Richard Millard (Masher)'s Page

LATEST NEWS:

For all the latest News in detail go to www.jmucreate.com

The mashers have been included in the February edition of Folkcast. Download the Podcast from www.folkcast.co.uk or by going to the Acoustic Rotherham News page at www.jmucreate.com

The Rawmarsh Mashers have uploaded their version of “Ordinary Man” by Peter Haines as their display of solidarity towards the workers of Rotherham, particularly Burberry and Corus, who have lost their jobs as a result of the insanity of our Bankers.

It might not pay the rent or pay the food bill, but it might provide a musical form of anger release. Myspace

Or you can see us doin' it live with a Deliberate Mistake! at the Loftus Hiring Fair by clicking HERE and going to the bottom of the page.

The Rawmarsh Mashers are simply two old “buggers” having fun.

The union of Dickie and Myke is the result of their respective partners becoming so tired of their bodies that they were instructed to go out and get a proper hobby.

And so the guitars were dusted off, the strings tuned to a pitch just good enough for folk, the song books blown clean of cob webs, and The Mashers were launched onto an unsuspecting South Yorkshire Folk scene, where they regularly can be found terrorising audiences.

Their fame having been cemented by having a track, (Hairy Mary), played on Rother FM, the Mashers have never looked back.

Eighteen months have passed since that fateful day, and the Mashers are proud that they can still walk the streets of Rawmarsh completely unrecognised, yet be hailed by the local paper as “those veterans of the Folk scene”. Indeed, they have been acclaimed as being “World Famous in Rotherham.”

Parents with children often point at The Mashers and issue a warning "if you do not live a clean and healthy life, you could end up like them!".

The Mashers mix, (for they love to be up to the minute with terminology) is extensive, be it the comedy songs or thrashing out much loved Folk classics.

The Mashers are always popular with audiences, mainly because they recommend that everyone has at least five pints of bitter and a bottle of whiskey before settling into a Masher set. Blow the expense. This also tends to make the Mashers very popular with Land Lords.

You can check out what the people say about The Mashers at www.jmucreate.com or hidden away on their Myspace Blog.

One CD has been produced, the critically appreciated “Deliberate Mistake”, made up of nineteen of their favourite tracks, carefully reproducing, thanks to the skill of Brian, the live sound of The Mashers.

Wot you hear, is wot you get! All the errors you hear are real, and deliberate, and working on the Eric Morcombe method “all the right notes and chords are there, but not necessarily in the right order”.

You can buy the CD direct by pressing the Paypal button to be found at Myspace or www.jmucreate.com either in traditional Down load format for £3 representing a huge discount on the Itunes or Napster price, or as a Coffee Coaster for £4.99. The same deal is available on the Rawmarsh Mashers main web site pages which can be found at www.jmucreate.com

LISTEN TO THE TRACKS HERE

The Rawmarsh Mashers have Gigged throughout the land of Yorkshire, and even on one occasion took their lives in their hands to visit County Durham, and Norfolk. Pubs, Folk Clubs have been their main spots, but a liberal number of Festival appearances in 2008 has triggered several more invitations for 2009.

You can see The Mashers having a great time in the photo sets, which include some taken at their live Radio performances on their Myspace page www.myspace.com/therawmarshmashers

YOU CAN BOOK THE MASHERS – BY GOING TO THEIR BOOKING PAGE AT www.jmucreate.com

Any fees payable are more than reasonable, and all Gig offers, be they from the local brothel or The Royal Albert Hall are given the same serious consideration, normally about two seconds, before being accepted.

You can also request booking details by messaging us through Myspace or here.

There are many ways to keep up with The Mashers. A regular Masher News is posted each week on the Myspace page at www.myspace.com/therawmarshmasher this also RSS fed to various Web Sites around the ether or sign up on the Reverbnation Newsletter form which will be sent to you at irregular intervals. Those signing on the Reverbnation, also get a free six track CD download – lucky them!!

You can help to spread the good news about the Mashers and have their music constantly on your web site or wherever by picking a widget from the collection below

The Rawmarsh Mashers are very proud of their association with the Acoustic Rotherham project which has grown significantly over the past nine months.

Started as a Myspace Page on which local Open Mic and Folk Clubs were listed, Acoustic Rotherham now boasts a quarterly Hiring Fair at which many of the top acoustic and Folk Acts from Yorkshire perform. The base for Acoustic Rotherham shows is The Monkwood in Rawmarsh, which is home nearly every Monday night to The Mashers open practice nights. Always check with the Myspace Gig list to be sure that we are there.

Check out the Acoustic Rotherham pages at www.jmucreate.com

You can find snippets about The Rawmarsh Mashers all over the internet – Reverbnation, The Folk Show, Acoustic Alliance, Folk Alley, Ezfolk, Mudcat, Lion Heart Radio Folk Club, Ilike, Ourstage, Monochrome Museum, Facebook, Twitter.

AND HERE'S WHERE WE ARE PLAYING