This article is about the musician. For other people named Jim McCann, see James McCann.
James McCann (26 October 1944 – 5 March 2015) was an Irish entertainer and folk musician. Although a solo artist for most of his career, McCann was a member of the folk group The Dubliners from 1974 until 1979, then later appearing with them in their 2002 reunion and their 50th anniversary tour in 2012.
As a young man, McCann attended University College Dublin as a student of medicine, but became interested in folk music during a summer holiday in Birmingham in 1964. He began to perform in folk clubs in the area, and, upon his return to Dublin, he joined a group called the Ludlow Trio in 1965. In the following year, the Ludlow Trio had a hit with their recording of Dominic Behan's "The Sea Around Us", which reached number one in the Irish charts.
The Ludlow Trio broke up in the following year, and McCann began a solo career, releasing an album, McCann, and making several appearances on several folk programmes for Telefis Éireann.
Amongst other pursuits, he spent the next few years involving himself in theatrical productions (starting with Maureen Potter's "Gaels of Laughter" in 1968), and he toured throughout Ireland and Britain. He released a second album, McCanned, made a television special called Reflections of Jim McCann, and then hosted a series called The McCann Man.
The Dublinersedit
It was on The McCann Man that he met fellow folk artist, Luke Kelly of The Dubliners. During this appearance, Kelly did his only televised performance of the Phil Coulter song "Scorn Not His Simplicity", a song that he chose to perform sparingly out of respect to the subject matter (Coulter's intellectually disabled son).[1]
McCann subsequently performed alongside Kelly in the original cast of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1973, in the role of Peter. In April 1974 Kelly asked McCann to join The Dubliners temporarily, to replace Ciarán Bourke during a period of illness. However, he became a permanent member soon afterwards, when Ronnie Drew left the group to pursue a solo career. McCann remained with The Dubliners until the end of 1979, during which he toured incessantly, also recording several albums with the group.
He did rejoin The Dubliners in 2002 for their 40th anniversary tour and later at Vicar Street in 2012 for their 50th.
Later yearsedit
He continued to perform, tour, and record music as a solo artist, appearing on many television shows (particularly on RTÉ) and achieving success with albums such as From Clare to Here and singles such as "Grace".
He rejoined the Dubliners in 2002 for their 40th anniversary album, but during the subsequent tour was diagnosed with throat cancer. Although treatment for the illness was successful, the damage to his voice left him unable to sing. However, he still collaborated with the Dubliners by taking the photographs for them, appearing as a compère in their concerts, and sometimes playing the guitar. During the Dubliners' last concert in December 2012, he performed with them as a guitarist.
McCann's death was announced by his family on 5 March 2015. He had been battling throat cancer for some time.[2]
Discographyedit
Solo
McCann (1967)
McCanned (1972)
Live at the National Stadium (1982)
Jim McCann (1980)
Grace & Other Irish Love Songs (1996)
From Tara to Here (1999) (Gold) Recorded and released on Irish record label Celtic Collections
Greatest Hits (1999)
The Collection (2001)
Live at the Skagen Festival (2002)
By Request (2003) Recorded and released on Irish record label Celtic Collections
Ireland's Greatest Love Songs (2003)
Seems Like a Long Time: A Jim McCann Retrospective (2004)
Live 2008 (2008)
The Best of Jim McCann (2015)
Compilations (with various artists)
Ireland's Greatest Hits (1987)
Legends of Irish Folk (2014)
Filmographyedit
Reflections of Jim McCann – TV special
The McCann Man – TV series
Festival Folk – TV special featuring Jim,Matt Manning and English Steve.
