A well deserved break during January to re-charge our batteries ready for this year.   Judging by the number of bookings we already have in the diary, this year is going to be very busy indeed!

The bookings begin with a Rugby Club Dinner Dance at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall .   This is followed by some winter weddings including Rachel and Andrew's at the Dark Barn Rudford .   What a great night that was!   Such lovely people and a fantastic crowd who danced all night!!   If only the weather had been as lovely as the people!

Dancin' Easy always likes to support charity events such as Children in Need.   Our booking on 9th November was a huge success.   Well done Kristina for organising everything so well!

We played for a 50th Birthday party at The Barn, Cattle Country.   What a fun night that was.   All the guests had to dress up as something or somebody beginning with 'C' as the birthday girl's name was Caroline.   We spent most of the evening marvelling over the imaginative ideas all the guests had - there was even a Craig David in the audience!

As usual, the summer months were filled with weddings and charity bookings plus a few different things thrown in for good measure - the ' Wimpey Homes ' grand opening at the Grange in Winterbourne, Howard Tenans annual summer party at Box and the Star College Leavers Ball.   The Duo and Neil's Jazz Trio were also busy with bookings including the Courtyard in Hereford.

Joanne has decided that the time has come to move on. She has been with us for the last 2 years and has been a great asset to the band. We all wish her well with the final year of her degree course and with whatever else she decides to do. Just one thing Jo, we never did get our bit of "stottie"!

At the same time we welcome Sarah to the band. Sarah brings with her a wealth of experience from singing with numerous local bands and as a session singer in studios all over the country. We are all looking forward to working with her.

Have a look at the new Links page. Here we list services that we are happy to recommend to you from dance teachers to discos. If you have a service that you think would also be of interest, give us a call and we can add you to the page.

We perform at a lot of weddings and often get asked for a special first dance. We enjoy the variety of the songs we are asked to perform, so please keep them coming. However, a large number of Brides and Grooms tell us they were very nervous about their own performance.

We are pleased to be able to recommend Sam Jennings at Beaus and Belles in Cheltenham. Sam is a very experienced dance teacher and choreographer who will work with you to create a special first dance that will amaze your family and friends. Give Sam a call on 01242 582386 or vist the web site www.dances4u.co.uk and remember to tell her we sent you.

Another year comes to a close with a great party night at the Churchdown Community Centre. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and a good night was had by all. New Years Day at the Avon Gorge Hotel was a bit of an unknown quantity and we didn't really know what to expect. The crowd were a little older but enjoyed themselves non the less. There are very few bands around that could play party music one night and waltzes and quicksteps the next, but this is the versatility you get if you book Dancin' Easy.

We have just come to the end of a run of Christmas gigs and what a fantastic time we have had, especially a great run of gigs at the Golden Valley Thistle Hotel. A big thanks goes to Paul and all the staff for making us feel so welcome and putting on some great party nights. The biggest was to a crowd of nearly 500. What a night that was! We are now looking forward to a restful time over Christmas with our families, recharging our batteries, getting ready for the New Year parties.

Can we take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful people we have met though the functions we have played at. We have had some great nights and we hope you have too. We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

We have been working hard on some new songs to add to the ever growing songlist. There is some more Kylie, some Norah Jones, Katie Melua and other dance classics.

We have now run out of the demo CDs we recorded back in January. We are working on a new demo CD and this should be available soon. Give us a call to reserve your copy.

A new revamped version of the Dancin' Easy web site is launched. Web sites evolve and the webmaster has been busy on our behalf re-designing the layout of the site and hopefully making it easier to navigate through. The site includes a new entertainment planner to help prospective clients get a quote from us, a new technical page for anyone who is interested and a new gallery.

Not to be outdone by Neil's recent purchase, Mike has taken the plunge and bought a Yamaha electric drum kit. He is still playing about with it at home but it should be debued soon. Watch this space for a gig report.

Neil has been pacing up and down like an expectant father for the last few weeks pending the delivery of his new baby, a Fender "Marcus Miller" bass. Well it has finally arrived and he is like a kid in a candy store with it. For God's sake Neil, it's only a bass!!.