The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem - The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection

The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk group, which initially developed as a part of the American folk music revival. Most popular in the 1960s, they were famed for their trademark Aran jumpers and are widely credited with popularizing Irish traditional music in the United States and revitalizing it in Ireland, paving the way for an Irish folk boom with groups like The Dubliners and The Wolfe Tones.The Clancy Brothers, Patrick Paddy Clancy, Tom Clancy, and Liam Clancy, are best known for their work with Tommy Makem. It is this line-up that we celebrate with 60 great tracks.