They
delight everyone in earshot with their authentic instruments.
 |
| Trish
Campbell |
This
talented band of musicians and singers - the Jolly Rogues - come
from Tewksbury, Massachusetts and are taking their namesake town
by storm.
Their
repertoire consists of 18th and 19th century American drinking songs,
romantic ballads, sea shanties, children's ditties, songs of revolt
to music of the underground railroad and the Civil War.
All
for Me Grog
The
Rogues' songs include "Lizzie Lindsay", "Captain
Kidd", "All for Me Grog", "Yankee Doodle",
"Star of the County Down", "The Parting Glass",
"Rattlin Bog" and "Boston Harbor Shanty".
They've
already appeared at Carrant Brooke Junior School in Northway, on
the streets of Tewkesbury and at the BBC Radio Gloucestershire studios
where they played live on Trish Campbell's Afternoon Show.
Delight
Trish
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're
in Gloucestershire to lend their support to the Tewkesbury Battlefield
Society, helping raise funds for the organisation.
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.
Living history
"These
guys put the 'story' into living history and the public reaction
has been tremendous".
You
can catch them as they musically turn the clock back on Saturday
3rd July at the Methodist Church Hall, The Cross in Tewkesbury at
7.30pm.
The
event is hosted by BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Vernon Harwood.
The
tickets are £4 pounds in advance or £5 at the door (bookings
on 01684 276327).
Then
on American Independence Day, 4th July, they'll be performing an
evening gig at The Swan, Coombe Hill on the A38 south of Tewkesbury.
| The
Jolly Rogues |
| Venue |
Tewkesbury,
Methodist Church Hall
|
| Date |
July
3 - 7:30pm |
| Info/Tickets |
Tickets are £4 pounds in advance or £5 at the
door. Bookings on 01684 276327
|
| The
Jolly Rogues |
| Venue |
The
Swan, Coombe Hill, on A38 south of Tewkesbury
|
| Date |
July
4 - evening |
| Info/Tickets |
Free
|
|
Transatlantic
relations take a step forward with the arrival in Gloucestershire
of some colonial cousins - The Jolly Rogues.
