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The Fureys

December 12, 2023

The Fureys are an Irish folk band originally formed in 1974. The group consisted initially of four brothers who grew up in Ballyfermot, Dublin.

The Fureys
Finbar & Eddie Furey, Musikhalle, Hamburg, in October 1974
Background information
Also known asThe Fureys and Davey Arthur, The Furey Brothers, The Furey Family
OriginDublin, Ireland
GenresFolk music
Years active1974–present
MembersEddie Furey
George Furey
Adam Kelly
Camillus Hiney
Tony Murray
Past membersFinbar Furey
Paul Furey (deceased)
Dominic Leech
WebsiteThe Fureys.com

Brothers Eddie, Finbar, Paul and George Furey are of Irish Traveller heritage.[1] Two of the band's singles have been number one hits in Ireland, and two of their albums charted in the United Kingdom. In collaborations with Davey Arthur, they have also been credited as The Fureys and Davey Arthur.

History edit

Background edit

Prior to the band's formation, two of the brothers toured as a duo, known simply by their names as Eddie and Finbar Furey.[2] For a while in 1969–1970, the duo performed with The Clancy Brothers and appeared on two of the Irish folk group's albums.[2] The second of these albums contained two songs composed by the Fureys, "Flowers in the Valley" and "Jennifer Gentle". In the meanwhile, their youngest brother Paul Furey had, together with Davey Arthur and Brendan Leeson, formed a band called The Buskers.[2] Eddie and Finbar and the Buskers appeared together in Germany at the "Irish Folk Festival" in 1974, where they performed as The Furey Brothers. The Buskers, now with the addition of George Furey, appeared there again a year later as The Furey Family, when they were joined by their father Ted, a renowned traditional fiddler, who was 73 at that time. Ted Furey had recorded a solo fiddle album Toss the Feathers released by the Outlet label in 1967.[3]

Band edit

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 "When You Were Sweet Sixteen", which became a worldwide hit, reaching No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart,[4] No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart and No. 9 on the Australian Singles Chart.[5] "The Green Fields of France" (a title commonly but incorrectly given to Eric Bogle's "No Man's Land") also gave them an Irish No. 1, remaining in the single charts for twenty eight weeks. They also had two Top 40 British albums called Golden Days and At the End of the Day.[2]

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 edit

See also: The Fureys discography

Ted Furey and Brendan Byrne edit

  • Toss The Feathers, Outlet, 1967

Eddie and Finbar Furey edit

  • 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) edit

  • Christmas, Columbia, 1969
  • Flowers in the Valley, Columbia, 1970

Finbar Furey edit

  • 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 edit

  • Irish Folk Music, Arfolk, 1972

The Buskers edit

  • Life of a Man, Rubber Records, 1973
  • The Buskers, Hawk, 1974

The Fureys and Bob Stewart edit

  • Tomorrow We Part, Crescent, 1976
  • Aran: Celtic Gypsy Music, 1999

The Furey Family edit

  • The Furey Family, Intercord, 1977

The Fureys and Davey Arthur edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  1. ^ 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...
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 930/1. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  3. ^ OCLC record 31905018 viewed on 27 July 2010.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 217. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - One Hit Wonders (General: Music/Charts related)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Fureys & Davey Arthur for Ballinasloe show". Galway City Tribune. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Finbar Furey
  • Discography at TheBalladeers.com

