When The Fureys make their eagerly awaited return to the Taunton Brewhouse stage
The FUREYS are one of Ireland’s all-time most acclaimed and influential middle of the road, folk and traditional bandswith classics such as I Will Love You, When You Were Sweet 16, Red Rose Café, Leaving Nancy, The Old Man, From Clare to Here, Her Father didn’t like me anyway and The Green Fields of France have become the soundtrack to the lives of fans all over the world
The FUREYS indelible musical footprint is rivalled only by their vast collection of personal stories of their musical experiences and friendships, gathered by Eddie and George Furey along an amazing 48-year journey which shows no signs of reaching a final destination
The oldest of the brothers, Eddie Furey left home in 1966 and travelled to Scotland at the time of the great folk revival where with his brother Finbar, he met and shared accommodation with then unknown folk singers Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty, Tam Harvey and Alex Campbell, now all famous in their own rightIn 1969 Eddie and Finbar were the special guests for the Clancy Brothers throughout the USA and Canada
In 1972, Gerry Rafferty wrote ‘Her father didn’t like me anyway’ for EddieBBC Radio 1 presenter, the late John Peel made it his single of the yearIn 1973 they moved to mainland Europe where they toured for a number of years, building up a huge following particularly in Germany releasing many LPs
By 1976, George, Paul, Davey Arthur and Brendan Leeson were playing with their own band, the Buskers in DenmarkEddie and Finbar, while touring in Germany were involved in a road accidentWhen their brothers got news of the accident, they immediately travelled to Germany to be with themThey then decided that they should all be playing together and this was the start of the FUREYS and DAVEY ARTHUR
They are particularly proud of their UK chart success with songs such as I Will Love You and When You Were Sweet Sixteen, which in turn helped bring Irish folk and traditional music to a completely new audienceThe band made their Top of the Pops debut in 1981
The FUREYS will jump at any chance to play..not just on stageStories of the band striking up spur of the moment music sessions with fellow music stars who happen to be around are legendaryJoe Dolan, Tom O'Connor, Chris Rea, the Chieftains, Pete Seeger and Tom Paxton are just a few of those who have joined The FUREYS for their spontaneous sessions, each one with a story begging to be told
Coronation Street, Royle Family, Keeping Up Appearances and Heartbeat star, the late Geoffrey Hughes, had a keen interest in Irish music and would play the Bodhran with the bandHe once joined the guys for a legendary all-night session in the Europa hotel after starring in the Christmas pantomime at the Grand Opera House next doorThe FUREYS also struck up an unlikely music session with Kool and The Gang, Midge Ure (Ultravox) and other music co-stars backstage during an episode of Top of the PopsThere was a BBC strike and all of the show’s artists found themselves at a loose endAlas, there are no recordings of how this fusion of styles came across
Eddie Furey recalls how "many musicians have told us we influenced them after hearing a record from their parents or grandparents' collection"Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics has credited Eddie with teaching him his first chords on the guitar while still a teenagerEddie would return the compliment by joining Dave on stage in Paris for a jam during the latter’s wedding to Bananarama’s Siobhan Fahey
Inevitably changes have occurred over the yearsTheir brother Paul died suddenly in June 2002, Finbar left the band in December 1996 and Davey got a stroke in March 2014 which he is still recovering fromHowever, George and Eddie have continued to delight audiences on their tours and releasing CDs
The FUREYS are responsible for some of the most stirring music ever to capture the public imaginationTheir folk based music has received standing ovations in some of the biggest concert halls of the world and they credit their musical ability to their parents, Ted and Nora, who were well known musicians themselvesThey encouraged their sons to play music from a very early age and there was live traditional music in their house almost nightly
Their emotive songs stir many emotions, tears and laughter, sadness and joy
The FUREYS will be performing all of their best loved songs in The Brewhouse, Taunton on Tuesday 14tth May
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