The Fureys and Davey Arthur
Morning On A Distant Shore
1977 © POLYDOR 2904 010 LP
Side One
(a) The Cock chased the Hen
(b) Dever the Dancer (c) Maid in the Meadow
Come to me Love
Shipyard Slips (Men of no Property)
Spey of Inverness
Silent Annie
John of Dreams
Wheels of the World
Side Two
(a) Ringville (b) LaVolta
Peggy and the Soldier
Morning on a Distant Shore
Wounded Knee
Life is just that Way
She Touched You
Credits
Eddie Furey
Finbar Furey
Paul Furey
George Furey
Davey Arthur
Sleeve Notes
EDDIE FUREY
Eddie, the oldest Group-member, plays mandolin, fiddle, guitars, ran and cittern, and he is the Group's lead singer, and a renowned songwriter.
FINBAR FUREY
Finbar is an exceptionally fine Uillean pipes player and loves to experiment on his favourite instrument. He can also acquit himself well on tin whistle, flute, guitar and five string banjo.
DAVEY ARTHUR
Irish on his mother's side, Scottish on his father's. Davey hails from Edinburgh. The youngest member of the Group, he has a fantastic gift for stringed instruments and plays mandolin, guitar, cittern, dulcimer, tenor banjo, on which he has become a master and gives some breathtaking performances, earning him the title "the String King" by his fellow musicians.
GEORGE FUREY
George plays tin whistle, accordion, autoharp, bodhràn and bones, but the instrument he is happiest with is the guitar. He holds the second lead vocal position in the group and likes to write songs.
PAUL FUREY
Paul, nicknamed the "Spoofer" because of the stones he can make up and tell, plays whistle and is also regarded as one of the finest accordionists in the country.