Last night I went to the wonderfully bonkers Rogues Gallery at the Barbican. This consisted of a group of 'Rogues' playing the songs from the album of the same name.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rogues-Gallery-Pirate-Ballads-Shanteys/dp/B000GGSMD0
Equipped with a random selection of people who didn't know the words, such as Chris Difford, Susanne Vega and Shane McGowan (Pete Doherty was a no show). They played the album in its entirety (over 3.5 hours).
We were fully encouraged to nip out to the bar, be rowdy etc. but still there were a lot of people who didn't move in that time.
As for my merry band of sailors, I think we had inhaled too many bottles of rum by the end - but the good ship sailed us home.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
2 comments:
Hi Hel, I took the CD out of one of Lewisham's fine public libraries, and love it!
It's great isn't it.
Having listened to it again this morning none of them seem to be singing the songs they sang on the night. No wonder no one knew the words.
Post a Comment