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THIS MONTHS FEATURED ARTISTS
Finbar's next album will be released on Cosmic Trigger and released early next year
US Dates for October:
OCTOBER 12TH:Irish Channel, Washington, DC OCTOBER 13TH. Shanachie Pub, Ambler, PA OCTOBER 14TH. Paddy Reilly's
2nd Avenue, New York OCTOBER 16TH. Ashfield Community Hall, Ashfield, MA
OCTOBER 17TH. Irish Cultural Centre, Boston, MA OCTOBER 18TH. Irish Bar, Cape |
Martin is currently on the road with the HIGH KINGS. http://www.thehighkings.com/ Martin Furey is a well established
exemplary Folk singer and a natural abounding songwriter. He was born to his Irish father Finbar and Scottish mother, Sheila,
in the beautiful fishing village of Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. He lived and breathed music, Irish music in particular,
taught to him by his father and uncles. He also learnt a great deal about Irish culture and its traditions through his grandmother's
regular story telling. He left home at 17 to study in Dublin's historically infamous, Trinity College and with
a yearn to understand his own heritage, Martin later moved to Prince's University, Edinburgh to study Scottish literature
and History. It was in Scotland where his band Sam Harlet was formed. The band was massively innovative and immediately
welcomed by the vibrant Edinburgh scene of the time. They had a huge following and played almost every venue in the highlands
and the lowlands of Scotland. Their music was largely influenced by the Pixies, Misfits and The Damned. Moving back
to Ireland in 1992 Martin and his sister Aine Furey, joined together to form their band Bohinta. They toured Europe and the UK, playing every major folk festival including the world renowned Glastonbury Festival. Martin
and Aine were an immediate hit with audiences all over europe but in particular in France. Their album Excalibur went straight
to number one in the French Album charts. The Furey's are a well-known family of musical talent in Ireland, talent that has been passed down through the generations. While Martin
sings with unique traditional vocals, he also plays the guitar, banjo and low whistles producing an exhilarating sound that
has been wowing audiences for over ten years.
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