'the Roaring Trowmen' are four hearty men from Bristol who sing sea shanties and songs of the salty deep with passion, power and glorious blending harmonies, and plenty of humorous banter!
We're PROPERLY back!!
Yes, the Roaring Trowmen are actually, genuinely back!! We announced our re-forming early last year after a lengthy break, but after just one gig, Covid-19 did it's grim work.... So we’ve been rehearsing, have lots of new (old) songs to…
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Trowmen provide official soundtrack to new book!
We were delighted to learn recently of a new Trowmen fan in the USA, Laraba Kendig, an author who has released several books which are variations of ‘Pride & Prejudice’ by Jane Austin. She was inspired enough by our renditions…
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WE'RE BACK!!!!
Ahem! (Drum roll please...... ) THE ROARING TROWMEN RETURN!! After a few years in the shanty wastelands, our ship has returned to the harmonic mainland. We have stories to tell, excuses aplenty (some of us even have new offspring!) but…
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Trowmen rumblings......
Some things you just can't leave alone :-). Well it seems that hearty humorous harmonising is one of them. There are developments in Trowmen circles which will see us performing again soon. Watch this space!!!
Recruiting for new Trowmen!
As some may already know, life changes have forced some tough decisions for the current Trowmen, so we're recruiting for some new blood! Requirements are fairly simple. Good voice, reasonably musical, love of sea shanties and beer, a confident stage…
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We've been asked to sing in a church in Melksham, so will probably be ditching the PA and indulging in the glorious acoustic of the place! We'll probably do 2 sets of 45 minutes, and might just sing a bit more in the local pub afterwards :-). Tickets are £8 in advance from The Bell on the Common, Broughton Gifford and Holt Superstore, or £10 on the night.
Multiple local shanty groups, singing in/on The Matthew, SS Great Britain, Brunel Square and The Underfall Yard. More details to follow.
Various waterfront locations in Hotwells (Nova Scotia, Rose of Denmark, Merchants Arms, Pickle Cafe, etc.,) We're singing in marquee outside Nova Scotia at 1.00pm on Sunday.