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Tommy Makem Tommy Makem Irish folk musician (1932-2007) 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".[1] Quick facts Background information, Born ... Tommy Makem Makem at the Dublin Irish Festival, 2005 Background information Born Thomas Makem (1932-11-04)4 November 1932 Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland Died 1 August 2007(2007-08-01) (aged 74) Dover, New…

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