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Tommy Makem

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Tommy Makem

Birth
Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Death
1 Aug 2007 (aged 74)
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
Plot
k 196
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Folk Musician. One of the leading Irish folk musicans, he was a member of the legendary "Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem" band from 1955 to 1969. In 1969 he left the Clancys to pursue a successful solo career. His records include "Four Green Fields", "Gentle Annie", "Red is the Rose", "The Rambles of Spring", "The Winds Are Singing Freedom", and "Farewell to Carlingford", and "The Bard of Armagh".
Folk Musician. One of the leading Irish folk musicans, he was a member of the legendary "Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem" band from 1955 to 1969. In 1969 he left the Clancys to pursue a successful solo career. His records include "Four Green Fields", "Gentle Annie", "Red is the Rose", "The Rambles of Spring", "The Winds Are Singing Freedom", and "Farewell to Carlingford", and "The Bard of Armagh".

Bio by: Erik Lander

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Erik Lander
  • Added: Aug 2, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20747498/tommy-makem: accessed ), memorial page for Tommy Makem (4 Nov 1932–1 Aug 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20747498, citing New Saint Mary Cemetery, Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.