Tommy Makem Hero of Irish Folk Music,
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@madamemimp The story goes like this: the poem is "attributed to Patrick Donnelly. He was made Bishop of Dromore in 1697, the same year as the enactment of the Bishops Banishment Act. Donnelly is believed to have taken the name of the travelling harper Phelim Brady."
Whether or not this is true, the song was actually written in the late 19th or early 20th century and the tune is identical to that we have come to identify as "The Streets of Laredo."
Extremely interesting to we US Irish....
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Saw them both in Woodside at the Tower View! Fadó fadó! Also The Wolfe Tones!
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"The Streets of Loredo" melody comes from this original old old Irish ballad. Check out Johnny Cash version. Love this song & none better than Tommy to sing it.
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Now who might be playing the guitar here? TM played mostly banjo. and the structure of the accompaniment is more complex and the fingering more complicated than Liam Clancy or Tommy himself evermanaged.
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Lovely song well sung by Tommy in his very distinctive voice. Which parts did you not understand?
4 years ago 2
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Wonderful. Lovely song and voice. I wish I could understand it.
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One of good old Tommy´s masterpieces, i nearly call everything a masterpiece, if it´s sung by Tommy Makem or (and) the Clancy Brothers, Rest In Peace
taurus280761 3 years ago 4
John McCormack, opera and concert artist, recorded this about 90 years ago. He and Tommy were both great singers for Ireland.
Tommy wrote several wonderful songs. Probably the most famous is "Four Green Fields" which is listed on Youtube.
Saw Tommy and the Clancy Bros some decades ago at the Irish Festival in Los Angeles. Lots of fun.
rockgor 3 years ago 2