Finbar Furey (born 28 September 1946) is a multi-instrumental Irish folk musician and actor, best known for his band of brothers,
The Fureys, who formed in 1974 in Ballyfermot, Dublin, where they grew up. Considered one of the finest Uilleann Pipes players in the world, he is the son of fiddler
Ted Furey, and brother of
Eddie Furey, Paul Furey (died 2002), and George Furey. The family performed as
The Furey Family and the sons recorded as
The Fureys. In the '60s and 70s, Finbar and Eddie Furey played together as the duo
Finbar & Eddie Furey. In 1969, the two brother began…
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