The Furey Brothers And Davie Arthur Lyrics And Chords
The Furey Brothers and Davie Arthur are a celebrated Irish folk band known for their heartfelt performances of traditional Irish music, ballads, and original compositions. They became one of the most prominent groups in the Irish music scene during the late 1970s and 1980s, blending traditional instrumentation and harmonies with emotional storytelling.
Band MembersThe Furey Brothers were made up of several talented family members:
Musical Style and Legacy
Popular SongsSome of their most notable songs include:
Impact and Influence
Current StatusFinbar Furey eventually left the group to pursue a successful solo career, while the remaining members continued performing. Davie Arthur has also been involved in various musical projects, helping preserve Irish folk music’s legacy.
Band MembersThe Furey Brothers were made up of several talented family members:
- Finbar Furey (vocals, uilleann pipes, banjo, tin whistle)
- Eddie Furey (vocals, guitar)
- Paul Furey (accordion, vocals)
- George Furey (banjo, vocals)
Musical Style and Legacy
- Traditional Irish Roots: Their music stayed true to Ireland’s folk traditions, featuring instruments like the uilleann pipes, accordion, and banjo, often combined with soulful lyrics.
- Ballads and Storytelling: Many of their songs are rich in Irish history and folklore, featuring themes of love, loss, emigration, and Irish nationalism.
- They were known for their tight harmonies and emotional delivery, which endeared them to audiences both in Ireland and internationally.
Popular SongsSome of their most notable songs include:
- "When You Were Sweet Sixteen" – One of their biggest hits, a love ballad that became immensely popular.
- "Green Fields of France" – A powerful anti-war ballad that reflects on the futility of war.
- "The Lonesome Boatman" – A haunting instrumental piece showcasing Finbar’s mastery of the tin whistle.
- "The Old Man" – A touching tribute to a father’s memory.
- "Leaving Nancy" – A heartfelt song about separation and farewell.
Impact and Influence
- The group was a significant part of the Irish folk revival, bringing traditional music to new audiences worldwide.
- Their performances captured the emotions and struggles of Irish life, resonating with both Irish nationals and the Irish diaspora.
- They paved the way for future Irish folk acts and contributed to keeping traditional Irish music alive and well-known.
Current StatusFinbar Furey eventually left the group to pursue a successful solo career, while the remaining members continued performing. Davie Arthur has also been involved in various musical projects, helping preserve Irish folk music’s legacy.
The Fureys may have recorded other songs that are in the other sections, these are the lyrics and chords most associated with The Fureys And Davie Arthur. The system of chords I use is the chordpro format. Most of the songs include a youtube video and chords in the same key as the youtube video.
When I Grow Too Old To Dream
North By North Lyrics And Chords Included
A Song For The Fox
As I Leave Behind Neidin
Campfire In The Dark
Absent Friends
Bygone Days lyrics and chords included.
Belfast Mill
Dublin
Dreaming My Dreams
Waltz of the Years included with chords
The Frying Pan Song
From Clare To Here
The First Leaves Of Autumn
Gallipoli
Geraldine's Thinking Of Galway
The Green Fields Of France
The Big Ship's A Sailing
Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway
This Is The Last Great Love Song
I Will Love You
If I Had My Life To Live Over
Lizzy Lindsay
Leaving Nancy
Lonely One
May We All Someday Meet Again
My Father's House
New York Girls Can You Dance The Polka
Now Is The Hour
O'Carolan's Tribute
The Dark Side Of The World
North By North Lyrics And Chords Included
A Song For The Fox
As I Leave Behind Neidin
Campfire In The Dark
Absent Friends
Bygone Days lyrics and chords included.
