Tommy Makem
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Biography
Thomas Makem, known professionally as Tommy Makem, born on November 4, 1932, in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was an Irish folk musician, artist, poet, and storyteller. He began singing in St. Patrick's church choir at eight years old, performing with the choir for fifteen years. He emigrated to the United States in 1955, settling in Dover, New Hampshire, and later moved to New York to pursue acting. In 1961, he signed with Columbia Records alongside the Clancy Brothers. The group performed at prominent venues like Carnegie Hall and on television programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show, releasing several albums including Isn't It Grand Boys (1966), which reached number 22 on the UK Albums Chart in April 1966. Makem released several solo albums during his career, including his debut Songs of Tommy Makem (1961), followed by Tommy Makem Sings Tommy Makem (1968) and In the Dark Green Wood (1969). He left the group in 1969 to pursue a solo career, later collaborating with Liam Clancy as Makem and Clancy throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Makem returned to settled life in Dover in 1972, where he died of lung cancer on August 1, 2007. Posthumous releases of his music include the compilation Legendary Tommy Makem Collection (2007).
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- Whiskey Is The Life Of Man featuring Leonard Bernstein
- Irish Rover by Tommy Makem
- Mountain Dew featuring Tommy Makem
- Brennan on the Moor by Tommy Makem
- Holy Ground featuring Tommy Makem
- The Castle of Dromore by Tommy Makem
- The Moonshiner featuring Tommy Makem
- The Minstrel Boy featuring The Clancy Brothers
- Congo River featuring Tommy Makem
- The Jug of Punch featuring Tommy Makem
- Kelly the Boy from Killarnne featuring The Clancy Brothers
- The Wild Colonial Boy
- Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
- Canada My Own Land
- The Whistling Gypsy by Tommy Makem
- Cruiscin Lan featuring The Clancy Brothers
- Summer Roads featuring Liam Clancy
- The Wild Rover featuring The Clancy Brothers
- Red Is the Rose
- Dandelion Wine featuring Liam Clancy
- Canny Auld Lad
- Golden
- I'll Tell My Ma
- Drill Ye Tarriers Drill
