In
June the Irish folk band The Young Folk will perform in the
Pieternel
of the Pieterskerk in Utrecht. The recording is private
so without an
audience and will be broadcasted on 19 June from
21.00 till 22.00.
The
Young Folk is an Irish band formed around singer, guitarist and
songwriter Anthony Furey. As the son of George Furey who was part of
the famous band the Furey Brothers, he comes from a musical family.
Anthony Furey not only has a talent for composing but also a beautiful
voice. And he sure isn't the only one of the band who can sing; in
several songs the voices of the band melt together in beautiful
 harmonies.
Contemporary twist
“The Young Folk makes music of which a part is firmly embedded
in
the traditions of the Irish folk. On the other hand The Young Folk also
tries to give a con-
temporary twist to this folk
and regularly go off
the beaten
tracks of traditional Irish folk music both in terms of
instru-
ments as well as song struc-
tures.” (According to journalist Erwin
Zijleman).
This month the band will release its debut
CD 'The Little Battle' on Pixie Pace Records, a new label under the
umbrella of ARC Music. This label releases CDs
of young singer
songwriters and contemporary folk musicians.
In the
Netherlands the band has already gained some fame by their performance
 in a TV programme of Nick & Simon. This spring The Young
Folk
performed in a full Paradiso. The band was also the support act of
Midlake.
The Young Folk consists of:
- Anthony Furey
– lead singing, guitar
- Tony McLoughlin
– singing, mandolin
- Paul Butler
– singing, melodeon
You can watch a clip of their
song ‘Way Home’ on YouTube
Performances of The Young Folk in the Netherlands and Belgium:
12 June - PX, Volendam
13 June - Beeckestijnpop, Velsen-Zuid
9 August - Dranouter Festival, Heuvelland, Belgium
15 August - The Brave, Amsterdam
16 August - Eindhoven Park Festival
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