Belfast Mill
Dublin
Dreaming My Dreams
Waltz of the Years included with chords
The Frying Pan Song
From Clare To Here
The First Leaves Of Autumn
Gallipoli
Geraldine's Thinking Of Galway
The Green Fields Of France
The Big Ship's A Sailing
Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway
This Is The Last Great Love Song
I Will Love You
If I Had My Life To Live Over
Lizzy Lindsay
Leaving Nancy
Lonely One
May We All Someday Meet Again
My Father's House
New York Girls Can You Dance The Polka
Now Is The Hour
O'Carolan's Tribute
The Dark Side Of The World
The Grande Affaire
Oro Oro
The Red Rose Cafe
The Rooster
Steal Away
St. Laurence O'Toole
The Shipyard Slips
This One's For You
The Old Man
The Reason I Left Mullingar
The Prickly Bush
The Lonesome Boatman
The Lonesome Boatman [ Tin Whistle Notes ]
Tara's Hill
Lovers
Night Ferry
Yesterday's People
Yesterday's Men
Wounded Knee
When You Were Sweet Sixteen
Jenny
Oro Oro
The Red Rose Cafe
The Rooster
Steal Away
St. Laurence O'Toole
The Shipyard Slips
This One's For You
The Old Man
The Reason I Left Mullingar
The Prickly Bush
The Lonesome Boatman
The Lonesome Boatman [ Tin Whistle Notes ]
Tara's Hill
Lovers
Night Ferry
Yesterday's People
Yesterday's Men
Wounded Knee
When You Were Sweet Sixteen
Jenny
Below is the list of songs in the Furey Brothers Tin Whistle Sheet Music Tabs.
Some of the later songs that were recorded by Finbar Furey are included, such as
The Last Great Love Song, I Remember You Singing This Song Ma, And Kitty.
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Some of the later songs that were recorded by Finbar Furey are included, such as
The Last Great Love Song, I Remember You Singing This Song Ma, And Kitty.
The price of the ebook is €9.95.
If you need a great guitar player to back a song or a tune then George Furey is your man. His poetic fingers forever searching the instrument he loves to produce the pure liquid tone as sweet as honey. From fast reels to slow airs and anti war songs which cry out for peace. These are the sounds no one else can feel as well as George Furey. When Paul left home to form the group ''The Buskers'' , George joined his father, out of all the boys he was to stay the longest with the father Ted. And being with the old man such a length of time he gathered most of the tunes and songs from from his teacher, Ted Furey. George is also a fine singer and songwriter and also inherits banjo and mandolin which he is equally at home with. George is a very happy man and very proud of his music and family.
Eddie is the oldest of The Fureys and is mostly known from being with the duo Eddie And Finbar Furey from the 1960's and 70's. Eddie started his music from a very young age . By the time he left school he was a fine fiddle player and had won several titles with his brother, Finbar at Fieadh Cheoils around Ireland. At the age of 16 he gave up the fiddle and found his through vocation as a singer, songwriter and collector of music. With his guitar and Finbar's pipes he created a whole new sound in folk music. Their brand of music triggered off a whole new wave, they were the rebels of the purists, and were soon joined by such groups as, Planxty, The Bothy Band, etc. Without Eddie's influence on his brother Finbar, the new wave of folk music of the 60's and 70's might not have come to be, that's Eddie Furey.
Terry Bradford
Terry has worked on and off with the Fureys for many years having written many songs for them, including their hugely popular.Through The Eyes Of An Irishman. He has also produced many albums for them including 21 Years On...My Fathers House [ lyrics ] & Today
Eddie is the oldest of The Fureys and is mostly known from being with the duo Eddie And Finbar Furey from the 1960's and 70's. Eddie started his music from a very young age . By the time he left school he was a fine fiddle player and had won several titles with his brother, Finbar at Fieadh Cheoils around Ireland. At the age of 16 he gave up the fiddle and found his through vocation as a singer, songwriter and collector of music. With his guitar and Finbar's pipes he created a whole new sound in folk music. Their brand of music triggered off a whole new wave, they were the rebels of the purists, and were soon joined by such groups as, Planxty, The Bothy Band, etc. Without Eddie's influence on his brother Finbar, the new wave of folk music of the 60's and 70's might not have come to be, that's Eddie Furey.
