Tomás Mac Eoin
Tomás Mac Eoin | |
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| Born | 1937 (age 87–88) 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 Corn Uí Riada | |
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. 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 ** (Tomás Mac Eoin / Mike Scott)
- An Cailín Álainn
- Bleán na Bó
- Amhrán an Bhingó
- An Rock an' Roll