March 12, 1961: St Patrick's Day Show

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 13: Episode 22

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The Ed Sullivan Show
March 12, 1961: St Patrick's Day Show

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CBS | Air Date: March 12, 1961
Summary: 1961 St. Patrick's Day show. Music:--Tammy Grimes (Broadway actress) sings a "Finian's Rainbow" medley.--The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem (Irish folk-singers) - "Brennan On The Moor," "Ballinderry" and "Rising of the Moon."--The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem - "Portlairge" featuring The McNiff Irish Dancers.--Helen Kane (1920's1961 St. Patrick's Day show. Music:--Tammy Grimes (Broadway actress) sings a "Finian's Rainbow" medley.--The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem (Irish folk-singers) - "Brennan On The Moor," "Ballinderry" and "Rising of the Moon."--The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem - "Portlairge" featuring The McNiff Irish Dancers.--Helen Kane (1920's singer) does a 'Jazz Age' version of the Irish tune "The Kerry Dancers."--Brendan O'Dowda (Irish tenor) - "Galway Bay."--Mary O'Hara (singer-harpist) -possibly "Danny Boy."Also appearing: --Henny Youngman (comedian)--Pat O'Brien (actor) dances with one of the McNiff Irish Dancers to "Miss McLeod's Reel" (performed by the Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem).Later in show, Pat O'Brien tells a few Irish stories. Additional guests (scheduled): --The Emerald Girls Pipe Band of Dublin Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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