Tuesday Night Live: GAELFORCE

Doors 7pm Music 7.15pm

GAELFORCE play Celtic Folk Rock music. The band formed in 1989 & broke up after several years, but has now reformed early 2019 as a 4 piece playing a mixture of rocked up traditional folk songs, self penned songs/tunes in the trad style & plenty of jigs for when the audience are up dancing.

Chris Dyson – fiddle, vocal – ex Mike Hardings Band, Roisin Ban.

Geoff Taylor – electric guitars – ex Duncan McFarlane Band

Sammy Dowgill – bass, vocal

Jim Brierley – drums, vocal

The band has been unable to gig during 2020 due to the pandemic but have recorded & released a new album EQUINOX distributed through Distrokid and currently getting a lot of radio play on folk shows & local radio in UK/Ireland etc. Available on most digital platforms including Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music and a hard copy CD is being produced for sale at gigs.

On Jan 6th 2023 Gaelforce played at the Great British Folk Festival at Butlins in Skegness & won by public vote the competition on the introducing stage. It was a great moment playing to a couple of thousand festival people & we were then invited to play on the centre stage on the Saturday which was fantastic playing again to a couple of thousand people.

Part of the prize is playing at the Gate of Southwell Folk festival in Nottinghamshire.

“Just seen gaelforce at Butlin’s. Awesome.” Zoe-Anne Wadey

“CONGRATULATIONS to GAELFORCE, a very deserving winning act on the INTRODUCING STAGE at the GREAT BRITISH FOLK FESTIVAL 2023, going on to play main stage to a capacity, thoroughly entertained audience the following day” – Stephen, Solid Entertainments Festival Director.

Photo: Nigel Plant

Music from 7.15pm – 9.15pm approx.

Tickets £7/£ concession available from HEART reception and online