The New Rope String Band is made up of four talented musicians playing beautiful and invigorating acoustic music from various traditions around the world.
Experienced old-hands Pete Challoner and Tim Dalling (from the Old Rope String Band) have joined forces with experienced old-time musicians Jock Tyldesley and Vera van Heeringen. Between them, they sing, dance and play their little hearts out on fiddles, guitar, piano accordion, mandolin and anything else that comes to hand.
But people just laugh at them!
Audiences have been known to say, "What the hell was that?" or "It's folk music" or "It's cabaret" or even, "They are ploughing the lonely furrow of cutting-edge music hall!" Then, when they struggle to adequately describe the New Rope experience, they drag their friends along to the next gig so that they too can witness the strange spectacle.
Most people actually enjoy it. A lot. And that is why it is still going strong.
Why not see for yourself?
The show delights all the senses, except, perhaps, smell. Expect exuberant theatrics, boundless energy and gorgeous music, all executed with kindness.
What could possibly go wrong?
hi veera! yep it got too fast for me too, left just after you! Really enjoyed the tunes...the highlight of my sidmouth so thanks for that!! If you're ever up in bonny scotland feel free to visit! Hope to have tunes again sometime. Enjoy the rest of your summer xx
Hello lovely pals - Yep, all bairns thriving. We miss you a lot. Are you doing Sidmouth or Cambridge this year? We must meet you in realspace before too long x
hey guys, thanks for finding me in the virtual world! ocht, it'd be great if the real woorld was so easy to travel around. come to scotland. we miss you. xxxx
