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The Irish in Country: Putting the Celtic Fringe on the Music Charts
Just hours before winning a Grammy, country singer Kathy Mattea reminisced about her first meeting…
Yankee Doodle Irish
This is a song about George M. Cohan. CO-HAN, not Coen. And yet, when I…
Black ’47: The Clancy Brothers of the 90’s?
As Larry Kirwan, the wiry lead guitarist and singer drags out this melodramatic emigration song,…
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Black ’47
Rabble-Rousers with a Social Conscience “Free Joe Now,” the song by Black 47, the Irish American group spearheaded by Larry Kirwan and Chris Byrne in 1990, became the anthem for […]
A Magical Music Tour
Colin Lacey reviews an eclectic mix of the latest albums on the Irish music scene. Twice as prolific as most performers half his age, Van Morrison shows no sign of […]
Meet The Shamrock Tenors
Irish music fans, get ready to be captivated! The Shamrock Tenors hailed as “Ireland’s most exciting new folk music sensation,” are set to light up stages as they embark on […]
Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan reflects on his childhood, songwriting, why he’s called “Duff,” and his recent solo albums. At one point, Guns N’ Roses was known as “the most dangerous band in the […]
Music Man: Bill Flanagan
The year 1955 was an active one for the nascent rock & roll genre: Little Richard emerged with his wild single “Tutti Frutti”; Chuck Berry had his first hit; an […]
New York Rock Band: Black 47
Irish America speaks to Larry Kirwan about the Irish Famine’s Musical Legacy. Think of any major event in Irish history and a song or two will spring to mind that […]