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16th December 2004

There was another cracking jam session at Finns in Weymouth on Thursday 9th December, which was rounded off by a tribute to Pantera’s guitarist from Weymouth’s rock community.

On Friday 10th I played with John Burden, the inimitable Roger Bastible and my great mate of 25-odd years Paul Fancy at Haselbury Mills, near Yeovil, Somerset. It took about a number and a half to lock in with the chaps, having not played with them for years, after which we had a riot.

Notice one last time of the one-off reunion of the Jess Upton Soul Band at Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport on Saturday 18 th December. The gig will feature eight of the original band’s line-up, and may well be a sell-out. Contact me via this site for information/tickets or contact the Arts Centre’s box office on 01308 424204.

Sadly, trumpet virtuoso Matt Barge won’t be on the gig as he’s still recovering from a serious accident. I spoke to Matt recently, and he’s in remarkably good spirits, very positive and upbeat about everything. He’s decided to use his recovery time to learn bass guitar – if he gets anywhere near as good as he is on trumpet, my job’s in trouble!

New York trumpeter Jim Dvorak will be in the trumpet chair for the Bridport gig, with Matt’s full approval.

On Thursday, 23rd, let the good times roll for the Ben Waters Band’s Christmas party at Weymouth Pavilion’s Ocean Room, on the Esplanade, Weymouth. There’ll be special guests, a support act and a freestyle jive dancing competition. Doors open at 7.30pm and tickets are £10, bookable on 01305 783225.

The next day, Christmas Eve, we continue the tradition of an afternoon with Little Dixie at the Three Horseshoes, Burton Bradstock, Dorset. We’ll be kicking off at 4pm-ish, and it will be mayhem.

As usual, the jam sessions continue at Finns, Westham Road, Weymouth, Dorset. If you want to play, contact me or just turn up before 9pm and book yourself a slot.

Chris Lonergan





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