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Amazing Matchless Band

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About Me

Amazing Matchless Band consists of:
Richard Major - Fiddle & MD
Mike Gardner - melodean, concertina, mouth organ
Anita Carpenter - fiddle, recorders
Roger Hemming - banjo, ukulele
Astrid Cripps - piano accordian
Peter Cripps - tenor & bass guitars, recorders (booking secretary)and sometimes
Zac Jarvis - bass
Contact us HERE Matchless are proud to support Glosfolk - keeping traditional music alive and kicking in the county http://www.glosfolk.org.uk

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Matchless at Down Hatherley 8.8.2009

My Blog

Great Tythe Barn, Tetbury

Played a great gig at the Great Tythe Barn, Tetbury. For a wedding it was amazingly all on time! The bride is a scientist! The band played well, no disasters with music or PA, and caller Karen Burridg...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Dance at Eldersfield

Played in a marquee for this 60th Birthday Party. We were promised it would be warm! Unfortunately it was about 5 degrees of frost outside, and the industrial space heater only had two settings - unbe...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Tarlton Farm Big Barn

Played for a Fundraiser for the Acorn Trust at Tarlton Farm Big Barn on Saturday 27th October. We started playing at 7pm, and caller Karen Burridge got a couple of sets up to dance, but then the food ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:05:00 GMT

Shrivenham Memorial Hall

Played for a lovely wedding at Shrivenham Memorial hall, just outside Swindon. The bride lives in Switzerland, and booked us over the internet. She was delighted with us, and the audience were very ve...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:43:00 GMT

Carol Woolcock’s Party

Almost all the band played (together and separately) at Carol Woolcock's Party last evening, providing over three hours of music, without repeating any tunes! Sore fingers this morning! Well appreciat...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:20:00 GMT

Party at Lower Mill Estate

Sunday 26th August, open air Barn Dance for the exclusive Lower Mill Estate at Somerford Keynes. Did not get playing for dancing until 8.30 (projected 6.30 start!) By then it was getting dark! Caller ...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:21:00 GMT

Two more weddings

Two more weddings, debut for Sally with the band (didn't she do well!) luckily transport in Gloucestershire now no problem. Friday night at Speech House was in a marquee, a little bit drafty towards t...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:16:00 GMT

Weddings this weekend

We performed at two flood affected weddings this weekend. On Saturday 21st July just two musicians (Astrid & Peter) and caller Fiona Jarvis managed to get through to Puckrup Hall, Tewkesbury. The ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 03:00:00 GMT