Track Listing

1. Brennan on the Moor - Tommy Makem, The Clancy Brothers
2. Work of the Weavers - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
3. Stuttering Lovers - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
4. Paddy Doyle's Boots - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
5. Maid of Fife-E-O - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
6. Bard of Armagh - Tommy Makem, The Clancy Brothers
7. Jug of Punch - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
8. Roddy McCorley - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
9. Barnyards of Delgaty - Tommy Makem, The Clancy Brothers
10. Castle of Dromore - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
11. Bold Tenant Farmer - Tommy Makem, The Clancy Brothers
12. Ballinderry - Tommy Makem, The Clancy Brothers
13. Bungle Rye - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
14. Eileen Aroon - The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem
15. Johnny I Hardly Knew You - Tommy Makem, The Clancy Brothers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88171 in Music
• Released on: 1996-09-03
• Number of discs: 1

From the Label
Due in no small part to the successes of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, a great folk revival was sweeping through United States in 1961 when the Boys went into the studio to record their third album for TRADITION. Unlike their previous "theme" albums, on this record they created a program to explore all the moods and lines of the Irish song. The New York City recording studio was a long way from the Clancy homestead in Tipperary (and Makem's in Armagh), but they were able to retain the old country ring of honesty in their performance.

Customer Reviews

Another nice compilation of really nice Irish folk
The Clancy Brothers are always a winner in the Irish folk arena. Hard to rate them because I like just about everything they do. You can sense that the Brothers and Tommy Makem pour themselves into their music with such feeling and power and it will make you feel proud to be Irish even if you are a Thai Mexican (not necessarily a reflection of the reviewer...hahaha). But in all honesty the music will have you wanting to sing and maybe even drink a few pints of Guiness which, by the way, never hurt anyone from what I hear!

Throw this cd on, pour the Guiness in, and have some fun!

Review of the NEW, expanded edition
For serious fans of Irish folk music like me, who are incensed at how Sony has spit on its Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem's Columbia catalogue, the release of this hugely expanded version of one of the quartet's greatest live recordings is nothing short of an early Easter miracle.

It seems like everything is here -- all the songs (plus the two from the 1962 Carnegie Hall concert attached to the original 1963 release of this album), all the between-song dialogue, even the guitar/banjo tuning. Wait 'til you hear the fun, innocent references to John F. Kennedy (then the U.S. president and still 9 months from his assassination).

Without the visuals, you're not always sure what's going on with the banter, but it helps to know there were some people actually sitting *behind* the group during the St. Patrick's Day, 1963 concert. That fact isn't readily apparent in the miniscule version of this album released in '63.

Also, you quickly understand what Liam Clancy's referring to in his brilliant liner notes when he refers to audience participation. Again, not evident on the truncated original release, in this version you hear how boistrous the crowd is, shouting out songs it wants to hear to the point where Makem, amidst the competing requests, yells "shut up!" It's quite amusing.

Beyond this, the sound quality is excellent, the performances as energetic and feisty as the truncated original album suggested, and the CD packaging is excellent -- lots of never-before-seen pictures of the boys at the hall and an in-depth essay placing the boys in their time.

Absolutely worth buying!

Irish Music at its best
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem brought Irish music to the masses in Ireland as well as America. This album, their third and last before signing with Columbia, is a fine example of their simple early work. With great rebel songs like Brennan on the Moor, Roddy McCorely and Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye, and lullabys like Castle of Dromore and Eileen Aroon, there is something for every Irish fan on this disc. A Great Buy!!!