02/08/2007
Folk Musician Tommy Makem Dies
Tommy Makem, the acclaimed folk musician and singer from County Armagh has died at the age of 74.
He died at his home in Dover, New Hampshire in the US and had been suffering from lung cancer.
Tommy was born and raised in Keady, County Armagh before moving to the US in the 1950s were he teamed up with the Clancy Brothers who at the time were signed to Columbia Records.
The group, known as The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, split up in 1969 as Tommy pursued a solo career but later joined Liam Clancy to become Makem and Clancy.
Tommy Makem then went solo again in 1988 and was best known for popular songs such as The Green Fields of France, Red is the Rose and Gentle Annie.
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He died at his home in Dover, New Hampshire in the US and had been suffering from lung cancer.
Tommy was born and raised in Keady, County Armagh before moving to the US in the 1950s were he teamed up with the Clancy Brothers who at the time were signed to Columbia Records.
The group, known as The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, split up in 1969 as Tommy pursued a solo career but later joined Liam Clancy to become Makem and Clancy.
Tommy Makem then went solo again in 1988 and was best known for popular songs such as The Green Fields of France, Red is the Rose and Gentle Annie.
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