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The Lemon Street Café Band (accordion, classical guitar & mandolin) are available for hire in the East Anglian region (i.e. Hertfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and Cambs.). For information (incl. fees) on how to hire or book musicians please click here.

(Left) Cambridgeshire - Sept 2009, wedding reception
(Right) Cambridgeshire - Aug 2010, outdoor wedding anniversary lunch

Further Testimonials

...thank you for your incredible band performance on Friday. The guests and ourselves enjoyed your wonderful collection of tunes and of course our selected few... I will indeed recommend you to our friends for any future
weddings!! - Aug 2010, Cambridgeshire, Helen and Matt (bride and groom), wedding ceremony & reception

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Performance Profiles

All the members of the Lemon Street Café Band also perform with other musicians and/or solo, in the East Anglia region:

Accordionist, Dawn Loombe plays with the Suffolk based accordion group Mellow Bellows, the Norfolk based instrumental band Hoofbeat and the Cambridgeshire based Redhouse Radio.

Hertfordshire, classical guitarist, Tony Vasse has regularly played solo classical guitar at 'CB2', the Cambridge bistro and café, as well at folk clubs in Hertfordshire and south Cambridgeshire.

Acoustic steel string guitarist, mandolin and mandola player Peter Sawski plays in the Cambridge based instrumental folk duo ffretwork and improvisational acoustic guitar duo Pavillionaires.

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Gig History

Jan - Oct 2010
Oct 2010, Ipswich Suffolk - golden wedding party (3 musicians - German theme)
Sept 2010, Lavenham, Suffolk - outdoor garden wedding lunch, (3 musicians - French theme)
Sept 2010, Croxley, Hertfordshire - 60th Birthday garden party (3 musicians)
Aug 2010, Meldreth, Cambs - outdoor ruby wedding anniversary party (3 musicians - French theme)
Aug 2010, Colne, Cambs - Green Man Spanish night, (classical guitarist /mandolin)
Aug 2010, Melbourn, Cambs - wedding ceremony / reception (solo accordionist, solo guitarist plus trio)
July 2010, Town Hall, Cambridge - architects meeting, (pavillionaires)*
July 2010, Cambridge - charity staff function (solo accordion)
June 2010, Ashton Hertfordshire - wedding anniversary, (solo accordionist)
June 2010, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire - wedding lunch, (2 musicians)
June 2010, Cambridge - river boat party, (solo accordionist)
May 2010, Dove Street Inn, Suffolk - beer festival, (Mellow Bellows)*
May 2010, Norfolk & Suffolk village tour - festival, (Hoofbeat)*
Apr 2010, St Neots, Cambridgeshire - wedding reception, (2 musicians)
Apr 2010, Great Wilbraham Hall Barn, Cambridgeshire - wedding reception (ffretwork)*
Apr 2010, St Neots, Cambridgeshire - wedding reception, (2 musicians)
Feb 2010, Brandeston, Suffolk - 70th birthday party (solo accordionist - French theme)
Jan 2010, Downing College, Cambridge - 40th party / dinner, (2 musicians)

Oct 2009 (up to March 2010)
CB2 Internet Café, Cambridge, weekly alternating - solo classical guitarist / classical guitar, mandolin & oboe

May - Sept 2009
Sept 2009, Bourne, Cambridgeshire - wedding reception, (3 musicians)
Sept 2009, Drinkstone, Suffolk - family party / dinner, (3 musicians)
Sept 2009, Ickelton, Cambridgeshire - wedding reception, (classical guitarist /mandolin)
Sept 2009, Chigwell, Hertfordshire - wedding & reception (solo accordionist - Italian theme)
Aug 2009, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire - outdoor family dinner party, (3 musicians)
July 2009, Queen's College, Cambridge - wedding reception (ffretwork)*
July 2009, Long Stratton, Norfolk - outdoor wedding anniversary party, (3 musicians - French theme)
June 2009, Stoke Goldington, Buckinghamshire - retirement party, (3 musicians - French theme)
June 2009, Burwell, Cambridgeshire - 40th birthday party (solo accordionist & solo classical guitarist)
June2009, Shambrooke, Bedfordshire - wedding reception, (classical guitarist /mandolin)
May 2009, Sto Cum Quy, Cambridgeshire - wedding reception, (3 musicians)
May 2009, Chesterton, Cambridge - 'Story Tellers' festival, (classical guitarist /mandolin)
Apr 2009, Westminster College, Cambridge - charity, annual meeting, (ffretwork)*

