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Country vocalist Jason McCoy had been a veteran in the Canadian nation picture, having released 6 solo albums along with a slew of charting singles, when he strike on the thought of doing a idea record about big rigs and long-haul truckers in 2004. By 2005 the idea had grown …

Dark 47 (a name deriving from the entire year 1847, the blackest 12 months from the Irish potato famine) is a fresh York-based band comprised of Irish expatriates and led by songwriter/playwright Larry Kirwan. Furthermore to Kirwan (vocals, acoustic guitar), the music group includes Chris Byrne (uilleann pipes, tin whistle, …