Frostburg’s Mountain
City Traditional Arts will host famed Irish Singer, Rory Makem on Sunday, April
28 at 4 pm.
A seasoned performer
with over 35 years on the road, Rory has toured extensively with The Makem
Brothers, and the Makem and Spain Brothers and for 17 years played guitar with
his father, Tommy Makem. He has played sold-out venues, festivals, and theaters
throughout the United States, Canada, England, Scotland and Ireland. At his
best on stage, Rory captivates his audiences with charisma, passion for the
songs, poetry, history, humor and skilled musicianship.
The love of song runs
deep in the family. Continuing a legacy handed down from his Grandmother, the
legendary source singer Sarah Makem, Rory pulls the songs of the worker, the
sailor, the lovers, the fighters and the land from the pages of history and breathes
life into them. An adept interpreter of folk songs, he masterfully accompanies
himself on guitar, banjo, mandolin or bouzouki.
Not limiting himself to
the stage, Rory has played on movie soundtracks including A Fool and His Money, and The Lightkeeper. His compositions can be heard as the backdrop for PBS series as diverse
as Tommy Tang’s Modern Thai Cuisine to It’s an Age Thing, to Simply Painting.
Learning from those
that came before you is the essence of folk music and Rory has had the great
honor to learn from the best. There were many years at his father’s side, absorbing
the master at his craft. He has also recorded with some luminaries of modern
folk music; Tom Paxton, Noel Paul Stookey, Bill Staines, Eric Weissberg, Roger
McGuinn, Dave Mallett, Gordon Bok, Jonathan Edwards, Rick and Ron Shaw, and
Schooner Fare.
Through more than a
quarter century of plying his craft, Rory has established himself as one of the
leading forces in the song tradition of Irish music; the tradition continues.
Located at 25 E. Main Street, Frostburg, Mountain City
Traditional Arts is a program of Frostburg State University and a founding
member of Maryland’s Folklife Network. It receives support from the Maryland
Traditions Program of the State Arts Council. For more information call
301-687-8040.
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