To date, the Black Irish Band has produced sixteen albums and one video. The band's first
album, "Forgotten Fields of America", consists of original compositions by
Patrick Karnahan. The second album, "Whaler's Cove", combines original and
traditional tunes, this project has a distinct Celtic - and Italian - Folk flavor unique
to this band alone. "Hooligan's Once Again" is an album comprised of traditional
Irish numbers.
The fourth album, "Oceans Away, Mountains Apart " is comprised of all
original compositions with the exception of "Farewell to Nova Scotia", a
traditional Canadian tune. The rest were written by Patrick Karnahan except for
"Lovin's Easy" which was penned by Steve McArthur. This album features the song
"Whalers' Cove" by Patrick, a story of whale against man. This song is now
available on "Into the Arms of the Sea".
The fifth project was "Under the Far Western Sky" a compilation of railroad,
maritime, and gold rush songs. Recorded back in '95 many of these fine old tunes
have been re-recorded on subsequent CD's. These first five projects are out of print
and no longer available.
