A phenomenally talented fiddler, mandolinist and singer, Brantley Kearns has distinguished himself as one of the top country-music sidemen in Los Angeles. Soft-spoken but musically forceful, he’s ...

I first knew I wanted to be a performer in the kitchen of my Aunt Mary’s house in Santa Ana, Calif., when I was seven. At my mother’s request, I sang Rosin the Bow in front of her and her twin sister.

102 The Mermaid (Child No. 289)/ Tommy Makem, Clancy Brothers 103 Rocky Road to Dublin / Tommy Makem, Clancy Brothers 104 Johnny Todd / Tommy Makem, Clancy Brothers 105 Rosin the Bow / Tommy Makem, ...