The Old Forge hosts (fairly) regular nights of excellent live music. The old forge lends itself to an intimate atmosphere creating wonderful acoustics. The evening events are a byob policy but tea/coffee, soft drinks and cake will be on sale too. Stanley Street food will also be on hand serving up a tasty dish prior to the event.
Sunday afternoon gigs are a tea/coffee, soft drinks and cake affair.
Saturday 11th Aug, 7pm, £15 – Lisa O’Neill (+ Paul McClure)
The Guardian – 4 out of 5 stars
One of Ireland’s most original young singer-songwriters returns with a set of often painfully honest, compelling songs. Lisa O’Neill is from Cavan, in the centre of the country, and her distinctive accent plays a key role in a vocal style that constantly changes direction, from soulful passages to songs treated with a croaking intensity, along with sudden reminders of her power and range. On the chillingly descriptive Nasty, she switches from a sneer to tenderness as she sings “he’s a nasty man, and he’s my man and he’s nice to me”. Elsewhere she mixes pained and personal songs with Gormlaith’s Grieving, an unexpectedly intimate ancient Irish history lesson, or Black Sheep, a surreal and poetic children’s song. O’Neill’s voice dominates the album, but she is helped by often sparse backing from her own guitar, banjo and piano, matched against sudden, atmospheric use of violin and percussion.
Paul Mcclure
“Remarkable songwriter… we should all work on helping make him the star he deserves to be.”
– Mojo
Sunday 19th Aug, 2pm , £5 – Phil Hare
Legendary folk musician, one of the UK’s finest virtuoso fingerstyle guitarists, with great, passionate songs and a highly entertaining performer. http://www.philhare.co.uk
There will be tea/coffee/soft drinks and lovely lovely cakes available to purchase at this event.
Sunday 8th Sep Aug, 2pm , £5 – Epigone Jazz Ensemble
Norhtamptonshires finest exponents of cool jazz, free jazz. A well overdue return visit from this fantastic four piece.
There will be tea/coffee/soft drinks and lovely lovely cakes available to purchase at this event.
