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Tommy Sands (born 19 December 1945),〔('International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002', by Eur )〕 Mayobridge, County Down, Northern Ireland,〔(Sands Family Folk, The Sands Family: Biography. )〕 is a folk singer, song writer, radio broadcaster, and political activist. He performs with his three siblings as ''The Sands Family''; solo as ''Tommy Sands''; and with his son and daughter as ''Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionán Sands''.〔(The American Folklife Centre – Tommy Sands )〕 Tommy was the prime song-writer for the 'Sands Family', one of Ireland's most influential folk groups of the 1960s and '70s.〔(Answers.com Tommy Sands biography )〕〔(Tommy Sands.com )〕 Tommy Sands has hosted ''Country Céilí'', a radio show on ''Downtown Radio'' in Newtownards 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"".〔 The song recounts how Allan Bell (name changed), a Protestant friend of Sands, was murdered in Newry by republican paramilitaries. In the aftermath loyalist paramilitaries "prowled round the Ryan Road" for a Catholic to kill in retaliation; ironically, the man they selected, Sean O'Malley (name changed), had been a good friend of the Protestant victim and also of Sands. ==Early life and career== Tommy Sands was born on the family farm on the 'Ryan Road'〔 in the townland of Ryan, near Mayobridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.〔 His parents, Mick and Bridie, both came from families of singers, musicians and storytellers and encouraged a love of Irish culture and tradition in their seven children (Mary, the eldest, then Hugh, Ben, Colum, Eugene and Anne.〔) .〔 His father Mick (known to all as 'The Chief'〔(Culture of Northern Ireland, NIMIC Hall of Fame – The Sands Family, Geoff Harden traces the Sands' musical family tree )〕) and six uncles played the fiddle. Bridie, an accordionist, is the daughter of 'Burren poet', Owen Connolly, and her mother was related to the Brontë family.〔(Ben Sands profile at 'Last FM' )〕 Their Céilidh house on the Ryan Road, in the foothills of the Mourne Mountains,〔 was a focal point for Catholic and Protestant neighbours from nearby farms to enjoy music and Craic.〔〔 ''The Sands Family'' (Tommy, Eugene, Ben, Colum and Anne)〔 started public performing in local halls and pubs, then they won a 'Folk Group' contest in "Old Shieling Hotel" in Raheny, Dublin. This led to a three-week booking in New York in early 1971〔 (or 1970〔) followed by further tours in the USA and Canada. They also performed a Saint Patrick's Day concert appearance in Carnegie Hall. Sands initially attended college to study theology and philosophy, but dropped out and began to walk the 120 miles home to concentrate on his music career. Along the way a car filled with his siblings picked him up to perform at a concert.〔 Their 35-year touring career includes regular tours throughout continental Europe, especially Germany, as well as the UK and Ireland.〔〔 One notable highlight was performing in Moscow's Luzhniki 'Olympic' Stadium,〔(Dna Users, Biography of Tommy Sands )〕 Tommy was the prime songwriter with the Sands Family, whose repertoire largely consists of their own compositions as well as traditional Irish songs.〔 During the 1975 'Sands Family' tour of Germany Tommy's brother Eugene was killed in a road accident.〔 'Dino' played banjo and mandolin.〔 Since the early 2000s the Sands Family have restricted touring to an annual tour of Germany and Ireland.〔 In September 2008 Tommy Sands was invited to perform at the Library of Congress with his daughter Moya and son Fionán, as part of the ''Rediscover Northern Ireland Program''. The event was co-sponsored by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the American Folklife Center.〔(Library of Congress – Government Today. Feature – Tommy Sands )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tommy Sands (Irish folk singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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