NH Secrets Legends & Lore: Ep 83 The Rough & Tumble: A Rough, Tumble and Raucous Introduction to their New Spot on the Porch: New Hampshire.

The Rough & Tumble: A Rough, Tumble and Raucous Introduction to their New Spot on the Porch: New Hampshire.

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The Rough & Tumble (Mallory Graham & Scott Tyler) received the award for 2019 Americana Song of the Year in the 18th Annual Independent Music Awards.

Mallory Graham & Scott Tyler

Their new single, "Ain't That the Way," will be released with an accompanying music video filmed by local NH filmmaker Elias Gillen on January 14th at 10am at Alumni Hall in Haverhill, NH.

A Rough, Tumble and Raucous Introduction!

A Rough and Tumble and Raucous Introduction: The Rough and Tumble Invite Their adopted Community to be part of their next album. Rough and Tumble a self-described Teeny Tiny Traveling Band has just put down roots after 8 years on the road with their two dogs in a 16' camper.

You're going to love their sound!

https://www.theroughandtumble.com

Video of the gathering:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01A6tq_0a4I

Dress is casual. We'll gather at 10AM, or a little before (we'll be there all morning beforehand). We would ask that you be no later than 10AM, since we are trying to coordinate a LOT of people (we're hoping for a minimum of 100), and want to start in a timely fashion. Once everyone is there, we'll be shooting in the main hall. We'll create a sort of Rock / Paper / Scissors "competition" wherein everyone will circle up and take turns in the middle of the circle challenging one another. We just ask that folks don't take it too hard if they lose ;-) Sort of a "fight club" scene... but with Rock / Paper / Scissors. That's to say, very G-rated and very engaging. It'll be some movement, some "cheering on" of whoever is in the middle at the time. We think it's going to be a LOT of fun. We'd love folks of all ages, sizes, shapes and abilities to come! So if you have any friends or family members who want to tag along, there's no demographic criteria.

After we finish the competition scene, we'll do a quick scene of everyone in the crowd facing us on stage, swaying back and forth in unison, "singing" the words "It's gonna be all right!" to the pre-recorded music that will be playing. No good singing voice required-- no audio will be kept. If you just want to lip sync, you're welcome to. Or if you just want to smile and sway-- that's fine, too!

And that's it! If you and your crew aren't too tired, we will ask for a few volunteers at the end to join us in an additional scene wherein you'll walk indoors from the outside and we will "collect" tickets from you. We'll look for about 20-30 people to do that, and you don't need to opt into that until the day of, depending on what you feel that day.

Snacks and hot beverages will be provided. Please let me know if there's anyone in your group that has a severe allergy of any sort (something wherein shared plates, etc would cause harm)-- we want to make sure everyone is safe, and also fed. We'll also be handing out fliers that, if you choose to come back to our Album Release show in May, handing over that flier will get you a free CD of the new album (that this video is for).

Here are the lyrics to the song, but only the chorus of the song will be played over the loudspeakers for the purpose of singing along to (in bold below). The song is about trying your best, and sometimes coming up short, but still showing up, anyway. Please note that the words "hell," "damn" and "ass" are all present-- all radio-friendly words that appear in the Bible. If you are not comfortable with these words, they will appear in the video, but will NOT be sung along to by the group.

"Ain’t that the way to burn a good spatula,” she said

"Just by stirring the pot, Just by starting your day"

Ain’t that the way to mess up without really trying,

Not mean what you say

Ain’t that the way to really cook my egg.

I showed up,

Not at my best,

And I’m starting all over again.

Rock, paper, scissors

That’s my guess,

If it’s gonna be alright

My finest work: this isn’t it;

And I’m starting all over,

All over again.

1-2-3 pick a door, any door, it don’t matter which one you try for

They’re all locked or jammed anyway.

No magic word, no ringing bell, just the same old stoop and step--

Oh, hell. I guess I'll take my traveling salesman ass back to Santa Fe.

To each her own, won't pick no nits or bones about it,

But I lost and found it

Just to lose it again and again and again and again

“Ain’t that the way to burn a good spatula,” she said

"Just by stirring the pot."

Hot damn I’m stirring the pot again!

Ain’t that the way.

We do ask that children be accompanied by an adult. Best case scenario, adults participate in the filming as well. But if adults are not wanting to be in the video, please stay on the premises for the duration of the shoot. We want to make sure that in the crowd of people, your child feels safe, and that if it becomes at any point too overwhelming, that they have someone to turn to to take a breather. This will be designed to be a fun, interactive event-- but in large groups, we understand that sometimes people can feel overwhelmed unexpectedly. Ensuring safe adult presence will keep the flow of the shoot, and keep the vibe fun!

The Rough & Tumble

(is Mallory Graham & Scott Tyler)

www.theroughandtumble.com