The Black Family - Mary Black and her three brothers (Shay, Michael & Martin) first performed together in the folk clubs of Dublin during the mid-70s. In 1979 they were joined by the youngest member of the family, Frances. Although the members of The Black Family have since pursued separate careers, they periodically reunite for concerts and albums. Their first album, simply titled The Black Family was critically acclaimed and released in Ireland in 1986.

Also refers to a folk group from Leicester U.K. Lead by singer Joe Black they did lots of pub folk sessions in the 90s and made one CD called "The Welcome". Joe Black now resides in Dublin. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.