He adds a light touch to ‘School Days Over’ that gives the classic Luke Kelly version a run for its money, while Donovan’s hippy hit ‘Colours’ and the ubiquitous ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’ adapt to Furey’s commanding approach. Mary Black shares a winning duet on ‘Walking With My Love’, but Furey’s towering presence dwarfs Shayne Ward on ‘Rivers Of Steel’. His own ‘Begging Change On The Street’ has a wistful Appalachian feel; ‘The Ballad For George Best’ (“the ball flying homeward with blistering curves”) captures the spirit of the maverick genius; and Furey exudes compassion on Phil Coulter’s ‘The Old Man’ about his father Ted. There’s much sparkling support work from the musicians, and from the multi-instrumentalist Furey – but it’s his granite voice that wins the day.