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These tracks
and photos are archive Jazz in
the Kent and Sussex
venues,
in the early 60's to the early
90's, some of the pubs no
longer exists , and many of
the musicians are sadly no longer
with us, so
come and enjoy the traditional
jazz that we played, heard and grew
up with.
Burtie Butler
The Invicta Jazz Band
page one
The Invicta Jazz band story 1980 - 2000
The Invicta Jazz Band, a very popular band playing in the east Kent area, was
formerly
“The Mo Hovery Jazzmen” are now the resident band at the Smugglers Arms at Herne,
Kent,
playing every Sunday evening in the cellar bar 1980 - 1985 8pm - 10.30pm adm £1.00
(very cheap)
and then at the First and Last also in Herne 1985 - 2000 ( approx )
These tracks were taken at a session at the Smugglers on 17th February 1980 with band as below:
Phil Barnes cornet
Bruce Roberts clt Séan
Maple tmb
Dave Bashford bnj/gtr
Ron Woodward bass
Nicki Starke voc
Bill Ambro drms
now Nicki Walton
Younger Bruce Roberts younger Sean Maple
even younger Bill Ambro
So click on the tune titles below
to have some of the atmosphere
at the Smugglers, Herne -
on 17th February 1980
Girls go Crazy
Jackass Blues
Muskrat Ramble
Beale Street Blues
Nicki
Stark vocal
Dr Jazz
Perdido Street Blues
Milenburg Joys
Stevedore Stomp
Nicki Stark vocal
Black and Blue
Tight Like That
Georgia on my Mind
Undecided
Lots of chat voc Dave Bashford
Nicki Stark vocal
I Cant Escape from You
Nobody Knows You When Your'e Down and Out
Nicki Stark vocal
The original band members (pictures
circa 1981 ) are as follows:
Phil Barnes
Séan Maple
Bruce Roberts
Dave Bashford
cornet
trombone
clarinet
banjo/guitar
Brian Askew
Nicki Stark
Bill Ambrose
double bass
vocalist
drums
sadly no longer with us
June 1939 - May 2008 68yrs
The Invicta Jazz Band 1984
Private gig 1981
The
Smugglers Arms, Herne, Kent.
( somewhere in Ashford, Kent.)
Later around the 1982 / 83
onwards the band varied a lot, pictures below of the personnel change :
Nigel Pitt
Dave Link
cornet
trumpet
Pete Rose
Dave Corsby
clarinet / sax
clarinet / sax
Jim Searson
Roy Mason
clarinet / sax
clarinet / sax
Jim Clarke
Tony Cardwell
Kenny Pyrke
trombone
trombone
trombone
Jonathan Vinten
Pete Gresham Burtie Butler
Piano Piano banjo
Ron Woodward
Roger Link
Mike Porter - Ward
double bass
double bass
double bass
Gerry Birch
Les Feast and Brian Askew
Sousaphone
drums
bass
Robin Beames
Laurie Palmer
John Cottis
drums
drums
drums
Lyn Falvey
vocals
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_____________________Year
1982_________________
These two recordings were taken at the Smugglers on the Sunday 29th August
1982, the
recorder had
a sound limiter on it, hence the volume changes, but none the less the
atmosphere
is
captured well here.
Dave Link tpt, Bruce Roberts clt, Séan Maple tmb, Burt
Butler bnj, Brian Askew bass and Bill Ambro drms.
click on the titles to hear:
From
Monday On
Apex
Blues
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__________________________Year
1983________________________
November 13th 1983, Phil Mason was the first of many guests the Invicta JB
had with them,
Listening to these tracks for the first time after 23yrs, one realises what
a cracking band it
was under the leadership of Phil Barnes (cornet / leader). Here are eight
tracks from that
evening a
superb version of Chimes Blues, so click on to the titles to go back to the
early 80's
Band Members
Phil Barnes crnt/leader, Bruce Roberts clt,
Séan Maple tmb, Burt Butler bnj,
Robin Beames drms, Brian Askew
(in the first set) and Ron Woodward (in the second set) on double bass
with special guest Phil Mason cornet
Steamboat Stomp Chimes Blues Sheik of Araby Hindustan
Poor Butterfly Travelling Blues Stevedore Stomp Sarratoga Swing
The write up in the local rag the following week, Kentish Gazette, December 9th, 1983
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__________________Year 1984_____________________
In the Summer months, the Invicta Jazz Band was often seen at country house
parties.
