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April 4, 2010:
Aoife Clancy
It's been almost four years since Aoife Clancy captivated the Woods Hole community with her luscious and velvety tone. Continuing the great Irish tradition of the legendary Clancy family, she sings Irish and contemporary folk music in a style that is unceasingly straightforward and pure.
Aoife (pronounced "Eefa") was born in County Tipperary, Ireland. She learned to sing and play guitar from her father Bobby. After performing internationally with the Clancys, then touring on her own, she joined the all female band Cherish the Ladies in 1995. She has made five recordings with the Ladies, two with her family, and two solo albums. These days, she tours no less than two hundred days a year throughout the United States and Europe. "Whether she's delivering an ancient Irish ballad, an American folk classic, or an urgent contemporary song," says Scott Alarik of the Boston Globe, "Aoife sings with the same gorgeous naturalism as if she were experiencing the emotions in the songs for the first time."
For more info visit: http://www.aoifeclancy.com/
Photo by David Schofield
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