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"I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO SEE ROSCO SHAKES
AT GLASTONBURY AND WAS BLOWN AWAY" 

THE SUN 

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- As heard on the blues show with cerys matthews -

  

'That Ain't Love', written and performed by Rosco Shakes.

Live footage from The Canteen, Bristol.

December 2023

We started life as a trio, cramming into corners of pubs and clubs in London, cutting our teeth playing jump blues and early swing. Back then we didn't even have a drummer, but convinced our singer Ned to give it a shot. He learnt his chops on the job,

 quickly becoming a proficient singer-drummer.

 

With this unique setup and Tim's engaging piano playing we were soon being booked to play larger venues and festivals. The bigger stages called for permanent fixtures on bass and sax and we were lucky to rope in two old friends: Oisin Meehan on bass

and Steve Mathers on Sax. It was on stage one evening, jamming with a mish-mash of musicians, that we met guitarist Andy Twyman. His phenomenal blues playing blew us away and he joined the band the following week, filling the shoes of the departing Ben Worsley. Since then the line up has cemented and we've explored an eclectic range of Blues music, from our roots playing boogie woogie and swing to stomping chicago style and into the psychedelia-tinged Blues of the 60's. 

With this broad stylistic backdrop we began to craft our own material, gradually teasing these tunes into our set, upping the intensity of our performances as we began

to communicate our own ideas. We explore themes of love and loss, but also tackle broader concepts like the effect of the pandemic and the destruction of the natural world. Having a platform to do this through our love of Blues music has long been a goal for us, so we're really excited to be taking this music into the studio to produce our first fully original releases. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit our site, we hope you enjoy what you see.

Don't hesitate to get in touch, we'd love to hear from you.

With love, RS x 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM THE BAND

LIVE

glastonbury festival | sunday 25th june  - 16:00
worthy farm 
BA4 4BY

frome festival | friday 14th july  - 19:30
bar lotte 

BA11 3BQ

boomtown festival | saturday 12th august - 13:00
matterley estate 

SO21 1HW 
 

priston festival | saturday 16th september - 14:45
bath 
BA2 9EF

henton hall | saturday 16th september - 20:00
wells
BA5 1PD

the nightjar | friday 17th november - 20:00
london

EC1V 1JB

green note | saturday 27th january - 20:00 

camden 

NW1 7AN

red rooster festival | 30th may - 1st june 2024

thetford 

IP24 2QW

old bush blues festival | 17th august 2024 - 12:00

worcester 

WR2 4TE

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