This is one the band often played at. It was at Roger's house 'Old Tree House' Hoath,
and was
always held to raise money for
one charity or another. Here are some video clips of the lads in 1984
The Invicta Jazz Band playing a slow blues 1984
Stevedore Stomp 1984
Ron Woodward bass, Séan Maple tmb,
John Cottis drms, Phil Barnes crnt,leader
Burt Butler bnj and Pete Rose clt. ( how young we were )
so click on the picture to play the video
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_______________surprise party 65th in Stone-in-Oxney from the Bruce Bauer
collection____________
Edward Briggnalls 65th suprise birthday party early 80's
Dave Link tpt, Gerry Birch saus, John Cottis drms , Lyn Falvey voc,
Burt Butler bnj, Kenny Pyrke tmb, Jim Searson and Alan Robinson clt
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Christmas at the Smugglers was great fun, and well supported by the fans,
some photos
of what we got up to, this was the last
Christmas at the Smugglers.
23rd December 1984
Fancy dress at the Smugglers, Maxine with the
Phil Barnes on trombone, Colin Hodges vocalising
ball and chain, Val at the back and Bob as the
and Bill Barnacle in the Biggles gear.
Sheik of Araby.
John Cottis
Phil Barnes
Burtie Butler
Lyn and Eileen
John and Pete Rose
Ron Woodward
Band Members in drag for the
Christmas party
Lyn and Barbara with Pete Rose wishing about something
The following tunes with audience
participation gives an idea of the fun we had in our
younger days, Spider ( Captain Wellard ) a staunch supporter of the Invicta
band, and
Sam supplier of the bottle of wine, with Spider contributing anything from
jazz LPs to
windscreen washer fluid, you never knew what was going to be in the raffle.
So click on
to the titles to get the flavour of Christmas at the Smuggs.
All of me
Old Rugged Cross
Five feet two
This is a comical rendition with Phil
This is a nice rendition with
This is with Lyn vocalising
Barnes vocalising . Band members:
Pete Rose taking the lead
Phil Barnes tmb, Pete Rose clt,
Burt Butler bnj, Ron Woodward bass
band members same as
band members same as
and John Cottis
drums.
'All of me'
'All of me '
Hiawatha Rag
Sheik of Araby
Ace in the Hole
This has
the raffle prizes explained,
The wonderful singing of Bill Barnacle
A bit of banter from the front line and
at the beginning, with
Spider showing
is shown here and the ad-libbing is just
a change of drummer here with Colin
what a generous guy he
was, and the
Bill. Band members as 'Hiawatha Rag'.
Hodges on vocal the band members are
wit of Pete
Rose. Band members:
the same as 'Hiawatha Rag' but with
Bill
Barnacle crnt, Phil Barnes tmb,
Spider ( Captain Wellard ) on drums
Pete Rose clt,
Burt Butler bnj,
Ron Woodward bass and John Cottis drums.
Ja Da
Basin Street Blues
Ice Cream
We have a complete change of
musicians
This with the lovely Lyn on the vocal
A great vocal with Pete and Bill and
Roger Ely tpt, Séan
Maple tmb
Colin I think. Band members are:
Pete Rose clt,
Burt Butler bnj,
Band members same as 'All of me'
Bill Barnacle crnt, Séan Maple tmb
Spider drms and Colin Hodges bass
Pete Rose clt, Burt Butler bnj,
Trevor Lewis-Evans drms
Colin Hodges double bass and
Roy Gaston-Williams piano
Doctor
Jazz
Sarratoga Swing
signing off
We have the full complement of musicians
We have the full complement with Phil Barnes
here on this no;
signing off
Bill Barnacle crnt, Roger Ely tpt,
Phil Barnes tmb,Sean Maple tmb
Hope you have all enjoyed our Christmas at the
Pete Rose clt, Lyn Falvey vocal
The Smugglers, Herne, Herne Bay, Kent. UK.
