Finbarr Clancy

Finbarr Clancy (born March 5th, 1970) is an Irish folk singer and musician. Early in his career he performed with The Clancy Brothers. He currently is a member of the group The High Kings.

Birth and family

Finbarr Clancy was the only son born to folk musician Bobby Clancy and Moira Mooney in County Tipperary, Ireland. Bobby Clancy, who was touring with the Clancy Brothers at the time, announced Finbarr’s birth on David Frost's television talk show. Finbarr is the nephew of the popular folk singers, Liam Clancy, Paddy Clancy, and Tom Clancy, who helped to spark the Irish folk music revival of the 1960s. Like the Clancy Brothers, he grew up in Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary.

Finbarr has sometimes performed with his sister, folk singer Aoife Clancy, and his brother-in-law, Welsh singer Ryland Teifi (the husband of his sister, Roisin).

He married Gráinne Butler in 2008.

Early career

Clancy made his debut at age ten, playing the banjo and singing. In the mid-1990s, he toured the United States and Ireland with the Clancy Brothers. He sang and played electric bass and flute with the group, which consisted at the time of Bobby, Paddy, and Liam Clancy and Finbarr’s cousin, singer-songwriter Robbie O'Connell. As part of this group, Finbarr appeared in the Clancy Brothers' filmed "Farewell to Ireland" performance in early 1996, which has since been released on DVD.

Clancy

Clancy is an Irish name coming from the Gaelic Mac Fhlannchaidh. Notable people with the name include:

As a first name

As a last name

Clancy (band)

Clancy were a British rock group, prominent in the pub rock scene of the early 1970s. They issued two albums on Warner Bros. Records, but did not achieve chart success.

History

In mid 1973, Ian Gomm of Brinsley Schwarz introduced Colin Bass (of The Foundations and Velvet Opera) who Gomm had played with in The Daisy Showband, to Ernie Graham (of Eire Apparent and Help Yourself) and Jonathan "Jojo" Glemser (also of Help Yourself) who Gomm had played with on the Downhome Rhythm Kings tour. Together with drummer Steve Brendall (ex-Matchbox) and Dave Vasco (also formerly of The Foundations), they formed Clancy, who became part of London’s growing Pub-Rock scene. They briefly signed with Island Records, but were dropped after differences with producer Muff Winwood.

In late 1973, first Brendall and then Glemser left, being replaced by George Butler and Dave Skinner (formerly with Uncle Dog). When Butler left, he was replaced by drummer Barry Ford and percussionist Gaspar Lawal. The line up then stabilised, and Clancy signed with Warner Bros. Records for whom they release two albums Seriously Speaking in 1974 and Every Day in 1975. Neither album achieved chart success and Clancy split in 1976.

Clancy (disambiguation)

Clancy is both a given name and a surname, of Irish origin

Clancy may also refer to:

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Music

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