The Fureys

The Fureys are an Irish folk group formed in 1974 in Ballyfermot, Dublin, by brothers Eddie Furey, Finbar Furey, Paul Furey, and George Furey, all of Irish Traveller heritage, with their father Ted Furey contributing traditional fiddle roots. After early collaborations with Davey Arthur and performances at the 1974 Irish Folk Festival, the band released their debut album The Lonesome Boatman in 1969, gaining recognition for haunting tin whistle arrangement of its title track. In 1981 the group released the single "When You Were Sweet Sixteen", which reached Number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, Number 1 on the Irish Singles Chart and Number 9 in Australia, and the album Golden Days entered the UK Top 40; subsequent releases At the End of the Day (1985) and The Green Fields of France (1987) solidified their mainstream presence. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s the Fureys toured Europe and the United Kingdom and collaborated with artists like Davey Arthur on The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars: Dizzy's 80th Birthday Party (2005). The band celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2014.

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