Conor makem biography
- Makem and Spain was an Irish-American folk music band.
- The brothers were born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland and grew up in Dover, New Hampshire.
- *Conor Makem spent 22 years traveling and honing petty gripes as an Irish musician, and enjoyed a further 13 years of people not returning his.
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The Makem Brothers
The Makem Brothers (Makem and Spain) | |
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| Origin | Dover, New Hampshire, USA |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1989–2018 |
| Labels | Red Biddy Records |
| Past members | Rory Makem Liam Spain Mickey Spain Conor Makem Shane Makem Brian Sullivan |
| Website | Official website |
Makem and Spain was an Irish-Americanfolk music band. The band was founded as "The Makem Brothers" in February 1989 by Rory, Shane, and Conor Makem, the three sons of "The Godfather of Irish Music" Tommy Makem, and grandsons of Irish source singer Sarah Makem.
In 2003, brothers Liam and Mickey Spain joined, and the band was renamed "The Makem and Spain Brothers". When Shane and Conor Makem left in 2014, the band was renamed "Makem and Spain".
On March 5, 2018, Makem & Spain announced on their Facebook page that they were breaking up, bringing down the final curtain on the act originally known as the Makem Brothers.
Biography
The three Makem brothers were born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland and grew up in Dover, New Hampshire, where the family moved to in the mid 19
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Plea-and-sentencing set for Makem this Friday: Unknown what agreement entails
DOVER — Whether a plea agreement has actually been finalized or what its actual parameters are is unknown; however, a plea-and-sentencing hearing for Conor Makem is scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday.
A status conference which resulted in the scheduling of Friday’s hearing was held last week, but no further documentation regarding an agreement has been made available since.
The former part-time reporter for the Rochester Times was arrested twice in October, indicted in January, and now faces 19 charges of invasion of privacy.
Formerly of Dover, Makem, 45, was indicted on the 19 counts for allegedly hiding a camera in the ceiling of a women’s restroom at Merchants Plaza in Rochester. That building formerly housed local offices of Foster’s Daily Democrat and the Rochester Times, and the camera device was allegedly used to obtain illicit pictures of at least six victims.
Each invasion of privacy count carries up to a year in county jail should he be convicted of the Class A misdemeanors.
His part-time empl
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Tommy Makem
Irish folk musician (1932-2007)
Tommy Makem | |
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Makem at the Dublin Irish Festival, 2005 | |
| Born | (1932-11-04)4 November 1932 Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 1 August 2007(2007-08-01) (aged 74) Dover, New Hampshire, United States |
| Genres | Folk, traditional Irish |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, artist, poet |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, banjo, tin whistle |
| Years active | 1956–2007 |
| Formerly of | The Clancy Brothers Makem and Clancy The Makem Brothers Barley Bree Sarah Makem |
| Website | makem.com |
Musical artist
Thomas Makem (4 November 1932 – 1 August 2007) was an Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. He played the long-necked 5-string banjo, tin whistle, low whistle, guitar, bodhrán and bagpipes, and sang in a distinctive baritone. He was sometimes known as "The Bard of Armagh" (taken from a traditional song of the same name) and "The Godfather of Irish Music".[1]
Biography
Makem was born and raised in Keady, County Armagh
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