Willie Clancy Pipes /Joe Leary Fiddle

[celt1745]

Mait thu aris, clarebannerman! Yes, the great Clancy was a "ciotógach" (leftie). He was also a fine fiddler.

[gcpropertymanagement]

A good study in real music. Thank you, Clare Bannerman and the rest for these rare treats.

[liamg353]

fkn legend brilliant



[arfer]

Great stuff. Willie had a lot of soul.

[kalidastony]

if anyone knows about the delougherys of Dunbeg, let me know K. cos am one

[1234567qwertyy]

only that theres delougherys in north clare area.

[murlach1]

lol no i think hes playing them left-handed in this video for the crack :L:L:L

[1234567qwertyy]

willies grand nieve here. Dad said he was left handed and loved to crack jokes. when he was very young he would keep trying to take his mother Ellens, concertina and keep saying tina mammy tina.

[ddsiple]

Willie Clancy was a left-handed player?

[bhpipes]

sure was.

[1234567qwertyy]

continued: when willie was 3 years old he asked his mother for a tinwhistle and played it all day at school and all day. his father Gilbert and mother were very good players. if a tune came into his mind during the night he often got up to 'play the tune out of him' so as the priests lived on the hill behind them and they at the bottom of the hill they nearly always played with the light off so the priest wouldnt think that the 'clancys kept a bad house'

[boxplayer2]

I'm actually related to willy way down the line and i wanted to no if u have any other videos of this beautiful piping

[1234567qwertyy]

hey cuz!!

[boxplayer2]

@1234567qwertyy

do u know of the Shanahans of Doonbeg?

[1234567qwertyy]

dad said; yes the grandfather and father was a nice man, and used to let the milking cows out on the sand hills as dry all year. they are related to us on the Murrihy side. u related to them?

[boxplayer2]

yes my grandmother is a shanahan.....her fathers name was william shanahan if that helps any

[isabellanakahara]

Thank you for posting this. Wonderful clip.

[Rickupinoft]

Lovely clip. The presenter of the show is Sean Ó Murchú who also hosted Céilí House on RTÉ Radio for many years. And the man in the background, between Joe and Willie is sean-nós singer Seán 'ac Dhonncha if I'm not mistaken. A fabulous singer from Carna in Galway.