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Appreciation Letters/Photos Weddings and Venues etc Dave Stradwick trip to Brittany 2014 Alans 80th at the Marine Hotel
This page is Burties "Blog page" of diff band gigs and photos etc
Broadstairs Bandstand 25th Aug 2012 - a rather gusty session - winds up to
30 / 40 mph
Band members :
Dave Stone clt / sop, Tom Brady tpt, John Finch tmb, Chris Thompson double bass, Laurie Palmer drms and Burtie bnj
Barbara , Eileen and Len
Betty, Helen and Judy
photos with the complements of TJ
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One Superb Wedding / Blessing held at the Romney &
Hythe and Dymchurch Light Railway
Saturday 1st September 2012
The Loco and Wedding Crowd
The couples name on the train Emily and Adam
a nice touch I thought
The Northern Chief one superb Loco
The Harbour Side Five:
Trevor 'fingers' William double bass, John Sheppard
tpt,
Dave Robinson drums, Burtie Butler bnjo and Geoff Foster
clarinet / leader
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for a video of the Bride and Groom and guests arriving by train
playing Bugle Boy March
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Photo's and Letters of appreciation from different Weddings and Venues
The Wedding the Jazz Pilgrims played at, and what a superb venue:
Lynn & John Fitzpatrick wedding
27th May 2012
Oakwood House
Oakwood Park,
Maidstone, Kent. ME16 8AE
LR: Don York tmb,Chris Thompson bass, Dave Ware tpt, Burtie bnj Lynn & John Fitzpatrick Laurie Palmer drms and Dave Corsby sax
Hi
Burtie
Sorry about the delay in thanking you for making our
day so special. The music you and the pilgrims provided was
truly exceptional and had
everybody's toes tapping. Many of our
guests wanted us to pass on their appreciation of your performance it
certainly made for a memorable evening.
We would highly recommend the Jazz Pilgrims for anyone
considering live music at an event. With best wishes
John & Lynn Fitzpatrick
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Wedding the Jazz Pilgrims played at, at the brides home:
Rachel & Paul Kelly wedding
11th June 2011
Chainhurst Oast
Chainhurst, Kent
Don York tmb, Tom Brady tpt, Pete Rose clt
Rachel & Paul at the church
Chris Thompson bass, Laurie Palmer dms
and Burtie Butler bnj
and a wonderful thank you note
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My self and Pete Rose on clarinet had a
minstrels gig ( a 70th house party in Canterbury ) on Friday 19th Oct
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a first for me - and it went well
Where we played in the hallway to the guests ----------------------------- and mine host David sporting the I'm 70 badge
Dear Burtie
Thank you so much for the music on Friday night. You and Pete cheered up
the evening in a big way and all our guests thought you were terrific. I
hope you managed to enjoy yourselves in spite of the crowded situation.
All the very best to both of you.
David
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Some of the wonderful e-mails that I receive,
this from the Saratoga Seven
Brunswick / Germany
and visit their website
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Our trip to San Diego Jazz Festival Nov 21st - 25th 2012
On arising at 4am on Tuesday Morning me and the wife arrived at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego
at 8pm local time, hopefully after a couple of beers in Kelly's Bar ( 30 second walk from our lodge ) and a good
nights sleep we both should be in good shape for catching up with old friends Sally and Cork Billings, whom
I might add, are mighty fine drinking partners, and their friends John and Claudia. Cork is a great cornet player.
The Jazz Festival features some of the best American and Canadian bands. Also I am in the San Fernando Valley
Banjo Band run by George and Mary Yellich, very good friends of ours of whom we met on a Jazz Sea cruise with fellow
banjo player and wife John and Shirley Leone. I also did a lot of playing with Dick Williams Jazz Sea Jams. We have been
good friends
with Dick and his wife Kathy over the last five
years.
Playing Big Butter and Egg Man
playing Nobody's Sweetheart Now
click on the above pictures to get a feel of the sound and fun of the Jam sessions
Here I am
with Dick Williams Jammers and its great fun, and my mate Cork Billings from
Boulder, Colorado on cornet,
and with musicians that have been playing their instruments
for under 4/5 years and others that have been classically trained,
but have never improvised with jazz tunes, and others
that have been playing professionally all their lives, so all in all
quite a mixed bunch. In the left hand set we have
Katrina Rivett on clarinet and Isaac Ungerwiess on banjo from the
Mission Bay High School which has always been the home of great young
musical talent.
This
has to be my favourite band the
'Yerba Buena Stompers' with their two lead trumpets Leon Oakley (ex Turk
Murphy),
Duke Heitger,
Orange Kellin clt,
Tom Bartlett tnb,
Conal Fowlkes piano,
Clint Baker tuba,
Kevin Dorn drums and last
but
not least my favourite banjo player of all times,
of whom I first met in Cajuns (a jazz bar in New York now closed - so sad)
John Gill banjo / leader (ex Turk Murphy) one
great singer and player.
South Burgundy St Jazz Band playing 'Panama'
Here's another great band, with my mate Dick Williams making up the two
trumpet lead and what a great
sound they made - The 'South
Burgundy St. Jazz Band' playing 'Panama' - click on the picture for the
video.
Band members: Mike Olson reeds/ldr, Corey Gemme cornet, Robert
Butler tmb, Randy Woltz piano,
Dick Serocki bnj, C.J.Sams tuba and guesting on trumpet Dick Williams.
