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It's nearly Christmas, so take a break from your shopping and come and see Loose Change brighten up your evening with a bit of festive cheer and dancing.

We'll be playing at the Whitstable Brewery Bar on Saturday 17th December, which always promises to be an enjoyable evening. Then, we're playing at the Sun Inn, Bredgar on Friday 23rd December, one of our favourite local venues.

See you there!

Loose Change are sorry to have to announce that Peter Day, our longstanding male vocalist and frontman is retiring to settle down to married and family life. Peter has been fronting the band for ten years, and we'll miss his contributions very much.

Peter will be still fronting gigs for the short term while we reorganise the band. If you're a talented singer and have always wanted a chance to front an international touring band, why not drop us a line?.

It's been a few weeks now since Loose Change's annual trip to the Kinsale Jazz Festival, and as ever we had a great time playing to everyone. We're pleased to announce that all the venue organisers are happy to book us again for 2012, so we hope to see you all there!

Thanks to Serena for giving up her free time to photograph and video the band. If you were there, why not check out our Facebook page and see if you're on our selection of photos.

In the meantime, coming up in December we are happy to be playing the Whitstable Brewery Bar on the 17th, which is always a favourite venue for us. If you missed us over the summer, come down and bring your dancing shoes!

Just in time for Ireland!

Last week Andy took delivery of his latest “baby”.

Hand made by Overwater Basses in Carlisle this superb bass has put a smile back on his face, and we all know that takes some doing!

“I ordered it a couple of months ago. The problem was that up to that point I had 13 basses. Being a tad superstitious, the only way around the huge risk of bad luck was to acquire number 14. Someone stupidly suggested that I sell one instead but that seemed a ridiculous idea to me! I have always admired the amazing finish and workmanship that goes into these superb instruments and I decided to take the plunge and invest. The result is a great sounding active 5 string bass which is equally capable of producing the good old Jazz Bass sound. Money well spent, I reckon.”

Check out the picture to see Overwater boss Chris May (left) and employee Martin Lee saying goodbye to Andy’s new toy the evening they despatched it from the North.

Meanwhile, Ritchie has upgraded to a Nord Stage 2 SW73 as his principal top tier keyboard. Released earlier this year, the Nord Stage 2 family of instruments has been critically acclaimed as one of the best "all in one" keyboards, featuring emulations of Hammond A-100, Vox Continental and Farfisa Combo Compact organs, Steinway, Bosendorfer and Yamaha grand pianos, Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer electic pianos, Hohner D6 Clavinet, Mellotron MkII and M400 and a modelling analogue synth - in short, a bit of everything! Come along and have a listen!

Loose Change will be playing for the first time at The Spitfire in West Malling on 8th October. The next afternoon, we will be performing as part of the Red Hot Wedding Fair in Ditton. Both events are free entry.

Why not come along and experience some great entertainment and dance away to some of your favourite tunes?

Loose Change are happy to announce John Clark as the band's new drummer. John has been drumming to audiences since the age of 10, and has performed in numerous musical theatre productions.

John joins the band for the August Bank Holiday Tour We'll be playing at the Red Lion, Charing Heath on Friday, The Sun in Bredgar on Sunday, and the Beauty Of Bath on Monday. Come down and have a great time!

Loose Change is now on Facebook. The address is www.facebook.com/loosechangeband. Don't forget to tell your friends!

Loose Change are Kent's top touring function band. With a repertoire of over 150 songs, a complete sound and light show, and a group of highly experienced musicians calling for a variety of styles, we are guaranteed to make your wedding, party or function an unforgettable experience!

Check out some of our audio and video performances, or come along to one of our public gigs to see what the whole experience is about. See you there!