The Magic Of Foster And Allen

The Magic Of Foster And Allen

Songs On DVD

The Old Rustic Bridge
I’ll Never Stop Wanting You
Maggie
The Stone Outside Dan Murphy’s Door
The Bluebell Polka
Mary Of Argyll
Morning Glory
After All These Years
The Mountains Of Mourne
Remember You’re Mine
Love Letters In The Sand
The Mira
My Own Peculiar Way
The Ballad Of Dawn Run
A Bunch Of Thyme Closing Theme

The story of Foster & Allen began back in the seventies when MICK & TONY were playing in Country Music bands around Ireland. In 1975 they got together a small group and went over to the U.K. to work the Irish music venues on a short tour. Mick & Tony had at this stage the idea of working together as a duo, playing ‘easy listening’ music with a touch of traditional Irish instrumentals. When their U.K. tour finished they decided to let the band return to Ireland whilst they stayed behind to try out the ‘DUO’ on the public. They played several venues in the London area and the reaction was very favourable; so much so, they decided to remain as a duo and ‘FOSTER & ALLEN’ was formed. It was difficult at the beginning and after a time working around the circuit in the U.K. and Ireland, they released their first single record “The Rambles of Spring”. This made a good impact on the Irish market and FOSTER & ALLEN were soon in demand for cabaret venues all over Ireland and to a lessor extent the U.K. At the end of 1978 FOSTER & ALLEN released the single “A BUNCH OF THYME” in Ireland, which entered the Irish charts and became their first top- selling No. 1 single. IT stayed in the Irish Charts for 40 consecutive weeks, re-entering for a further 13 weeks. However, at this stage, this was only in Ireland!

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