This interview gives a great feeling of what the San Diego Jazz festival is
about, and I am in it !!
The 'San Fernando Valley Banjo Band' is the banjo band I play in when at the
San Diego JF, unfortunately
the photos and videos we took, have disappeared into thin air, but John
Leone emailed me this photo.
This was taken on the Friday night session at the
On Monday afternoon George took us back to their home.
Festival. Band members above are:
What a lovely house, looking out over the Pacific,
John Leone George Yellich
Fred Dodd and here we are playing 'Carolina in Morning'
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or picture to watch on YouTube
L/R Me, Fred Dodd
and George our host.
Click here to listen to John singing
Its
Hard To Be Humble last year 2011
Also playing Swannee with the verse click here
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We had a superb gig last Saturday 2nd Nov 2013 celebrating
Maureen's 80th birthday surprise party - with the hard work of her
two daughters Sue and Jane - here is the thankyou email's and pics from Sue
and Jane:
I just wanted to say a "BIG THANK YOU" for the absolutely wonderful music and entertainment you and the rest of your band provided us with on saturday
You might not have observed that, given most of the age group, there was'nt much activity above waist level but there was certainly a lot of toe tapping going on under the tables!!!!!
Many remarked what a fantastic band you were, the best they had heard
and wanted to know where I had found you!!! Although our own
children are not into Jazz,
they remarked also what a brilliant band you were!
More importantly, the "Birthday Girl" herself was absolutely thrilled
with your music and now wants to plan another party so she can book you
again!!!!
have promised to take her to Whitstable to listen to you at the Harbour
Cafe or at some of you other venues.
I'm sorry I did'nt get to speak to you properly before you left, it was such a busy evening for Jane and I. I hope the ladies in the kitchen kept you all well fed and watered.
If you want me to leave feedback for you anywhere let me know.
Finally, please convey our thanks to the rest of the band.
You truly are wonderful musicians and entertainers.
Thank you
Kindest regards
Sue
Hello Burtie & your band
I also want to say thankyou so much for making a special evening an
extra special one! Everyone said what a brilliant band you are. My
regret was that as we were so busy & overwhelmed
we forgot to have photos taken of Mum with you all. I intend to rectify
that one day!
Regards
Jane
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Friday 30th May 2014
Band members:
John Finch tmb, John Sheppard tpt, Burtie Butler bnj, Pete Rose clt,
Laurie Palmer (drms but only one kit a join in two photos), Mike
Porter - Ward double bass.
Friday 30th May 2014 at the United Masonic Club Sheerness our yearly session
here, organised by Colin and Mavis Corder whom I have known since our Sheerness Tech days
and always a full house -
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Fame at Last - our local paper - 9th August 2014 - Whitstable Harbour Day
KM Whitstable Gazette August 14th
Band members:
Burtie Butler bnj, Sean Maple tmb, Laurie Palmer drms, Peter Leonard tpt,
Mike Porter - Ward double bass and Pete Rose Alto/clt
A GREAT DAY HAD BY ALL
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Jazz On Brittany's "Breton Riviera"
with the Dave Stradwick's Sussex Jazz Kings
5th Oct - 10th Oct 2014
What a cracking time - a coach full of dedicated jazzers and the Sussex Jazz
Kings led by
Dave Stradwick, a legend in his own right - band members are:
Dave Stradwick crnt / ldr, Bernard Stutt clt, Len Baldwin tmb, Peter Clancy string bass and sousaphone
Burtie Butler bnj and Bill Traxler drms.
A leg-stretching stop at Josselin, on the way to Concarneau, where we stay for three nights in the
Hotel de L'Océan - Under the brolly are Paul our driver and Bernard and the missus Eileen
Our first night at the Hotel playing 'Bugle Boy March' click on pic or title to watch
'Baby Wont You Please Come Home' with Gaye Thompson on vocals
click on pic or title to watch
On Wednesday the day trip to 'Ville de Vannes'
Ville de Vannes - the wonderful gardens and buildings
This painting of Louis on the outside wall of an Art Shop took us all by surprise
L/R Dave Stradwick Bernard Stutt Peter Clancy Burtie Butler
On the Ferry back home from St Malo to Portsmouth, a little on the rolling side
L/R Len Baldwin, Peter Clancy, Dave Stradwick, Bernard Stutt, Bill Traxler and Burtie Butler
playing 'Over The Waves' - click on picture or title to watch
Every year Dave and the lads do a six-day trip to Spain in May,
and Brittany in October - click on to Dave's website to book
your place Dave Stradwick's Sussex Jazz Kings
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Alan Turners surprise 80th at the Marine Hotel, Tankerton
Saturday 31st January 2015
Alan's wife Ann made his 80th party at the Marine Hotel a complete surprise,
inviting friends and family from the far corners of the UK, without Alan having
an inkling of what was happening - a great evening and top marks to Ann.
band members:
Sean Maple tmb, Lisa Pentacost bass, Dave Ware tpt, Laurie Palmer drms, Pete Rose clarinet,
Burtie Butler banjo and one of the family friends Christelle Aldridge on alto sax and very
competent.
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Some wonderful letters of appreciation
This was passed to us on our Thursday Harbour gig in June 2015 by a very attractive young lady
An appreciation letter from one of our young-at-heart fans, Rosemarie, for
our concert at the Whitstable Playhouse 26th July 2015
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