Forfey Festival Explained

Music Festival Name:Forfey Festival
Years Active:2006–2014
Founders:Matt Minford
Dates:Vary
Website:forfeyfestival.co.uk

Forfey Festival was an annual music festival held on Forfey Farm near Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The festival was last held in 2014.[1] Each year's memorabilia (posters, flyers, social media and merchandise) featured a different animal as its theme, predominantly drawn by Neil Gillespie. 2014 was subtitled "Anno Rex", in memory of the farm's sole permanent resident, Rex.

History

Forfey Festival was founded in 2006 by Matt Minford, bassist and vocalist of SixStarHotel.[2] His family (still) own Forfey Farm, and for a number of years it had lain largely unused.[3] For the first two years of the festival's existence, Minford was unable to obtain an entertainments licence for the farm, and so musical performances were held at other locations in Fermanagh, while the farm hosted arts exhibitions and camping. From 2008, the whole festival was held on Forfey Farm.

Location

Forfey was held on a small family farm. While the festival was in progress, one field hosted camping and one field, car parking. Music venues included three sheds (known as the Hayshed, Lie-To, and The Pit) and a cottage attic (known as "The 1951"). Various outbuildings hosted mixed-media visual art exhibitions and film screenings.[4]

Lineups

Artists / Bands
2006[5] 24–26 AugustEnniskillen
  • We Are Knives
  • Heeltap
2007[6] 2–5 AugustEnniskillen<--insert acts here--><--and here--><--and here-->
2008[7] 8–10 AugustForfey Farm
  • Kyron and the Strangels
  • LaFaro
  • Lowly Knights
  • Lee Mitchell
  • Panama Kings
  • The Rumplestiltskins
2009[8] [9] 7–9 AugustForfey Farm
  • Adebesi Shank
  • And So I Watch You From Afar
  • Bad Operator (DJ)
  • Cardigan Drive
  • The Continuous Battle of Order
  • Filaria
  • The Good Fight (acoustic)
  • Grand Pocket Orchestra
  • Kinnego Flux
  • Kowalski (DJ)
  • Lowly Knights
  • Maguire and I
  • David McNair
  • Mojo Fury
  • Napoleon
  • Not Squares
  • Panama Kings
  • Push Borders (acoustic)
  • SixStarHotel
  • Sully (DJ)
  • Mel Wiggins
  • Jamie Woon
2010[10] 6–8 AugustForfey Farm
  • Laura Hunter
  • Katie and the Carnival
  • LaFaro
  • Lowly Knights
  • Maguire & I
  • More than Conquerors
  • Napoleon
  • Not Squares
  • Rams' Pocket Radio
  • Silhouette
  • SixStarHotel
  • Skibunny
  • Strait Laces
  • Sully
  • Tea Party
  • Urban Tramper
2011[11] [12] 5–7 AugustForfey Farm
  • Amidships
  • Before Machines
  • Captain Kennedy
  • Duke Special
  • Event Horses
  • Farriers
  • Feldberg
  • Kasper Rosa
  • Kowalski
  • Master and Dog
  • Mojo Fury
  • More than Conquerors
  • Daithi O'Dronai
  • A Plastic Rose
  • Phoenix Fire
  • Rams' Pocket Radio
  • Silhouette
  • The Wonder Villains
2012[13] [14] 3-5 AugustForfey Farm
  • Axis Of
  • Bad Operator
  • Before Machines
  • David C. Clements
  • Clown Parlour
  • Colly Strings
  • Farriers
  • Feet for Wings
  • Fred
  • Go Wolf
  • Havana House Party
  • In Case of Fire
  • The Jepettos
  • Katie and the Carnival
  • The Lowly Knights
  • Master & Dog
  • More Than Conquerors
  • Morning Claws
  • Not Squares
  • Katharine Philippa
  • Runaway Go
  • Sons of Caliber
  • Strait Laces
  • Sullivan and Gold
  • Window Seats
  • Wonder Villains
2013[15] 9-11 AugustForfey Farm
  • Alana Henderson
  • Amidships
  • Arborist
  • Axis Of
  • BeeMickSee
  • Beulah Kim
  • Craig McConkey
  • Daithi O'Dronai
  • Ed Zealous
  • Enemies
  • Feet For Wings
  • Go Wolf
  • Hannah McPhillimy
  • Hologram
  • Jamie Neish
  • Joshua Burnside
  • Kasper Rosa
  • Katharine Philippa
  • Katie & The Carnival
  • Little Rivers
  • Mojo Fury
  • Patrick Gardiner
  • PigsAsPeople
  • Seven Summits
  • Skeletons
  • Sons of Burlap
  • Sons of Caliber
  • The 1930s
  • The Emerald Armada
  • The King Said
20141-3 AugustForfey Farm

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Login • Instagram. Instagram.com. 9 January 2021.
  2. News: McBride. Sam. New arts festival kicks off in Enniskillen. Belfast Telegraph. Independent News and Media. 24 August 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120051749/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10735585.html. dead. 20 November 2018. 19 May 2012.
  3. Web site: An introduction to: Forfey Festival. thisfestivalfeeling.com. 27 January 2010. 19 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121216225403/http://www.thisfestivalfeeling.com/feature/introduction-forfey-festival-0. 16 December 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: BBC – Across the Line: Forfey Festival 2010. McGarrigle. Amy. bbc.co.uk. BBC Online. 9 August 2010. 19 May 2012.
  5. News: McBride. Sam. Arts festival plans to get bigger. Belfast Telegraph. Independent News and Media. 31 August 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20160222163547/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10735727.html. dead. 22 February 2016. 11 July 2012.
  6. Web site: Forfey Festival. fermanagh.gov.uk. Fermanagh District Council. 19 May 2012.
  7. Web site: Forfey Festival 8th – 10th August 2008. fermanagh.gov.uk. Fermanagh District Council. 23 July 2008. https://archive.today/20121223172519/http://www.fermanagh.gov.uk/News.cfm?year=2008&month=7&action=detail&newsid=1080&website_key=47&Category_Key=167. dead. 23 December 2012. 19 May 2012.
  8. Web site: Forfey Line-Up Announced. iheartau.com. AU Magazine. 2 July 2009. 19 May 2012.
  9. News: Hundreds camp out at the family-run Forfey Festival. Saunderson. Sarah. Impartial Reporter. 13 August 2009. 19 May 2012. https://archive.today/20130126141624/http://www.impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/08/13/389517-hundreds-camp-out-at-the-familyrun-forfey-festival-. 26 January 2013. dead.
  10. Web site: Adabesi Shank, LaFaro, Iain Archer & more for Forfey Festival. hotpress.ie. Hot Press. 14 June 2010. 19 May 2012.
  11. Web site: Forfey Festival. McMorran. Carys. bbc.co.uk. BBC Online. 8 August 2011. 19 May 2012.
  12. Web site: Forfey Festival. Lennox. Steve. iheartau.com. AU Magazine. August 2011. 19 May 2012.
  13. Web site: Music – Forfey Festival. forfey.co.uk. 1 June 2012.
  14. Web site: Deadline Extension!. forfey.co.uk. 31 May 2012. 1 June 2012.
  15. Web site: Music – Forfey Festival . forfeyfestival.co.uk . 1 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130618112331/http://www.forfeyfestival.co.uk/ . 18 June 2013 . dmy-all.

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