The Fureys
The Fureys | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | The Fureys and Davey Arthur, The Furey Brothers, The Furey Family |
Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
Genres | Folk music |
Years active | 1974–present |
Members | Eddie Furey George Furey Adam Kelly Camillus Hiney Tony Murray |
Past members | Finbar Furey Paul Furey (deceased) Dominic Leech |
Website | The Fureys.com |
The Fureys are an Irish folk band originally formed in 1974. The group consisted initially of four brothers who grew up in Ballyfermot, Dublin.
Brothers Eddie,
History
Background
Prior to the band's formation, two of the brothers toured as a
Band
Finbar, Eddie, and Paul Furey formed a folk group called Tam Linn in 1976 with Davey Arthur.[2] When their brother George joined them later that year, the band changed its name to The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur.[2] They eventually simplified their name to The Fureys and Davey Arthur (and just The Fureys when Arthur did not perform with them).[2]
The band started out playing traditional Irish folk music, but quickly changed their sound, leaving the folk music behind, and turned to mainstream easy-listening songs and ballads.
In 1981, The Fureys released their most successful single "
Other notable songs include "Gallipoli", "The Red Rose Cafe", and "Steal Away". As of October 24, 2019 the band was still recording and touring. In 2018, the band celebrated their 40th anniversary.
Finbar left the band to begin his own solo career in 1996, with Eddie, George, and Davey Arthur continuing some touring in Ireland, the UK and the European continent. Paul Furey died suddenly in June 2002.[6]
All four of the brothers married and had children. Finbar's son, Martin Furey, is a folk singer and musician with The High Kings. George's son Anthony is the singer with the Young Folk. Eddie's daughter Sarah-Jane is a streamer in the video gaming industry.[citation needed]
Discography
Ted Furey and Brendan Byrne
- Toss The Feathers, Outlet, 1967
Eddie and Finbar Furey
- Finbar and Eddie Furey, Transatlantic, 1968
- The Lonesome Boatman, Transatlantic, 1969
- The Dawning of the Day, Dawn, 1972
- Four Green Fields, Pläne, 1972
- A Dream in My Hand, Intercord, 1974
- I Live Not Where I Love, Intercord, 1975
- The Farewell Album, Intercord, 1976
- I Know Where I'm Going, 1976, (with Paddie Bell)
- The Town Is Not Their Own, HPE, 1981
- Finbar and Eddie Furey, Harp, 1982
The Clancy Brothers (with Finbar and Eddie Furey)
- Christmas, Columbia, 1969
- Flowers in the Valley, Columbia, 1970
Finbar Furey
- Traditional Irish Pipe Music, Transatlantic, 1969
- The Irish Pipes of Finbar Furey, Nonesuch, 1972
- Peace & Enjoyment, Love & Pleasure (with Brian McNeill)
- Prince of Pipers, Intercord, 1974
- Sweetest Summer Rain
- The Finbar Furey Songbook
- Love Letters, BMG, 1990
- The Wind and the Rain, Nora, 1997
- Chasing Moonlight, Hybrid, 2003
- New York Girls, Rough Diamond, 2003, (EP)
- The Last Great Lovesong, Pinorekk, 2014
Ted Furey
- Irish Folk Music, Arfolk, 1972
The Buskers
- Life of a Man, Rubber Records, 1973
- The Buskers, Hawk, 1974
The Fureys and Bob Stewart
- Tomorrow We Part, Crescent, 1976
- Aran: Celtic Gypsy Music, 1999
The Furey Family
- The Furey Family, Intercord, 1977
The Fureys and Davey Arthur
- Emigrant, Polydor, 1977
- Morning on a Distant Shore, Polydor, 1977
- Banshee, Dolby, 1978
- The Green Fields of France, Banshee, 1979
- The Sound of the Fureys and Davey Arthur, Polydor, 1980
- When You Were Sweet Sixteen, Banshee, 1982
- Steal Away, Banshee, 1983
- In Concert, RTÉ, 1983
- Golden Days, K-Tel, 1984
- At The End of the Day, K-Tel, 1985
- The First Leaves of Autumn, 1986
- Red Rose Café/Irish Eyes/Sitting Alone, 1987,(EP)
- Dublin Songs, 1988
- Poor Man's Dream, 1988
- The Scattering, 1988
- Alcoholidays
- The Best of the Fureys and Davey Arthur, 1993
The Fureys
- Wind of Change, Shanachie, 1992
- Claddagh Road, 1994
- May We All Someday Meet Again, 1996
- Twenty One Years On, 1999
- The Essential Fureys, 2001
- The Fureys Sing Chaplin, 2001
- My Father's House, 2003
- I Will Love You, 2003
- 25th Anniversary Collection, 2003
- My Father's House, 2005
- The Times They Are a Changing, 2014
- 40 Years.....to be continued, 2018
References
- ^ O'Callaghan, Miriam (18 March 2010). "Miriam Meets......Finbar and Martin Furey" (podcast). Raidió Teilifís Éireann. pp. 11:40 – 11:50. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
[M O'C]..and they [parents] were originally Travellers? [FF] Oh yeah...that's our background, yeah...
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ OCLC record 31905018 viewed on 27 July 2010.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - One Hit Wonders (General: Music/Charts related)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- Galway City Tribune. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Finbar Furey
- Discography at TheBalladeers.com