AMG Review of Best of the Clancy Brothers [Vanguard]

James Christopher Monger
All Music Guide

This Vanguard release is more of a sampler than a collection, boasting a mere nine cuts. While songs like "The Irish Rover," "Haul Away Joe," and "The Maid of Fife-E-O" are indeed classics in the Clancy pantheon, a playlist this sparse feels more like a shot of Guinness than a pint. Fans looking for a more comprehensive anthology should pick up Columbia's Best of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem or, even better, Legacy's grand Best of the Clancy Brothers.