The Fureys

Background Prior to the band's formation, two of the brothers toured as a duo, known simply by their names as Eddie and Finbar Furey. For a while in 1969–1970, the duo performed with The Clancy Brothers and appeared on two of the Irish folk group's albums. In 1969, they released their debut The Lonesome Boatman. It is best known for its title track which is played hauntingly on a tin whistle, as well as its version of the traditional ballad Carnlough Bay. The song has featured at football matches, most notably performed by fans of Glasgow team, Celtic FC. In 2017, Dropkick Murphys released a cover of "The Lonesome Boatman" on their album 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory. Band Finbar, Eddie, and Paul Furey formed a folk group called Tam Linn in 1976 with Davey Arthur. All four of the brothers married and had children. Finbar's son, Martin Furey, is a folk singer and musician with The High Kings. His daughter, Áine Furey is an Irish singer. George's son Anthony is the singer with the Young Folk. Eddie's daughter Sarah-Jane is a streamer in the video gaming industry. ==Discography==

Ted Furey and Brendan Byrne • Toss The Feathers, Outlet, 1967 Eddie and Finbar Furey • Finbar and Eddie Furey, Transatlantic, 1968 • ''I Know Where I'm Going'', Waverley, 1968, (with Paddie Bell) • The Lonesome Boatman, Transatlantic, 1969 • The Dawning of the Day, Dawn, 1972 • Four Green Fields, Pläne, 1972 • Irish Pipe Music: Hornpipes, Airs and Reels, Nonesuch, 1974 • I Live Not Where I Love, Intercord, 1975 • A Dream in My Hand, Intercord, 1976 • The Farewell Album, Intercord, 1976 • The Town Is Not Their Own, HPE, 1981 • Finbar and Eddie Furey, Harp, 1982 The Clancy Brothers (with Finbar and Eddie Furey) • Christmas, Columbia, 1969 • Flowers in the Valley, Columbia, 1970 Finbar Furey • Traditional Irish Pipe Music, Transatlantic, 1969 • The Irish Pipes of Finbar Furey, Nonesuch, 1972 • Prince of Pipers, Intercord, 1974 • Peace & Enjoyment, Love & Pleasure, Greentrax, 1987 (with Brian McNeill and Blackeyed Biddy) • Love Letters, BMG, 1990 • The Wind and the Rain, Nora, 1997 • The Finbar Furey Songbook, 2003 (by Pauric Mather) • Chasing Moonlight: Love Songs of Ireland, Hybrid, 2003 • New York Girls, Rough Diamond, 2003, (EP) • The Last Great Lovesong, Pinorekk, 2014 Áine Furey • Sweetest Summer Rain, Celtic Connections, 1999 • Cross My Palm, Cosmic Trigger Records, 2008 Ted Furey • Irish Folk Music, Arfolk, 1972 The Buskers • Life of a Man, Rubber Records, 1973 • The Buskers, Hawk, 1974 The Fureys and Bob Stewart • Tomorrow We Part, Crescent, 1976 • Aran: Celtic Gypsy Music, 1999 The Furey Family • The Furey Family, Intercord, 1977 The Fureys and Davey Arthur • Emigrant, Polydor, 1977 • Morning on a Distant Shore, Polydor, 1977 • Banshee, Dolby, 1978 • The Green Fields of France, Banshee, 1979 • The Sound of the Fureys and Davey Arthur, Polydor, 1980 • When You Were Sweet Sixteen, Banshee, 1982 • Steal Away, Banshee, 1983 • In Concert, RTÉ, 1983 • Golden Days, K-Tel, 1984 • At The End of the Day, K-Tel, 1985 • The First Leaves of Autumn, 1986 • Red Rose Café/Irish Eyes/Sitting Alone, 1987,(EP) • Dublin Songs, 1988 • ''Poor Man's Dream'', 1988 • The Scattering, 1988 • Alcoholidays • The Best of the Fureys and Davey Arthur, 1993 The Fureys • Wind of Change, Shanachie, 1992 • Claddagh Road, 1994 • May We All Someday Meet Again, 1996 • Twenty One Years On, 1999 • The Essential Fureys, 2001 • The Fureys Sing Chaplin, 2001 • ''My Father's House'', 2003 • I Will Love You, 2003 • 25th Anniversary Collection, 2003 • ''My Father's House'', 2005 • The Times They Are a Changing, 2014 • 40 Years.....to be continued, 2018 ==References==