Songs of Tommy Makem
1961 - Tradition TLP 1044 LP
Side One
The Little Beggarman
The Butcher Boy
Blow Ye Winds
The Month Of January
The Lowlands Of Holland
Kitty Magee
Side Two
As I Roved Out
The Foggy Dew
Mrs. Mcgrath
Bold O'Donahue
The Connemara Cradle Song
The Irish Rover
Credits
Tommy Makem: vocals and pennywhistle
Eric Weisberg: guitar and banjo
Recorded by David Hancock
Edited by Patrick Clancy
Cover photo by Dave Gahr
Cover design by Ann Brown
© 1961
Excerpts from the Sleeve Notes
In this, his first solo LP, we have the pleasure to introduce a modern Bard of Armagh, Tommy Makem. Sparkling of eye, sure of voice, playful of manner, Tommy Makem strikes you immediately as a gifted, distinctive performer of the folk songs of his native Ireland.
Makem is the "odd man out" of the Clancy Brothers quartet. For two years now he has been appearing on concert stages, in night clubs and elsewhere with the Clancy Brothers. But that uncommon quartet — each member a strong individualist, each with a different bent of talent — has also left room for each of its members to be known as a person. The final word on the subject by the only one who could get away with saying it, was offered by Mrs. Joan Clancy, mother of the brothers, when she heard the Tradition album, "Come Fill Your Glass With Us." Said Mrs. Clancy:" You're all great singers, but Tommy Makem is a greater singer than any of you."
Alternate Releases
It's Tommy Himself: 1962 - Emerald MLD 20 LP
UK release
Songs of Tommy Makem: 1997 - Tradition/Rykodisc PID 788299 CD
