our Gym (co.uk) and Galileo Was Right (com)

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