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Sept 2008 until Apr 2009
CB2 Internet Café, Cambridge, biweekly - classical guitarist, mandolin & oboe

May - Sept 2008
Aug 2008, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire - wedding party, (classical guitarist /mandolin)
Apr 2008, Westminster College, Cambridge - charity, annual meeting (frettwork)*

Sept 2007 until June 2008
CB2 Internet Café, Cambridge, biweekly - classical guitarist, two mandolins & oboe

Apr - Dec 2007
Dec 2007, Shelford, Cambridgeshire - retirement home, New Years Eve party, (classical guitarist /mandolin)
Aug 2007, Magdalene College, Cambridge - play therapist's conference, (classical guitarist /mandolin)
Aug 2007, Hughes Hall, Cambridge University premises - funeral / commemoration, (3 musicians)
June 2007, Shelford, Cambridgeshire - outdoor birthday party, (classical guitarist /mandolin)
May 2007, Westminster College, Cambridge - charity, annual meeting (ffretwork)*
Apr 2007, Mildenhall Air Base, Norfolk - party /dinner, (classical guitarist /mandolin)

Sept 2006 until July 2007
Sino-Tap, pub restaurant, Cambridge, weekly - classical guitarist, mandolin, flute, oboe & two accordionists

Feb - Dec 2006
Dec 2006, 'Kettles Yard' arts centre, Cambridge - music concert, (3 musicians)
July 2006, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire - village festival, (4 musicians)
July 2006, Sorrento Hotel, Cambridge - wedding reception, (2 musicians)
Apr 2006, 'Kettles Yard' arts centre Cambridge - music concert, (3 musicians)
Mar 2006. Sorrento Hotel, Cambridge - Mother's Day dinner, (3 musicians)
Feb 2006, Histon, Cambridgeshire - 'Moonlight Mandolins' music concert, (4 musicians)

Sept 2005 until July 2006
Sino Tap, pub restaurant, Cambridge, weekly - classical guitarist, mandolin & accordionist

Aug - Sept 2006
Sept 2005, Bottisham, Cambridgeshire - retirement home, music concert, (3 musicians)
Aug 2005, Ruskin University, Cambridge - community fun day, (3 musicians)

*ffretwork - an instrumental folk duo in which Peter Sawski plays mandolin, mandola and steel string guitar
*Mellow Bellows - a Suffolk based accordion group in which Dawn Loombe plays.
*Hoofbeat - a Norfolk based group of musicians that accordionist Dawn Loombe plays with.

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More Testimonials

I just want to say a very Big Thank You for making my 60th birthday celebration so wonderful. You are such brilliant musicians and your music created a very special atmosphere, ideal for an outside setting. Everyone loved the music and wanted to know where I found you. Thank you too for your pre-party organisation...
- Sept 2010, Hertfordshire, Janet (organiser), Outdoor Birthday barbecue party

We so thoroughly enjoyed the music and your interpretation of it. When I say "We" I of course mean all the guests as everyone has paid so many compliments about your performance, we were certainly lucky to choose The Lemon Street Cafe Trio to play for us... our German group said they thought they were on holiday back "home"... - Oct 2010, Suffolk, Ingrid (organiser), Golden wedding anniversary party

Thank you very much for playing for our party. Your music was just what we wanted and we have had lots of nice comments, especially about Dawn wandering around the lawn among the guests playing. It all gave a lovely relaxed atmosphere. - June 2009, Norfolk, Clare (organiser), outdoor anniversary party

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