Charlecote Pheasant

I took some photos of Drew and Lydias' wedding on Friday so I've posted them here as it really was a great party, and great to have photos of it :-)

I'll be posting pictures from hopefully all of the bookings I do and also I'll be adding videos. All this will be done whilst singing Brown Eyed girl of-course ;-)

Jay x

www.jh-band.co.uk

The Zoo

Have I spoken about the Zoo....

I'm getting a little obsessed with my camera ;-)

Last week I left at 9 a.m so that I could set up my wedding booking nice and early for John and Susan, and then go to the zoo for an hour. I do work really hard, honestly! The picture on the left was really close up and the bird seemed so happy just preening itself :-) After the Zoo I went back to Prestwold Hall and sat with the White Peacock until the first dance. I played "Stand by me" and then had the crowd dancing until 9.3o after which the D.J stepped in. Great crowd and great party! CONGRATS! to Sue and John :-)

Jay x
www.jh-band.co.uk

The seaside

The band played a wedding for David and Faye at The Harbour Rooms near Cromer last week. I set up the equipment early and sat by the sea for the afternoon with a ploughmans lunch and my camera! It's not very often I get to chill out before a gig, let me tell you. I grabbed a few photographs which I've included here...I've noticed I have to be super quick to get the photos I really like. I've found a setting that seems to work - I love the one on the left, Grandad and Grandson with matching sandals, how sweet!

David and Faye are the perfect couple and I'd like to say CONGRATULATIONS and thank you for having us ! A great party once again and lovely weather.

jay x www.jh-band.co.uk

Thankyou for the music

I never really get chance to thank everyone enough for helping, lending, sending and passing me work, gigs, numbers and bookings. So here is my list of frankly very nice people who you should work with too, in no particular order.....


Mel Walster -www.perkins-family.co.uk
Gail Dandy - www.gaildandy.co.uk
Sarah and Tilly boo www.tillyboo.co.uk
Emma Ashdown eashdown@pphe.com
Matt at Steel City www.steelcitycasino.co.uk
Gail Thomas www.larmertreegardens.co.uk

More thank you's as I think of them !

Jay

www.jh-band.co.uk

Wonderwall and my new camera

I'm writing this from my sick bay today. I've got a bug/under the weather/too much fast food/too many late nights virus, so I'm staying in bed today and resting up, and very nice too!

Wednesday I was in Berlin, Thursday I played at the Southbank and Friday I was at the Charlecote Pheasant in Stratford upon Avon for the wedding of Drew and Lydia, pictured above. They booked my to play solo and D.J. The very second I started playing the guys were with me singing Oasis songs and the girls sang Mustang Sally. It was a really really good night with lovely people, just how great parties should be....CONGRATULATIONS DREW AND LYDIA!!

I have recently bought a new Nikon Camera, which I plan to take everywhere with me.....I'm really into Black and White photography, especially the 60's looking shots-so I was really pleased with this photo :-)

Saturday saw us playing at Heather and Steves' anniversary in Lincoln. The band plays a lot in Lincolnshire , the farmers love us ;-) The party went off with a bang as it always does with this crowd, they are such good fun, they really are. If I tell you they drank 90 yes that's NINETY bottles of Champagne before they sat down to eat, that gives you an idea of what we were dealing with !! They are an adorable crowd and we love playing for them. Happy Anniversary!

x Jay

www.jh-band.co.uk

August and singing

This week sees the return of my newly serviced red van. Yes it does look a little (quite a lot, actually) like postman Pats van, but it has changed my life in the last few weeks, I have everything in the van all of the time, spare leads, spare everything :-)

Big thank you goes out to Ian and Kath pictured left...and CONGRATULATIONS !!! Ian booked me through an agency to play solo at his wedding at Thorns Green hotel near Brighton. The party went off with a bang and lot's of fun was had by all-lovely people too.

The band has also been playing a lot. We've had two bookings a day for the last month, heavy going, but all good. Have a listen to the songs on the website, and also the new video. See you soon ....x

www.jh-band.co.uk

Tom Jones versus Jason Hart

After years I've finally learned Delilah. Not the pappy version by "Plain White T's" , but the Tom Jones version. I sat down, made a cup of tea and had two chocolate biscuits and learned it. Happy days let me tell you :-)

This week has seen me at a Peugeot launch in Kings Lynn, a wedding in the lake district, a wedding in Nottingham at Bestwood Lodge, a wedding a The Larmer tree in Salisbury and a wedding in Brighton. Phew, but all good!

Jason
www.jh-band.co.uk

Jennie Falconer and James Midgely

June and July maneuvers!

I had the pleasure of being booked to play music for the wedding of Jennie Falconer and James Midgely a couple of weeks ago, a thoroughly great wedding over at Babbington House in Somerset. I played during the ceremony, a couple of great songs I hadn't played before requested by Jennie and James ; "This is the first day of my life" Bright Eyes , and "Caledonia" a traditional Scottish song by Dougie Mclean. After the ceremony we headed out to the lawn, OK magazine snapping away, Pimms on tap and beautiful sun, and all I had to do was sing songs to the wedding party, a really lovely day and lastly I would like to say CONGRATULATIONS!

Jason x
www.jh-band.co.uk