Tomás Mac Eoin
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.
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Tomás Mac Eoin
- Name
- Tomás Mac Eoin
- Born
- 1937
- Birthplace
- An Cheathru Rua, Ireland
- Died
- YYYY MM DD
- Occupation
- Farmer, writer, composer
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- Irish
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He appeared on The Waterboys's Fisherman's Blues album (1988). 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: • The Stolen Child ** (William Butler Yeats / Tomás Mac Eoin / Mike Scott) • An Cailín Álainn • Bleán na Bó • Amhrán an Bhingó • An Rock an' Roll
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• Name — Tomás Mac Eoin • Born — 1937 • Birthplace — An Cheathru Rua, Ireland • Died — YYYY MM DD • Genre — Sean-nós • Occupation — 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
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