The Fureys and Davey Arthur

Back by popular demand to celebrate their 30th anniversary is The Fureys & Davey Arthur.

They were reunited on the 2003 concerts with their lifetime friend and former member Davey Arthur. Due to the huge success of their 25th anniversary tour Davey has stayed on with the Fureys on a permanent basis and will be lads on this tour.

They are responsible for some of the most stirring music ever to capture the public imagination. Their 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 themselves. They encouraged their sons to play music from a very early age and there was live traditional music in their house almost nightly. As the lads have been heard to say it was either pick up an instrument or pick up a shovel!

Over the years some of their greatest admirers have ranged from the neighbours they grew up with in Ballyfermot to the top sports people and politicians of the world and have performed for leaders such as Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Irish President Mary McAleese and Pope John Paul. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has stated that his favourite peace song of all time is the Fureys ‘Green Fields of France’.