BLACK IRISH BAND: Day the Earth Shook

Black Irish Band

Day the Earth Shook

© 1989 Black Irish Band (695677010720)

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This is a collection of up-beat Irish folk songs done in "pub" style. For 18 years this band haS kept the Clancy Brothers tradition alive with passion, and from the gut singing-POWERFUL STUFF HERE.

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The Hooligans are:
Ken Darby (in spirit)- Guitar, Octave Mandolin, Mandolin
Patrick Karnahan -Banjo, melodeon, concertina, guitar, trumpet, French horn, vocals
Mike Lee- Guitar, Mandolin
Steve McArthur - Banjo, guitar, accordion, mandola, piano, vocals
Rick Restivo - Bass

Patrick Michael Karnahan and Richard Restivo met on the set of "Back to the Future III" in 1989. This is when the idea of the Black Irish band began to first bloom. Both Patrick and Rick were in the "Hill Valley Brass Band," while future band mate Steve McArthur was given a speaking role as festival man #1. During filming breaks, Patrick and Rick began to formulate the idea for a traditional folk group that would cross cultural and musical boundaries...an acoustic folk band with no limits! At the first band meeting the name Black Irish was chosen. Early the next morning the Loma Prieta Earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area (hence, the 10 year anniversary CD title "The Day the Earth Shook").

The strong vocals and up-tempo instrumentals breathe new life to old songs and present original material with a distinctive flair. Both powerful on vocals and instruments, this band has kept pub music alive for 18 years. Liam Clancy once told the band- "You are the guys from California we have heard about, keep up the tradition"!

The Black Irish Band gained national attention after being featured on CBS "This Morning" with Paula Zahn and Harry Smith. At the "Festival of the Sea" in San Francisco, with attendance around 40,000, the band delighted huge audiences with their eclectic musical style. In addition, the band performed at the North Texas Irish Faire and the International Celtic Festival in Vail, Colorado. They continue to draw crowds at Fitzgerald's Casino in Reno, Nevada and the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento, including a week of concerts at "Railfair '99". In April of 2000 the band headlined at the 1st International Music and Beer Festival in Singapore.

The Great North is becoming a regular destination for the Black Irish Band, where they performed at the 100th anniversary of the Yukon Gold Strike in Skagway, Alaska, the 100th anniversary of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad in Carcross, Yukon, the Fairbanks Celtic Festival in 2001 and the Calaveras Celtic Faire in 2002. The band's music has been heard at the Golden Spike National Historic Park in Utah, and the National Maritime Museum in San Francisco, as well as state museums and parks like The Alaska State History Museum, Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, Bodie State Historic Park, The Monterey Maritime Museum, and Columbia State Historic Park.

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  • Day the Earth Shook
    author: Maurice C. McGleish

    A truly GREAT album, and fun to play along too.

  • Loved it! Great variation of voices.
    author: Peggy Anschutz

    These guys are great! Mix of traditional plus a little current is special. Love the rythmn. Reminds me of Riverdance.

  • ossom
    author: Carl-Robert

    Great music, great voices, great emotions...!!! I dedicate song no.6 to my friend simon from Oxford.......... ;-)

  • author: Gunther

    The music was very snappy, but I agreed with one of the reviewers that a person should be able to hear the songs unless they put a cover inside the CD that has the lyics so people can follow the songs while they listen to them.

  • It was interesting - brought back memories of seeing them in Red Lodge.
    author: Kristen Johansson

    Some of the words of the songs were hard to hear sometimes, but overall it was an interesting collection of tunes. I would like to get some of the other CDs from this group. Thank you so much!

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