Davey Arthur
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{{short description|Irish folk singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Davey Arthur
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| birth_name = Davey Pat Arthur
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|09|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = County Donegal, Ireland
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| instrument = Vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 1977–present
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| associated_acts = The Fureys and Davey Arthur
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Davey Pat Arthur (born 24 September 1954 in County Donegal) is an Irish folk singer.
Early life
Originally from Donegal,{{cite web|url = https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/weve-worked-with-many-famous-people-but-the-best-moment-was-singing-with-children-from-the-shankill-road-and-ardoyne-37605591.html | publisher = Belfast Telegraph | website = belfasttelegraph.co.uk | title = We've worked with many famous people, but the best moment was singing with children from the Shankill Road and Ardoyne | date = 10 December 2018 | accessdate = 4 January 2020 }} Arthur moved to Scotland at the age of two.{{cite web|url = http://www.tradmusic.com/artistinfo.asp?artistID=4 | publisher = | website = tradmusic.com | title = Biography - Davey Arthur | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20061215224645/http://www.tradmusic.com/artistinfo.asp?artistID=4 | archivedate = 15 December 2006 }} He started to play music at the age of eight, and returned to Ireland aged 18.
Career
Known for playing the banjo, mandolin and guitar, he was originally a solo artist before joining with the Furey Brothers in 1978.{{cite web|url = https://presspack.rte.ie/2007/12/31/the-fureys-and-davey-arthur/ | publisher = RTÉ | website = rte.ie | title = The Fureys And Davey Arthur | date = 31 December 2007 | accessdate = 4 January 2020 }} Touring and performing as The Fureys and Davey Arthur, the group had several number one singles in Ireland in the 1970s and 1980s,{{cite web|url = http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=artist&placement=Davey+Arthur | publisher = IRMA | website = irishcharts.ie | title = Irish Charts Search - Davey Arthur | accessdate = 4 January 2020 }} and a top 20 hit in the UK singles chart in 1981.{{cite book | title = The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music - Volume 2 | page = 1578 | author = Colin Larkin | date = 1995 | publisher = Guinness Publications | isbn = 9781561591763 | quote = The following year, 1981, the group, credited as the Fureys And Davey Arthur, reached the UK Top 20 with 'When You Were Sweet Sixteen' }}
Arthur left the Fureys in 1992, pursuing a solo career and undertook a number of solo tours.{{cite web|url = http://www.daveyarthur.ie/about-davey/ | website = daveyarthur.ie | title = Davey Arthur Official Biography | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120326014012/http://www.daveyarthur.ie/about-davey/ | archivedate = 26 March 2012 }} He later rejoined some of the original lineup of the Fureys and Davey Arthur for a number of tours and albums.{{cite web |url = https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/news/fureys-and-davey-arthur-return-to-cork-27087592.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | website = independent.ie | title = Fureys and Davey Arthur return to Cork | date = 29 September 2011 | accessdate = 4 January 2020 }} Living in County Kerry for some years,{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/davey-arthur-backs-counselling-service-fundraiser-27386892.html | publisher = Independent News & Media | work = The Kerryman | title = Davey Arthur backs counselling service fund-raiser | date = 9 September 2009 | accessdate = 4 January 2020 | quote = Resident in Cahersiveen, Irish music legend Davey Arthur is [..] Married to Cahersiveen native Joanne McCarthy, the Arthur family has been close to the south Kerry town for the past six years}} as of early 2019 Arthur had not returned to touring with the Fureys (having reputedly suffered a stroke in 2014).{{cite web|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46856329 | publisher = BBC | website = bbc.com | title = The Fureys: Stage fright no match for life on the road | date = 13 January 2019 | accessdate = 4 January 2020 | quote = The [Furey] brothers' long-time collaborator, Davey Arthur, suffered a stroke in 2014 }}{{cite web|url = http://www.thefureys.com | publisher = The Fureys and Davey Arthur | work = thefureys.com | title = Official Website | accessdate = 4 January 2020 | quote = Inevitably changes have occurred over the years [..] Finbar left the band in December 1996 and Davey got a stroke in March 2014 which he is still recovering from }}
Discography
Davey Arthur has written over 40 compositions, that have featured on 28 albums.
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- Celtic Side Saddle (1994)
- Cut to the Chase (1998)
The Buskers (with Paul Furey and Brendan Leeson){{cite web |url = https://www.theballadeers.com/ire/fb_01.htm | publisher = | website = theballadeers.com | title = The Fureys and Davey Arthur | accessdate = 4 January 2020 }}
- Life Of A Man Rubber Records RUB 007 (1973)
The Fureys & Davey Arthur (Studio Albums){{cite web|url = http://www.theballadeers.com/ire/fb_d01.htm | publisher = | website = theballadeers.com | title = The Fureys and Davey Arthur - Discography | accessdate = 4 January 2020 }}{{cite web|url = http://www.theballadeers.com/ire/fb_d04.htm | publisher = | website = theballadeers.com | title = The Fureys and Davey Arthur: Discography | accessdate = 4 January 2020 }}
- Emigrant (1977)
- Morning on a Distant Shore (1977)
- Banshee (1978)
- When You Were Sweet 16 (1981){{col-2}}
- Steal Away (1983)
- Golden Days (1984)
- In Concert (1984)
- At the End of the Day (1985)
- The First Leaves of Autumn (1986)
- Red Rose Café (EP) (1987)
- Poor Man's Dream (EP) (1988)
- The Scattering (1988)
- Alcoholidays (1998)
- Gallipoli (2007)
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References
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