The Old Forge hosts (fairly) regular nights of excellent live music. The old forge lends itself to an intimate atmosphere creating wonderful acoustics. Its a byob policy but tea/coffee, soft drinks and cake will be on sale too.
Next up MARK GEARY + Kenneth j Nash, just £10
Thursday 10th May
Dublin-native Mark Geary is a celebrated musician who began his career more than 20 years ago. In 1992, Mark bought a one-way ticket to New York City and spent several years honing his craft playing the local circuit in the East Village which included numerous appearances at the renowned Sin-é cafe with other upcoming artists including friend Jeff Buckley.During that time, Mark’s songwriting skills and engaging live performances garnered him a dedicated audience, the respect and esteem of his peers, and a reputation as one of the finest song-smiths of his generation.
Mark is described as a “quintessential singer-songwriter” and his records of finely-crafted songs have been hailed as encapsulating both boisterous joy and gentle, delicate moments that endear themselves to the listener and evoke comparisons to artists such as Van Morrison, John Lennon, Elliot Smith and Richard Thompson.
Kenneth J Nash has never done things the easy way, but his courage to confront the darker moments of his past has led him to spending… his years on the music scene carving out a thriving repertoire of haunting music that stirs the heart and spears the soul.
Saturday 2nd June – VIKKI CLAYTON, only £8!
” At heart I’m a folk rocker “
In the early 80’S the fun began. Invited to sing with Ragged Heroes , a cult Folk Rock band,. Vikki thrived. “Id found my forte . I’d always kicked around with rock bands and played in folk clubs but here was a chance to combine my two favourite musical loves.” “Ragged Heroes Annual” was released to much acclaim and notice was taken of Vikki’s lovely voice. They were invited to perform at one of the early Cropredy Festivals in 1984 and gigs started to escalate. However the band drifted apart and eventually called it a day because ” we were eight in number and our bar tab usually came to more than our fee”
Then somebody sent Fairport Convention a copy of Vikki’s album “Lost Lady Found”. At the same time Jerry Donahue heard Vikki sing and was moved to tears because she sounded so much like Sandy Denny. What became of these two events was a long period of appearing with Fairport Convention, fronting the newly formed Fotheringhay – amusingly known as “The Nerve” and forming her own band featuring stellar performers Clive Bunker, Fred T Baker and Chris Conway.
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