CTIRIS «Qtu- B"fi,RBER After concerts at HRrrtrLo and FAREHAM on March llth and l2th., the band ipends most of the week of Monday March l3th..in the recording studios' i ng Dirring this period BBC TV Cameras will be spying and eavesdropp .on activities fär a docunrentary feature on Chris Barber's career scheduied for screening later in the month on the 'London Live' series. ************************************************************************ Chris Barber has recorded an interview feature with Peter Clayton for inclusion on 'sounds 0f Jazz'. No specific transmission date was set at the time of the recording, but it is certain to be sooner than later' ************************************************************************ RECORDS C.D.'S AND TAPES TRIPLE CD PACK (GET ROLLIN'& DRAT THAT FRATLE RAT) I25.OO I,{HO'S BLUES (D]GITAL CD) T,I4.5O STARDUST (STNGLE Lp) t6.50 STARDUST (CASSETTE) f,6.50 STARDUST (cD) tlo'50 TIARDI-GRAS AT THE MARQUEE '83 (DOUBLE LP) f.II.OO All above prices inclusive of postage/packing from this address NON UK SUBSCRIBERS ADD PER ITEM TO ABOVE PRICES ************************************************************************'I DATES CHRIS BARBER'S JAZZ & BLUES BAND SAT IIAR I: FORUM THEATRE:HATFIELD:HERTS (t/lTH SPECIAL GUESTS) SUN MAR 2: FERNHAM HALL:FAREHAM:HANTS FRI MAR 7: t"JICKHAM BISHOPS HALL:WICKHAi'4 BISH0PS:ESSEX 0n Saturday March l8th. CHRIS BARBER guests (so1o) with the Paddy Cole Band ät tire 0lympia Theatre Dublin. The concert is to be recorded by RTE. SUN I4AR,]9TH: THEATRE ROYAL:NORI,JICH:NORFOLK I4ON MAR 2OTH: QUEENS THEATRE:HORNCHURCH:ESSEX (I,lITH SPECIAL GUESTS) TUE MAR 2,]ST: THEATRE ROYAL BURY ST'EDMUNDS:SUFFOLK ll,iED MAR 22:,SESSiOIiS, :SESSION STREET:DUNDEE:SCOTLAND THU MAR 23RD: TOt^lN HALL: BURTON ON TRENT:STAFFS SAT MAR 2STH: CIVIC CENTRE:AYELSBURY:BUCKS SUN MAR 26: CONGRESS THEATRE:EASTBOURNE:SUSSEX (V,l]TH SPECIAL GUEST) MON MAR 27: PLAYHOUSE THEATRE:NEV'ICASTLE UPON TYNE (t,'lITH SPECIAL GUEST) TUE MAR 28TH; BECK THEATRE:HAYES:MIDDLESEX (W]TH SPECIAL GUEST) [^IED MAR 29TH: THE STABLES:WAVENDON:MILTON KEYNES: (VJ]TH SPEC]AL GUEST) THU MAR 3OTH: BECK THEATRE:HAYES:MIDDLESEX: (t.llTH SPECIAL GUESTS) FRJ MAR 3IST: L]BRARY THEATRE:LE]GHTON BUZZARD:BEDS SAT APR I ST: t^IULFRUN HALL : I^IOLVERHAMPTON SUN APR 2ND: EVERYMAN THEATRE:CHELTENHAM:GI-OS At the concerts noted as including 'special guests', the identity cannot always be confirmed. However, Hatfield,Hornchurch and the ,l949 Hayes concert .on l\4arch 30th. will feature members of the original band. The earlier Hayes concert (March 2Bth. ) will hopefully feature Van l4orrison who we also hope to include at Eastbourne,Newcastle and Wavendon. ************************************************************************ ll i: The,l954j original line-up of the Chris Barber Band, photographed circa Spring Left to right, Chris Barber,Lonnie Donegan,Jim Bray, Ron Bowden Pat ,1954 played Halcox and Monty Sunshine.'l00 0n l4ay 3)st. .l989,they their first engagement at London's Club. 0n May 3lst. 35 years on, they '100 will all re-assemble at 0xford Street along with the present band and members of Chrjs' very first amateur band formed in 1949. The same 'cast' will also appear at The Fairfield Hall, Croydon on April I3th., joined by Beryl Bryden who will perform her duty on the washboard for the 'skiffle' set along with lonnie and Chris. ***************************ir. ** 1,***********d-*-r',1i* i. * * * * *** ******* * ** * * * * * * Space did not al'low us to ment.ion in the last newsletter the 'new face' in the drum chair. Some by now will already have noticed that Alan t^Jickett has replaced Norman Emberson on drums. Alan previously played with the bands of Steve Gibbons and Steve Marriott and was earlier a member of the Sammy Rimington Quartet. ******************************************************************* )k**** Rory Ga'l lagher will make a further guest appearance with the band at the University Arts Centre of l,Jarwick on l,1ay l8th.. ************************************************************************ March 7th. l9B9.