bitterdiva

Black 47

Tomorrow night is one of my most awaited nights since I've returned from Ireland. Black 47 is going to be playing at Revolution Hall. Most of the people in the Capital Region haven't really heard of this band, which is a pity. Everytime I start to talk about Larry and his posse these people always say, "Do you like Hair of the Dog?" and I have to chuckle at them and respond, "No." Usually I get a glare or their brow will furrow, I've given them a shot, I honestly have. I borrowed a CD from one of my coworkers in full attempt to listen to Irish music. I was severely disappointed when I realized that I didn't hear a faint hint of any brogue on the musicians.

I like my Irish music with a little more influence and a directness that only someone from the country could only understand. It conjures up a more powerful emotion when the listener realizes that a person singing about a topic has experienced a life that is not full of twinkies and MTV. I would have to say one of the main differences between HotD and Black47 is that HotD likes to do a more traditional music including the horrible and most Americanized song, "Danny Boy," whereas Black47 uses fuses traditional Irish music with a political message. Another difference between the two, HotD has a Banjo player and a fiddler, whereas Black 47 has a person playing the uilleann pipes and bodhrán.

I'll be drinking me pints of ale and jigging the night through! I'll have to make sure I have my cigarettes ready for the boys!

01:05 PM

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