Foy Vance

Foy Vance is a musician from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. His first single "Gabriel and the Vagabond" was released on December 18, 2006 on Wurdamouth Records. The single's B-side was "Indiscriminate Act of Kindness". "Gabriel and the Vagabond" was featured in US TV drama Grey's Anatomy.[1]
"Indiscriminate Act of Kindness" is featured in a TV commercial for Great Ormond Street Hospital, which was aired in the UK up until Christmas of 2006.[2] Foy often uses alternative tunings for his guitar, for example the song "Indiscriminate Act of Kindness" he uses the tuning CGDGCe.[citation needed] Foy has previously released two limited edition EPs on Wurdamouth Records, Live Sessions and the Birth of the Toilet Tour and Watermelon Oranges.[3] His regular piano player is London based composer Jules Maxwell[citation needed].
On July 2, 2007 Foy's debut album Hope was released on Wurdamouth Records.[4] The album track "Two Shades of Hope" contains a hidden recording of Foy's daughter Ella singing "You are my sunshine" at the end.[5]