- Foster and Allen( Foster & Allen )【 合計 8アルバム 76曲 歌詞 】
- Foster and Allen are a musical duo from Ireland consisting of Mick Foster and Tony Allen. In their 40-year career, they have released over 30 albums, many of which entered the UK Albums Chart. Along with 'A Bunch of Thyme' (entering the Irish chart in 1979 and becoming their first No. 1 single), 'Maggie' became a No. 1 in New Zealand for four weeks, making the two songs their signature tunes. They started in the 1970s as a duo, but in 1982 they added a band to their show. They have achieved album and video sales in excess of 22 million worldwide.
History
Foster and Allen began in 1975 when they were playing in country music bands around Ireland. Soon after they formed a small group and went over to the UK to work the Irish music venues on a short tour. At this stage they had the idea of working together as a duo, playing easy listening music with traditional Irish instrumentals.
When their UK tour finished, they decided to let the band return to Ireland whilst they stayed behind to try to break into the public eye. They played several venues in the London area and the reaction was favourable; they decided to remain as a duo, and Foster and Allen was formed. After a time working around the circuit in the UK and Ireland, they released their first single, 'The Rambles of Spring'. This made an impact on the Irish market and Foster and Allen were soon in demand for cabaret venues all over Ireland.
At the end of 1979, Foster and Allen released the single, 'A Bunch of Thyme' in Ireland, and it entered the Irish chart. Despite the romance and charm of the music and lyrics the song is in reality a warning to young women to protect their virginity. The girl in the song ultimately ignores the warnings and becomes infected with syphilis. It became their first number one single, and stayed on the chart for 40 weeks. It was not until 1982 that this single was released in the UK. It was played by all the radio stations in Britain, and peaked at No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart. At the time, Foster and Allen were in the United States on a tour. They were contacted and told to fly back to the UK to appear on BBC Television's Top of the Pops.
Demand for Foster and Allen's services at venues all over Ireland and the UK increased. They released another single, 'Old Flames', which peaked at No. 51 in the UK chart. They undertook their first concert tour of the UK in 1983, and this tour was boosted by the release of another single 'Maggie'. This reached No.27 in the UK Singles Chart and became a No.1 in New Zealand for four weeks.
Foster and Allen have toured Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. They have also had their own TV series on RTÉ Television in Ireland.
In the early days, Mick Foster and Tony Allen performed on stage as a duo, but in 1982 (when the concert tours started) they added a band to their show, thus giving a much fuller sound to their program. On the recording front, Foster and Allen have released over 30 albums, many of which entered the UK Albums Chart. As well as the albums, they have released thirteen videos. The video 'Souvenirs and Memories' reached No. 3 in the UK video chart around Christmas 1991, the 'By Request' video went straight into the No. 1 spot in 1993. Their DVD/video release After All These Years became Top 10 in the UK. To date, Foster and Allen have achieved album and video sales in excess of 22 million worldwide.
Foster and Allen celebrated their 30th Anniversary together in the music industry with the release of their album, Foster and Allen Sing the No. 1's, which was a Top 30 hit in the UK Albums Chart during Christmas 2005. Their 'World Concert Tour – 2005/2006' took them to the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Ireland, US and Australia.
In 2011, the Irish High Court ruled they must pay around €3 million each to Revenue.
Tony Allen
Allen was born on 24 February 1952 in Mount Temple, Co Westmeath, the youngest of a family of nine children. He was keen on music from an early age, and was encouraged by his parents and teachers. His father, Patrick, was a fiddle player while his mother was a singer. Allen started playing the accordion after one of his brothers brought him an accordion home from England. It was not long before he joined the Mary Landers, (a local band), and subsequently, the Kieran Kelly Band, replacing Brendan Shine.
In 1973, along with his brother Tom, Allen was part of Doc Carroll's Nightrunners Showband. It was another Athlone man, Kevin Sheerin, who recommended Allen for the job in this band. They used to play mostly around the Midlands and a residency in the Irish Club, Parnell Square, Dublin every Tuesday night.
