Brilliant musicianship counts for very little if you're playing with total wallies.
The Old Rope String Band (what is left of them: Pete Challoner and Tim Dalling) have joined forces with two amazing musicians (Jock Tyldesley and Vera van Heeringen) and as a four piece they are taking off from where the Old Ropes sadly stopped.
They play a big assortment of things and all sorts of hoedown pan-celtic old-timey up-beat down-home music. All this is combined with bizarre physical nonsense and clowning about. And singing.
And dancing.
The sheer visualosity and laughableness of the New Rope String Band, plus the amount of interesting things will bring pleasure to absolutely almost everyone.
Boundless energy, exuberant spectacles and beautiful music executed with kindness.
What could possibly go wrong?
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The Old Rope String Band Classic Collection
Nearly three hours of laughter and music now available on DVD:
At last, the ultimate Old Ropes collection, available on DVD, including:
- Live in Concert ~ Recorded at the Alnwick Playhouse, originally released as a VHS video.
- Previously unseen footage ~ 26 minutes of extra footage from the Alnwick concert.
- Ye Olde Ropey Videos ~ a collection of more than a decade of performances from around Europe by the Famous Folk Comedy Trio, over an hour selected from the archives and as a result of our appeal.
Visit the Old Rope String Band web site to view video clips or purchase the DVD.
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Last update: 21st July 2008