Thomas Moran (singer)

Thomas Moran (1876 – February 11, 1960) was an Irish ballad singer.

Born in Mohill barony in county Leitrim, Moran was remarkable for his very large repertoire of songs which he could recite from memory. Between 1952 and 1954, the BBC collected and recorded forty-five of his songs. Some of his songs were recorded by Séamus Ennis. Known as "Old Moran, the ballad singer" during his lifetime he sang regularly in nearby Mohill town.

References and notes

Primary sources

• Slocombe, Marie (1955). "Some "English" Ballads and Folk Songs Recorded in Ireland, 1952-1954". Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society. 7 (4, December). English Folk Dance + Song Society: 239–244. JSTOR 4521487. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Meehan, Christopher (1973). "Thomas Moran: (Mohill), A skilled weaver of fine songs" (PDF). The Leitrim Guardian. Leitrim Guardian: 12. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

Further reading

• Brocken, Michael (2003). Revival: The British Folk Revival 1944-2002. Routledge, 2017. ISBN 1351775200. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Bertrand Harris Bronson, ed. (2015). The Singing Tradition of Child's Popular Ballads. (Abridgement) (abridged ed.). Princeton University Press. ISBN 1400872677. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)