Born: November 4, 1932 in Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Died: August 1, 2007 in Dover, New Hampshire, USA. Tommy Makem was an internationally celebrated Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller, best known as a member of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. 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". He was an influence on folk singers and pop musicians from Bob Dylan to Shane Macgowan. Makem died in August 2007, in Dover, New Hampshire. The cause was said to be complications from lung cancer. He was 74.
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May 26, 2007
Chicago Gaelic Park
Oak Forest, Illinois, United States5:30 PM show
View on Setlist.fm âMay 26, 2007
Chicago Gaelic Park
Oak Forest, Illinois, United States3:00 PM show
View on Setlist.fm âMarch 23, 2007
Lauralton Hall
Milford, Connecticut, United States1. The Rambles of Spring
2. I'll Tell Me Ma([traditional] cover)
3. The Croppy Boy(William B. McBurney cover)
4. Host to the Air(William Butler Yeats cover)
5. One More River
6. Waltzing With Bears(Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir & Ed Trickett cover)
7. Roddy McCorley(Ethna Carbery cover)
8. A Place in the Choir(Bill Staines cover)
9. The Moonshiner([traditional] cover)
10. Farewell to Carlingford
Also with the John Whelan Band11. Wild Mountain Thyme(Francis McPeake cover)
Also with the John Whelan Band12. Ballad of the St. Anne's Reel(David Mallett cover)
Also with the John Whelan Band1. Four Green Fields(The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem cover)
Also with the John Whelan BandMarch 9, 2007
Dana Center, Saint Anselm College
Manchester, New Hampshire, United StatesSetlist incomplete
1. Gentle Annie
2. Farewell to Carlingford
3. Wild Mountain Thyme(Francis McPeake cover)
4. Four Green Fields(The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem cover)
January 22, 2007
Volendam
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United StatesDecember 8, 2006
Arts and Culture Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada1. Peter Kagan and the Wind(Gordon Bok cover)
November 25, 2006
Rochester Opera House
Rochester, New Hampshire, United States1. One More River
Tommy sang "Bound for the Rio Grande" during the intro.2. The Croppy Boy(William B. McBurney cover)
3. Red Is the Rose
4. Roddy McCorley(Ethna Carbery cover)
5. Children Go Where I Send Thee
6. We Wish You a Merry Christmas([traditional] cover)
1. Auld Lang Syne(Robert Burns cover)
September 15, 2006
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Notre Dame, Indiana, United StatesSetlist not necessarily in order
1. The Rambles of Spring
2. The Whistling Gypsy(Joe Lynch cover)
3. Host to the Air(William Butler Yeats cover)
4. O'Donnell AbĂș([traditional] cover)
Tommy on bodhran5. The Croppy Boy(William B. McBurney cover)
6. One More River
7. Ten Wee Women(Matt McGinn cover)
8. Wild Mountain Thyme(Francis McPeake cover)
9. This Land Is Your Land(Woody Guthrie cover)
1. The Wild Colonial Boy([traditional] cover)
September 4, 2006
Newport Yachting Center
Newport, Rhode Island, United StatesAugust 20, 2006
Henry W. Maier Festival Park
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesThe Scattering with other artists
1. Wild Mountain Thyme(Francis McPeake cover)
August 18, 2006
Henry W. Maier Festival Park
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesMarch 17, 2006
Memorial Hall
Melrose, Massachusetts, United StatesMarch 10, 2006
Palace Theatre
Manchester, New Hampshire, United StatesBenefit for Child Health Services.
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Costa Magica
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United StatesFebruary 4, 2006
Harold L. Zellerbach Theatre
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesSongs of rebellion
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Rochester Opera House
Rochester, New Hampshire, United StatesOctober 27, 2005
Garde Arts Center
New London, Connecticut, United StatesSeptember 30, 2005
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States1. The Winds Are Singing Freedom
2. Waltzing With Bears(Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir & Ed Trickett cover)
3. Four Green Fields(The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem cover)
September 17, 2005
Altamont Fairgrounds
Altamont, New York, United StatesSoundcheck included children's rhymes.
1. The Uist Tramping Song
2. The Liar
3. Fiddler's Green
Tommy ended the song with the poem "Saben, the Woodfitter".4. One More River
5. The Winds Are Singing Freedom
6. Waltzing With Bears(Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir & Ed Trickett cover)
7. Ten Wee Women(Matt McGinn cover)
8. A Place in the Choir(Bill Staines cover)
1. The Wild Rover([traditional] cover)
Tommy briefly sang the chorus of Waltzing with Bears toward the end of the song.September 11, 2005
Chevrolet Amphitheatre
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesWith Friends
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