Black 47

Album reviews

New York Town
Gadfly Records (2004)
Black '47 chief Larry Kirwan pens an album-length tribute to his adopted hometown, New York City. Tales of immigrants and others finding their place in the big city are interwoven with reflections on the Sept. 11 tragedy.

Trouble In The Land
Shanachie (2000)
Larry Kirwan is one of those songwriters that knows his strengths, his weaknesses, and a good thing when he sees it. He and his band, Black 47, have a pretty good pattern down when it comes to putting songs on an album: catchy hooks, arena-sized choruses, riotous lyrics, and lots and lots of pipes. Pipes?

Live In New York City
Gadfly (1999)
Above all, one thing remains certain: Black 47 can put on a good show.

Features

History Lessons: Black 47 Takes Crowds Back To Ireland, Circa 1915
Published October 22, 2002
Talking to Black 47’s lead singer and chief songwriter Larry Kirwan is a bit like talking to your favorite history professor.

Concert reviews

February 19, 2000
Connolly's Pub, New York
It isn't every day you can see four 200-lb. frat guys doing a jig with their arms around each others' shoulders and pints of Guinness Stout held high in the air as they sing songs in Gaelic.