"The lyrical weight is augmented by dark brooding arrangement that grows as shock does."- Nialler9

"Filled with far-off textures, pounding percussion and tense atmospheres, the music of ‘Towels’ is an unrelenting large-scale production that holds a strong depth of field throughout. " - The Last Mixed Tape.

"Accompanied a sublime video ... the single is a swelling cloud of first-rate experimental ambient folk that confronts the tough experience of Blake." - The Thin Air.

'Towels' by For Foresters.

Recorded, Mixed and Co-Produced by Orri McBrearty.
Attica Studios, Termon, Co. Donegal.

Written, Performed + Arranged by For Foresters (Gabriel P. Blake, Conal Doherty + Gary Hamilton)
Violin + Double Bass Performed by Sarah Cullen.

Single Artwork by Gary Hamilton.

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Buy: https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/towels-single/id1195595269

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'I danced with a ghost
When Mum was in the hospital and
I fought with a dog.
Pretending to be an animal.
Your Dad 
Let me stay on your couch and

You kissed me to sleep.
You kissed my dreams.
Me to sleep.
'fore I went home.

Where he came into my room and
Ripped all he saw.
Then we cried into towels
'til our eyes bled raw.

He opened my door and
Ripped all he saw.
Then we cried into towels 
'til our eyes bled raw.'

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For Foresters ~ Towels (Official Single)

"‘Bath’ builds from small whispered beginnings to a crescendo of sax and full-band swinging on the crux of the lyric “I am done being the silent one.” Super promising." - Nialler9

"Bath’ is a compelling first introduction to For Foresters, and it seems the trio’s wild-hearted folk sound will not stay a secret for very long." 
- The Last Mixed Tape.

For Foresters (feat. Joel Harkin, John Melvin and Megan Nic Ruairí) perform 'Bath' at the Glen Valley Adventure Centre, Carrigart, Co. Donegal.

Audio Recorded and Mixed by Orri McBrearty.

Lyrics, Music and Arrangement written and composed by For Foresters. (Gabriel P. Blake, Conal Doherty and Gary Hamilton)

Ambient and Lead Guitar performed and co-composed by Joel Harkin. (https://www.facebook.com/JoelHarkinMusic/?fref=ts)

Saxophone performed and composed by John Melvin. 

Backing vocal arrangement performed and co-composed by Megan Nic Ruairí. (https://www.facebook.com/megannicruairi/?fref=ts)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForForesters/?fref=ts
Instagram: @forforesters
Twitter: @ForyWoryForFor

There is a serpent
In your mental institution
And it is slithering down my bones.

I need to capture.
I need to see it through.

And there is a row-boat
In your Bath Tub.
It is sailing
Straight through my skin.

I need to capture.
I need to see it through.

So, won't you come back too
And we'll be the better? 

Won't you come back too 
And we'll be the better?

'Cause I'm done being the silent one.
'Cause I'm done being the silent.
I am done being the silent one.
Well, I am done being the silent one.
Oh, I am doing being the silent one.
I am done being the silent one.
Well, I am done being the silent one.
Well, I am done being the silent one.
Oh, I am doing being the silent one.
Oh, I am doing being the silent.
Well, I am done being the silent one.
I'm done. I'm done.
I am done being the silent.

For Foresters ~ Bath (Live From The Barn)

For Foresters (feat. Joel Harkin, John Melvin and Megan Nic Ruairí) perform 'Away Mal.'

Audio Recorded and Mixed by Orri McBrearty from the Glen Valley AC, Carrigart, Co. Donegal.

Lyrics, Music and Arrangement written, composed and performed by For Foresters. (Gabriel P. Blake, Conal Doherty and Gary Hamilton)

Ambient Guitar performed and composed by Joel Harkin. (www.facebook.com/JoelHarkinMusic/?fref=ts)

Saxophone performed and composed by John Melvin.

Backing vocal arrangement performed and composed by Megan Nic Ruairí. (www.facebook.com/megannicruairi/?fref=ts)

https://www.forforesters.com/

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ForForesters/?fref=ts
Instagram: @forforesters
Twitter: @ForyWoryForFor

I can’t stop thinking about our last talk
And how I asked about living alone.
And then he asked me how I had found
Life since I left home.

But now if I could be honest
I’d say
I’ve never felt more far away.
‘Cause since I’ve been gone
That same man has gone away.

I think that in someway he had known.
That in a month’s time we'd wear his clothes.
On Christmas day,
Three weeks before he went away,
He had known
It’d be the last time he would play
Sam Stone.
He had known.
I think he had known.

Away Mal.

For Foresters ~ Away Mal (Live Audio)


‘For Foresters’ are a three-piece theatrical, poetic and expressive act from Co. Donegal. Formed in June 2015; they are comprised of Gabriel Paschal Blake (guitar/vocals), Conal Doherty (bass) and Gary Hamilton (drums). The trio have been playing together for the better part of six years. Each member of For Foresters having their own rich musical progression for their young age of 18/19. Having played Other Voices and toured with BBC Radio 1 favourite SOAK. 

Their music is presented with a deep focus on lyrical narratives accompanied by ethereal tones and compelling melodies. For Foresters are not just musicians but storytellers who recite their pro's through raw, rustic tunes.

For Foresters

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