Fureys and Davey Arthur in Ratoath on Friday

The Fureys & Davey Arthur, who celebrated their 30th anniversary last year, will be appearing in ther Venue Theatre, Ratoath, on Friday night next, 16th October. The band were formed in 1978 literally by accident. George, Paul and Davey were playing in Denmark with their own band called the Buskers and Eddie and Finbar, while touring in Germany were involved in a road accident. When George, Paul and Davey got news of the accident they immediately travelled to Germany to be with their brothers. They then decided that they should all be playing together and this was the start of the Fureys and Davey Arthur. Inevitably, changes have occurred over 30 years. Their brother Paul died suddenly in June 2002 and Finbar left the band in December 1996, however George, Eddie and Davey Arthur have continued to delight audiences on their tours and have been releasing a new CD every year. They are touring in 2009 with two superb musicians - Luke Crowley and Dominic Leech. The Fureys & Davey Arthur are responsible for some of the most stirring music ever to capture the public imagination. Their folk based music has received standing ovations in some of the biggest concert halls of the world and they credit their musical ability to their parents, Ted and Nora, who were well known musicians themselves. They encouraged their sons to play music from a very early age and there was live traditional music in their house almost nightly. The band had a string of hits including 'When You Were Sweet Sixteen', 'The Green Fields of France', 'Red Rose Café', 'The Old Man', 'Steal Away', 'Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway', 'Clare to Here' and 'Leaving Nancy'.