CELTIC CRUSH Newsletter 
May 2014
Hi Crushers and Crushaholics:

This coming Saturday, June 14th, we'll be doing our James Joyce/Bloomsday show.  It's become a tradition over the last 9 years of Celtic Crush.  We'll examine different facets of the life, career and times of James Joyce, his wife Nora Barnacle, tragic daughter Lucia, and the various characters he created, including his greatest, Molly Bloom.  The music will include The Dubliners, Flogging Molly, Count John McCormack, Dropkick Murphy's, Black 47, Saw Doctors and so many more. 

Thanks to everyone who's been coming out to see Black 47 over the last month.  It's great to put faces to email addresses, so make sure you come up and say hello.  The shows have been even more intense than usual - probably because they're the last in most venues.   The next gig will be on June 21st at The Towne Crier in Beacon, NY.  There's a list of gigs below.  Don't forget our last Cruise (in NY Harbor) on Thursday, July 10th.  It's always a blast and a great way to see New York with Black 47 serenading you.

For those who would like to join me on my annual trip to Ireland, the next one will begin on Nov. 18th.  For playlists from the last couple of Celtic Crush shows, scroll down. 

All the best,  talk to you Saturday!

larry kirwan

Celtic Crush - SiriusXM The Spectrum, Ch. 28,  Saturdays 7-10amET,  Tuesdays 11pmET  & ON DEMAND


ROCKS OFF CONCERT CRUISE IN NEW YORK HARBOR

JULY 10TH  8pm  ALL ABOARD YE GOODE SHIPPE, THE JEWEL

SEE NEW YORK CITY ON A SUMMER'S NIGHT ON A CRUISE
WHILE BLACK 47 SERENADES YOU!!!

FOR INFO AND TICKETS

http://rocksoff.com/shows/2912


A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY - Larry Kirwan/B47 Blog
A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY

"Silicon suits, ballroom romance

Belfast on fire, would you care to dance?

All mixed up, no rhyme nor reason

Don't cross the Border in the middle of Marching Season..."

 

            Songs have a way of shooting you back in time, don't they? I only have to play the first chords of The Night The Showbands Died and I'm right back in Ireland in the summer of 1975.

 

            It was a bad time. Sectarian killings had become the norm up North; but being relatively early in the conflict, there was still an inkling of hope that things could get better.

 

            Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher and Planxty ruled the cool scene, while showbands dominated dancehalls on both sides of the Border. A band had to know two national anthems and be ready to play whichever depending on the community. In the rare "mixed halls," the lights came up instantly after the last song to forestall any provocative requests for either A Soldier's Song or God Save The Queen...

 

To read more go to http://black47theband.blogspot.com

 

LAST CONNOLLY'S Gig
Sept. 27, 2014   10pm
BLACK 47
CONNOLLY'S, 121 W. 45th St., NYC

Tickets $20 now on sale at Connolly's and at
http://black47.tix.musictoday.com/calendar.aspx

FOR A FULL LIST OF BLACK 47 GIGS www.black47.com 

LAST CALL,  Black 47's final album is available on all digital platforms (iTunes, Amazon, etc.) You may also buy the CD or download the 13 tracks at www.black47.com 

★★★★ On "Last Call," Black 47 s saves the best for last, using roots, rock, and reggae to bring the final curtain down on the most influential Irish American band in history."  Mike Farragher/Irish Voice



All Black 47 CDs/DVDs/T-Shirts/Hoodies/and Larry Kirwan Books/CDs available 
Black 47 Online Shop  

BLACK 47 is finishing off a number of t-shirt lines as their stock winds down.  Among those are shirts related to specific CDs such as IRAQ, Bankers & Gangsters, Funky Ceili, Che Guevara Lynch and some others. A good guide to a future collector's item is to see if any sizes are out of stock - that usually means that we will not be re-ordering. There are also offers of 12 B47 CDs for $140 and book/CD offers. Take a look...

