Larry Kirwan

Since the retirement of Black 47 in 2014, former bandleader Larry Kirwan has been keeping the songs of the band alive through solo gigs and an annual St. Patrick's Day celebration. This Saturday he returns with a full band to mark the…

NYS Music provides you with a listing of some St. Patrick's Day festivities from the North Country to Long Island, Albany to Buffalo.

Every St. Patrick's Day, the New York City streets and subways flood with green from onlookers of the 5th Avenue parade and thirsty pub-goers. With many options for a good St. Pat's show or party from uptown to down and across to Brooklyn,…

NYC's Irish house band Black 47 may have retired in 2014 after a 25-year career, but the band's leader Larry Kirwan is returning to the St. Patrick's Day spotlight with the help of some friends for a full-band show. This Friday, March 17,…

A sea of green pooled around the sides of Fifth Avenue as the world’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade stepped off to much better weather than expected, bringing over 200,000 participants to the celebration, and for some marked a new era of…

It's been almost a year and a half since Black 47 retired their 25-year career at B.B. King Blues Club near Times Square, but that hasn't stopped the band's former leader Larry Kirwan and friends from performing a handful of solo shows…