Gypsy Swing at the Red Lion in Newquay

Hannah Sterry playing jazz flute with Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band at The Red Lion Newquay in Cornwall.

September 8, 2013April 24, 2014 | Hannah Sterry

Recently, I was lucky enough to perform with half of Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band at the Red Lion in Newquay and thought I’d share my favourite moments from the evening with you, so here goes…

5 favourite moments from The Red Lion gig:

Performing music with some wonderful people and smiling through every minute!
Howard Kahn‘s (bassist) brief moment of crazy dancing to club music in the interval. I’m sure he’ll demonstrate if you ask him *very* nicely. 😛
Hearing Dave Jones‘ amazing guitar skills!
Becky Brine‘s nacho cheese jokes and very realistic Donald Duck impression!
The girl with super-long dreadlocks and her friend’s really enthusiastic dancing. ‘Twas brillig!

There were a few things that surprised me, although they were mainly to do with the lack of Anchorman jazz flute and Jethro Tull mentions.

If you’d like to listen to more gypsy swing or download one of Hamer & Isaacs live albums, here’s the link along with some photos from the gig:

Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band and special guests at The Red Lion Newquay in Cornwall.

Becky Brine fronting the band with her amazing vocals! Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band and special guests at The Red Lion Newquay in Cornwall.

Howard Kahn performing on electric upright bass with Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band at The Red Lion Newquay in Cornwall.

Mel Brindle on violin with Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band and special guests at The Red Lion Newquay in Cornwall.

Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band and special guests at The Red Lion Newquay in Cornwall.

Julian Isaacs performing with Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band and special guests at The Red Lion Newquay in Cornwall.

Dave Jones performing lead guitar with Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band at The Red Lion Newquay in Cornwall.

Hannah Sterry playing jazz flute with Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band at The Red Lion Newquay in Cornwall.

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Sterry Cartoons

August 31, 2013March 11, 2019 | Hannah Sterry

Sterry Cartoons began with a simple interest in illustration and comedy. The comic has received a great deal of interest online, partially due to the viral success of “Musical Compliments” (a cartoon featuring a joke about naturals and sharps), which has been shared by over 20,000 people worldwide.

Inspire us to create more amusing cartoons and help share the smiles (and groans) by supporting us with your thumbs on Facebook / Google+ / Twitter / Tumblr.

Musical Cartoon Gifts

Here are just a few of the products I’ve made so far. They’d probably make great gifts for your musician friends and music teachers, or (if you’re anything like me) you might just want to treat yourself because it makes you giggle. There are all sorts of products to choose from on my Zazzle and Redbubble shops.

About Sterry Cartoons

Sterry Cartoons is a webcomic featuring educational music jokes and animal-related humour. The comic has received a great deal of interest online, partially due to the viral success of Musical Compliments (a cartoon featuring a joke about naturals and sharps), which has been shared by over 20,000 people worldwide.

Find Sterry Cartoons on: Facebook | Google+ | Twitter | Tumblr

Sterry Cartoons Mosaic

Logo created for Hamer & Isaacs Gypsy Swing Band. Designed by Hannah Sterry.

Musical Compliments

Rabbit Pi by Hannah Sterry (Sterry Cartoons)

The Eye Phone iphone by Hannah Sterry Cartoons.

The iphone! Requested by Peter Foreman.

“It’s PC gone mad, I tell you!” by Sterry Cartoons. Cartoon requested by Bilgeboy Bob.

Mum, is that ewe?

Don’t Eat The Kiwis

Vanity: Cartoon cactus shaving with razor.

Vanity is about as sensible as shaving a cactus.

Catastrophe

The Snail Clef - Living with music... Cartoon by Hannah Sterry.

Living with music… by Hannah Sterry

Crotchety

Hippocritical

Opposites Attract

Someone Like You

Beeline

Rests…

Hamer and Isaacs Logo Design

August 30, 2013March 11, 2019 | Hannah Sterry

My latest artwork hasn’t had anything to do with Sterry Cartoons. Most recently I’ve been designing this logo for Hamer & Isaacs gypsy swing band. The band have had a number of successes in the South West and London, with performances at Rick Stein’s Seafood Restaurant in Padstow and upcoming performance at The Royal Albert Hall on March 8th (see their shows page for more information).

Don’t let me carry on though – see for yourselves! Here’s a video from one of their performances at Plymouth Jazz Club!

Hamer & Isaacs play volcanic, swinging gypsy jazz. Whilst portraying the influence of Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club of France, the unique addition of Rosie Corlett’s soaring, flaming vocals is guaranteed to turn the thermostat up a notch.

Let me know what you think, and if you like the music, feel free to head over to the Hamer & Isaacs website for more!

**EDIT**

As of 2015, Hamer & Isaacs has morphed in to two separate groups:

Hot Club of Stonehouse
Hamer and Co.

Both groups can still be found playing in venues around the South West.

Don’t Eat The Kiwis!

Image | August 29, 2013March 11, 2019 | Hannah Sterry

Another cartoon that I’ve been wanting to release for a while!

Available on t-shirts over here: Don’t Eat The Kiwis T-Shirts

Sharks love to sing

August 28, 2013March 11, 2019 | Hannah Sterry

Sharks may have become my favourite thing to draw.

They have such a bad reputation, but all they really want to do is eat fish and turtles and get on in life. My remedy to this is to draw them doing silly things because – as we learnt from Defense Against the Dark Arts in Harry Potter – if you turn something that scares you (Boggart or Shark) in to something that makes you laugh, somehow it stops being scary.

You may see more shark comics appearing soon, because I love drawing them doing ridiculous things.

This design is available on t-shirts, mugs, cushions, bags and lots of other things from the Sterry Cartoons Shop on Redbubble.

Download “Soundtracks and Silhouettes” Free

Soundtracks & Silhouettes Artwork. Flute and harp music by Hannah Sterry.

August 27, 2013March 11, 2019 | Hannah Sterry

Hello!

I’ve decided to release a few flute pieces (and a short harp cover) on bandcamp! You can download them all for free or, if you really like them, can name your price! Just click below to have a listen and download!

Let me know what you think in the comments! 🙂

Music Cartoon: The Snail Clef

August 26, 2013March 11, 2019 | Hannah Sterry

The Snail Clef – A new cartoon by Hannah Sterry.

Mugs and cards available here: Zazzle UK, Zazzle US.

Silly misunderstanding of the week:

“Yesterday I was asked to watch the chickens, so I wandered outside. Apparently the one I was meant to watch was already in the oven.”

We have a few broody hens and an escape artist cockerel, so it didn’t seem like a particularly strange request at the time. They probably wouldn’t escape so much if we clipped their wings but that generally only happens shortly after they’ve escaped, eaten all of the seedlings and terrorised the cats.

The chicken in the oven came out with a nice tan! 😛

Hope you like the cartoon! If you’d like to see more, visit Sterry Cartoons facebook page!

Music Cartoon: Aimez-vous l’accent?

Aimez-vous l'accent? - French music cartoon gif by Hannah Sterry

August 25, 2013March 11, 2019 | Hannah Sterry

Earlier today, I found out that one of my cartoons has been shared on facebook over 1000 times, and I’m amused at the thought of that many people seeing it and laughing/groaning simultaneously (I am easily amused), so I’ve decided to make some more.

Today I give you… an animated french music cartoon gif:

Sterry Cartoons has a facebook page now too (as well as nice new shop on zazzle), so if you’d like to see what I create next, feel free to hit the like button and stalk the creativity! 😛

More silly music cartoons: