St. Patrick's Day Memories: Larry Kirwan

My most vivid memory occurred in 1996 and you can read about it in "Green Suede Shoes: An Irish-Amerian Odyssey." My favorite memory is going on a bar crawl with my father. Have you ever marched in the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade? No, I never marched. I'm usually too busy playing. Five essential Irish albums that should be part of everyone's music library: Astral Weeks by Van Morrison (perhaps the greatest album ever recorded); After Hours (Live in Paris) by The Bothy Band (although the second side recorded in London is much more electric);

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