Clancy brothers tommy makem biography

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Thomas Makem (4 November – 1 August ) was an Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller.

clancy brothers tommy makem biography

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Makem, Thomas ('Tommy') (–), folk singer, was born 4 November in Keady, Co. Armagh, youngest of five children of Peter Makem and his wife Sarah (née Boyle).

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The future name of the group, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, was added to later re-issues of the album.) Professor of Folklore Kenneth Goldstein, who periodically worked for Tradition Records, called the album "sparkling.".
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Tommy Makem left amicably in , to be replaced by another brother, Bobby Clancy, although the original four briefly reunited for a reunion tour in None of the original Clancy Brothers or Tommy Makem are still with us, though their influence in the world of Irish music continues to this day.