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.

Tomás Mac Eoin
Born1937 (age 86–87)
An Cheathru Rua, Ireland
GenresSean-nós
OccupationsFarmer, writer, composer
Awards: Best sean-nós singer in Ireland in 1967 at the Oireachtas competitions and won the Ó'Riada Trophy

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. 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

References
  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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