'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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Previous events
LOTS of stuff going on at various locations in Hotwells! Poetry, music, dance, comedy (see their website.) We're singing in the marquee outside Nova Scotia at 1.00pm on Sunday. Come along, bring friends, enjoy!
Multiple local shanty groups, singing in/on various waterfront venues. The Trowmen performances are as follows - The Underfall Yard (1.30-2.00pm), The Matthew (3.00-3.20pm), and Brunel Square (4.30-5.00pm). Other groups also performing on SS Great Britain. Full details on 'Bristol Shanty' Facebook page.
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.
Wooly Mini Fest
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Woolaston Memorial Hall, GL15 6PE
The amazing village folk of Woolaston, near Lydney, have decided to organise a mini festival, just to give some fun to their residents. Good for them :-) Bar, burgers, bouncy castle, plus we're singing there. What's not to like? If you're fairly local, come along!!
We're not official performers this year, but the lovely organisers have agreed to let us run a Sea Shanty singing workshop on the Saturday evening :-). This was so popular last time we did it that we burst out of our indoor venue and had to run it outside, standing on a picnic bench! Anyone remember that?? Full details in the festival program. We'd LOVE to see some of you again!!
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Folly Farm, Bristol
Family fun days where kids will be able to make their own pirate boat, there will be stories about conditions and hardship in old Poole, plus a soundtrack of sea shanties provided by the Trowmen. We'll do 3 short sets at 11.00am, 12.45pm and 2.30pm, so easy to catch us for at least one of them!
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Chew Valley
Weston-Super-Mare Sea Shanty & Folk Music Festival
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This inaugural festival in WSM has free admission to most venues, so long as you buy the performers a pint :-). The Trowmen will be giving several performances over the weekend, full schedule is on the festival website.
A 10-day festival of star performances from symphony orchestras, talented soloists, world premiers and.... the Trowmen! We're honoured to be invited to perform at this event for the first time. Come see us on the FREE stage in Imperial Gardens. We're sure there will be plenty more to see/hear.