Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Curlew's Song
- The Irish songbook
- Tommy Makem's secret Ireland
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-11-04
- Active to
- 2007-08-01
folkirish folk
Discography
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irishcelticIrish Folkfolksinger-songwriter
Thomas "Tommy" Makem (November 4, 1932 – August 1, 2007) was an internationally celebrated Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem during the 1950s and 60s. He played the long-necked 5-string banjo, guitar, tin whistle, and bagpipes, and sang in a distinctive baritone. He was sometimes known as "The Bard of Armagh" (taken from a traditional song of the same name) and "The Godfather of Irish Music". <a href="https://w
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tommy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Keady
- Place of death
- Dover
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- Irish folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.makem.com
- Image
- TommyMakem DublinOhio.jpg
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1932-11-04
- date of death
- 2007-08-01
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
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Available in 9 languages
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