Review of "Close To Home"
By :: Siobhan Long
Publication :: The Irish Times

Family history can be as much of a hindrance as a help, but Dónal Clancy wears his inheritance lightly on his solo debut. A founding member of Danú, he's also burnt up the road miles with Eileen Ivers and Solas, and on his solo debut, Clancy's disciplined solo guitar playing is a revelation. Mature, unforced and light of touch, his style does much to draw attention to the tune, but not to the player. His reading of 'Seán Ó Duibhir A Ghleanna' is a haughty, high-stepping delight, and 'Lord Inchiquin' sidles in between Clancy's guitar strings from its original place on the harp as though tune and instrument were born for one another. With sleeve notes which are a model of distilled understatement, solo debuts don't come more well-rounded than this.