Larry Kirwan

Larry Kirwan

Larry Kirwan (born 1948 in Wexford, Ireland) is an expatriate Irish writer and musician, most noted as the lead singer for the New York based Irish rock band, "Black 47".

Kirwan has also written and produced several plays which have been performed in the United States and Europe, most of which deal with Irish history and politics, particularly Northern Ireland. He has made statements in support of terrorist organisations such as the IRA [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army] .

Since April 2005, he has hosted "Celtic Crush", a radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio that features Celtic artists from a wide variety of genres.

He is a naturalized U.S. citizen, having emigrated in 1970. He is married to June, and they have two children.

Bibliography

*"Mad Angels" (1993) Collection of five plays
*"Liverpool Fantasy" (2003) Alternative history novel surrounding the Beatles after breaking up early in their career
*"Green Suede Shoes : An Irish-American Odyssey" (2005) Autobiography

Discography

* 1971 - Aftermath - "We Have No More Babies Left/Neck and Neck"(Original Version)
* 1973 - Turner and Kirwan of Wexford - "Neck and Neck(New Version)/When Starlings Fly"
* 1974 - Turner and Kirwan of Wexford - "Bootleg"
* 1978 - Turner and Kirwan of Wexford - "Absolutely and Completely"
* 1980 - Turner and Kirwan of Wexford - "The Book of The Law"
* 1987 - Chill Faction - "Eggman on the Deuce"
* 1989 - Black 47 - "Home of the Brave/Live in London"
* 1991 - Black 47 - "Black 47"
* 1992 - Black 47 - "Black 47 EP"
* 1993 - Black 47 - "Fire of Freedom"
* 1994 - Black 47 - "Home of the Brave"
* 1996 - Black 47 - "Green Suede Shoes"
* 1998 - Larry Kirwan - "Keltic Kids"
* 1999 - Black 47 - "Live in New York City"
* 2000 - Black 47 - "Trouble in the Land"
* 2001 - Larry Kirwan - "Kilroy Was Here"
* 2001 - Black 47 - "On Fire"
* 2004 - Black 47 - "New York Town"
* 2005 - Black 47 - "Elvis Murphy's Green Suede Shoes"
* 2006 - Black 47 - "Bittersweet Sixteen"
* 2008 - Black 47 - "Iraq"

External links

* [http://www.black47.com/ Black 47 band website]
* [http://www.celticcafe.com/archive/Music/kirwan/Black47_1.html 2001 Interview with Larry Kirwan]
* [http://www.celticlounge.com/ Kirwan's new project, the Celtic Lounge]
* [http://www.celticmp3s.com/magazine/2005/04/irish-music-comes-alive-during-new.shtml Press release announcing "Celtic Crush"]
* [http://lantern-media.com/SBS-LarryKirwanInterviewMarch2007-part1.html 2007 interview with Larry Kirwan for SiriusBackstage.com]
* [http://www.thereelbook.com/groups/Black47/larrykirwan/larrykirwan.aspx Larry Kirwan Black 47 Archive]


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