For Songs
A podcast for and about songs and songwriting
Displaying all 2 Episode of For Songs with the tag “#black47”.
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Episode 30: A Conversation with Larry Kirwan of Black '47
July 16th, 2021 | Season 1 | 49 mins 5 secs
#black47, #celticcrush, #freedom, #ireland, #joestrummer, #nyc, #theclash
Larry Kirwan is a true renaissance artist. Singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, historian—all wrapped up in one. Join me in this special episode of For Songs as Larry walks us through three great Black ’47 songs and an exclusive track called Rockaway Blue, based on his latest novel of the same name. We talk about Irish history, music, politics, and what Joe Strummer taught him about songwriting. Sit down, grab a drink, and listen to one of the greats!
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Episode 2: A Conversation with Kevin Adkins
June 9th, 2020 | Season 1 | 35 mins 58 secs
#black47, #dcmusic, #franklingotham, #icewagon flu, #irishrock, #mixtapestudios
Not every capable songwriter gets a record contract. Some come close but for whatever reason it doesn't work out. In this episode, we talk with Kevin Adkins, a veteran of New York's Irish rock scene and now one half of the songwriting duo Franklin Gotham. Kevin's first band Icewagon Flu nearly took off in the early 2000s, but the timing wasn't right. Thankfully, he's still at it. And this is his story