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Lord Richard
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July 24th, 2008, 09.03
bird
Ex Brummie
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Nottingham
Re: Dan Pawson and his Artesian Hall Stompers
I played clarinet with the AHS in 1970. I'd only been playing for about a year and encouraged by Les Page had started sitting in at odd venues. I left for London to go to university, but in the long summer break returned to Brum and played with the Artesians in a pub, the name of which escapes me, in the back streets near the bottom of Constitution Hill. It was one of those sixties box-like places. Also we used to do a residency on a riverboat on the Severn, leaving from Worcester. All of this was heady stuff for an eighteen year old, and I think myself lucky to have had such a grounding in N.O. music. I lost touch with the Midlands scene, but caught up with Dan again in the '80s when I lived in Belgium and he made a few visits. Subsequently on my return to Britain I played alongside Dan in Paul Russell's Oriole marching band and the (in)famous B&Q band. I still get to play with other ex-AHS members and indeed this week have done gigs with both Stan and Dave Senior ('Hampton'). A couple of years ago a protege of Dan's, trumpeter Keith Adams, put together a reunion band to play at his local jazz club in Kent. The lineup was Keith, myself, Stan, Spud and Clinton Sedgiey. 'Legs' Lancaster was in the audience. The high spot of the evening was when 'What a lovely way to spend an evening' was announced 'as 'What a way to spend an evening' 'Dead right' we chorused!
Anyway, a great thread and a great tribute to Dan and the AHS.
Roger Bird
July 24th, 2008, 09.03
bird
Ex Brummie
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Nottingham
Re: Dan Pawson and his Artesian Hall Stompers
I played clarinet with the AHS in 1970. I'd only been playing for about a year and encouraged by Les Page had started sitting in at odd venues. I left for London to go to university, but in the long summer break returned to Brum and played with the Artesians in a pub, the name of which escapes me, in the back streets near the bottom of Constitution Hill. It was one of those sixties box-like places. Also we used to do a residency on a riverboat on the Severn, leaving from Worcester. All of this was heady stuff for an eighteen year old, and I think myself lucky to have had such a grounding in N.O. music. I lost touch with the Midlands scene, but caught up with Dan again in the '80s when I lived in Belgium and he made a few visits. Subsequently on my return to Britain I played alongside Dan in Paul Russell's Oriole marching band and the (in)famous B&Q band. I still get to play with other ex-AHS members and indeed this week have done gigs with both Stan and Dave Senior ('Hampton'). A couple of years ago a protege of Dan's, trumpeter Keith Adams, put together a reunion band to play at his local jazz club in Kent. The lineup was Keith, myself, Stan, Spud and Clinton Sedgiey. 'Legs' Lancaster was in the audience. The high spot of the evening was when 'What a lovely way to spend an evening' was announced 'as 'What a way to spend an evening' 'Dead right' we chorused!
Anyway, a great thread and a great tribute to Dan and the AHS.
Roger Bird