Finbar Furey's Solstice date

Music legend Finbar Furey makes a return visit to Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, on Thursday 26th May, prior to his Australian tour with comedian Brendan Grace. Finbar Furey has a unique pedigree - an All-Ireland uillean pipe champion and whistle player, singer-songwriter as well as playing five-string banjo and guitar. He has been around the block many times with brother Eddie, recording for Transatlantic Records in the '60s and achieving fame as lead singer and frontman of The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur. Since 1993 he has worked solo, balancing his folk roots with songs such as 'Now and Forever' to 'New York Girls' which featured in Martin Scorsese's film 'The Gangs of New York'. Tickets are €25 (full price) and €22.50 (concessions) and are available from the Solstice box office on (046) 909 2300 or online at www.solsticeartscentre.ie