Remembering Tommy Makem

In the 60s, along with the Clancy Brothers, Makem charmed Irish music into the heart of America with his animated and exuberant style. With his musicianship and integrity, he vaulted Irish music and culture beyond the Tin Pan Alley trap it had been limited to for so long, and had it recognized for the fierce, live thing it had always been and should always be.

Sheri Mortimer visited us to tell how he did this, and interspersed Makem's story with anecdotes of her personal relationship with the Bard of Armagh. She also performed many of his multitude of songs.