"Girls That Are Drinkers...."

....is the name of Rattlebag's debut album. Made entirely in Hastings in 2008, this shiny digital "compact disc" features 8 studio versions of songs selected from the group's live set.

You can almost certainly get your hands on a copy of "Girls That Are Drinkers" at whichever gig, folk club or singaround that the girls are to be found performing at. Rattlebag will be delighted to separate you from a mere £6.oo of your money.

The track listing is.....

Bring Us A Barrel
The Blue Cockade
Cotton Mill Girls
The Blacksmith
Maids at Eighteen
Calling on Song
Hal An Tow
Chardonnay


Of course, if you can't wait for the full-on, home stereo Rattlebag experience, get in touch with the girls at rattlebag2005@yahoo.co.uk to acquire this fine gramophone record.

Blue Movie

The Door Into Summer

After a short time with various members of the group away from Hastings, the girls are back together and looking forward to a number of Summer projects.

On Saturday August 8th, RATTLEBAG will be in Broadstairs. As the guests of Peter Collins and Mike Nicholson they will be helping to lead the singalong at Neptune's Hall in Harbour Street as part of the famous Broadstairs Folk Week. The girls will be staying in Harbour Street to host the "Buns at The Bayside" acoustic hour at The Old Curiosity Shop which starts at four o'clock and, for their final appearance at this years Broadstairs festival, RATTLEBAG will be appearing at the Sailing Club by the jetty for a singaround with Tom and Barbara Brown.

THE MOORS are a new band founded in Hastings, East Sussex. Their strange brew includes Balkan gypsy music, klezmer, mediaeval Sephardic melodies, Cuban rhythms, jazz, blues, folk and rock music, and encompasses original compositions as well as arrangements of traditional music.

Inspired by the rich and varied musical culture of Hastings Old Town, the band is attempting to create their own contemporary music influenced not only by those remote musics but by more variegated elements: rock, blues, jazz, even Cuban son, free improvisation and English folk music.

In this spirit of musical freedom, RATTLEBAG are looking forward to collaborating with The Moors this summer on a number of pieces based on, but not restricted to, the folk songs of England and Europe. Watch this space.