The Clancy Brothers' Greatest Hits is a compilation of The Clancy Brothers

The Clancy Brothers

The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk music singing group, most popular in the 1960s, they were famed for their woolly Aran jumpers and are widely credited with popularizing Irish traditional music in the United States. The brothers were Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, Tom Clancy, Bobby Clancy...

' greatest hits, re-recorded with Lou Killen. It was their first album for Vanguard, their last album with Louis Killen, and the last studio album they would put out for a while. It was also the last album they would put out altogether for a while. The recording was originally released as a double album. In 2000, Vanguard rereleased it along with four previously unreleased tracks from their follow-up album Live! on a CD entitled Best of the Vanguard Years. A backup musician on a few of the tracks is Don McLean, mostly known for his song American Pie.

Track listing

1. Maid of Fife – 2:19
2. Jug of Punch – 2:55
3. Gallant Forty-Twa – 2:15
4. Whistling Gypsy
   The Gypsy Laddie
   "The Gypsy Laddie" , also known as "Black Jack Davy" and "The Raggle Taggle Gypsies" among many other titles, is a Border ballad , possibly written about 1720 on the Scottish side of the border...
   
    – 3:11
5. The Leaving of Liverpool
   The Leaving of Liverpool
   The Leaving of Liverpool is a 1992 television mini-series, an Australian–British co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and British Broadcasting Corporation...
   
    – 3:50
6. Mountain Dew – 1:45
7. The Nightingale – 3:27
8. Roddy McCorley – 3:11
9. Castle of Dramore – 2:46
10. Father's Grave – 2:08
11. Johnny McAdoo – 1:39
12. The Irish Rover
    The Irish Rover
    "The Irish Rover" is a traditional Irish song about a magnificent, though improbable, sailing ship that reaches an unfortunate end. It has been recorded by numerous artists, some of whom have made changes to the lyrics....
    
     – 2:58
13. Old Woman from Wexford – 1:59
14. Bonnie Charlie – 4:35
15. Jolly Tinker – 1:52
16. Haul Away Joe – 2:18
17. The Shoals of Herring – 3:32
18. The Mermaid – 2:41
19. Kelly-The Boy from Killarn
    John Kelly of Killanne
    John Kelly was a United Irish leader who fought in the Irish Rebellion of 1798.While Kelly was obviously well known to rebel and loyalist alike during the short duration of the Wexford rising, almost nothing is known of him outside this time...
    
     – 2:31
20. Rosin the Bow – 2:48
21. Whiskey is the Life of Man – 2:44
22. MacPherson's Lament – 3:08
23. Whiskey You're the Devil – 2:12
24. Holy Ground
    The Holy Ground
    The Holy Ground is a local place name in the town of Cobh, County Cork, on the southern coast of Ireland. The song "The Holy Ground" is named after this area...
    
    – 2:02