Live!

The Clancy Brothers

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Live! Review

by Johnny Loftus

Live! was recorded March 8 and 9, 1982, at An Evening Dinner Theatre in Westchester County, NY. It features the talents of the Clancy Brothers, who are here joined by nephew Robbie O'Connell. It's a rousing collection of singalongs and thoughtful ballads, all of which unfold with a little bit of entertaining back story (the Clancys, after all, were actors before their careers as musicians). Clattering favorites like "Beer, Beer, Beer" and "She Didn't Dance" join contemplative ballads like "Green Fields of France," each song characterized by the Clancys' appropriately lusty, funny, or sobering vocals and fleshed out with banjo, guitar, bodhran, and bass. Best is "Deer Boss (Bricks)," which tells the story of a luckless Irish laborer left bruised and broken by a particularly hilarious work site mishap. Live!'s recording is pristine throughout, and the energetic crowd laughs, claps, and sings along with the group at every turn.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	As I Roved Out Tommy Makem	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	02:29	Spotify Amazon
2	Love of the North	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	03:13	Spotify Amazon
3	She Didn't Dance	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	01:40	Spotify Amazon
4	Dear Boss (Bricks)	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	03:48	Spotify Amazon
5	Logger Lover	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	03:55	Spotify Amazon
6	The Green Fields of France	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	06:26	Spotify Amazon
7	Beer, Beer, Beer	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	02:29	Spotify Amazon
8	Ann Boleyn	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	03:27	Spotify Amazon
9	John O'Dreams Bill Caddick	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	03:44	Spotify Amazon
10	The Rebellion of 1916 Father Peader Carney / William Butler Yeats	The Clancy Brothers feat: O'Connell / Robbie O'Connell	10:07	Spotify Amazon

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