# Tommy Makem

> Thomas Makem was an Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. He played the long-necked 5-string banjo, tin whistle, low whistle, guitar, bodhrán and bagpipes, and sang in a distinctive baritone. He was sometimes known as "The Bard of Armagh" and "The Godfather of Irish Music".

*Irish musician, artist and poet (1932–2007)*

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

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1932-11-04
- **Died:** 2007-08-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 9.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538481/ (@nm0538481)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.makem.com/

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/476062)
- [تومى ماكيم](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D9%89_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%85)
- [Tommy Makem](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem)
- [Tommy Makem](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem)
- [Tommy Makem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem)
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- [Tommy Makem](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem)
- [토미 메이컴](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%86%A0%EB%AF%B8_%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B4%EC%BB%B4)
- [Tommy Makem](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem)
- [Tommy Makem](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ed29f6fa-ca96-47f7-9c7e-b9f2f11f30e4)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1186049)

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