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 venue in Asthall, near Burford in Oxfordshire.
A video of the festivities was shared on the pub’s official Instagram page where people were singing along to all their best hits.
The post was captioned: ‘What a great night in the pub with The Corrs.
‘The way a good pub night should be… acoustic set, a few drinks, great friends. Jeremy Clarkson thanks for organising 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 (seen centre) to a night of singing and dancing at the venue in Oxfordshire
The post was captioned: ‘What a great night in the pub with The Corrs. The way a good pub night should be…’
Those who went commented underneath saying: ‘It was a great evening. Lovely food and atmosphere. Thank you so much.’,
‘I was there last night for the sound check – they were amazing!’
The Corrs are an Irish family band that combine pop rock with traditional Irish themes within their music.
The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim. They are from Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland.
Back in September Jeremy gave a telling answer to a question about his struggling pub, The Farmer’s Dog, when he appeared on Good Morning Britain.
His boozer, which opened its doors in August, only uses produce from Great Britain- including even seasonings such as pepper and salt – all in the hopes of further supporting British farmers.
However, this has left the former Top Gear presenter in a bit of a pickle as he quickly discovered the significantly higher costs for home-grown products.
And it appeared The Grand Tour host was not up for discussing the recent challenges because when showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold enquired about it, he shut the conversation down with one word: ‘Don’t.’
Alongside his motoring pals James May and Richard Hammond, Jeremy, 64, admitted that before opening the establishment, he was warned not to do it.
A video of the festivities was shared on the pub’s official Instagram page where people were singing along to all their best hits
Ellen (left) was seen enjoying the music at the pub in Oxfordshire as Jeremy’s partner Lisa filmed the room
Singer James was seen enjoying a pint and the music
The Corrs are an Irish family band that combine pop rock with traditional Irish themes within their music. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea, Sharon, Caroline and Jim
Back in September Jeremy gave a telling 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 making money, isn’t it? And it’s easy to run,’
Jeremy then quickly retorted and revealed the sage advice he ignored from friends such as James Blunt and Guy Ritchie.
He said: ‘No. It’s properly difficult. He said not to get one. He said “I’ve got one, don’t get one,” and I got one. James Blunt also told me not to get one, Guy Ritchie told me not to get one.’
It came after he confessed he is likely losing ‘£10 per customer’ at his the pub in the Cotswolds because of his strict business model.
The TV star said he hoped to make a success of The Farmer’s Dog but added using only British produce meant that profit margins would be much lower.
He said using pork from his Diddly Squat farm would cost 0.74p to turn into sausage to be sold at the pub.
But if he used imported pig meat it would be 0.18p.
He said: ‘It costs us 0.74p to get a sausage into here, but if I buy imported pig meat it is 0.18. There is something wrong with the food system in this country.’
As well as his financial woes, Jeremy revealed he has created a VIP bar at the pub, but it is just for farmers.
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The former Top Gear presenter said that only agricultural workers were allowed in the ‘upstairs bar’ at his boozer.
People waited patiently for a taste of his £6 pint of Hawkstone beer or the chance to tuck into an £18 plate of sausage and mash at the opening.
However, one disgruntled Instagram user slammed the prices as ‘sick’ and said: ‘Really necessary to charge those prices? Absolutely ripping people off because it’s on TV.’
But Jeremy defended the prices and said: ‘Every single thing was grown by British farmers, even the black pepper and sugar!’
But buying directly from local producers and guaranteeing fair pay for British farmers means an increase in price for pub customers.
Hawkstone IPA, Hawkstone Premium, Hawkstone Hedgerow Cider, and Hawkstone Cider all come in at £6 a pint, a half-pint will set punters back £3.10.
His boozer, which opened its doors in August, only uses produce from Great Britain- including even seasonings such as pepper and salt – all in the hopes of further supporting British farmers
However, this has left the former Top Gear presenter in a bit of a pickle as he quickly discovered the significantly higher costs for home-grown products
Hawkstone Session Lager comes in at the fractionally cheaper cost of £5.50 per pint, which is the same price for a Hawkstone Pils, Hawkstone Breeze, and cask ale — halves of which are £2.90.
The pub also sells cans of alcohol-free Hawkstone Spa lager for £3.10.
Along with steak pie and mash (£19), other main courses include gammon steak (£19), sausages and mash (£18), as well as a vegetable and cheddar crumble (£15).
Puddings cost around £8 with both apple crumble and cheesecake on the menu.