Tomás Mac Eoin

Tomás Mac Eoin
Tomás Mac Eoin
Born	1937 (age 86–87); An Cheathru Rua, Ireland
Genres	Sean-nós
Occupations	Farmer, writer, composer
	Awards: Best sean-nós singer in Ireland in 1967 at the Oireachtas competitions and won the Ó'Riada Trophy

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 the Ó'Riada Trophy.^[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.^{[citation needed]} Some of his best known material include:^{[citation needed]}

The Stolen Child ** (Tomás Mac Eoin / Mike Scott)
An Cailín Álainn
Bleán na Bó
Amhrán an Bhingó
An Rock an' Roll

References[edit]

^ The Wayfarer December 1988 Archived 7 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Last.fm review of Waterboys "Fisherman Blues" album
^ Rolling Stone review of Waterboys "Fisherman Blues" album

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[1] The Wayfarer December 1988 Archived 7 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Last.fm review of Waterboys "Fisherman Blues" album

[3] Rolling Stone review of Waterboys "Fisherman Blues" album

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