# Sarah Makem

> Sarah Makem was a traditional Irish singer from Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. She was married to fiddler Peter Makem and was the mother of musicians Tommy Makem and Jack Makem. Several of her descendants also became musicians, including members of The Makem Brothers and Barley Bree. Makem and her cousin Annie Jane Kelly were members of the Singing Greenes of Keady, a local family singing tradition.

*Irish singer (1900-1983)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sarah-makem

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1900-10-18
- **Died:** 1983-04-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Sarah Makem was a traditional Irish singer from Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. She was married to fiddler Peter Makem and was the mother of musicians Tommy Makem and Jack Makem. Several of her descendants also became musicians, including members of The Makem Brothers and Barley Bree. Makem and her cousin Annie Jane Kelly were members of the Singing Greenes of Keady, a local family singing tradition.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 21.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Sarah Makem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Makem)
- [Sarah Makem](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Makem)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b6b1af31-d39f-48b7-9ce0-d23668b5fe44)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/911127)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4530894)

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