Hazel’s Blog — page 5
Evening. The Angel, Lavenham
Busy day! Our next gig was the second of our summer residency at the Swan. This time we were back in the garden, and although it rained a bit, the skies cleared enough to let us play outside, and…
Afternoon. Bures Music Festival
We’re back at Bures! We love this festival; it gives us the opportunity to play on a very big stage in a spectacular tent, in front of a lot of people who haven’t seen us before. They were a great…
The Angel, Lavenham
And so we continued our first summer residency, at the Angel Pub in the medieval village of Lavenham, where we recently celebrated the King's Coronation, the Platinum Jubilee, and many wonderful…
The Archer Pub, South Ockendon
This is the tenth year we have played here for the annual party thrown for the pub regulars and it’s quite an institution now. We also get fed – a big spread of food, including for veggies – and…
Priory Park Bandstand, Southend
Did the sun come out? Of course it did! Unlike some years, when we had the audience racing for the trees (for shelter), we had blue skies for the whole of the gig. It was great because it meant we…
The Royal Oak, East End near East Bergholt
Another fine evening, another historic venue and another great audience, this time at the Royal Oak, affectionately known as the 'Dickie'. We had our usual fun finale of 'Duelling Ukes' and 'New…
The Black Buoy, Wivenhoe
Continuing the delightful mix of pub gardens, punters and puppies, we arrived at the Black Buoy for a beer festival in the early evening sunshine. This was our second visit to this beautiful…
The Angel, Lavenham
This evening we exited Essex and sailed into Lavenham and our summer season in the beautiful garden of the Angel Pub, close to where we played at the Christmas Market and celebrated the Queen's…
The White Swan, Wickford
It felt really good to be back gigging after a short break, and at a new venue: The White Swan - videos available on their Facebook) page. A large part of the audience hadn't seen us before but…
Hadleigh Conservative Club
Not to be confused with Hadleigh, Suffolk! A first for us at this club, and considering this was Easter Saturday with so many competing activities, we had a very respectable audience. They were not…