Joe Strummer, David Bowie, Ramones, The Colonel, Queen, Johnny Cash, The Beach Boys, The Bureau, Afrika Bambaataa, The Undertones, John Coltrane, The Penguins, Run DMC, Rory 'Dall' O'Cathain, Astor Piazzolla, The Johnny Reck Showband, Seán Ó Riada, Leonard Cohen and The Bothy 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, Fire Of Freedom. The band has produced nine albums to date.
"...Usually most comfortable playing loud and live with upraised fists and chunky guitar riffs in local hangouts - explodes with declarations of gnashing street poetry punctuated with wailing uilleann pipes, Joe Strummer-style chord chops and Bourbon Street sax sojourns." - Rolling Stone
"Black 47 remains one of rock's inexplicably obscure treasures." - USA Today
"One or rock's most passionate bands, Black 47 plays Kirwan's fiery agit-pop howlers with the fury of the early Pogues. This Irish tinted rock (with shadings of ska and reggae) is incendiary." - Chicago Sun Times
"Both political and humorous...a wicked blend of Celtic music, ska and roots rock." - Billboard
Michael Brunnock's in depth interview with journalist Suzanne Connolly is uploaded and available to watch. It can be seen either on Michael's front page www.myspace.com/michaelbrunnock or on Fairplay Collective's video page http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=64241695
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I Totally Like your Sounds. Keep up the great work! Never Stop The Beat.
You can also find me at: www.myspace.com/lewystix
"Lewy is currently involved in playing drums for The Exitwound Project and is available for recording with many others."
Also, please be sure to check out "Lewy's" new project to help drummers and their favorite charities called "Drum Solo Cards" at www.drmsolocards.com Tell your friends and send all the drummers that you know to look them up.
THE BLACK 47 Cruise ROCKED!!!! I <3 NY!!! and BLACK 47!!!! Wish I could make Jim Thorpe show BEAUTIFUL PART OF PA but a Hooter has called!!! Check out John Likkeys new tunes on myspace !! He rocks 2! Ill send along some CRUISE pix soon!!!
Hi lads, Greetings from South Armagh, I'll be oever your neck of the shuck, in September, singing slightly tamer ballads, give us a shout if you need a song, Briege
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