A legendary Irish band joined Jeremy Clarkson to perform at his new pub, The Farmer’s Dog, leaving celebrity punters delighted this week.
90s icons The Corrs treated lucky pub-goers including James Blunt, Ellen DeGeneres and Natalie Imbruglia to a night of singing and dancing at the Asthall venue, near Burford in Oxfordshire.
A video of the festivities was shared on the pub’s official Instagram page with people singing along to their biggest hits.
The post read: “What a great night in the pub with The Corrs.”
‘What a good pub night should be like… acoustic set, a few drinks, great friends. Jeremy Clarkson thanks for organizing it!’
A legendary Irish band joined Jeremy Clarkson to perform at his new pub, The Farmer’s Dog, leaving punters delighted this week.
90s icons The Corrs treated lucky pub-goers including James Blunt, Ellen DeGeneres and Natalie Imbruglia (centre) to a night of singing and dancing at the Oxfordshire venue.
The post read: “What a great night in the pub with The Corrs.” What a good pub night should be like…
Those who attended commented below saying: ‘It was a great evening. Lovely food and atmosphere. Thank you so much.’,
“I was there last night for sound check. They were amazing!”
The Corrs are an Irish family band that combines pop rock with traditional Irish themes in their music.
The group is made up of the Corr siblings: Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim. They are from Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.
In September, Jeremy gave a revealing answer to a question about his struggling pub, The Farmer’s Dog, when he appeared on Good Morning Britain.
Their bar, which opened in August, only uses products from Britain, including seasonings like pepper and salt, all in the hope of continuing to support British farmers.
However, this left the former Top Gear presenter in a bind as he quickly discovered the significantly higher costs of homegrown produce.
And it seemed The Grand Tour host was unwilling to discuss the recent challenges because when showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold asked about it, he closed the conversation with one word: “Don’t do it.”
Along with his racing buddies James May and Richard Hammond, Jeremy, 64, admitted that before opening the shop he was warned not to do so.
A video of the festivities was shared on the pub’s official Instagram page with people singing along to their biggest hits.
Ellen (left) was seen enjoying music at the Oxfordshire pub while Jeremy’s partner Lisa filmed the room.
Singer James was seen enjoying a pint and music.
The Corrs are an Irish family band that combines pop rock with traditional Irish themes in their music. The group is made up of the Corr siblings: Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim.
In September, Jeremy gave a revealing answer to a question about his struggling pub, The Farmer’s Dog, when he appeared on Good Morning Britain.
Fellow presenter James said: “It’s all about making money, isn’t it?” And it’s easy to execute.’
Jeremy then quickly responded and revealed the sage advice he ignored from friends like James Blunt and Guy Ritchie.
He said: ‘No. It’s really difficult. He said not to buy one. He said, “I’ve got one, don’t get another one,” and I’ve got one. James Blunt also told me not to buy one, Guy Ritchie told me not to buy one.
It came after he confessed he is probably losing “£10 per customer” at his pub in the Cotswolds due to its strict business model.
The TV star said he hoped The Farmer’s Dog would be a success, but added that using only British products meant profit margins would be much lower.
He said using pork from his Diddly Squat farm would cost 0.74p to turn into sausages to sell in the pub.
But if you used imported pork, it would be 0.18p.
He said: “It costs us 0.74p to bring a sausage here, but if I buy imported pork it costs 0.18p.” Something is wrong with this country’s food system.’
As well as his financial woes, Jeremy revealed he’s set up a VIP bar in the pub – but it’s only for farmers.
The former Top Gear presenter said only farm workers were allowed into the “upstairs bar” of his pub.
People were waiting patiently to try their £6 pint of Hawkstone beer or the chance to tuck into an £18 plate of bangers and mash at the opening.
However, one disgruntled Instagram user called the prices “sick” and said: “Is it really necessary to charge those prices?” Absolutely ripping people off because it’s on TV.”
But Jeremy defended the prices, saying: “Everything was grown by British farmers – even the black pepper and sugar!”
But buying directly from local producers and guaranteeing a fair wage to British farmers means an increase in price for pub customers.
Hawkstone IPA, Hawkstone Premium, Hawkstone Hedgerow Cider and Hawkstone Cider are £6 a pint, half a pint will set punters back £3.10.
Their bar, which opened in August, only uses products from Britain, including seasonings like pepper and salt, all in the hope of continuing to support British farmers.
However, this left the former Top Gear presenter in a bind as he quickly discovered the significantly higher costs of homegrown produce.
Hawkstone Session Lager is a fractionally cheaper £5.50 per pint, which is the same price for a Hawkstone Pils, a Hawkstone Breeze and a cask ale, halves of which cost £2.90.
The pub also sells cans of non-alcoholic Hawkstone Spa lager for £3.10.
As well as meat pie and mash (£19), other mains include steak and ham (£19), sausages and mash (£18), as well as vegetable and cheddar crumble (£15).
The puddings cost around £8 and apple crumble and cheesecake are on the menu.