About Sarah Makem
Legendary source singer Sarah Makem (18 October 1900 – 20 April 1983) was a native of Keady, County Armagh, Ireland. She was the wife of fiddler Peter Makem, mother of musicians Tommy Makem and Jack Makem, and grandmother of musicians Shane Makem, Conor Makem and Rory Makem (The Makem Brothers). Sarah Makem and her cousin, Annie Jane Kelly, were members of the Singing Greenes of Keady. In the 1950s, song collectors from the United States toured Ireland recording its musical heritage.
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As I Roved Out
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I Courted A Wee Girl
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
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Barbara Allen
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The Banks Of Red Roses
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Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold
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The Factory Girl
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Derry Gaol
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In the Month of January
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Our Ship She's Ready
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The Butcher Boy
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It Was In The Month Of January
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The Jolly Thresher
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Robert Burns and his Highland Mary
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The Canny Ould Lad
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Caroline & the Sailor
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Carolina and The Sailor
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The Little Beggarman
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Mary of Kilmore
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The Laurel Wear
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Jackets Green
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A Servant in her Master's Garden
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Farewell My Love, Remember Me
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Red Red Rose
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Sailor Cut Down In His Prime
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I Courted A Wee Girl (Sarah Makem)
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The Cobbler
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A Servant Maid In Her Father's Garden
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Barbara Allen - Sarah Makem
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The Canny Oul Lad (Marrowbones)
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As I Roved Out (1965)
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Caroline and Her Young Sailor Bold - Sarah Makem
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Derry Gaol (Ireland)
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Barbara Allen (Child 084)
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I Courted a Wee Girl - Sarah Makem
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As I Roved Out (Seventeen On Sunday)
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Caroline & Her Sailor Bold
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The Laurel Wear (Cupid's Garden)
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A Servant In Her Master's Garden (The Broken Token)
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The Banks Of Red Roses - Sarah Makem
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The Wind That Shakes Barley
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Farewell My Love
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You And I In One Bed Lie
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The Factory Girl - Sarah Makem
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The Little Beggarman - Bonus Track
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Journey to the Seventh Planet
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Derry Goal
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FAREWELL MY LOVE, REMEMBER ME - Sarah Maken
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There's Nothing Too Good For The Irish
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A Rich Farmer's Daughter
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