An unashamedly topical wallop of the early seventies Jersey-bar E Street Band and the Combat Rock era Clash, laced with the mourning siren of uilleann pipes.https://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3mhokxmi25s2xGive this playlist a listen: Songs from Celtic Crush 3/22/26 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42o44egb4Pgkm8gpJEDKyR?si=Vn3XAnFtTmmNJHneRwOgZA22 Mar 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhokxmi25s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3mbc7bqmmxs2eHappy New Year!! New Years Eve in Olde Tymes Square: http://www.black47.com/audio/New%20Years%20Eve_12.mp3?fbclid=IwAR18N5IzznAXcCiFl2X968lQF_5KA8iilE64XC-31 Dec 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbc7bqmmxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lmzelzoplc2rhttps://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/rockin-the-bronx-larry-kirwan&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQzNTg0MzUxMTAwNjAyNjExMDcyGjgyZTA1YmQyZWY2YzcxMmY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AOvVaw1Gpwo8kB5yMfK6row8Y7Jt17 Apr 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzelzoplc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lknytdgfo222🍀🎶 Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Rockin’ The Bronx by Larry Kirwan & Nine Irish Plays for Voices by Eamon Grennan! 📚🎭 🎉 Get 25% off + FREE shipping—use code LUCKY25-FI at checkout before it’s gone! ☘️ 📖 Order now: ow.ly/sCeK50VjuBx #IrishReads #NewReleases #Fiction #Theater #Poetry18 Mar 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknytdgfo222https://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lk7pkm7fd226https://www.irishamerica.com/2022/03/paradise-square/ Three years ago Paradise Square was about to open on Broadway12 Mar 2025 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7pkm7fd226https://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3ljx4fkhtqk2rBook Talk and Signing at An Beal Bocht Cafe in the Bronx on Saturday March 29th.09 Mar 2025 13:11 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljx4fkhtqk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3ljqg7wnnck2bIf you missed my interview with John McDonagh on WBAI’s Radio Free Eireann here’s the full interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlS0jRvNZo806 Mar 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljqg7wnnck2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3ljng46ix522wRockin’ The Bronx by Fordham U. Press was released yesterday and is available for ordering in stores and at amazon. FUP is offering a 25% discount plus free shipping on Rockin' The Bronx. Use code ROCKIN25-FI . Autographed copies can be ordered at SHOP at www.black47.com05 Mar 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljng46ix522whttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3liuxoi74ds2eCeltic Crush is hosted by Larry Kirwan Sunday at 9 AM on SiriusXM Channel 710, “The Loft” Replays Tuesday at 9 PM & Wednesday Midnight 6 Hours of Celtic Crush always available “On Demand” via the SiriusXM App Click below to access the February 23, 2025, video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQKEYNFalKXw7--TOOM5NDVP0oh3F8MOF&si=jwxECJnX3gBp9Slj23 Feb 2025 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3liuxoi74ds2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lirnz2rgwc2gFirst public reading and discussion of the reissued Rockin' The Bronx by Larry Kirwan. Event is free, but registration is required. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radio-free-eireann-live-from-ernie-omalleys-tickets-1255946282139. Space is limited. Please arrive by 10:30 am. Books will be on sale there and Larry will sign your copy.22 Feb 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirnz2rgwc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lidiwyjeg22gCeltic Crush hosted by Larry Kirwan Sunday at 9 AM on SiriusXM Channel 710, The Loft Replays Tuesday at 9 PM & Wednesday Midnight Celtic Crush available “On Demand” via the SiriusXM App Click here for this week’s video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLvRoMw8vkjmWe0PC-RpX1OHeFQB7rlhB&si=hjOqkV_5u2Dx_Rut]17 Feb 2025 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lidiwyjeg22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lhwfnstwvc2sRockin’ The Bronx, came directly from the Black 47 song, Sleep Tight in NYC. In the song,Sean, a young man in rural Ireland addressing his girlfriend, Mary who has emigrated to The Bronx. He can’t understand why she doesn’t write or call. To pre-order: https://www.fordhampress.com/9781531510008/rockin-the-bronx/11 Feb 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwfnstwvc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lhr4npkqwk2cCeltic Crush hosted by Larry Kirwan Sunday at 9 AM on SiriusXM Channel 710, “The Loft”. Show replays each Tuesday at 9 PM & Wednesday Midnight 6 Hours of Celtic Crush available “On Demand” via the SiriusXM App. Click on the link for this week’s video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLvRoMw8vkjkYnemzSKv7A1-2TTxgjz0k&si=0luGMYyucJOILxVK)09 Feb 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhr4npkqwk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lhfd4s4xrs2z05 