Anthony John Clarke is a Northern Irish-born singer-songwriter
for some time based in
Liverpool
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but now living in Southport. Playing solo, duo or with a band, Clarke has played at folk clubs and festivals all over the UK and beyond, and he has a number of albums to his name including ''An Acquaintance Of Mine'', ''Man with a Red Guitar'' and ''Sing A Chorus With Me'' (
best of
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compilation album
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).
Amongst his best known songs are "The Broken Years" (about
The Troubles
The Troubles ( ga, Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "i ...
), "The Only Life Gloria Knows" (about homelessness), and "Tuesday Night Is Always Karaoke". Many of his songs can be found in the book "The Songs of Anthony John Clarke".
References
External links
Anthony John Clarke's official website
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Male singers from Northern Ireland
Male songwriters from Northern Ireland
Living people
Musicians from Liverpool
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century singers from Northern Ireland
21st-century singers from Northern Ireland
20th-century songwriters from Northern Ireland
21st-century songwriters from Northern Ireland