THE FORGE

WHAT'S ON - July 2010

Highlights during July 2010

  • Luke Christie and the Hackney Colliery Band with Special Guests

    Luke Christie and the Hackney Colliery Band with Special Guests Quentin Collins, James Morton and Tom Rogerson.

    A night of original music featuring Luke Christie arranged for the 9-piece New Orleans balkans brass funk sound of the Hackney Colliery Band. Also featuring a stellar array of guest soloists in the form of Quentin Collins (Transatlantic Collective, Omar, Basement Jaxx), James Morton (Andy Sheppard, Pee Wee Ellis) and Tom Rogerson (Three Trapped Tigers) amongst others. Taking in a wide variety of influences from Joni Mitchell to Mingus, From Vajenato to Garage Rock by way of Hard Bop and Soul, the music will be as eclectic as the stage is full!


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  • Laura Moody and Andre Shlimon

    In this unclassifiable double bill Andre Shlimon presents his collection 'Lingering Hope' for piano, cello and vocals, juxtaposing contemporary chamber music and pop songs, like Bartok mixed with Leonard Cohen, and Laura Moody explores everything possible using only solo cello and voice to create unique, acoustic, avant-pop music.
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  • Sound Park Austria - New Age double bill

    Rhodri Davies (UK) - Solo Harp & Electronics

    Harpist Rhodri Davies works in the field of new, experimental and improvised music. He explores noise, live electronics, silence, texture and abstract sound. For this exclusive solo performance, Davies will engage the audience in a mixture of written and improvised material.

    Mia Zabelka (Aut) - Solo Violin

    Mia Zabelka's new solo project, 'Canta il Corpo Elettrico', focuses on the development of experimental improvisational techniques with the voice and electric violin, a process she calls "automatic playing". She explores the relationships between the body, gesture, sound, machines and space using live electronics and her laptop to expand the electro-acoustic sonic spectrum.


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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

The Forge is an intimate venue seating up to 100 people, specially designed with natural acoustics for live musical performance.

Diary

Check out our monthly diary or find out about specific events

Regular Series

The Forge seasons run from February/March through to June, then again from September to December. Please check our online diary of events for details of our regular series which include:

Keys Cakes and Coffee

Our weekly Sunday morning classical series, 11am–12pm in The Forge. Enjoy beautiful live music with freshly brewed coffee and Caponata Restaurant's home-made Sicilian cakes.

Thursday Bite-Size

7:30–8:30pm in The Forge. Catch an hour of music on your way home or perhaps before a meal at Caponata Restaurant.

Live Music and Dance Nights

Swing and Jive Dinner Dances, Singer-Songwriter 'Music-in-the-Round', Live Jazz with food... check out what's happening this weekend at The Forge and Caponata!

Osteria Nights

Classical, jazz, folk, spoken word...an eclectic mix in Caponata Osteria on some Mondays and Tuesdays. Informal performances near the bar. Please check the diary for details.

In association with
Markson Pianos

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