Sarah Makem
Sarah Makem, born on October 18, 1900, in Keady, County Armagh, Northern
Ireland, was an Irish singer known for her extensive repertoire of traditional
folk songs. She learned many of these songs from her mother and local
schoolchildren, eventually amassing over five hundred ballads in memory. Makem
gained recognition in the 1950s when song collectors recorded her performances.
Her rendition of "As I Roved Out" opened the BBC Radio folk music programme of
the same name. Makem released several albums, including Ulster Ballad Singer in
1968. Posthumously, her work was compiled into...
