Songs sung by Tom Anderson
ANDERSON, Tom, Lower Road, Clooney; born in the last years of the 19th century, recorded 1969, 1975 in Deighan’s lounge. His wife Nelly also sang (Index: ‘Banks of the Bann’, ‘Distressed maid’, ‘Mary Acklin’) and his daughter is Annie Sweeney (below). Tom sings a variety of songs in good traditional style – often convivial ones, and some fairly modern sentimental songs. His style is vigorous and distinctive, with marked and often unusual phrasing, notably in ‘The wheel of fortune’ (no 70), a fragment learnt from Sarah Sweeney (below). Nos 17 (frag.), 30, 32, 60, 64, 70, 71M.