Terry Bradford
Terry has worked on and off with the Fureys for many years having written many songs for them, including their hugely popular.Through The Eyes Of An Irishman. He has also produced many albums for them including 21 Years On...My Fathers House [ lyrics ] & Today
How Davie Arthur Joined The Fureys
Finbar and Eddie were in the middle of a break at the Edinburgh Arts Festival in 1967 when a skinny lad with a cheeky smile came up to them and said, ''I want to play music like that'' , He was very insistent so Finbar told him to go to his father and mother in Ballyfermot, Dublin. They forgot all about him . Four years passed and Eddie and Finbar returned from America to find the same young boy, now a fully grown young man still living with their parents in Dublin and able to play the hardest of music with the greatest musicians in Ireland. His name is David Arthur. His mother's people came from Gweedore, Co, Donegal, all of them traditional musicians. He needed the music brought out of him and again the master was there to help him do so. Davie is a great music man and known as King Of The Strings.
Paul Furey - If you want to form a band the first thing you need is a an anchor man. Paul Furey was the third eldest of The Furey Brothers and without him the drive of the group's music would lack spirit. He was also a complete musician at an early age, learning accordion from his mother, Nora who was a fine accordion and banjo player, and developing his own unique style on spoons and bodhran. Nora was always a great booster to the boys, but especially her third eldest Paul. During the years Finbar and Eddie were away touring Paul joined his father Ted on the road to form a duo and together they worked all around Ireland playing in sessions and concerts. A lot of people still have fond memories of Paul and Ted, a lovely lad and the best spiller of a yarn you ever heard.
The band have been together for over 30 years now, Finbar left the group in 1996 and Paul passed away in 2002. George, Eddie and Davey Arthur along with Luke Crowley and Dominic Leech continue on and are as good as ever.
Finbar and Eddie were in the middle of a break at the Edinburgh Arts Festival in 1967 when a skinny lad with a cheeky smile came up to them and said, ''I want to play music like that'' , He was very insistent so Finbar told him to go to his father and mother in Ballyfermot, Dublin. They forgot all about him . Four years passed and Eddie and Finbar returned from America to find the same young boy, now a fully grown young man still living with their parents in Dublin and able to play the hardest of music with the greatest musicians in Ireland. His name is David Arthur. His mother's people came from Gweedore, Co, Donegal, all of them traditional musicians. He needed the music brought out of him and again the master was there to help him do so. Davie is a great music man and known as King Of The Strings.
Paul Furey - If you want to form a band the first thing you need is a an anchor man. Paul Furey was the third eldest of The Furey Brothers and without him the drive of the group's music would lack spirit. He was also a complete musician at an early age, learning accordion from his mother, Nora who was a fine accordion and banjo player, and developing his own unique style on spoons and bodhran. Nora was always a great booster to the boys, but especially her third eldest Paul. During the years Finbar and Eddie were away touring Paul joined his father Ted on the road to form a duo and together they worked all around Ireland playing in sessions and concerts. A lot of people still have fond memories of Paul and Ted, a lovely lad and the best spiller of a yarn you ever heard.
The band have been together for over 30 years now, Finbar left the group in 1996 and Paul passed away in 2002. George, Eddie and Davey Arthur along with Luke Crowley and Dominic Leech continue on and are as good as ever.
Finbar was the strongest musician in the group,with the help of the boys in the band he arranged most of the songs and tunes for the group.Finbar is the second eldest of The Fureys and was the lead singer[Finbar Has Left The Group]It was his father Ted Furey that had such a strong influence on music and mind that made him the fine musician he is today. His love of uillean pipesis without equal, a master piper and reed maker and fine exponent of five string banjo. Finbar won every known uillean pipe title including
three all Ireland champions and a world title at the age of 18. He now concentrates on writing and collection songs He is without doubt a poet, master musician and singer of great importance. Ted Furey did a great job.
The Fureys Band History
three all Ireland champions and a world title at the age of 18. He now concentrates on writing and collection songs He is without doubt a poet, master musician and singer of great importance. Ted Furey did a great job.
The Fureys Band History
The Furey Brothers And Davie Arthur songs