Burt Butler bnj, Ron Woodward bass
Roy Gaston-Williams piano
and John Cottis drums.
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______________________________Year 1985____________________________________
The Invicta band through the 12/14 years of playing had some great British
artists guesting
with them. One was an old mate of Pete Rose -
Pete Allen with Phil Mason, this was at the Smugglers
9th June 1985 - have a nostalgic trip back in time to the session:
Lyn Falvey,Phil
Barnes, Laurie Palmer, Burt Butler, Phil Mason,
Lyn Falvey, Phil Mason and Pete Allen
Humphrey Mayes, Pete Rose, Jonathon Vinten, Pete Allen.
Phil Mason and Pete
Allen guesting with the Invicta Jazz Band at the Smugglers 9th June 1985
The write up in the local rag the following week
Three great recordings from that evening, Lyn Falvey giving a sensitive
performance of Hoagy Carmichael's Georgia on my mind,
Snake Rag and a great two clarinet's in Dippermouth Blues. The recordings
also give a great insight to the atmosphere and chat with
our followers and the band themselves.
Band Personnel:
Phil Mason crnt, Pete Allen reeds, Pete Rose clt, Phil Barnes tmb, Burt
Butler bnj, Laurie Palmer drms, Humphrey Mayes bass,
Jonathon Vinten piano and Lyn Falvey vocals
Georgia on my mind
Snake Rag
Dippermouth Blues
click on to the above titles to hear these great tracks of a
great evening with Pete Allen and Phil Mason at the Smugs
The last night at the Smugglers 25th August 1985, a very sad occasion, since
they have
had jazz from the early 70's, from what I can remember, starting upstairs in
the public bar
then progressing to the cellar bar with the Mo Hovery Jazzmen.
click to top
The Invicta Jazz Band had
many memorable guest artists, starting with
Phil Mason in 1983
than Phil Mason and Pete Allen 1985, later in 1985 they had
Humphrey Lyttelton at the
Whitstable Playhouse Theatre, also at the Playhouse in 1988 they had
Cy
Laurie with Randy
Colville what a stunning night that was.
The Cork Jazz Festival in Ireland was a great favourite with the Invicta Jazz Band from Kent, so starting with our first tour in Cork, 25th - 28th October 1985, Stripes Rhythm Bar, MacCurtain St. here are pictures of the band members in the venue, and what the band sounded like.
outside the Bar
on stage
group photo
Band members from left to right
Phil Barnes, Laurie Palmer, Lyn Falvey,
Burtie Butler, Nigel Pitt, Roger Link and Pete Rose
trombone
drums
vocalist
banjo
cornet double bass
reeds
Summertime Saturday evening Please dont talk about me Sunday dinner time
One year on at the Cork Jazz Festival, with
the Invicta Jazz Band, small change in the personnel
24th - 27th October 1986 at the Stripes Rhythm Bar, MacCurtain Street, Cork, Ireland.
Stripes Bar on the Corner of MacCurtain St. The Invicta Band in full swing
Dave Link Pete Rose
Jim Clarke Burtie Butler Mike Porter-Ward
Laurie Palmer
cornet clarinet trombone
banjo double bass drums
So soak up the atmosphere and listen to the
band playing
Way
down upon the Swanee River
October 1993 at the Cork Jazz Festival, with the Invicta Jazz Band, small change in the personnel
at the Satchmo's (new name same place), MacCurtain Street, Cork, Ireland.
band members are: Malcolm
Walton tpt., Jim Searson clt., Tony Cardwell tmb.,
Burtie Butler bnj., Roger Link bass and Robin Beames drms.
This was filmed by the local TV company aptly called "On The Jazz Trail" the
year is
1993 so click on the picture or title to activate
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