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22/12/2024

https://youtu.be/xQYguJJAReo
Seasons greetings to one and all!
Wishing you a fun-filled, carefree, cart-wheeling celebration followed by a whole year of good cheer, tears (of joy), much music and laughter.

Merry Christmas 2024 from Simon Mayor & Hilary JamesArtwork - Hilary James https://folksong.co.ukMusic - Simon Mayor https://mandolin.co.uk'God Rest Ye Swing...

05/12/2024

MANDOLINQUENTS - Christmas Special
14th DECEMBER 7:30-10.00pm
Goring Village Hall, High Street, RG8 9AG.
Tickets: https://mandolinquents.com or T. 0118 926 8615
Will include Simon's setting of Shakespeare's Winter (below).
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/d1OK8Fxf-Fs

Setting of Shakespeare's 'Winter' by Simon Mayor & Hilary James. Sung by Hilary James with Simon Mayor (violin, mandolin), David Pether (pipe organ), Ed Quic...

04/12/2024

Hilary James
November 26 at 2:32 PM ·
MANDOLINQUENTS - Christmas Special
14th DECEMBER 7:30-10.00pm
Goring Village Hall, High Street, RG8 9AG.
Tickets: https://mandolinquents.com or T. 0118 926 8615
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/P_CLODOw2as?si=I18RJxt27bm0U2Rz
Mandolinquents - Simon Mayor and Friends - Showreel
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Mandolinquents - Simon Mayor and Friends - Showreel

Simon Mayor & Friends (The Mandolinquents) appear at The GAP Festival, Goring-on-Thames, 7th June 2024, 7.30pm with special guest Gerald Garciahttps://www.th...

04/12/2024

Simon Mayor & Friends (The Mandolinquents) appear at The GAP Festival, Goring-on-Thames, 7th June 2024, 7.30pm with special guest Gerald Garciahttps://www.th...

28/10/2024

Friday 1st November 7.30-10pm
STREATLEY Morrell Room, RG8 9HT
BOOK: onlinemayorandjames.com

WATCH: Youtube.com/

NB: Bar + tea and scrumptious cakes

18/10/2024

https://youtu.be/m9O3iqz0RS4
20 October 2024, Progress Theatre 7.30pm
Tickets: https://bit.ly/409VN2p
We return to this lovely little venue this Sunday.
Here's a video recorded by our good friend Andy Cox the last time we were there.

Ten LIVE clips: songs, tunes, humorous anecdotes The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel arr Mayor)The Buttermere Waltz (Mayor)Zebra Skin Shoe...

04/10/2024

Busy month ahead starting on the 12th October in Exeter at the lovely Cygnet Theatre in Exeter.

21/06/2024

What a beautiful Midsummer's Day! In case you haven't seen this before, here's our animated version of Reading's very own anthem to 'sumer'...

An animation by Hilary James. Music by Simon Mayor and Hilary James from the album 'When Summer Comes Again'. Download album, single and CD all available fro...

10/05/2024

The GAP Festival, Goring - Friday 7th June at 7.30pm https://www.thegapfestival.org/
Simon Mayor and Friends becomes The Mandolinquents
as special guest Gerald Garcia joins on stage for a riot of music and humour! Here's a short video taster...
https://youtu.be/P_CLODOw2as

Simon Mayor & Friends (The Mandolinquents) appear at The GAP Festival, Goring-on-Thames, 7th June 2024, 7.30pm.https://www.thegapfestival.org/events/simon-ma...

11/04/2024

May tour dates - be great to see you along the way.

07/03/2024

Thanks to BBC Radio 3 Breakfast for playing Simon Mayor's recordings of Lord Inchiquin and Carolan's Concerto. And a big 'Thank you' to Graham P and his lovely granddaughter Ivy for the request!

21/02/2024

Simon Mayor & Hilary James
Friday 1st March - Riverhouse Barn Arts, Walton-on-Thames.
Then things start to get busy with Slim Panatella in Streatley and weekend workshops in Sheffield and Somerset See https://Mayorandjames.com for all dates and details.

05/02/2024

My new Mandobass enjoying a rest after three sell-out gigs in Streatley, Newbury and Grayshott.
She'll be back on 2nd March at 7.30pm with...
SLIM PANATELLA and the MELLOW VIRGINIANS
STREATLEY-ON-THAMES Morrell Room
Full details: https://mandolin.co.uk/tour-dates/
She's also practising for her first video next week!