The Fureys live this weekend

Legends of Irish music and song - The Fureys return to Mullingar Arts Centre as part of their 40th Anniversary tour this Saturday October 27.

Renowned for hit songs including I Will Love You, When You Were Sweet 16, The Green Fields of France, and Red Rose Café, brothers George and Eddie have continued to delight audiences on their tours and have released an album, The Times They Are a Changing.

The oldest of the brothers, Eddie Furey, left home in 1966 and travelled to Scotland at the time of the great folk revival where he met and shared accommodation in Edinburgh with then unknown folk singers Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty and Alex Campbell, now all famous in their own right. In 1969 he was the special guest for the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem throughout the USA and Canada. Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics has credited Eddie with teaching him his first chords on guitar when they met up in the North East of England while Dave was still a teenager. Their emotive songs stir many emotions, from tears and laughter, to sadness and joy.

Don't miss the The Fureys this Saturday at 8pm in the Mullingar Arts Centre.

*Booking: 044 93 47777 or log on to www.mullingarartscentre.ie.