Tomás Mac Eoin Explained

Tomás Mac Eoin
Birth Place:An Cheathru Rua, Ireland
Genre:Sean-nós
Occupations:Farmer, writer, composer
Associated Acts:The Waterboys
Module2:Awards: Best sean-nós singer in Ireland in 1967 at the Oireachtas competitions and won Corn Uí Riada

Tomás Mac Eoin (born 1937) is an Irish sean-nós singer, actor, songwriter and poet. Also known as Tomás McKeown, he is from An Bóthar Buí in An Cheathrú Rua, Conamara, Galway, Ireland.

Known for his old-style or sean-nós singing, he was voted the best sean-nós singer in Ireland in 1967 at the Oireachtas competitions and won Corn Uí Riada.[1] He appeared on The Waterboys's Fisherman's Blues album (1988).[2] [3]

He was a regular singer on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and also performed on The Late Late Show several times. Some of his best known material include:

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.mikescottwaterboys.com/mikescottwaterboys/archive/Press/presstxt2.htm The Wayfarer December 1988
  2. http://www.last.fm/music/The%20Waterboys%20Featuring%20Tomas%20McKeown Last.fm review of Waterboys "Fisherman Blues" album
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20071104050241/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/132545/review/5940950/fishermansblues Rolling Stone review of Waterboys "Fisherman Blues" album