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When The Fureys make their eagerly awaited return visit they will treat their audience to one of popular music’s richest legacies.
They are one of Ireland’s all-time most acclaimed and influential middle of the road, folk and traditional bands. Furey’s classics like I Will Love You, When You Were Sweet 16, Red Rose Café, Leaving Nancy, The Old Man, From Clare to Here and The Green Fields of France have become the soundtrack to the lives of fans all over the world.
The Furey brothers were still trying to make it as folk singers in the late Sixties when Eddie Furey shared flats in Scotland with then fellow folk stars-in-waiting, Billy Connolly and Gerry Rafferty (of Baker Street fame).
Eddie and George Furey are particularly proud of their UK chart success with songs such as I Will Love You and When You Were Sweet Sixteen, which in turn helped bring Irish folk and traditional music to a completely new audience. The band made their Top of the Pops debut in 1981.
Eddie Furey recalls how "many musicians have told us we influenced them after hearing a record from their parents or grandparents' collection". Dave Stewart of The Eurythmics has credited Eddie with teaching him his first chords on the guitar. Eddie would return the compliment by joining Dave on stage in Paris for a jam during the latter’s wedding to Bananarama’s Siobhan Fahey.
Wed 12 Apr | 8.00pm | £15.00
Back by popular demand, Pat Abernethy and Dave Marsden return to their Irish roots for this intimate, musical evening – Pat from Belfast and Dave from Dublin. You can expect some well-known songs, some you may never have heard of, but they will all reflect the Irish spirit in its many forms; nostalgia, romance, emigration, politics, sentimentality, loss, regret, humour. The songs have all been selected because they say something that resonates with Pat and Dave musically and lyrically.
Between songs you will also be regaled with stories from their days in Ireland throughout the years. The song selection will include those either written or sung by the likes of Paul Brady, Tommy Makem, The Furey Brothers, Christy Moore, Thomas Moore, Brian Kennedy, Bagatelle, Pete St. John, Shane McGowan, Phil Coulter, Mary Black, Jimmy MacCarthy, Van Morrison, Val Doonican, Richard Thompson, Dolores Keane, Christie Hennessy, Horslips, Johnny McEvoy, and many more.
'Convincing and powerful' The Times
‘An exceptional gift' The Scotsman
This event takes place in our Studio Theatre with an unreserved, tiered seating layout.
Now seen by a live audience of over 250,00 to nightly standing ovations and rave reviews, join us for 'Ireland The Show'! Featuring an all-star Irish cast of the Emerald Isle's most talented award-winning performers,accompanied by the fabulous Keltic Storm Band and world champion Gael Force Irish dancers from Kerry, Mayo and Clare. This unmissable production will take you on a journey through the decades of a globally loved culture.
The show, which has received high acclaim, will feature all the well-known ballads and foot stamping singalongs from the legendary ‘Pogue’s, Furey’s, Dubliners, Makem and Clancy”, to name but a small few. Add to that a string of hilarious stories and jokes from our award-winning Tyrone comedian and topped off with energetic reels and jigs from our fiddling Derry maestro and the supremely talented vocals of our Keltic voice from Donegal! If it’s all things Irish you like, then this is certainly the show for you. Guaranteed to take you to Ireland and back in one night!
“The ultimate music, song, dance and comedy celebration of a globally loved culture” The Irish World
“Superb from start to finish and will have you clapping and singing all night long, this show is going to be a global success” Stage Magazine
"Absolutely magical, I don't know where they get the energy from!" Rothes Halls,Glenrothes.
“Over 1,500 5 Star reviews”
Recommended for age 14+, as may contain some adult humour.
Direct from the West End and having sold out venues worldwide, Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of the Dubliners returns to theatres in 2023.
In partnership with Tourism Ireland and in association with legendary Irish pub O’Donoghue’s, Seven Drunken Nights tells the story of a career spanning 50 years and invokes the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, John Sheahan, Ciaran Bourke and Jim McCann.
This hugely talented cast of musicians and singers bring the music of this iconic group back to life and will have you singing and dancing in the aisles.
It is without doubt the ultimate feel-good Irish show.
‘Don’t miss it!’ Irish World
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