It isn’t often – and for this audience not nearly often enough – that Irish singer-songwriter Furey plays live in London. When he and his three accompanists take the stage dead on time at 8 pm, a wave of warm applause erupts. Finbar’s demeanour does almost strangely mirror that of the late comedian Dave Allen. He sits down, makes everyone in the room and the circle relax within seconds, keeps his voice soft and calming and pretty much does what he fancies for the next couple of hours. The stories spill out of him as he starts riffing the material. His band tiptoe in and then firm up the song or instrumental he has opted to commence. READ MORE>
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