Listening to Thomas McCarthy’s album is rather like looking at a precious multi-faceted jewel. You have to live with it for a considerable time before you are able to appreciate the beauty of each aspect… The majesty and control of his singing here is something to ponder on. It is full of the high decoration that we associate with the best of the Irish tradition and then on held notes he employs an easy vibrato. Technically, it is singing of the very highest quality.
“I sing wherever I’m invited, at clubs, festivals, people’s houses, weddings, funerals, christenings, at home, down the road and over the sea. I have sung all over the UK and Europe.
I have sung at festivals including Whitby Folk Week, Sidmouth FolkWeek, the Fife Traditional Singing Festival, Brosella Folk & Jazz Festival (Belgium), the South Roscommon Singers festival (Knockcroghery) and the Frank Harte Festival (Dublin) – where I shared a stage with Christy Moore.”
I have been invited to folk clubs including the Cellar Upstairs, Walthamstow Folk Club, the Musical Traditions club and the An Goilin club in Dublin. I have toured with Ron Kavana and Sam Lee, all around England, Scotland, Wales and Europe.
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I also been working in schools for several years. I offer song and story sessions to for children of all ages, which are highly engaging and raise awareness of the traveller community. For schools this can link into projects in literacy, geography, history, music and PSE. I have even worked in classrooms where there are kids from gypsy and traveller backgrounds, which is particularly special to me.