Finbar Furey
Finbar Feargal Furey, born September 28, 1946, in Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland,
is an Irish folk musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. Raised in a musical
family, Furey began playing the uilleann pipes under his father, Ted Furey,
winning three All Ireland Medals by his teens. Furey toured with his brother
Eddie in the 1960s and performed as backup musicians for The Clancy Brothers
from 1969 to 1970, before winning Single of the Year awarded by John Peel in
1972. Furey formed the folk group The Fureys with his brothers, achieving hit
singles including “When You Were Sweet Sixte...
