by Jim Briggs | Mar 4, 2025 | Songs, Uncategorized
New Release: “The Fields of Athenry” Shades of green is happy to present their take up on a modern Irish classic, “The Fields of Athenry”. Listen on YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music “The Fields of Athenry” is an Irish folk ballad...
by Jim Briggs | Feb 28, 2025 | 7 Long Years
This week, our latest original release, 7 Long Years, made its radio debut on none other than 95.7FM, “The Beaver”, in Beaver Falls. The Beaver was the ideal place for one of our debuts, as its signal covers the childhood home of our very own Pat...
by Jim Briggs | Feb 17, 2025 | Songs
Just in time for your St. Patrick’s Day playlist, Shades of Green is releasing “7 Long Years” on Spotify and other music streaming services. It’s a song about overcoming writer’s block, and though it has something of a funky groove, it...
by Jim Briggs | Aug 26, 2024 | The Fields of Athenry
We’ve been back in the studio in August, working on two songs for the next album. Like our first album, Conversations We Never Had, the still-unnamed second album will feature all-original songs inspired by the poetry of Pat O’Shea Sr. and Jr., such as the...
by Jim Briggs | Jun 16, 2024 | I'm Irish
Happy Father’s Day to all! We’re all fathers ourselves, so we definitely want to celebrate the day as much as we can. You know, hang out with some friends (and strangers) at a place like La Cabra and jam a little. Maybe our friend Craig Corrao will be on...
by Jim Briggs | Apr 30, 2024 | 7 Long Years
While it’s true that Shades of Green’s schedule peaks around the week of March 17th, that doesn’t mean we take the other 51 weeks off! Each year the schedule seems to get busier and busier, and we like it that way. Shades of Green is back in the studio, laying down...
