Seamus Fogarty, Junior Brother, Lemoncello, MuteFish, and Yankari are among the many acts scheduled to appear at the Banjo & Bovril Trad and Folk Festival later this month. The festival takes place in The Harbour Bar, located metres from the water in Bray’s small harbour.

The bizarrely titled festival grew from an old winter tradition in the pub, in which the previous owners would host nights of banjo music, washed down with free cups of hot Bovril. It has grown steadily from these humble roots over the last five years, with Mick Flannery, Ye Vagabonds, David Keenan, Mundy, and The Eskies listed among the festival’s previous performers.

As well as folk music, the festival will also feature storytelling and spoken word performances in the upstairs loft. Stephen James Smith, Erin Fornoff, and Candlelit Tales are all scheduled to appear.

Hugely popular among locals and blow-ins alike, The Harbour Bar was declared ‘Best Bar in the World’ by the Lonely Planet in 2010.

The Banjo & Bovril Festival will stretch from January 23-27. As with all Harbour Bar gigs, admittance is free.

For the full line-up and more information visit: http://theharbourbar.ie/events/festival/banjo_bovril/