“The most beautiful and haunting melody I’ve ever heard” ~ Sinéad O’Connor The Fureys return here in fairly quick succession, having featured just under a month ago with their monumental hit, Green Fields of France. Today’s spotlight falls on another…
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Green Fields Of France (1981) – The Fureys and Davey Arthur
On my ‘Friday’s Finest‘ movie segment, I’ve spotlighted two powerful films depicting what was once called “the war to end all wars” – Gallipoli (1981) and Testament of Youth (2014). Today, however, we shift tracks from cinema to song, turning…
Siege of a Nation (1982) – The Fureys
When I was a preadolescent I bought the album by The Furey’s called ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘. Today’s featured track, Siege of a Nation, is the fourth song I’ve highlighted from my favourite Celtic album, which I consider a…
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Never Die Young (1988) – James Taylor
This song takes me back to the early 2000’s when I was living in Mornington, South – East of Melbourne. I lived in a gorgeous cottage cabin surrounded by paddocks where horses grazed. Hearing Never Die Young was the most…
My Love is Like a Red Red Rose (1982) – The Fureys & Davey Arthur
This is the third song to appear from the Furey’s 1981 album ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘ (see inset) and appears on the above compilation. As I wrote ‘I bought this album as a preadolescent on a whim based on…
I Will Love You Ev’ry Time (1982) – The Fureys
This is the second song to appear from the Furey’s 1981 album ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘. I wrote in my first post of their song Belfast Mill how I bought this album as a preadolescent on a whim based…
Belfast Mill (1982) – The Fureys and Davey Arthur
When I was a preadolescent I bought the album by The Furey’s called ‘When You Were Sweet Sixteen‘. I listened and was charmed by these traditional Irish folk songs. Most of the songs from this album will feature in this…
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