Larry Kirwan is the leader of Black 47, the politically charged Irish-American rock band. He has written Liverpool Fantasy, Green Suede Shoes: An Irish American Odyssey, and Rockin' The Bronx. His new novel, A Raving Autumn, will be published in 2013. He has written ten plays, five of which are collected under the title, Mad Angels. He hosts Celtic Crush on SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio and writes a weekly column for the Irish Echo. His musical, Hard Times, about a day in the life of Stephen Foster during the 1863 Civil War Draft Riots was recently produced in NYC. For more information visit www.black47.com or larry kirwan at Facebook.
