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For many years, I have written as Hannah Valize and my own name, Gerda Jones.

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H-Bar-C 3 Card Trick

3 Card Trick
Until recently Glen, Les and Ian played with John Keys as 4 Card Trick but John has stopped touring after a heart scare. Best wishes John! So they now call themselves 3 Card Trick instead. Their line-up is very unusual with three guitars and a clever control box.
Their sound was exceptionally good and clear, because the system they use is so modern, as you can see in the photo. Read More...

Lakeside Showcase

Stig Country
Presented by Sylvia of Sylvan Promotions at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green Surrey, Home of the Darts Championships, this show case was an opportunity of fourteen new and revived artists to show their musical talents.

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The Tower - 62 gun salute

The Tower
We were invited by the First Minister of Gibraltar to attend the salute by the Gibraltar Regiment on the occasion of the Queen’s Birthday.
There are three salutes, the first of 21 guns for Her Majesty’s Birthday, a second of 21 guns because the Tower is a Palace and then a 20 gun salute from the City of London.

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H-Bar-C West Virginia

West Virginia
West Virginia has made so many friends during their 37 year career on the road, that they drew a full house at the H-Bar-C on their tour of the South, and they play what the people want to hear. It’s their own brand of classic country music, Sea of Heart Break, On The Road Again and Stop The World were a few from their regular repertoire, mixed with their Liverpudlian scouse humour. Read More...

West End theatre - Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart

Mark Stuart and Stacy EarleIt was our fist visit to see the duo Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart on our shores, although the told me that they have toured he UK for the last 17 years. We saw them at Aldershot’s intimate West End Club.
Stacey is the sister of Steve Earle, and had already made a career in singing when she met Mark, who played in Steve’s band, and got married.
They look a very happy couple and singing songs If You Change Your Mind And Little Rock from their new album Dedications.

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H-Bar-C Texas Tornados

Texas Tornadoes April 12
Pete and band from the Texas Tornados are so popular with the youngsters at the H-Bar-C, that we had a good number of young fans in this night.
Pete mixes old with new, like One More Last Chance followed by Knee Deep from Zac Brown and Here Comes My Baby varied by Pretty Good at Drinking Beer from Billy Currington. Read More...

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