The Makem & Clancy Concert [Live]

Tommy Makem, Makem & Clancy (Tommy & Liam) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000000E00
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,550 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The album that revived T. Makem and L. Clancy's career., June 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Makem & Clancy Concert (Audio CD)

After Tommy Makem left the Clancy Brothers in 1969 the remainder of the group basicly became an oldies act that explored little new material. Although The Clancy Brothers were still quite entertaining if you were lucky enough to see them live, they never again, except for the highly emotional "Reunion" album were able to recapture the majic of their '60's recordings where you would swear they were right there in your den performing for you. The Makem & Clancy Concert changed things. Tommy and Liam reunited in mid 70's and this fine live album is a testamony as to how they jump started their temporarily stalled careers. They reworked old songs like O'Donnell Abu, wrote new material like Rambles of Spring, and brought the work of new emerging song writers like Eric Bogle into their program with fresh enthusiasm. They also enriched the music from the 60's period by adding fiddle, bodrahn, concertina and flute to the usual guitar-banjo-whistle arrangements.

It's all here on this live album recorded in front of an appreciative Dublin audience. It's so obvious that this also is the album that proved that Tommy and Liam did have what it takes to make it as successful solo performers, a fact that holds true for both of them to this very day. Buy this album and you will here what is awatershed performance of two of the very best folk singers at a make or break point in their careers. Be warned though that a few great performances from the original double LP including "Peter Kagan And The Wind" have been cut from the CD which enrages me. You'll have to find an old scratched up LP at the used vinyl store or maybe the library to hear the entire uncut album. Despite this flaw, I highly reccomend this album to all Clancy Brothers and TM fans. It's some of Tommy and Liam's best work.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WHY DID THEY LEAVE OFF THE BEST TRACK?, November 24, 2003

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Margaret Cutts (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Makem & Clancy Concert (Audio CD)

I appreciate the fact that M & C were able to fit a two album recording on one CD Rom, but frankly would rather have paid the extra money to have two CDs that include my favourite song: Peter Kagan and the Wind. I used to own the the double album in vinyl and love every song. If you don't know them, I guess you won't know what you are missing. However, I would still recommend going on e-bay to find the original album, if you are old and sad enough (like me) to have a turntable. Or maybe we could all write to the music publishers to complain?

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best song was left off., October 18, 2005

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Mary Novacek - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Makem & Clancy Concert (Audio CD)

I love all the songs on this CD but I agree the best song was left off and is impossible to find by Makem and Clancy. Peter Kagan and the Wind needs to be recorded on CD.