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Photograph of a five member ceile band playing in the Makem home.
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Collection Ritchie Pickow
Title Photograph of a five member ceile band playing in the Makem home.
Description Photograph of a 5 member ceile band playing in the Makem home, 42 Victoria St, Keady, Co Armagh. All five men are dressed in suits. They sit on chairs in two rows, with three in front. Tommy Makem, playing the piccolo, sits at the back on the left. The man beside him plays a banjo. In the front row sit Jack and Peter Makem and another man. Jack Makem plays the uileann pipes. Peter and the last man both play the fiddle. A microphone stands in the right foreground. In the centre background is a closed door. In the right background is a dresser displaying various items including cups and a small, probably ceramic, cottage. A number of bottles stand in a line on the dresser. The floor is patterned with flowers.
Date 01/01/1952
Date Issued 01/07/2022
Resource Type Still image
Archival Record Id p104901.jpg
Publisher University of Galway
Extent 60x60mm
Topic Makem,Tommy,Musicians,Uilleann pipe,Violin,Banjo,Piccolo,Instrumentation and orchestration (Band),Microphone
Geographic Keady (Northern Ireland),Armagh (Northern Ireland : County)
Temporal Nineteen fifties,Twentieth century
Genre Black and white
Creator / Author Name George Pickow