Left to Right - Willy Entwistle, Phil Lucas, Chris Howse and Colin Turner
Thursday March 07, 2024
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Following a lack of bookings for over a year, Chris Howse has taken the
decision to disband the Harmony Hounds.
The Harmony Hounds
Left to Right - Willy Entwistle, Phil Lucas, Chris Howse and Colin Turner
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The Harmony Hounds were formed on St Cecilia’s Day(the patron saint of music) in 1987 by Chris Howse and Colin Turner with the intention of playing some of the less well known material from the 1920’s, with an emphasis on reinstating the “vocal refrain” Over the intervening years they have travelled the length and breadth of the UK playing at private events, promotions and jazz clubs and festivals. The band consists of: Chris Howse- guitar, banjo and vocals, Colin Turner- bass saxophone, Willy Entwistle- reeds and violin, Phil Lucas- trumpet and vocals. The Harmony Hounds, who were always a popular band at the Keswick Jazz Festival, are a band of first rate musicians producing a sound which can best be described as a miniature version of the Pasadena Roof Orchestra. The Hounds are a polished and highly entertaining four-piece band who play jazz and dance music as it would have been heard in the hotel, dance halls and clubs of 1920's America. Their music draws on the repertoire of Jimmy Noone, Clarence Williams, Bessie Smith and even Bing Crosby among many others, with vocals to the fore.
Band Contact - Chris Howse
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