IRISH FOLK LEGEND FINBAR FUREY ANNOUNCES 2018 UK & IRELAND TOUR DATES & UK ALBUM/DVD RELEASE OF ‘DON’T STOP THIS NOW’ Multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, storyteller and actor Finbar Furey has announced an intimate 14 date UK & Ireland tour that will see the iconic musician visit venues across UK and Ireland next year, with the tour starting in Belfast on 10 February. Tickets going on sale on Friday 24 November at 9am via myticket.co.uk. The Irish folk legend, who has left his mark on the music of Ireland for more than four decades as the lead singer and uilleann pipes player for the Fureys, has always been at the forefront of musical change. His long career has also included film & TV appearances, including a singing role in the 2002 Martin Scorsese film ‘Gangs of New York’ as well as the award-winning 2016 film ‘The Wild Goose Lodge’, for which he wrote and played the music. After thirty years touring the world with his brothers, introducing new audiences to the band’s music, Finbar embarked on a solo career to pursue a new life as a singer, writer and producer. To coincide with the tour, Finbar’s latest album 'Paddy Dear', which topped the Irish Charts in 2017, will be re-released in the UK, with new songs and a bonus Live DVD of Finbar performing at Vicar Street 7 Broadbent Close, Highgate Village, London, N6 5JW t 020 3213 0135 f 020 8348 7776 e [email protected] www.republicmedia.net @republic_media Dublin. This new CD/DVD release newly titled ‘Don’t Stop This Now’ will be released on 30 March 2018 by BMG and distributed in the UK via Absolute. Fans can expect an intimate setting at these special shows, and to be treated to Finbar’s rare talents as he brings pure Irish music and humour to the stage. At the age of 71, this supreme musician is not for slowing down – on the upcoming tour Finbar commented: “Too late to stop now!” The line-up for the tour will be Finbar Furey (Vocals, 5-string Banjo, Guitar, Whistle, Uileann pipes), Peter Eades (Piano, Electric Guitar, Strings, Cuatro, Backing Vocals) and Paul O’Driscoll (Double Bass, Backing Vocals). Tour dates 2018: 10 Feb Belfast Ulster Hall 15 Feb Dublin Vicar Street 2 April Liverpool St George's Hall 3 April Birmingham Glee Club 5 April Glasgow Old Fruit Market 7 April Mancheste Dancehouse 9 April London Islington Assembly Hall 10 May Dublin Vicar Street 11 May Wexford Opera House 12 May Galway Black Box 24 May Kilarney INEC 25 May Limerick University Concert Hall 2 June Castlebar Royal Theatre 3 June Cork Everyman Theatre For tickets visit: www.myticket.co.uk www.finbarfurey.com Album PR: Sue Harris, Republic Media. [email protected] 020 3213 0135 Tour PR: Emma McHarrie at EMPR [email protected] 07970 496707 7 Broadbent Close, Highgate Village, London, N6 5JW t 020 3213 0135 f 020 8348 7776 e [email protected] www.republicmedia.net @republic_media .