October -
A reasonably busy month with three weddings. The first was for Jo and Keith at the Castle Green Hotel. It was all the more enjoyable for the demonstration by Jo's keep fit class, using the musical Cats as the vehicle for some very athletic dancing.
Quote - We'd just like to send you a card to thank you for the great night you played for us for our wedding at Castle Green. Everyone enjoyed the evening and you were great. We will certainly be recomending you to our family and friends. It was a great way to end a very sepecial day. Jo and Keith Forster.
September -
We came home from festivals and holidays, and started off the autumn season with two gigs. The first was a civil wedding at Newby Bridge. A rather small venue, but good food and company. This was followed by a silver wedding in the new parish hall in Ambleside. A lovely venue, where Celia and her husband welcomed their family and friends, and danced the night away.
Quote - Please pass on to Tumbling Tom members who played for our Silver Wedding party in Ambleside recently our warm thanks. we thoroughly enjoyed your playing, directions, and singing, and we felt the whole evening went with the kind of swing we were hoping for. We really enjoyed our own party, and that must be a good sign! Celia Beverley
August -
We usually keep our diaries clear of band bookings for the holiday and festival season, so the only band activity recently has been Hugh's excellent house and pottery workshop opening party, with music outside and in. This was followed by the band playing an acoustic song and music concert in the Rose and Crown pub in Ulverston to kick-off the Furness Tradition Festival.
Festivals to be visited this summer include Brampton, Sidmouth, Whitby, Womad, and Solfest. See you there!
May -
Another busy month, starting with a return visit to Hornby to help celebrate the Institute, a fine building that functions as the village hall. We followed that with a journey to Haverigg on the west coast to celebrate the retirement of a local headmaster. A wedding at Whassett near Milnthorpe rounded off a fine months playing.
April -
4 events made for a busy month for the band. We started with a twin-town social in Hornby Institute, where the town were entertaining their 'twins' from the Loire in France. Les expanded his french repertoire during the evening, and the enthusiasm showed by all made for an enjoyable event.
March -
March was a quiet month with only one gig, but a good one at that. This was a wedding at Priest Hutton village hall, where a lively and enthusiastic crowd gathered to help Clare and Roger celebrate their wedding.
The puddings were great! We are now looking forward to a busy April where we have a Hornby twinning social, a birthday party in Barrow, and a fund raising for Les's son Peter who is going to work in an orphanage in Uganda for a spell. At the end of the month we are all moving up to Seathwaite in Borrowdale with invited friends for a weekend of music, singing, and walking in the K Fellfarers bunkhouse, click here.
February -
Each year in August, Sidmouth in Devon hosts a
week long folk festival. In February, Hugh returned
to Sidmouth for his mid-festival get-together with
fellow musicians in the Radway pub. Its a great
opportunity to catch up with friends and learn some
new tunes.
December - 2006
In December, we made a return visit to the delightful Warton village hall to play for their Christmas ceilidh. Rod and Karen Carter took a short video and have published it on YouTube. To view it, click here.
January -
2007 got off to a cracking start in January when we played for a wedding at the Linthwaite House Hotel in Windermere. Much enthusiasm was in evidence!
This was followed by our annual visit to Priest Hutton for their Burns night dance. We've been playing this event since 1996, and the evening never fails to satisfy the band. This is one of our favourite evenings, with Keith Brady and his colleagues putting on a great evening, and we're looking forward to playing again in 2008.
The band play regularly at the Netherwood Hotel in Grange. Its a lovely setting for a wedding reception, and the recent wedding of Clare and Chris from Flookburgh was a good event.
December -
The band finished off 2007 in good style, apart from Fiona who managed to break her leg and miss the last two months of gigs. She is now well on her way to recovery.
November saw us returning to Whittington for the third year running to play for the Kirby Show group for what always turns out to be a lively evening. We then moved up to Ambleside to play a ceilidh for Adventure Peaks and some of their clients.
December was a varied and busy month. We shared an evening at the Low Wood Hotel with Crook Morris and the world champion 'girner' for some interesting corporate entertainment. .
