Tommy Sands (Born ????), Mayobridge, County Down, Ireland, is a folk singer, song writer, radio broadcaster, and political activist. He is a guitarist and fiddle player who has performed solo; with his 5 siblings as 'The Sands Family'; and also with his own son and daughter. Tommy was the prime song-writer for the 'Sands Family', one of Ireland's most influential folk groups of the 1960s and '70s. Tommy Sands has hosted Country Ceili, a radio show on Downtown Radio in Belfast since 1976.

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  • Tommy Sands (Born ????), Mayobridge, County Down, Ireland, is a folk singer, song writer, radio broadcaster, and political activist. He is a guitarist and fiddle player who has performed solo; with his 5 siblings as 'The Sands Family'; and also with his own son and daughter. Tommy was the prime song-writer for the 'Sands Family', one of Ireland's most influential folk groups of the 1960s and '70s. Tommy Sands has hosted Country Ceili, a radio show on Downtown Radio in Belfast since 1976. In May 2002 he received an Honorary Doctorate from The University of Nevada, Reno for his outstanding work as musician and ambassador for peace and understanding. His song There Were Roses has been described as ... certainly one of the best songs ever written about the "Irish Problem".
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  • 1960s-present
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  • Tommy Sands (Born ????), Mayobridge, County Down, Ireland, is a folk singer, song writer, radio broadcaster, and political activist. He is a guitarist and fiddle player who has performed solo; with his 5 siblings as 'The Sands Family'; and also with his own son and daughter. Tommy was the prime song-writer for the 'Sands Family', one of Ireland's most influential folk groups of the 1960s and '70s. Tommy Sands has hosted Country Ceili, a radio show on Downtown Radio in Belfast since 1976.
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  • Tommy Sands (Irish folk singer)
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