Forfey Festival
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| Genre | Folk, rock, pop |
| Dates | Vary |
| Location(s) | Forfey Farm Lisnaskea County Fermanagh Northern Ireland |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Founders | Matt Minford |
| Website | forfeyfestival.co.uk |
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Forfey Festival is an annual music festival held on Forfey Farm near Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
History
Forfey Festival was founded in 2006 by Matt Minford, bassist and vocalist of SixStarHotel.[1] His family owned Forfey Farm, and for a number of years it had lain unused.[2] 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. Since 2008 the whole festival has been held annually on Forfey Farm.[2]
Location
Forfey is held on a small family farm. While the festival is in progress, one field is devoted to camping and one field to car parking. Music venues include three sheds (known as the Hayshed, Lie-To and, most recently, The Pit, which was added in 2012) and a cottage attic (known as The 1951). Various outbuildings host exhibitions and film screenings.[3]
Lineups
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| 2006[4] | 24–26 August | Enniskillen |
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| 2007[5] | 2–5 August | Enniskillen | |||
| 2008[6] | 8–10 August | Forfey Farm | |||
| 2009[7][8] | 7–9 August | Forfey Farm |
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| 2010[9] | 6–8 August | Forfey Farm |
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| 2011[10][11] | 5–7 August | Forfey Farm |
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| 2012[12][13] | 3-5 August | Forfey Farm |
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| 2013[12] | 9-11 August | Forfey Farm |
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| 2014 | 1-3 August | Forfey Farm | |||
References
- ^ McBride, Sam (24 August 2006). "New arts festival kicks off in Enniskillen". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ a b "An introduction to: Forfey Festival". thisfestivalfeeling.com. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ McGarrigle, Amy (9 August 2010). "BBC – Across the Line: Forfey Festival 2010". bbc.co.uk. BBC Online. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ McBride, Sam (31 August 2006). "Arts festival plans to get bigger". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News and Media. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ "Forfey Festival". fermanagh.gov.uk. Fermanagh District Council. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Forfey Festival 8th – 10th August 2008". fermanagh.gov.uk. Fermanagh District Council. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Forfey Line-Up Announced". iheartau.com. AU Magazine. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ Saunderson, Sarah (13 August 2009). "Hundreds camp out at the family-run Forfey Festival". Impartial Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Adabesi Shank, LaFaro, Iain Archer & more for Forfey Festival". hotpress.ie. Hot Press. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ McMorran, Carys (8 August 2011). "Forfey Festival". bbc.co.uk. BBC Online. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ Lennox, Steve (August 2011). "Forfey Festival". iheartau.com. AU Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Music – Forfey Festival". forfey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2012. Cite error: The named reference "forfey-music" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "Deadline Extension!". forfey.co.uk. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.