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.
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 Corn Uí Riada.The Wayfarer December 1988 He appeared on The Waterboys's Fisherman's Blues album (1988).Last.fm review of Waterboys "Fisherman Blues" albumRolling Stone review of Waterboys "Fisherman Blues" album
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 ** (William Butler Yeats / Tomás Mac Eoin / Mike Scott) An Cailín Álainn Bleán na Bó Amhrán an Bhingó An Rock an' Roll
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External links Cló Iar-Chonnachta 2002 recorded material Interview with Máirtín Tom Sheáinín on Ardtráthnóna with RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta