Willie Clancy

A master of the uillean pipes, Willie Clancy is remembered for his rich mixture of reels, slow airs, slip jigs and mazurkas. A regular performer at summer Irish music sessions in his hometown of Miltown Malbay, from 1957 until 1972, he spent countless hours playing with such influential Irish musicians as Christy Moore, Paul Brady and Paddy Moloney, later with the Chieftains. The son of a flute and concertina player, Clancy was weaned on the tunes of blind piper Garret Barry (1847-1900). Playing the tin whistle from the age of five, Clancy became mesmerized when he heard pipe...