Allen opened a recording studio in Moate, Roseland Studios, and most major acts in Ireland record their albums there. He is motivated by music; having the studio, he is now directing his interests into the technical side of the business.
Mick Foster
Foster was born on 25 November 1947 in County Kildare, in sight of the Curragh. He now lives in Mullingar, and has a small farm where he spends all his time, when not touring, looking after his horses. He has three daughters, Denise (born 26 May 1973), twins Sandra and Louise (born 10 February 1980), and one son, Jackie (born 13 May 1968). He has two grandchildren by Jackie: Daniel (born 18 December 1986) and Sarah (born 11 December 1990).
Foster was taught to play the accordion by a Sr Anges Murray, a nun of the Mercy Order in Ballymahon and Frankie Gavigan. Other influences on his playing included Jimmy Shand and Will Starr. He has recorded a tribute to the latter, entitled The Old Button Box and has claimed that his accordion would probably be the last thing he would be prepared to give up. - 曲名リスト•モード ＞ アルバム順(発行時間) 曲名順(文字数) 曲名順（その他）
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Songs of Love and Laughter
2007
1.The Oldest Swinger in Town
2.Let It Be Me3.Ring of Fire -
At the Movies
2006
1.When You Say Nothing At All
2.Edelweiss3.Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)
4.How Great Thou Art (提供) -
Maggie
1983
1.Maggie
2.The Old Rustic Bridge by the Mill3.Sweethearts in the Spring
4.Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain -
Sing the Number 1s
1.Who's Sorry Now?
2.Coward of the County
3.Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree4.No Matter What
5.Strangers in the Night
6.Any Dream Will Do -
Remember You're Mine
1.Silver Threads Among the Gold
2.My Lovely Rose of Clare3.The Stone Outside Dan Murphy's Door -
Greatest Hits (and Some That Will Be)
1.Strangers in the Night
2.Any Dream Will Do
3.Somewhere My Love
4.Bunch of Thyme5.Old Flames
6.Softly Softly
7.Ramblin' Rose -
Foster & Allen: Reflections
1.Mary of Argyll
2.Could I Have This Dance (For the Rest of My Life)
3.Part of Me Will Always Be In Love With You4.The Rose of Tralee
5.Ramblin' Rose -
その他
1.Golden Slippers/I Wish I Was In Dixie/TheCamptown Races/Oh Suzanna/Marching/Through Georgia/Turkey In the Straw
2.I will love you all my life
3.MARY OF ARGYLL
4.THE ROSE OF TRALEE
5.IF THOSE LIPS COULD ONLY SPEAK
6.AN OLD LOVE
7.FAREWELL PARTY
8.GALWAY BAY
9.Michael Row the Boat Ashore
10.Don't Forget to Remember
11.Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town
12.Tennessee Waltz
13.True Love
14.A Bunch of Thyme
15.Silver Threads and Golden Needles
16.Your Old Love Letters
17.Danny Boy
18.The Mountains of Mourne
19.Green Willow
20.I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen
21.After The Ball
22.The Ring Your Mother Wore23.The Old Boreen
24.Let the Rest of The World Go By
25.Rose of Allendale
26.A Mother's Way
27.The Loveliest Night of the Year
28.When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again
29.Working Man
30.Galway Girl (Duet with Shayne Ward)
31.Winter Wonderland
32.Sleigh Ride
33.Nobody's Child
34.Love of the Common People / If I Didn't / Have a Dime / 24 Hours from Tulsa
35.Good Luck Charm
36.Take Me Home Country Roads
37.It's Almost Tomorrow
38.I Can't Stop Loving You
39.The Moonshiner
40.A Mother's Love's a Blessing
41.The Yellow Rose of Texas
42.My Grandfathers Clock
43.The Old Dungarvan Oak
44.Black Velvet Band
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