The band forged on with recording, utilizing studio musicians to fill in for McGovern on several of the tracks.
With Mertens now filling the gap left by his departure, the band forged ahead with recording its follow-up single and debut album.
The band forged on without him but the tour was a disaster.
The band forged ahead and recruited Andrew Gormley to fill in as drummer on a European tour.
Around this time the band forged into producing, providing instrumentation for Samoan singing sensation, John Parker.
Both songs were cut in 1954, when Elvis and his band were forging rock 'n' roll from the blues.
More recently the music of Vanuatu, as an industry, grew rapidly in the 1990s and several bands have forged a distinctive ni-Vanuatu identity.
It was a very rough time, but the band forged on yet again.
Despite this, the band forged a loyal and enthusiastic following in the UK.
He and the band immediately forged a friendship.