What We Did On Our Holidays....

Autumn is with us but Rattlebag are still on a bit of a high following a successful and very enjoyable Summer. We rolled up at this years' excellent Towersey Village Festival where we had a great time performing at the open stage before being asked to sing at the Church Hall. Following this, we were selected to open the final concert on the festival Main Stage. We sang 'Tyburn Sisters', our murder ballad, after which Jackie Oates took to the stage followed by Martin Carthy's group Brass Monkey. It was all rather fab.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes.....

.... as David Bowie once said. Probably.

Hello again. It's been a while, hasn't it? After a few technical glitches and a very busy and eventful summer for the 'rats, we're back in the Blogosphere.

This is just the first of several updates although it's a bit of a sad one. In May Rattlebag said goodbye to Meg, who left the group. We do still miss her, but we always knew it was going to happen one day. Most of our friends are probably already aware of this change but it's worth blogging about, we think.

The good news is, we're all still in touch and Meg joined us recently at our spiritual home, The Stag in All Saints Street. The occasion was Rattlebag's fifth birthday celebration where much red wine, chocolate and birthday cake was consumed, many laughs were had and one or two songs were even sung.

A date for your diary.....

Rattlebag are delighted with the success of the regular singaround at The Stag in Hastings' All Saints Street. Each evening has been different and every one of them has been great fun with singers of different styles and abilities bringing a wide range of songs to the table.

The next one is on Thursday March the 18th. We start at nine.

All Quiet on The Rattlebag Front

Followers of this Blog (we know you're out there) may have noticed a lack of updates recently. As well as having a great time hosting the regular back bar singaround at The Stag in Hastings' All Saints Street (more on that later), Rattlebag have been busy rehearsing and recording material for a new CD. Early mixes, produced and engineered by Richard Jones of the Climax Ceilidh Band, are sounding very promising.

Singaround Success!

Many thanks from Rattlebag to everybody who came along last Thursday to the Rattling Good Sing in the back bar at the Stag. We all had an excellent time and heard some great songs. This one's going to grow and grow. The next one will be at the same time and place - nine o'clock at The Stag Inn, All Saints Street, Hastings - on October the 15th.
See you there....

"A Rattling Good, er.... Shopping Trip!"

Rattlebag will be performing at the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre in Hastings on Thursday 8th October. The girls will be singing between the hours of 5 and 7 o'clock as part of Hastings' late shopping season. Come down, have a listen and say hello.

Come to think of it, while you're out there being encouraged to spend money on things you don't really want, why not pick up a copy of something you really do want? Yes, a copy of Rattlebag's debut CD "Girls That Are Drinkers": Still available at a frighteningly low price - just £6.00 of your earth money.

"A Rattling Good Sing!"

...is the name of a new series of monthly folk singarounds being hosted by Rattlebag.

These are to take place on the third Thursday of each month at their local, The Stag in All Saints Street, Hastings Old Town. Dates confirmed so far are Thursday September 17th, the 15th of October and 19th November.

We'll be kicking off at nine o'clock and would love you to come along and share a song or two with us.