Donal Clancy has been a keen student of the blues from a young age and has a deep knowledge of the history of the blues songs he sings in the show.

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Donal Clancy’s Folk ‘n Blues Revue show includes blues songs classics from legends like Bob Dylan, Elizabeth Cotton, Rev Gary Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Jackson C. Frank, Big Bill Broonzy, and many others. 

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The show includes brilliant bluesy versions of classics like Cocaine Blues, Blues Run The Game, Mr Bojangles, Dirty Old Town, Shuffle Rag, and Candyman, along with some of Donal’s own compositions.

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The Classic blues songs suit Donal Clancy's great guitar prowess, and his guitar playing style complements the Blues.

Donal tells of the history of the blues songs and his personal connection to many of them, and he regales the audiences with stories of how he had met a few of the legends with his father Liam Clancy.