Some news about the 2006 spring/summer season
After a great season of successful concerts at the Forum we have taken a long break whilst the venue has had major reconstruction work carried out. The decision which Furness Tradition and Forum 28 took at that time was to offer a season of four concerts - one a month from March to June. First off was to be a welcome return for Emily Smith and at very short notice we had to cancel the concert due to the Unison strike. This has now been re-scheduled for the 20th June and all tickets for the original date will be honoured.

Tuesday 25th April 7.30pm
Rory McLeod

 Rory Mcleod - ex-circus clown and fire eater. A one man soulband, poet and storyteller, singing his own unique upbeat dance stories. A modern travelling troubadour using tap shoes, acappella, harmonica, guitar, trombone, spoons, finger cymbals, bandorea, djembe and various percussion instruments!
Rory has travelled the globe for different reasons at different times, from Asia to the middle East from Gambia to Cuba, Central America, Australia, North America, Canada, Europe and other nooks and crannies of the earth.
"You don't listen to McLeod you travel with him"
City Hub, Sydney (Australia)

Tuesday 23rd May 7.30pm
 Roger Wilson and Karen Tweed

 Roger visited us last year when he shared the stage with Pete Morton. Now we have a rare chance to catch him playing a gig with Karen Tweed. Karen is one of this country's most gifted accordion players. She played on Roger's first album and they have been firm friends ever since. From Roger's own contemporary songs to fabulous fiddle and accordian tune sets this will be a very special gig!

Tuesday 20th June 7.30pm
Emily Smith

Dumfriesshire born singer Emily Smith first made her mark on the Scottish music scene when she won the 2002 BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Scottish Traditional Musician of the Year Award. In the same year she formed her own band and has since toured throughout Europe and Australasia.

Emily has a warm and open stage manner and these same characteristics shine through in her musicianship. Her voice blends delicacy with surprising power and is equally alluring whether enriched by instrumental backing or unaccompanied.
With an imaginative approach to instrumental arrangements she gives a contemporary edge to ancient songs.


 


 

 
   

 

  

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