Clancy

Clancy were a British rock group, prominent in the pub rock scene of the early 1970s. They issued two albums on Warner Bros. Records, but did not achieve chart success. In mid 1973, Ian Gomm of Brinsley Schwarz introduced Colin Bass (of The Foundations and Velvet Opera) who Gomm had played with in The Daisy Showband, to Ernie Graham (of Eire Apparent and Help Yourself) and Jonathan "Jojo" Glemser (also of Help Yourself) who Gomm had played with on the Downhome Rhythm Kings tour. Together with drummer Steve Brendall (ex-Matchbox) and Dave Vasco (also formerly of The Foundations), they formed Clancy, who became part of London’s growing Pub-Rock scene. They briefly signed with Island Records, but were dropped after differences with...