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From full-throttle folk flings to darker ruminations, traditional instrumentals to tender ballads, and (of course) an obligatory ranting protest song or three, Man The Lifeboats got together in 2016 with a view to deliver a ?tonic for these troubled times.? The sound ?blazes bright with its incendiary violins, glowing accordions and profound lyricism that will warm even the coldest of souls?, managing to feel fun and modern, without losing sight of the more traditional aspects of the folk genre.
Their music is evocative of the Pogues, the Levellers and Frank Turner, all self-professed influences, and even New Order, in that they can pair ennui-riddled politically-charged lyrics with tunes that demand to be danced to. They might not be able to ?write a happy ending to this wasted life? as frontman Rich Quarterman sings, but they can write a relentless hook to go with a pint in the meantime.
Man The Lifeboats really are one of the live sensations on the folk scene at the moment. Don?t miss them!
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Chris
May 12th 2025
Great night out full of energy and a a corn snake. Will definitely be seeing them again.
King's Somborne, United Kingdom@Somborne Sessions
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Man The Lifeboats Biography
Man the Lifeboats play raucous, upbeat folk music, for those who like a drink with their tunes.
This London five-piece use an array of instruments to craft songs with big choruses that tell stories.
Formed in the wake of a blistering Skinny Lister gig back in 2016, Aaron, Rich, Sam, Dan and David have taken their shared love of straight-up lyrics, pounding bass-lines, lilting mandolin and fiddle melodies and stomping beats and have created a sound that would not be out of place at a party at the end of the world.
Influences? Well, up there with Skinny Lister we have the Pogues, Bellowhead, Waterboys, Tom Waits, Dylan, Springsteen, Frank Turner, Holy Moly & the Crackers, and of course, Chic.
Throw all that in a cauldron and you end up with a blistering live experience, tales of lost evenings, ballads of doomed love and shanties about whisky-soaked nights, Michael Palin, and the end of the world.
Tonic for these troubled times.
Read MoreThis London five-piece use an array of instruments to craft songs with big choruses that tell stories.
Formed in the wake of a blistering Skinny Lister gig back in 2016, Aaron, Rich, Sam, Dan and David have taken their shared love of straight-up lyrics, pounding bass-lines, lilting mandolin and fiddle melodies and stomping beats and have created a sound that would not be out of place at a party at the end of the world.
Influences? Well, up there with Skinny Lister we have the Pogues, Bellowhead, Waterboys, Tom Waits, Dylan, Springsteen, Frank Turner, Holy Moly & the Crackers, and of course, Chic.
Throw all that in a cauldron and you end up with a blistering live experience, tales of lost evenings, ballads of doomed love and shanties about whisky-soaked nights, Michael Palin, and the end of the world.
Tonic for these troubled times.
Indie-folk
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