The Ropemakers actively promotes good Live Music. You can also follow us on If you are a band, musician or other form of entertainer who would like to play at the Ropemakers, please feel free to contact us or email directly to John. Here is our current list of bookings: - August 2010 Sunday 29th - OGRI and the Cafe Racers - 9:00pm - Rockabilly and Rock & Roll band with stage presence and a varied setlist that is never the same twice! They will be geared up for dancing and having a great night. September 2010 Thursday 2nd - Open Acoustic Night - 8:30pm - Come and join Dave and Anne Rickard for a night of purely acoustic music. The more musicians the better, just come along and play. Friday 3rd - WOB - 9:15pm - Wobs music gets you right there - a blend of his incredible vocals, lyrics that come straight from the heart and melodies that will have you humming for days. Saturday 4th - Boy Le Monti - 9:15pm -
Boy le Monti are a 5 piece band from North Dorset, England, with a distinctive take on early 1960's Jamaican Ska & Rocksteady. Sunday 5th - Tony Haven - 7:30pm -
Instrumental acoustic guitarist who brings to mind the pop sensibility of Newton Faulkner whilst harnessing the guitar wizardry of Eric Mongr Saturday 11th - Off the Rails - 9:15pm - Classic blues rock covers Friday 17th - Graveyard Johnnys - 9:15pm - Bored to death by bands sounding and looking like something from 50 years ago, The Johnnys are digging up that rotten old corpse, slappin it around a bit and injecting it with some life so it can survive in the 21st century. Saturday 18th - Skimmity Hitchers - 9:15pm - From the ashes of Who's Afeard, Skimmity Hitchers rise promising a host of Dorset classics and the trio's own newly penned material featuring cider, pirates, rebellion and Dorset. Friday 24th - Lost at Sea - 9:15pm - Excellent blues Rock Band, 4 piece playing original material, in their own unique style. The overall result is music that is a mix of blues, rock, jazz, and the occasional hint of funk and soul. If you could mix up Van Morrison with Free, and add some Tom Waits, you might get Lost At Sea. Saturday 25th - Boot Hill Allstars plus guests - 9:15pm - A West Country bootlegged hoedown' band based in Frome, Somerset, psychobilly-bluegrass-ska band playing banjo and guitar-driven songs to grab your partners by the gland. Monday 27th - Sunset Cafe Stompers - Sunset Cafe Stompers play exciting traditional jazz in the style of the New Orleans pioneers. The band takes its name from the famous night-spot on Chicago's South Side, owned by Al Capone, where Louis Armstrong once played. Friday 1st - Devil's Rejects - 9:15pm - The Devils Rejects came about when a few guys and ladies got together to remake a folk band 'bus tours from hell' and wanted to add a punk edge giving the music a bit more balls. There has been a sucsessful restart and A load of cracking gigs so far. Saturday 2nd - Left Right and Centre - 9:15pm - Classic covers plus some you won't have heard for some time. Thursday 7th - Open Acoustic Night - 8:30pm - Come and join Dave and Anne Rickard for a night of purely acoustic music. The more musicians the better, just come along and play. Friday 8th - Pronghorn - 9:15pm - THE kings of cowpunk come to entertain down your way to start a weekend of pure madness. A more motley collection of bad shirts, prison tattoos, greasy comb-overs, mullets and broken teeth you'd be hard pushed to find outside of a Dale Winton home video. Saturday 9th - Hobo Jones and the Junkyard Dogs - 9:15pm - Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs, Creators of the musical genre Skunk Rock (more commonly refered to as Skunk) are one of the more unusual acts playing in the UK today. Basically a skiffle band who can skiffle almost anything (including The Pussycat Dolls!) but also a comedy band who will keep you laughing all night while enjoying their own brand of musical entertainment. Friday 15th - Elephant Talk - 9:15pm - Elephant Talk play a unique fusion of Folk, World, fuelled by a combination of eclectic backbeats ranging from: Dub, Drum n' Bass breakbeats to Trance and Techno. Saturday 16th - Freak Circus - 9:15pm -
The Freaks have established a fervent following on the back of high energy performances, the like seldom seen in seaside resorts! And with a frontman described as the weird love child of Iggy Pop and Jarvis Cocker. They also wear fantastic trousers! Saturday 23rd - Guns of Navarone - 9:15pm - Great eleven piece ska band for your delight. Not much on thier website, but the last time they played here, they absolutely rocked the whole pub. Monday 25th - Sunset Cafe Stompers - Sunset Cafe Stompers play exciting traditional jazz in the style of the New Orleans pioneers. The band takes its name from the famous night-spot on Chicago's South Side, owned by Al Capone, where Louis Armstrong once played. Friday 29th - Wishbones - 9:15pm - Growing up wedged between the sea and the New Forest, The Wishbones early surroundings has almost sculpted their sound into what it is today. Inspired by their countless influences ranging from 20th century Folk and Blues, to modern age Rock and Reggae. The Wishbones have created a sound that is both energetic and heartfelt from a mix of new and traditional musical styles. Saturday 30th - King of the Rocket Men - 9:15pm - From the remnants of French band Smack come The King of the Rocket Men. Expect that 70's post punk style fused with that incredible Gallic arty sound. One to look out for. Ones to look out for in November: Charlie Khan, The Dolmen, Bruise, Wille and the Bandits, Skank Tank, and Seatrees. Looks like a good month! |
