Tommy Makem standing outside his Dover, N.H., house last fall. He sang songs that deeply touched the Irish diaspora.
(JANET KNOTT/GLOBE STAFF)
Appreciation
The green fields of Tommy Makem
Tommy Makem standing outside his Dover, N.H., house last fall. He sang songs that deeply touched the Irish diaspora.
(JANET KNOTT/GLOBE STAFF)
Like all great troubadours, Tommy Makem isn't dead. His body is lifeless, having finally succumbed to the lung cancer that ate away at him the last two years. (Full article: 816 words)
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