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BLACK 47

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Black 47
 Based in New York City, Black 47 is a Celtic rock band made up of Irish ethnicity|Irish expatriates, formed in the Bronx by Larry Kirwan and Chris Byrne in 1989. Their name is derived from 1847, the worst year of the Great Irish Famine.

The Early Years

Black 47 began as a two-piece with Larry Kirwan on vocals and electric guitar and Chris Byrne on whistles. Their first performance was in the Bronx on October 2, 1989. During the first year a horn section was added with Fred Parcells on trombone and Geoffrey Blythe on saxophones. Later they were joined by Thomas Hamlin on drums.

In 1991 the band created a stir in the downtown Manhattan scene with their weekly residency at Paddy Reilly's on Second Avenue. In the same year, the band released an eponymous independent album which gained the attention of the music industry.

The Cars' Ric Ocasek produced "Fire of Freedom" their first major label release in 1993. During this year, the singles "Funky Céilí" and "Maria's Wedding" were in heavy rotation on alternative radio and MTV's 120 Minutes.

"Home of the Brave" followed in 1994 with Jerry Harrison serving as producer. The album continued the band's socio-political themes of American labor and civil rights, Irish nationalism, and the immigrant experience.


In 1996 the band shifted from EMI to Mercury Recor... read all

Black 47 top albums

  1. Trouble in the Land
  2. Fire of Freedom
  3. Home of the Brave
  4. Live in New York City
  5. Green Suede Shoes
  6. Elvis Murphy's Green Suede Shoes
  7. Black 47
  8. Bittersweet Sixteen
  9. New York Town
  10. The Secret World of Celtic Rock
    11. ...show all albums

Black 47 top songs and lyrics

  1. Those Saints
  2. Trouble in the Land
  3. James Connolly
  4. Desperate
  5. Bodhrans on the Brain
  6. Rockin' the Bronx
  7. Funky Ceili
  8. I Got Laid on James Joyce's Grave
  9. Maria's Wedding
  10. Bobby Kennedy
  11. Susan Falls Apart
  12. Touched by Fire
  13. 40 Shades of Blue
  14. Tramps Heartbreak
  15. Delirious
  16. Fanatic Heart
  17. Fallin' Off the Edge of America
  18. Livin' in America
  19. Green Suede Shoes
  20. Blood Is Thicker Than Water
  21. Different Drummer
  22. Funky Ceili (Bridie's Song)
  23. Banks of the Hudson
  24. Black 47
  25. Fire of Freedom
    26. ...show all songs

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