Depending on the programs purpose and musical selection,The Rogues appear attired in either 18th or 19th Century
clothng of the two periods,adding to the color
Roll the Old Chariot Along
A traditional 18th/19th C. “walk away” and rowing work shanty sung toan old Scottish tune, it appears to have African-American roots (“American Negro Folk Songs”) and apparently was used by The Salvation Army as a revivalist hymn. The golden chariot is supposed to be the conveyer of our souls to heaven. At one time, this piece could be heard at corn shuckings and log rollings in the swampy areas southern America. Its first verse alludes to Admiral Nelson, hero of the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), whose body was preserved in a brandy barrel from which sailors drank for courage
