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Clancy's Kitchen


This past weekend, I had the wonderful opportunity to listen to Clancy's Kitchen sing live at the theater in Dungarvan. Clancy's Kitchen is a family that preforms songs, stories, and tunes of The Clancy Brothers household. The members of the band had a childhood full of singing, music, and storytelling that filled their hearts and ears every day. The decided to share their tradition with the world and preform these songs and stories for visitors far and wide.


Although I was not familiar with most of the songs, it was still so cool to listen to them preform and hear the audience sing along. Everyone in their just seemed so comfortable and relaxed listening to Clancy's Kitchen preform and I definitely felt myself getting more into the entire scene. People were clapping and stomping along with the beat, and more than a few times did I join in. I did not really know what to expect when I first sat down but I can confidently say it was a very enjoyable night. Everyone there was so friendly, and the Irish spirit filled every corner of the room.

There was a poem written by William Yeats titled "A Faery Song" which is spoken from the voice a fairy that addresses the grieving reader. The fairy urgers the reader to not cry and used elements in nature as a metaphor for hope, renewal, and continuity of life. Even though this poem isn't about singing, the message of the song resonated with me just like the songs the Clancy family sang. The lines that I was most affected by was the second stanza:

"Give to these children, new from the world,

Silence and love

And the long dew-dropping hours of the night,

And the stars above:"

I think this part of the poem best reflects the theme of the concert. There were so many people from all over the world packed into those seats listening to this family sing history. This also took place at night, which directly coincides with the last two lines of the stanza. This, in all, was just such a fun night full of music, laughs, and friends, and an experience I will cherish forever.

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