Tommy Sands was born into a family of fiddlers and became the main songwriter of The Sands Family. His song There Were Roses is often called one of the finest written about the Troubles. For 37 years he presented Country Céilí on Downtown Radio, and he has long used music in the cause of peace.
© Avner FittermanCC BY-SA 3.0 Tommy Sands
Singer and songwriter; The Sands Family
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- Born
- 19 December 1945, Mayobridge, County Down (80)
- Website
- tommysands.com
Further reading: Wikipedia