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This article is about the musician For other people named Jim McCann see James McCann James McCann 26 October 1944 5 March 2015 was an Irish entertainer and folk musician Although a solo artist for most of his career McCann was a member of the folk group The Dubliners from 1974 until 1979 then later appearing with them in their 2002 reunion and their 50th anniversary tour in 2012 Jim McCannMcCann 2015Background informationBorn 1944 10 26 26 October 1944OriginDublin IrelandDied5 March 2015 2015 03 05 aged 70 GenresFolkOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Vocals guitarYears active1964 2015 Contents 1 Beginnings 2 The Dubliners 3 Later years 4 Discography 5 Filmography 6 Theatre 7 References 8 BibliographyBeginnings editAs a young man McCann attended University College Dublin as a student of medicine but became interested in folk music during a summer holiday in Birmingham in 1964 He began to perform in folk clubs in the area and upon his return to Dublin he joined a group called the Ludlow Trio in 1965 In the following year the Ludlow Trio had a hit with their recording of Dominic Behan s The Sea Around Us which reached number one in the Irish charts The Ludlow Trio broke up in the following year and McCann began a solo career releasing an album McCann and making several appearances on several folk programmes for Telefis Eireann Amongst other pursuits he spent the next few years involving himself in theatrical productions starting with Maureen Potter s Gaels of Laughter in 1968 and he toured throughout Ireland and Britain He released a second album McCanned made a television special called Reflections of Jim McCann and then hosted a series called The McCann Man The Dubliners editIt was on The McCann Man that he met fellow folk artist Luke Kelly of The Dubliners During this appearance Kelly did his only televised performance of the Phil Coulter song Scorn Not His Simplicity a song that he chose to perform sparingly out of respect to the subject matter Coulter s intellectually disabled son 1 McCann subsequently performed alongside Kelly in the original cast of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1973 in the role of Peter In April 1974 Kelly asked McCann to join The Dubliners temporarily to replace Ciaran Bourke during a period of illness However he became a permanent member soon afterwards when Ronnie Drew left the group to pursue a solo career McCann remained with The Dubliners until the end of 1979 during which he toured incessantly also recording several albums with the group He did rejoin The Dubliners in 2002 for their 40th anniversary tour and later at Vicar Street in 2012 for their 50th Later years editHe continued to perform tour and record music as a solo artist appearing on many television shows particularly on RTE and achieving success with albums such as From Clare to Here and singles such as Grace He rejoined the Dubliners in 2002 for their 40th anniversary album but during the subsequent tour was diagnosed with throat cancer Although treatment for the illness was successful the damage to his voice left him unable to sing However he still collaborated with the Dubliners by taking the photographs for them appearing as a compere in their concerts and sometimes playing the guitar During the Dubliners last concert in December 2012 he performed with them as a guitarist McCann s death was announced by his family on 5 March 2015 He had been battling throat cancer for some time 2 Discography editSolo McCann 1967 McCanned 1972 Live at the National Stadium 1982 Jim McCann 1980 Grace amp Other Irish Love Songs 1996 From Tara to Here 1999 Gold Recorded and released on Irish record label Celtic Collections Greatest Hits 1999 The Collection 2001 Live at the Skagen Festival 2002 By Request 2003 Recorded and released on Irish record label Celtic Collections Ireland s Greatest Love Songs 2003 Seems Like a Long Time A Jim McCann Retrospective 2004 Live 2008 2008 The Best of Jim McCann 2015 Compilations with various artists Ireland s Greatest Hits 1987 Legends of Irish Folk 2014 Filmography editReflections of Jim McCann TV special The McCann Man TV series Festival Folk TV special featuring Jim Matt Manning and English Steve My Ireland TV special McCann amp McTell TV specialTheatre editGaels of Laughter 1968 Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 Peter Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat NarratorReferences edit Geraghty Des 1994 Luke Kelly A Memoir Dublin Ireland Basement Press pp 124 25 ISBN 9781855940901 Retrieved 23 January 2008 Collins Liam 5 March 2015 The Dubliners singer Jim McCann has passed away at age of 70 Irish Independent Retrieved 5 March 2015 Bibliography editLuke Kelly a Memoir Des Geraghty ISBN 1 85594 090 6 Jim McCann Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim McCann musician amp oldid 1192379271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
