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We are rescheduling our 3rd of July Gig date to another that will not Blatt! with a World Cup event. So sorry to all but we hope to see you on the new scheduled date!

On Saturday 3rd July the band play a debut ‘Farmhouse Rocks’ gig at the fabulous Cape Farmhouse Restaurant just outside Scarborough at the bottom of Red Hill

This gig promises to be a great opportunity for our Southern Suburbs friends to come and see the band in our own backyard. Apparently the venue is geared for winter elements and nothing gets in the way of the jol. Gates to these outdoor concerts showcasing South African musicians open at 13:30 and the shows start at 15:30. There is a cash bar and food on sale. R50 gets you in or if you can prove you’re a student, you’re in for R40. Sweet indeed!

SO BEAT THE CHILL AND COME AND WARM UP WITH LANCASTER BAND AND FRIENDS …

Due to circumstances we have absolutely no idea about we anounce that the winelands gig on the 20th has been cancleled until further notice. Sad but true …. more to follow!

The Lanc’s team up with Brothers Streep and Captain Stu in an open air mini sundowner festival on a stage overlooking the magnificent vineyard surrounded lawns of the Eaglevlei Winery and Restaurant. R80.00 will get you in and set you off with a complimentary glass of the estate wine. The excellent restaurant will provide picnic choices for sale,  but you may bring your own if you wish. Festivities commence from 18h00 with the Brothers Streep Band laying down their richly comedic music style. Captain Stu will follow this with a fat romping set that always gets straight to the dancing shoes - accompanied no doubt by a majestic sunset. The Lanc’s will wrap up the evening with the tightest set of the complete song book and a few surprises. Find details and map here. We look forward to sipping some chilled whites and smooth reds with you on Saturday 20th March.

LB are preparing an open air sundowner gig with Brothers Streep and Capt Stu at the splendid Eaglesvlei wine farm and restaurant. Details to follow, but be sure to keep the 20th of March clear - you wont want to miss this line up in such a magical setting.

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Greetings all and warm wishes from the Lanc’s. We are all looking forward to a more active year starting with a Winelands concert in March with some special friends and expanding into the North with gigs lined up at some hot music venues that cook up there. Details will follow soon. The plans for expanding our rehearsal venue at Garth and Maxie’s Vita Nova into a fully fledged contemporary recording space are on track and dimension audits have been taken to commence preparations.

To celebrate the true wonder of music and how it has the ability to just keep on going, here are some snaps of  future Lanc’s … Robin’s daughter Hope who had earlier layed the Guitar track and Harry’s grand daughter Francis Ella who having layed down some syth riffs is seen here recording the vocal for her own composition … ‘My Cat’.

L-R Hope Lancaster and Francis Ella Lancaster in studio.

Once again Gary’s girls Abigail and Julia were amongst the very top music students in their respective grades. Julia in fact achieved the highest marks in the Western Cape.

L-R Julia and Abigail Munroe - piano maestro's both

Add to this mix Garth’s young man Kyle who is studying and mastering the drums, Brett’s young Tyler Fox,  who has no option but to be a part of music, and not to mention now veterans, Brett and Dylan, the future looks bright for Lancster Band to just keep on going … and going … and in such good hands.

We are looking forward to seeing all our freinds at our gigS this year.

LB wish all friends a successful and musically prosperous 2010.

2009 is closing on to it’s end. The Lanc’s have had a great year and look to wind down now for the year end. A few cameo performances at Maxie’s 50th and Cedar House School will wrap up November. A final bash is in the pipeline for December and details will be posted here shortly. See you soon if not before then at our 2010 gigs.

Great news for the New Year is the plan to complete LB’s very own recording facility at Vita Nova where Lancaster Band and all of it’s side projects can explore music and creativity to greater ends. Stand by for some exceptional out put early to mid year. Some original projects including new Lanc material, a Prog/Metal experimental and various members side projects are under way to be unleashed in 2010. The resident audio-nut Brett is going to be working hard once this is finaly up and running.

Love and fond wishes from all of us …

Energetic Woodwind-man Gary AKA Saxy G (20th) and Lead Guitar maestro Garth (17th) both celerbrate birthdays in October … best wishes and keep on doing the business boy’s!!!!