TWIN ARTS HASTINGS

Chris, Paul & Jo
chris Paul Jo
Regular Irish Tune Session
on the last Friday of each month at the Royal Oak Whatlington on A21 near Hastings, from 8.30pm

next one ::

Friday 25th March 2011


thereafter on last Fridays in 
2011:  29th April, 27th May & 24th June



Chris, Paul & Jo (Fiddle, Guitar & Flute)
Celtic Music for celebrations and events
 contact :: chrishamblin@tiscali.co.uk

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Paul Dengate :: Guitar
As well as playing guitar in bands covering many styles ranging through blues, country, rock and punk, a brief stint as a DJ in the 1970’s, and an appearance wearing tights (and playing lute) in a production of The Merchant of Venice, Paul Dengate has always been involved in the Hastings folk scene. He was a regular performer at the famous Black Horse Folk Club, managed the Mariners and recorded both them and the Telham Tinkers, and was a founder member of both Mad Jacks Morris and the Catsfield Steamers barn dance band. While guitarist with the folk-rock band, Better Days, he toured the UK in support of Steeleye Span and appeared at the Hong Kong Festival. He has been heard and seen on radio and television, and even on the national ITV news!

As a sound engineer, Paul recorded a critically acclaimed CD by Barry Dransfield, and set up his own record label, PDCS, releasing CDs by Garry Blakeley, Band of Two and others. He was for many years a sound engineer at the Black Horse Music Festival and, during his long period on the organising committee of the festival, took a special interest in the folk and world music days. He has been the sound engineer of choice for many folk and world music events held locally.

These days, Paul can often be seen playing in traditional folk sessions in the area, with occasional appearances at festivals, is playing once again with the ever-lasting Catsfield Steamers and plays in a duo with flautist Jo Barnes.
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Jo Barnes :: Flute










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barn dance band, barn dances uk, barn dance caller, country dance band, ceili band, ceilidh band, celtic music uk,

Chris Hamblin :: Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar & Bodhran
A fiddle player with a driving celtic style. Featured as a soloist in Celtic Music Festivals throughout Italy, touring Switzerland, Spain with Gruppo Folkloriquo Whisky Trail, see CD Miriana recorded '79 see ( track 9 Dargai ), appeared as part of an art installation in Milan & Zurich.
Chris has created many scores and live performances for contemporary dance and in 1989 was a founder member in Zimbabwe of the Elastic Band, a band praised in the Harare International Festival of the Arts HIFA 2000 for their "devastating violin music!!". He now lives in St Leonards-on-Sea where he has built a thriving music teaching practice and plays with Celtic String Band , The Good Squeeze and with the Twin Arts Barn Dance Band.