A rip roaring folk band that specializes in Trad Irish, Manx songs, Rollicking ribald ballads, Scrumpy and Western plus a variety of sing along type songs, which you thought you had forgotten, (actually the band probably have)!!

Essentially the band is "Jokey and Folkey" something like a cross between the Spinners, the Baron Knights, and the Scaffold. However the local Manx press think they are musically positioned nearer the famous Isle of Man’s “Purple Helmets” a comedy motorcycle display team!!

The band members :-

Martyn Perkins
Who normally plays the Melodeon… not only does he play on the black notes and the white notes but quite often on a load of other notes in between. If asked what went wrong, he is likely to reply in his west country lilt …. “I dunno …. can’t put me finger on it”.

Eric Maggs
Enjoys playing all the twiddley bits and is arguably the best mandolin player on the Island, however we should point out that as far as we are aware it is an argument that nobody has ever won.

Norman Quayle
plays the Electric Bass… and is chief prop master. If you see the band wearing ridiculous head gear, then it's almost certain that Norman raided his wardrobe and the fashion police will be issuing a warrant.

Andrew Holmes
plays Rhythm Guitar and sings… simultaneously, without falling over. Andrew reports that he likes to use individual picks on his fingers, because that really lets him get at the difficult to reach places when scratching himself at home. Something about guitars as well.

Andy Parkins
plays Rhythm Guitar and sings… occasionally. Andy is the new boy in the band. His unpaid internship would garner more sympathy from the other band members if any of them got paid.

Throw all that lot together and “The Shenanigans” guarantee an evening of unrivalled live entertainment for all!