Tunes N Tales [Live]

The Clancy Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 24, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Folk Era Records
• ASIN: B00000183W
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,451 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Wild Colonial Boy

2. Jug of Punch

3. Master McGrath

4. William Bloat

5. Sweet Thames Flow Softly

6. Eddystone Light

7. Bantry Girl's Lament

8. Pub With No Beer

9. Off to Philadelphia

10. Travelin' People

11. Sister Josephine

12. Finnegan's Wake

13. Wild River

14. Risin' of the Moon

15. Parting Glass

Editorial Reviews

The Clancy Brothers were always at their most spirited in a live context, and Tunes and Tales of Ireland is a fine example of their rambunctious performances. Though not their most quintessential lineup, with Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem having been replaced by Bobby Clancy and Robbie O'Connell, the set is nonetheless first rate, complete with colorful pre-song banter. Split between well-known standards and more obscure tunes, such as the beautiful "Sweet Thames Flow Softly" and the sing-along "Off to Philadelphia," this set is a perfect snapshot of one of the last great Clancy lineups, as Tommy and Paddy Clancy would pass on a few years later. ~ Matt Fink, All Music Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Plain Fun, March 10, 2001

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Tim "pap_the_pirate" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tunes N Tales (Audio CD)

More brogue and blarney than you'd get from the Bold O'Donough. This is a fun visit with the boys - older and thicker at the middle, but in fine voice, harmony and spirit Renditions of CB standards like the Wild Colonial Boy and Risin' of the Moon are mature and rousing, and The Parting Glass is just lovely. The only things wrong with this in-concert recording are that there isn't more of it, and that I wasn't there.

3.0 out of 5 stars Historic for Tom Clancy, but not a best effort, February 25, 2008

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This review is from: Tunes N Tales (Audio CD)

This is Tom Clancy's final recording, made live in 1988. For those not familiar with the Clancy Brothers, the group formed in the mid 1950's and eventually took America and Ireland by storm during the folk boom of the 1960's with robust renditions of traditional Irish tunes; not your typical "Danny Boy"!!! The group originally featured Tommy Makem, Liam Clancy, Paddy Clancy, and Tom Clancy. In 1969 Bobby Clancy took Tommy Makem's place in the group, and in the 1980's, Robbie O'Connell joined the group. This recording has it's moments, but it suffers from a bad sound mix which is due to recording to DAT, a medium which does not allow for mixing later on. However, some songs like 'Pub with no Beer', 'Jug of Punch', 'Master McGrath', and 'Finnegan's Wake' still come off as decent renditions, showing us fans what a great group this was.