The Songman: A Journey in Irish Music

By Tommy Sands

'With a Fenian fiddle in one ear and an Orange drum in the other', singer Tommy Sands was reared in the foothills of the Mourne mountains, where he still lives. As a child, he was immersed in folk... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843510634
• ISBN13: 9781843510635
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: The Lilliput Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Uplifting and inspirational

This is an amazing book. It reads like his songs -- filled with traditional stories, legends and tempered by the last thirty year's worth of Irish history - it's as if the reader is sitting in a pub listening to Tommy sing to you about Ireland. We had the pleasure of listening to Tommy, Fionan and Moya on a recent rainy evening in a local venue in Felton, California, bought his book and have been deep in it ever since. He's a gifted story teller -- and this is a carefully-crafted book, and before your done you've had the best Irish history and culture lesson one could ever have. There's even mystery and intrigue, as Tommy is stalked across the world by an obsessed woman who tries to kill him. Amazing stuff. Tommy is an amazing man.