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The Big Fellah
"The Big Fellah" is a song written by Larry Kirwan and recorded by Irish-American folk rock band Black 47. It was the first track on their 1994 album ''Home of the Brave (album), Home of the Brave''. The song details the political career of Irish politician and soldier Michael Collins (Irish leader), Michael Collins, nicknamed "The Big Fellah." The song begins in the General Post Office (Dublin), GPO and ends with Collins' death at Béal na Bláth. It is written from the viewpoint of an Irish republican soldier against the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The lyrics begin with a stanza in Irish language, Irish, sung by Mary Martello. The song was featured at the beginning of the episode "List of Sons of Anarchy episodes#Season 3: 2010, Lochan Mor" of ''Sons of Anarchy''. See also *Easter Rising *Irish War of Independence *Irish Republic References External linksBlack 47.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Big Fellah, The Black 47 songs 1994 songs Cultural depictions of Michael Collins (Irish leader) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Kirwan
Larry Kirwan (born 1954, Wexford) is an expatriate Irish writer and musician, most noted as the lead singer for the rock band, Black 47, and conceiver/co-writer of Paradise Square, the Broadway Musical for which he received a Tony Award nomination. Prior to Black 47, Kirwan and fellow Wexfordian Pierce Turner were the house band in Malachy McCourt's Bells of Hell in Greenwich Village. Their music was a blend of folk, trad, progressive rock, Celtic rock and punk. Turner & Kirwan of Wexford was one of the few groups banned from CBGB’s. In the words of Hilly Kristal they were "too demonic". They then led the new wave band Major Thinkers for some years. Their song ''Avenue B (is the place to be)'' became a radio hit whereupon they were signed to Epic-Portrait Records. They recorded an album: Terrible Beauty, that was never released and after a performance in Irving Plaza on St. Patrick's Day 1985 they disbanded. Kirwan then devoted himself to playwriting and the theatre. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
