- Chris Byrne
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For other people named Christopher Byrne, see Christopher Byrne (disambiguation).
Chris Byrne co-founded the band Black 47 with Larry Kirwan in 1989. Before and for some years after forming the band, Byrne was a New York City Police officer. While still with the band, he created a side project - the "celtic hip-hop" band Seanchai & the Unity Squad. "Seanchai" is Byrne's hip-hop stage name, loosely translated from Irish as 'storyteller'. He left Black 47 in 2000, reportedly to focus on his "new" group. Current members of Seanchai and the Unity Squad are Rachel Fitzgerald on vocals, Andrew Harkin on bass, Terry Wetmore on drums and Jason Goodrow on guitar.
In 1996, Byrne purchased Rocky Sullivan's, a classic-style pub, in New York City.
Contents
Discography
with Black 47
- Black '47
- Black '47 EP
- Fire of Freedom
- Home of the Brave
- Green Suede Shoes
- Live in New York City
- Trouble in the Land
with Seanchai & the Unity Squad
- There Will Be Another Day
- Rebel Hip-Hop
- Sunday At the Turn of the Century
- I ♣ New York
- Rebel Massive
- Irish Catholic Boy
Other Celtic or Irish-styled Hip Hop artists
- Ashley MacIsaac
- Black 47
- Beltaine's Fire
- Emcee Lynx
- Manau
- Marxman
- House of Pain
External links
Categories:- American musicians of Irish descent
- People from New York City
- Living people
- Celtic hip hop musicians
- Celtic fusion musicians
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