The Fureys

Born into a family of musicians in Ballyfermot, west Dublin, the members of The Fureys have been part of the Irish folk tradition since the late 1960s. They began as the duo Eddie and Finbar Furey—who notably performed with the Clancy Brothers—then appeared in various family lineups before adopting the name The Fureys in the mid‑1970s. Built around brothers Eddie, Finbar, Paul and George Furey with the notable involvement of Davey Arthur, the group shifted from a repertoire firmly rooted in Irish traditional music toward songwriting more oriented to folk ballads and easy listening, while retaining themes of exile, memory and everyday life. This trajectory is evident on records such as The Lonesome Boatman (1969) by Eddie and Finbar Furey, and Emigrant (1977), The Green Fields of France (1979), Golden Days (1984), At the End of the Day (1985), Wind of Change (1992), Claddagh Road (1994), The Times They Are a Changing (2014) and 40 Years.....to be continued (2018). After Finbar Furey left in 1996 to pursue a solo career and Paul Furey died in 2002, The Fureys continued touring Ireland, the UK and Europe, remaining associated with a sung folk style dominated by vocal harmonies, acoustic instruments and narrative ballads.