Included among the songs are those which invite listening
(instrumentals),
clapping and foot tapping or singing along with a solo or harmonic
melody.
Others may invoke a melancholy mood. Among the titles will be found
Rosin
the Beau,Lizzie Lindsay, The Wild Colonial Boy ,All for Me Grog,Raggle
Taggle
Gypsy,Star of the County Down,The Parting Glass,Rattlin Bog,Boston
Harbor
Shanty,Staten Island hornpipe,I'll Tell Me Ma,Leaving of
Liverpool,Whiskey
is the Life of Man,Finnegans Wake,Harvest Home,Mermaid,Boys of Blue
Hill,The
Butcher Boy,Three Jolly Coachmen, Maid of Amsterdam,Irish Rover,Grand
to
be Bloody Well Dead.Haste to the Wedding,Lark in the Clear Air,Dawing
of the
Day,Mairi's Wedding,Si Bheag Si Mhor and Soldier's Joy to name a few.
JOLLY
ROGUES PRESS KITThanks so much, Jim, to you and all the Rogues!!! What a great day we had! I talked to my parents this morning and they are still "high" and couldn't stop raving about the Jolly Rogues. I don't think anyone had more fun than my parents did, especially my dad. It was all just perfect! The song choices were wonderful, and the performance was above and beyond anything we could've expected. We definitely want to have the Jolly Rogues come play for us again!!!
All the best,
Nancy
December
3,2010 Hull Life Saving Museum
The Jolly Rogues are made up of an eclectic band of musicians and singers that bring an intriguing repertoire of 18th and 19th Century material from period commemoriatve, tavern/drinking, romantic ballads, sea shanties, children's tunes, as well as Irish songs. Their music is good fun and will keep your foot tapping, or the audience singing [...]
JIM MURRAY - Manager and singer, he plays the guitar and mandolin,
and
has appeared at events as has performed at such events as Sail Boston
,Canajoharie
Concert Series , Saratoga National Park, New Bedford Historic
Whaling
Park,Meet in Beijing,Shanghai University China,New Years Eve Rockport
MA,Pub Night Hull MA.,Boston College,Dame Folk Festival
Germany,Schooner Fame Salem MA,
Strawbery Banke Christmas Stroll, Boston to England concert
series.
AL HICKS - A tenor with skills on the guitar and banjo, he began his career as a late 1960s folk music entertainer, appearing at local clubs and events.
PAUL HARTY - Playing a smart fiddle and guitar, he has founded and performed with such groups as "St. James Gate" (Irish), "Quarter Moon" (old country harmony) and "Blunt Instrument" (electric folk).
MIKE RYAN - A percussionists (colonial snare drum; Native American
and
Irish hand drum), he is also an 18th Century historical interpreter,
re-enactor
and researcher/writer. He managed a Kentucky band "Heavy Metal",
performed
with "The Regimentals", sang/played tambourine with the international
folk
group "Nobody's Children" (1968 West Berlin Folk Festival winners) and
is
a member of several colonial fife/drum units.
