Tommy Sands
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Biography
[Edit]Not to be confused with the pop singer of the 1950s, Tommy Sands was the prime songwriter with the Sands Family, a group with his five siblings that became one of Ireland's most influential folk groups of the 1960s and '70s. Although the group has limited its touring in the early 2000s to an annual tour of Germany and Ireland, Sands has continued to pave new ground as a solo singer/songwriter and as the host of a popular radio show, Country Ceili, broadcast weekly via Belfast's Downtown Radio since 1976.
Sands grew up in a very musical family. His father and six uncles played the fiddle, while his mother played accordion. The family farm, in the foothills of the Mourne Mountains, was one of the few places that Protestants and Catholics joined together to listen to music and dance. Sands began writing songs shortly after learning to play the fiddle. Many of his songs reflect the political turmoil and sociological struggles of his homeland.
Although Sands attended college to study theology and philosophy, music proved too great a lure. Dropping out of the school, Sands began to walk the 120 miles home. He hadn't gotten far when a car with his siblings stopped to pick him up to perform a concert. Inspired by the Clancy Brothers, the Sands Family (Tommy, Eugene, Ben, Colum and Anne) became leaders of the Irish folk revival.
The Sands Family first came to the United States in 1970, after winning a concert trip to New York in a national ballad contest. After performing at Carnegie Hall, the group hooked up with a manager in Boston and remained in America for six months. Returning to Europe in 1971, the Sands Family found that they had acquired an enthusiastic following in Germany.
The Sands Family's string of success ended in 1975, when youngest brother Eugene was killed in an auto accident. Subsequent tours found the three remaining brothers and sister Anne continuing to perform together.
Tommy Sands' debut solo album, Singing of the Times, released in 1985, included his now-classic tunes "There Were Roses" "and "Daughters and Sons." Sands' second album, Down by Bendy's Lane: Irish Songs and Stories for Children, followed three years later. On his third album, Hedges of County Down, released in 1989, Sands focused on traditional Irish material. He returned to original songs for his fourth effort, Beyond the Shadows, released in 1990. Sands' fifth album, The Heart's a Wonder, released in 1995, included a tune, "The Music of Healing," co-written with American folk singer Pete Seeger. The song was used as an anthem for a "Citizen's Assembly" that Sands organized in Belfast, in August 1986, which included many of Ulster County's top artists and literary figures. The Heart's a Wonder also marked the first time that Sands collaborated with Sarajevo cellist Vedran Smailovic. Sands and Smailovic joined with Irish songstress Dolores Keane on the 1997 title track of the multi-artist album Where Have All the Flowers Gone: The Songs of Pete Seeger. One of Sands' most ambitious projects is a stage musical, The Shadow of O'Casey, that he co-wrote with playwright Sean O'Casey's daughter, Shivaun.
Title: To Shorten the Winter - An Irish Christmas
Artist: Tommy Sands
Genre: World Music, Traditional Pop Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic
Title: Sands Storm! (The Original Plus Selected Singles)
Artist: Tommy Sands
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Tommy Sands - Sing Boy Sing (Steady Date (1957-1958))
Artist: Tommy Sands
Title: Let the Circle Be Wide (feat. Moya & Fionan)
Artist: Tommy Sands
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Celtic
Title: Teenage Hits & Rarities
Artist: Tommy Sands
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop, Teen Pop, Alternative
Title: To Shorten the Winter
Artist: Tommy Sands
Genre: World Music, Contemporary Folk, Celtic, Folk
Collections
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1961, Vol. 20
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 22
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits: Essential Rock 'N' Roll Classics Live
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Walt Disney Records Archive Collection, Vol. 1
Genre: Kids
Title: America's Greatest Hits 1957, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits of 1957, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1961, Vol. 14
Genre: Pop
Title: Rare Oldies But Goodies
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock'n'Roll Drive In
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 14
Genre: Pop
Title: The 1960 British Hit Parade: The B Sides, Pt 2, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Fabulous 50's Pop & Doo Wop, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 11
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox Doo Wop Hits, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: The Love Hits of 1957
Genre: Rock
Title: Lost Hits of the 50's
Genre: Pop
Title: Your True Love Collection
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Hits of All Time, Vol. 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Ace Cafe the Rock 'N' Roll Years
Genre: Rock
Title: Vintage Easter Music
Genre: Gospel
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 12
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 16
Genre: Pop
Title: 1957 Hot Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Boulevard of Hits Vol. 3
Genre: Rock, Country, Rockabilly
Title: The Sherman Brothers Songbook
Genre: Kids
Title: Those Good Old Memories
Genre: Rock
Title: The Songs of the Radio Ballads
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist, Folk
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 15
Genre: Pop
Title: Soda Shop: Hits Of The 50s
Genre: Pop
Title: 20 Greatest Ever Irish Rebel Songs - Volume 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Teen Idols & Teenage Hits from Way Back Then
Genre:
Title: Sound Neighbors
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Popcorn Kernels 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 21
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Song of the Green Linnet, Vol. 2
Genre: World Music, Celtic
Title: The Oldies Vol 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Original Pop Hits, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hot Hits of 1957, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1958, Vol. 13
Genre: Pop
Title: The Boys of Pop, Vol. 4
Genre: Pop
Title: Rare Gold Doo Wops, Vol. 10
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 19
Genre: Pop
Title: Sowing the Seeds - The 10th Anniversary
Genre: Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Reelin' and Rockin'
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1957, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 24
Genre: Pop
Title: Swing Around the World, Vol.1
Genre: World Music
Title: The History of Rock n Roll, Vol. 9
Genre: World Music
Title: Northern Soul Movers Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Saint Patrick's Day
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: 80 R&B Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest Hits of 1960, Vol. 18
Genre: Pop
Title: Rough Guide to Celtic Lullabies
Genre: World Music, Kids, Celtic
Title: Street Corner Doo Wop, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1959, Vol. 20
Genre: Pop
Title: Memphis to Chicago
Genre: Blues
Title: 1000 Original Hits 1957
Genre: Rock
Title: The Teen Years - Sixteen Candles CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Featuring albums
Title: The James Dean Story (Original Film Soundtrack)
Artist: Leith Stevens
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Where Have All The Flowers Gone: The Songs Of Pete Seeger
Artist: Pete Seeger
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, World Music, Country, Kids, Indie, Folk
Title: Appleseed's 21st Anniversary: Roots and Branches
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist