The Ropemakers actively promotes Live Music. 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: - October 2008 Friday 3rd - The Devils Rejects - 9:00pm - Folk Pirate Punk as good as it comes with these pirates from the Purbecks. Saturday 4th - The Hightown Crows - 9:00pm - Dorset's finest rockabilly blues outfit with Emery Down, Hinton Admiral and Rufus Stone! Sunday 5th - Jam Session - 4:30pm - Led by the house band, but anyone is more than welcome to come and join in. If you want to play at The Ropemakers, just come along. Friday 10th - Boy Le Monti - 9:00pm - Boy Le Monti are ~ Kent*sta – Trumpet, vox, Barry Tone – Sax, clarinet, vox, King Tut – Guitar, bass, Janny Pranny – Bass, guitar, vox, Lisa Foo – Drums, vox, playing the finest vintage ska and rock steady tunes. Saturday 11th - Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs - 9:00pm - 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!) Friday 17th - The Rinky Dinks - 9:00pm - Introducing The Rinky Dinks: Bristol’s first ukulele supergroup! Comprising musicians drawn from a number of Bristol bands past and present and representing musical genres as diverse as hip hop, metal, house and pop; The Dinks aim to wrestle back all the best tunes from the ubiquitous guitar bands! Saturday 18th - Cryin Out Loud - 9:00pm - Gareth and the lads do everything from Hendrix to Kate Bush!! Friday 24th - Scaramoose - 9:00pm - Scaramoose have a particular passion for artists such as Ben Harper, G. Love, The John Butler Trio, Xavier Rudd and Peter Green. With a mixture of covers and original material the band currently perform in popular venues across the country. Saturday 25th - Treefrogs - 9:00pm - The Frogs are not just another covers band, they play original material that grooves. Sunday 26th - The Ropemakers Conker Championship - Follow the link for details. Thursday 30th - Smack La - A welcome return for the lads from Marseilles. Guaranteed quality night out. Smack La play like a cross between the Stooges and the Buzzcocks with an added Gallic twist. Friday 31st - Off The Rails - 9:00pm - Classic blues rock covers band.
Saturday 1st - Chill - 9:00pm - Dorset's premiere party band Sunday 2nd - Jam Session - 4:30pm - Led by the house band, but anyone is more than welcome to come and join in. If you want to play at The Ropemakers, just come along. Friday 7th - The Dolmen - 9:00pm - Only the best in extreme Celtic rock from one of our favourite bands. Saturday 8th - Slipped Disc - 9:00pm - Solid classic rock covers band. Friday 14th - Finnian McGurk - 9:00pm - Fine celtic rock fo a Friday night. Saturday 15th Vinyl Saturday - 10:00am to 3:00pm - An Essential day for record collectors with a selection of stalls in the pub. Saturday 15th - Redstone - 9:00pm - Rock covers from the likes of Franz Ferdinand, The Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol and T Rex Friday 21st - TBC Saturday 22nd - Martha's Vineyard - 9:00pm - They have thier own way of playing that enables them to bring you classic songs, with a fresh perspective. Friday 28th - Stompin Dave Allen - 9:00pm - Voice, banjo, fiddle, guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, percussion & tap dancing. Saturday 29th - Back Street Blues - 9:00pm - Classic Rhythm & Blues. Everything from Free to Hendrix. December 2008
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