A
Consortium of Musicians Dedicated to Historic & Celtic Music
Rogues
for Hire:
Colonial,Seafaring,Pirates or Celtic.
For Questions
or to inquire about hiring
the Jolly Rogues for your historical or corporate events, please email
jollyrogues@verizon.net
Jolly Rogues Email Us For
Rates or More Information
Call 508-574-3104
Peg Hicks, Alan
Hicks, Paul
Harty, Aisling Keating and Jim Murray
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jolly
Rogues Through the Years
Book The
Jolly
Rogues at Gigmaster
Buy our Music on
Line
The
Jolly Rogues:
Jim
Murray--manager and singer. Jim plays guitar
and mandolin. Prior to forming the
Rogues,
he performed at Sail Boston, Minuteman National
Historic Park and other local
venues.
***
Paul Harty-- Singing and playing fiddle,
mandolin, harmonica and guitar, Paul has performed Celtic, bluegrass
and Cajun music
for many years with such groups as "St. James Gate" (Irish),
"Quarter Moon" (old country harmony) and "Blunt Instruments"
(eclectic folk). Bitten by the 'folk bug" in the 1960's, he has yet to
recover.
Al
Hicks--a tenor with excellent skills on the
guitar and banjo. Al began his career as a 1960's folk musician, appearing at
local
clubs and events. And has not stopped since.
Peg
Hicks-- Sings and plays drum and Limberjack.
She has played with the Jolly Rogues at
various events around the world and many historic venues.
AISLING
KEATING- A Dublin Ireland native,
Aisling enjoys singing, playing
tinwhistle, and bodhran in the Boston
area and
in Ireland.
Aisling performs in several bands playing Celtic and traditional dance
music
with " Traditional Brew", " The Rogues" and Irish trio
" Cara ". On her frequent visits to Ireland she enjoys going to
music
festivals, and performing and playing in pub sessions with friends and
family.
Aisling also enjoys planning and coordinating musical entertainment for
parties, dances, weddings and all kinds of special events
The
Jolly Rogues song selection is based on the type
of program is requested. Some of the pieces are: Rosin the Bow, Captain
Kidd,
All For Me Grog, the Mermaid, Boys of Blue Hill, Hal an Tow, as well as
hornpipes and reels. Children's songs, ballads, tavern and drinking
songs as
well as contemporary songs are included.
The Rogues have played in Beijing
and Shanghai, China
in 2006, and the Sea Shanty Festival
in Dahme, Germany in 2005. And The Rogues also
have a special relationship with friends in England and Wales, having toured there in 2004.
Other venues - The Whaling Museum in New
Bedford Mass, The Strawberry Banke
"Christmas Stroll" in Portsmouth New Hampshire, and the Tall Ship
Festival in Camden, Maine.
Many historic societies and local
organizations invite the
Rogues to perform year after year, including Rockport,
MA
New Year's Eve.
Please take an opportunity to listen to the
Rogues on iTunes, Amazon, or on CD. And please check out the reviews of
various events we have done in
the past year.
Included among the
songs are those which
invite listening (instrumential), 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,Or Rosin the
Bow,Lizzie Lindsay, Greenland Whale Fishery,All for ME Grog, Star of
the County Down,The Parting Glass,Rattlin Bog,Boston Harbor Shanty,
Maid of Amsterdam,Captain Kidd,Stalen Island Hornpipe, Morpeth Rant,
Rights of Man,Rolling Home, Rover Seldom Sober,Raggle Taggle
Gypsy,Handsom Cabin Boy,Bonnie Ship the Diamond,MaggieMay,Boys of
Blue,The Road to Boston,Harvest Home and The Mermaid,Si Bheag Si
Mhor,Larkin the
Clear Air,Soldier's Joy,Dawning of the Day.
This talented band of musicians and
singers has
a varied,intriguing repertoire of 18th and 19th Century
music.Commemorative,tavern/drinking,romantic ballads,sea
shanties,children's ditties,songs of revolt and even a little harp
music if needed.
For
more
information on available dates write to
Jolly Rogues C/O Jim Murray 314 Main Street unit 205 Wilmington
Ma. 01887 0r call 508-574-3104 for the Jolly Rogues
Last
Updated January 3,2013