This talented band of musicians - the Jolly Rogues - come from Tewkesbury, Massachusetts and recently took their home town's Gloucestershire namesake by storm.
Their repertoire consists of 18th and 19th century American songs of revelry and revolt: romantic ballads, sea shanties, children's ditties and tales of the Civil War. Among the Rogue's most popular numbers are: "Lizzie Lindsay", "Captain Kidd", "All for Me Grog", "Yankee Doodle", "Star of the County Down", "The Parting Glass", "Rattlin Bog" and "Boston Harbor Shanty". Delight BBC Gloucestershre's Trish Campbell said, "They delight everyone in earshot with their authentic instruments. "Even though this is radio it didn't stop them turning up in frilly collars, 'kerchiefs, breeches, stockings and buckled shoes". Tewkesbury Battlefield Society The Rogues are Jim Murray, Al Hicks, Paul Harty and Mike Ryan, and they recently visited Gloucestershire to play a couple of gigs in support of Tewkesbury Battlefield Society. Tewkesbury Town Crier, Mike Kean-Price, is playing host to the Rogues on their visit to England. "They are a sight - and a sound - to behold," he said. "These guys put the 'story' into living history and the public reaction has been tremendous". | 
