Upcoming Events

AUG 16
ROCKAWAY IRISH FESTIVAL

AUG 28
SPRINGFIELD, MA
STEARNS SQUARE

AUG 29
EAST DURHAM, NY
BLACKTHORNE RESORT

AUG 30
NEWPORT, RI
WATERFRONT IRISH FESTIVAL

AUG 31
EAST DURHAM, NY
BLACKTHORNE RESORT

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About the Band

Black 47 espouses an unblinkingly political and thoroughly Irish form of rock 'n' roll, with songs covering topics from the Northern Ireland conflict to civil rights and urban unrest in contemporary New York.

Black 47 earned their chops playing the pub scene in Manhattan and self-producing their first indie record, Black 47, before converting The Cars' Ric Ocasek to the cause and gaining mainstream attention with their second album.

LARRY KIRWAN'S SUMMER TOUR OF IRELAND

Larry Kirwan will be taking a small group to Ireland in June '09. The trip will be devoted to the literary, historical, political as well as musical sides of the country. Get all of the detials here or call 866-486-8772.

NEW PRESS REVIEWS OF THE LATEST BLACK 47 RELEASE

"IRAQ eloquently and forcefully paints the war as tragic folly through character studies and vignettes that are both sobering and ferocious, boiling in the group’s olio of punk, reggae, folk, jazz and traditional Irish sounds – a blistering overview which injects black humor into harrowing tales of disillusioned soldiers on and off the battlefield. - USA Today"

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