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Donal Clancy

Dónal Clancy is regarded as one of Irelands finest guitarists. He is the son of the world renowned singer Liam Clancy of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and has since the death of his father focused his attention on the family repertoire of songs that he grew up with, while keeping the Clancy tradition alive with his solo performances. In 2006 he released his first solo guitar album Close To Home, which The Boston Globe dubbed "a sweet masterpiece of melodic grace and riveting groove". In 2009 Dónal returned to live in Ireland with his wife Mary and their three children and in 2014, to much critical acclaim, he released Songs of a Roving Blade. The Irish Post awarded the album five stars, calling it folk singing at its best and a smashing album that should help to ensure these songs will never be lost

"Dónal Clancy is a consummate of Celtic guitarist with a voice sympathetic to a range of different song cultures and with a sense of musical arrangement true to the great classical Irish tradition." - Archie Fisher

Dónal Clancys new CD is a classic recording of a man and a guitar, great material beautifully played and sung. - Martin Simpson