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Admin
- Jul 19, 2019
- 2 min
Jazz at Cotleigh Brewery
We've enjoyed playing here more than a few times as part of Ivor's marvellous charity-supporting 'Wivey Has Jazz' series, but this time his mighty publicity machine excelled itself and packed every available space with bodies - lively ones, at that, who gave us a fabulous reception and were in no way inhibited by the extremely 'cosy' nature of this packed venue on a very warm evening! The band just about managed to fit into their allotted space - not without difficulty! - and
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Admin
- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
Is the pressure beginning to tell? ...
Many a bandleader over the years has manifested varying degrees of eccentricity, and the loyal staff of the Sunset Cafe Stompers have for some time time been observing increasing evidence in our Esteemed Leader of the demeanour of the classic 'absent-minded professor', perhaps due to the pressure of keeping the band going for three decades ... For example, during his learned introductions to numbers in our recent programmes, he has begun to attach 'The' to the titles of son
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Admin
- Jul 12, 2019
- 2 min
Sold Out at Ilminster Arts Centre
The formidable publicity machine at Ilminster Arts Centre being what it is, we should not have been surprised to find ourselves facing a packed house! It it is, of course, always gratifying to face such a nice, big audience, and the Arts Centre duly did us proud - and provided us with a splendid pre-concert supper for good measure, which was a greatly appreciated bonus! It was good to welcome Keith Hall officially on board to take over the banjo/guitar chair, though he has of
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