Irish folk singer Liam Clancy has died in Ireland, aged 74.
Clancy is the last surviving member of the Clancy Brothers, who enjoyed much success on the sixties American folk scene, mainly after a seminal performance on the 'Ed Sullivan Show'.
The four Clancy brothers - Paddy, Tom and Bobby in addition to Liam - formed the band after moving to New York in the 1950s. They formed an alliance with Tommy Makem, and were best known while performing as the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem.
The band's hey day was the sixties when they were leading members of the US folk scene, with Liam becoming close friends with a certain Bob Dylan. Liam had some success as a solo artist after the band dissolved in the mid-seventies, and worked with Makem again on a TV show. The whole group also reformed for a short time in the eighties.
Clancy is survived by his wife Kim and their five children.