, ▁The ▁F ure ys ▁who ▁were ▁formed ▁in ▁B ally fer mot , ▁Dublin , ▁where ▁they ▁grew ▁up . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Fin bar ▁F ure y ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁B ally fer mot , ▁Dublin , ▁Ireland . ▁Fin bar ' s ▁well - known ▁music ian ▁father , ▁Ted ▁started ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁U ille ann ▁pip es ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁young . ▁ ▁By ▁his ▁te ens , ▁he ▁had ▁won ▁three ▁All ▁Ireland ▁Med als , ▁The ▁O ire acht as , ▁and ▁many ▁Fe is anna . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁pi per ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁All ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁O ire acht as ▁medal ▁and ▁the ▁four ▁province ▁titles ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁Fin bar ▁is ▁an ▁Irish ▁Tra v eller . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Fin bar ▁popular ized ▁the ▁pip es ▁world wide ▁while ▁on ▁tour ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Edd ie ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Fin bar ▁and ▁Edd ie ▁began ▁tour ing ▁as ▁backup ▁mus icians ▁for ▁the ▁influ ential ▁Irish ▁folk ▁group , ▁The ▁Cl ancy ▁Brothers . ▁Fin bar ▁played ▁the ▁pip es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ban jo , ▁tin ▁wh ist le , ▁and ▁guitar ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁live , ▁on ▁television , ▁and ▁on ▁record ings . ▁The ▁F ure y ▁brothers ▁left ▁the ▁group ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁began ▁performing ▁as ▁a