Tommy Makem

Thomas Makem (4 November 1932 – 1 August 2007) was an Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. He played the long-necked 5-string banjo, tin whistle, low whistle, guitar, bodhrán 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".

The Legends of Irish Folk Music & Ballads - 2016-06-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Legendary Tommy Makem Collection - 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Men of the West - 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000000Z

60 of the Best Irish Drinking Songs - 2014-06-03T00:00:00.000000Z

40 of the Best Irish Pub Songs - 2014-06-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Ultimate Irish Folk - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Tommy Makem Collection, Vol. 2 (Extended Remastered Edition) - 2013-11-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Very Best of, Vol. 2 (Original Recordings Remastered) - 2013-10-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Legends of Irish Folk - 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Their Greatest Hits - 2011-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Wind That Shakes the Barley - 2011-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Rolling Home - 2002-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Songbag - 1999-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Song Tradition - 1998-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

From The Archives - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Bob Dylan - 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration [(Deluxe Edition) [Remastered]] - 1993-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Irish Drinking Songs - 1993-02-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Live At the Irish Pavilion - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

The Makem and Clancy Collection - 1986-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Reunion (Live at New York, 1984) - 1984-05-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Irish Pipe & Tinwhistle Songs - 1976-12-14T00:00:00.000000Z

The Best Of - 1970-12-31T00:00:00.000000Z

The Bold Fenian Men - 1969-05-26T00:00:00.000000Z

In The Dark Green Wood - 1969-01-24T00:00:00.000000Z

At Home With The Clancy Brothers, Their Family And Tommy Makem - 1968-12-31T00:00:00.000000Z

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