FABULOUS FURY

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Andrew Tween was introduced to music as a child, learning piano from the age of 7 and teaching himself guitar in his early teens. 
 
A career in the Royal Navy,  and the possibility of avoiding duties whilst in training, prompted him to join the ship's volunteer band and learning to play the cornet,  flugel horn and tenor horn he continued to play in a number of the Navy's leading brass bands throughout his 16 year service.
 
Taking up singing while working in the Balearic Islands,  Andrew became a member of a 5 piece harmony group,  The Heartbeats,  singing bass and performing on the club circuit in Mallorca. It was at this time that fellow band member and well known Magaluf cabaret artist,  ARFUR,  suggested he sang like Billy Fury.

Having been a lifelong fan of Billy's music,  and influenced by many of the artists of the 50s and 60s,  Andrew began producing backing tracks for the songs. Returning to England he continued to build on a collection of tracks, recording the songs in a home studio,  purely as a hobby. 

The results were somewhat better than expected so his wife, Diane,  booked a professional studio session as a birthday present and the album Fabulous Fury  was recorded.

 

        

 

Recording the album  A King For Always

at Stag Studios, Witham, Essex.

April 2007 

       

    

      

 

 

Friends, hearing the demo CD, insisted on purchasing a copy so the idea of selling them in aid of charity was hatched. 

Having sung bass with the Waltham Singers at the annual Macmillan Cancer Support  Christmas Carol Concerts in Chelmsford Cathedral,  Andrew  decided that the charity to benefit from these sales would be Macmillan. 

In the first 6 months over £700 was raised.

 

Requests to perform at parties,  charity events and in pubs and clubs around the county began to arrive and an introduction to The Billy Fury Story,  a website run by devotees of the legendary performer,  led to an appearance at the 2007 Sunnyside Festival in Northampton, as the show's opening artist.

 

To meet this amazing demand for performances the Fabulous Fury show was devised.

 

A further album of Billy Fury songs, A King For Always,  was recorded in April 2007 with the profits once again donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.

 

Andrew  now lives in rural Essex with his wife, Diane, their dogs Rolo and Tia and several chickens. He regularly performs his  Tribute to Billy Fury  and Vinyl ReCollection shows at numerous venues up and down the country. 

 

To listen to samples of Andrew's music click here

  Available for birthday parties,  weddings and anniversaries, reunions and for shows in pubs, clubs and hotels . 

Whatever the occassion,  if it's the 50s / 60s sound and a little nostalgia you're after, look no further.

 

For more details or to book any of the shows for your celebration or venue contact Andrew by clicking here.