This page is largely under construction. If you have any photos (digital or otherwise), posters or memories of previous events at Future Forests which you'd like to contribute, please get in touch. Eventually this should evolve into a substantial photo gallery/archive, and may eventually involve audio recordings of some events.

Our last event: on Saturday 17th Nov 2007
THE FIREFLIES did their rocking klezmer thing
followed by
KINKY MACHINE with Paul Grant and Joss Guitar
plus late jam session, cafe etc
 

19th May 2007
An open day with The Irish Basketmaker's Association

10th February 2007
a Valentine fund raiser for the Two Rivers School with an Aphrodisiac Canteen Reggae with INTIN
Mossy Bunnyip and the Candyfloss Footpump
IK Rumba
 

Christmas 2006
 a magical evening with the 3 guitarist supremos: Rianoir

30th Sept 2006
 A fund raiser for flood victims in Ethiopia. REVELATION SOUNDS and INTIN entertained us all night and Christy's Ethiopian friends from Cork gave an Ethiopian flavour to the Cafe.

5th August 2006
Benefit gig raised over 1,500 for Bantry Concerned Action Group
 Many thanks to MOSSY BUNYIP, our local Samba group SAMBAHKISTA & all those who contributed songs, music and food for the cafe.

 Sat 8th July 2006
Will from ISSA & Ruaille Buaille
raised over 600 euro for OPERATION SMILE  to provide corrective surgery for kids in Tanzania suffering cleft palets and other deformities. Thanks to all who donated to the cafe, Aoife & Michelle, and to Ciara & Eli for sharing their wedding celebrations with this very worthy cause

Saturday 20^th May, 2006
The Fireflies and The Polskadots
 

The Fireflies are an accordion/clarinet-led local band, playing mainly klezmer music (Jewish wedding/party music) in a lively, rockin' style - more info here. The Polskadots play  tunes from eastern Europe, Russia, Turkey, Scandinavia and South America - two fiddles, accordion, mandolin, guitar, percussion and vocal.

Sumu - Saturday 6^th May, 2006

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