December 12, 2023
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The Fureys are an Irish folk band originally formed in 1974 The group consisted initially of four brothers who grew up in Ballyfermot Dublin The FureysFinbar amp Eddie Furey Musikhalle Hamburg in October 1974Background informationAlso known asThe Fureys and Davey Arthur The Furey Brothers The Furey FamilyOriginDublin IrelandGenresFolk musicYears active1974 presentMembersEddie Furey George FureyAdam KellyCamillus HineyTony MurrayPast membersFinbar FureyPaul Furey deceased Dominic LeechWebsiteThe Fureys comBrothers Eddie Finbar Paul and George Furey are of Irish Traveller heritage 1 Two of the band s singles have been number one hits in Ireland and two of their albums charted in the United Kingdom In collaborations with Davey Arthur they have also been credited as The Fureys and Davey Arthur Contents 1 History 1 1 Background 1 2 Band 2 Discography 2 1 Ted Furey and Brendan Byrne 2 2 Eddie and Finbar Furey 2 3 The Clancy Brothers with Finbar and Eddie Furey 2 4 Finbar Furey 2 5 Ted Furey 2 6 The Buskers 2 7 The Fureys and Bob Stewart 2 8 The Furey Family 2 9 The Fureys and Davey Arthur 2 10 The Fureys 3 References 4 External linksHistory editBackground edit Prior to the band s formation two of the brothers toured as a duo known simply by their names as Eddie and Finbar Furey 2 For a while in 1969 1970 the duo performed with The Clancy Brothers and appeared on two of the Irish folk group s albums 2 The second of these albums contained two songs composed by the Fureys Flowers in the Valley and Jennifer Gentle In the meanwhile their youngest brother Paul Furey had together with Davey Arthur and Brendan Leeson formed a band called The Buskers 2 Eddie and Finbar and the Buskers appeared together in Germany at the Irish Folk Festival in 1974 where they performed as The Furey Brothers The Buskers now with the addition of George Furey appeared there again a year later as The Furey Family when they were joined by their father Ted a renowned traditional fiddler who was 73 at that time Ted Furey had recorded a solo fiddle album Toss the Feathers released by the Outlet label in 1967 3 Band edit 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 When You Were Sweet Sixteen which became a worldwide hit reaching No 14 on the UK Singles Chart 4 No 1 on the Irish Singles Chart and No 9 on the Australian Singles Chart 5 The Green Fields of France a title commonly but incorrectly given to Eric Bogle s No Man s Land also gave them an Irish No 1 remaining in the single charts for twenty eight weeks They also had two Top 40 British albums called Golden Days and At the End of the Day 2 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 editSee also The Fureys discography Ted Furey and Brendan Byrne edit Toss The Feathers Outlet 1967Eddie and Finbar Furey edit Finbar and Eddie Furey Transatlantic 1968 The Lonesome Boatman Transatlantic 1969 The Dawning of the Day Dawn 1972 Four Green Fields Plane 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 1982The Clancy Brothers with Finbar and Eddie Furey edit Christmas Columbia 1969 Flowers in the Valley Columbia 1970Finbar Furey edit Traditional Irish Pipe Music Transatlantic 1969 The Irish Pipes of Finbar Furey Nonesuch 1972 Peace amp Enjoyment Love amp 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 2014Ted Furey edit Irish Folk Music Arfolk 1972The Buskers edit Life of a Man Rubber Records 1973 The Buskers Hawk 1974The Fureys and Bob Stewart edit Tomorrow We Part Crescent 1976 Aran Celtic Gypsy Music 1999The Furey Family edit The Furey Family Intercord 1977The Fureys and Davey Arthur edit 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 RTE 1983 Golden Days K Tel 1984 At The End of the Day K Tel 1985 The First Leaves of Autumn 1986 Red Rose Cafe 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 1993The Fureys edit 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 2018References edit O Callaghan Miriam 18 March 2010 Miriam Meets Finbar and Martin Furey podcast Raidio Teilifis Eireann 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 a b c d e f g Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing pp 930 1 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 OCLC record 31905018 viewed on 27 July 2010 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 217 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Steffen Hung Forum One Hit Wonders General Music Charts related Australian charts com Retrieved 14 May 2012 Fureys amp Davey Arthur for Ballinasloe show Galway City Tribune 1 July 2011 Retrieved 29 December 2012 External links editOfficial website Finbar Furey Discography at TheBalladeers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Fureys amp oldid 1183588714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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