Feb 2025 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhfd4s4xrs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lh7h5dvlyc2wAround the publication date of Rockin’ The Bronx, Gunhill Brewery will release another batch of Rockin’ The Bronx Stout www.gunhillbrewing.com02 Feb 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7h5dvlyc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lh7gx5f2qc2wLarry Kirwan’s novel Rockin’ The Bronx will be published on March 3, 2025 by New York ReLit an imprint of Fordham University Press please join the facebook page to learn more about upcoming readings: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6157243543481302 Feb 2025 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7gx5f2qc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lgocmrr7722aCeltic Crush hosted by Larry Kirwan Sunday at 9 AM on SiriusXM Channel 710, “The Loft”. Show replays Tuesday at 9 PM and Wednesday Midnight. 6 Hours of Celtic Crush always available via the SiriusXM App. Click link below to access the January 26, 2025, video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQKEYNFalKXxVKs0W17n8YJUTcMmh6RQA&si=XXTZf4aDa3k6Ijqt26 Jan 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgocmrr7722ahttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lfklf3mwyk2pSign up for the Celtic Crush newsletter & receive all Irish/Celtic information to nourish your soul. Send Larry your e-mail address at BLK47@aol.com Receive information on the upcoming Celtic Crush 2025 Ireland Trip in October! Spots are still available.12 Jan 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfklf3mwyk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lf3e736kw22yCeltic Crush hosted by Larry Kirwan Sunday at 9 AM on SiriusXM Channel 710, “The Loft”. Show replays Tuesday at 9 PM & Wednesday Midnight 6 Hours of Celtic Crush available “On Demand” via the SiriusXM App. Click the link below to access this week’s video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLvRoMw8vkjnFklr4CYTIzR5BnjRVgI__&si=P7Bcn2dKEIdc8ehy06 Jan 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3e736kw22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3le454dxyb22lhttps://www.facebook.com/share/p/15SEKf6Dmy/?mibextid=wwXIfr25 Dec 2024 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3le454dxyb22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3ldvzbumcrk2kCeltic Crush hosted by Larry Kirwan Sunday at 9 AM on SiriusXM Channel 710, The Loft. Replays Tuesday at 9 PM & Wednesday Midnight (all times EST). 6 Hours of Celtic Crush available “On Demand” via the SiriusXM App. Click below for the 2024 Christmas show video playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQKEYNFalKXySFQVNiaMKY_bmgIvV_A0n&si=pEvPJFscJ5JUbKFQ22 Dec 2024 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldvzbumcrk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3ld2neggfvk22Information about the October 2025 tour of Ireland can be found here: https://www.hammondtours.com/product/larry-kirwan/11 Dec 2024 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2neggfvk22https://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lcvdwe3fsk2fBig Fellah reaction video. https://youtube.com/watch?v=NHx30xvqw8009 Dec 2024 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvdwe3fsk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lcnsr66wck2mA blast from the past, a 2003 interview: https://www.chorusandverse.com/article/20030601A/larry-kirwan-black-4706 Dec 2024 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnsr66wck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lcjvx75qzs2wFunky Ceili reaction on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JzTvSdVx_Eg?si=RYX0FSat6SkFYDE305 Dec 2024 05:14 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjvx75qzs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lcdzmnn7r224https://www.irishecho.com/2024/10/kirwan-a-salute-to-the-other-behan02 Dec 2024 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdzmnn7r224https://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lc6u52zmmk2zShane was a poet with 1 foot planted in D. Corkery's hidden Ireland while the other careened over the streets of '70s Punk London. That he managed to unite those 2 different points of view & locales is an achievement in itself. His songs are his testament & we'll be singing them for years to come30 Nov 2024 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc6u52zmmk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lc57suyxqk2vHere's Fred, Chris, and myself at Paddy Reilly's, 28th St./2nd Avenue, NYC, late Spring, 1990.30 Nov 2024 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc57suyxqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/black47theband.bsky.social/post/3lbsbxq65uu2r Black 47 for Black Friday? music & merch on sale for holiday gift giving! Celtic Crush TShirt $27.99 Heroes/Belfast EP + Celtic Crush TShirt BUNDLE $32.99 Black 47 at Connolly's: NYE In Times Square DVD $16.99 Rise Up CD $7.99 On sale thru Dec. 2 https://www.theconnextion.com/black47/black47_index.cfm25 Nov 2024 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:f6uefzeaa5mo754nyk5dpw6x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbsbxq65uu2r