BLACK 47
FINAL SHOW 
THE LAST JIG 
BB KING's, 42nd Street/Times Square 
Nov. 15th 8pm  
Tickets on sale now at the club or 
http://www.bbkingblues.com/bio.php?id=3984%C2%A0    

LARRY KIRWAN'S TRIP TO IRELAND 2014 
Nov. 18-23, Galway, Donegal, Derry, Belfast, Wexford Dublin 
For a brochure call Hammond Tours 866-486-8772 or email

  jwasserbach@hammondtours.com      

Upcoming BLACK 47 Shows
 
JUNE 21
Beacon, NY
TOWN CRIER

JUNE 26
Springfield, MA
STEARNS SQUARE

JUNE 28
Herndon, VA
AROOWBROOK CENTER PARK

JULY 10
New York City
ROCKS OFF FINAL CRUISE

JULY 12
Detroit, MI
CONCERT OF COLORS

JULY 18/19/20
Cleveland, OH
CLEVELAND IRISH CULTURAL FESTIVAL

JULY 31
Portchester, NY
GARCIA'S at the CAPITOL

AUGUST 1
Queens, NYC
CITIFIELD for THE METS

For full details of all Black 47 gigs
www.black47.com

CELTIC CRUSH PLAYLISTS 6-7-14 and 5-31-14
C
CELTIC CRUSH 6-7-14
Mo Bhron (Intro)Black 47
The Boys Are Back In TownThin Lizzy
Brown Eyed GirlVan Morrison
Incident on 57th StreetBruce Springsteen
  
If I Should Fall From GraceThe Pogues
Merry Sisters of FateLunasa
Irish RoverThe Pogues/Dubliners
  
Old LadySinead O'Connor
Only A Woman's HeartEleanor McEvoy
When You Become Stardust TooShay Healy
  
Copper TitleBrian Keane
Saoirse's HeartCeltic Cross
USA 2014Black 47
  
Martin Roachford'sPeatbpg Faeries
Empty GlensRunrig
  
Will You Go Lassie GoClancy Brothers/Tommy Makem
Lonesome BoatmanFury Brothers
The Great O'NeillO'Malley's March
  
Bullfrog BluesRory Gallagher
Live at MolloysThe Chieftains
The Rocky Road To DublinThe Chieftains/Rolling Stones
  
Autumn SongManic Street Preachers
King of the FairiesHorslips
Fisherman's BluesThe Waterboys
  
Carrying a TorchVan Morrison
Makes No DifferenceThe Band
I Still Miss SomeoneRosanne Cash
  
Lovers of LightAfro-Celt
Tainted LoveImelda May
Stride SetBill Laswell
  
Sleep Tight in New York CityBlack 47
Donegal RainAndy M Stewart
  
Sullivan's LakeGarahan's Ghost
Carolina RuaThe Chieftains/Imelda May
Peg O' My HeartDropkick murphys/Bruce Springsteen
  
Drunken LullabiesFlogging Molly
FiestaThe Pogues
Oliver's ArmyElvis Costello
  
Maids of MitchelstownThe Bothy Band


CELTIC CRUSH 5-31-1 

Mo Bhron (Intro)Black 47
FiestaThe Pogues
LaidJames
Death of a ClownDave Davies/The Kinks
  
Johnny Come LatelySteve Earle
Johnny Don't Go to BallincolligJohn Spillane
Johnny Comes a'Courtin'Black 47
  
Tribute to Peadar O'DonnellMoving Hearts
DiggingSeamus Heaney
The Humors of DrinaghNoel Hill/Tony McMahon
  
Mynd I RymniRag Foundation
Tennessee WaltzChieftains/Tom Jones
The Bells of RhymneyThe Byrds
  
Nothing ArrivedVillagers
Two StonesWalking on Cars
Take Me To ChurchHozier
  
Spanish LadyThe Mahones
What A ShameThe Strypes
GloriaThem
  
The Minstrel BoyJoe Strummer & The Mescaleros
The Minstrel BoyWest Ocean String Quartet
Downtown Baghdad BluesBlack 47
  
Ode To Billy JoeSarah McQuaid
23rd StreetBill Morrissey
When You Become Stardust TooShay Healy
  
Pour DecisionsThe Real McKenzies
AwakeningTartan Terrors
The Night Paddy murphy DiedGreat Big Sea
  
ScarecrowEnter The Haggis
On The Bridge to WillamsburgSusan McKeown
Meet Me on McCleanShilelagh Law
  
Madam GeorgeVan Morrison
Kilroy Was HereLarry Kirwan
  
Courtin' in the KitchenDessie O'halloran
Whole of the moonThe Waterboys
Joyce Country Ceili BandThe Saw Doctors
  
Great Ceili SwindlePeatbog Faeries
Sally MacLennaneThe Pogues
Galway GirlSteve Earle
  
Spanish PointDonal Lunny/Corofin


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