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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 touring as backing musicians for the influential Irish folk group, The Clancy Brothers.

In 1976, the four Furray brothers and a family friend, Davey Arthur, teamed up to form The Fureys & Davey Arthur.

In 1997, after nearly thirty years as The Fureys' front man, Finbar decided the time was right to follow his own path as a singer-songwriter. He decided to step aside and pursue his solo career and present his definitive one-man show and explore new pastures as a singer, producer and writer.

In 2011 he released the album "Colours" on Dolphin Music featuring guest performances from Mary Black and Shayne Ward. The album was released in North America in 2012 on the Valley Entertainment record label.

In August 2013, Furey appeared on the Irish television show The Hit. He recorded a single pitched by a songwriter, Gerry Fleming. The single, "The Last Great Love Song", charted at number one in the Irish charts against Mundy's song "Jigsaw Man" written by Mark Walsh which charted at number five.