Portsmouth Music Scene


The Portsmouth Music Scene

The Sunshine Inn, Farlington

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9-5-1935

The Sunshine Inn was opened on May 9th 1935. Free beer, cigarettes and snacks were served to the public during the evening.
Over many years, the function room here has seen and heard many music styles but only a few dates have been noted.

1957

October 21st Modern Jazz at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
November 11th The Mike Treend Group play modern jazz at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington, every Monday.

1958

January 6th Don Rendell top tenor sax man at the Sunshine Inn for the Farlington Modern Jazz Club He is a member of the Ted Heath Orchestra and toured the UK with Stan Kenton in 1956.
February 3rd Tubby Hayes play at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
February 24th Harry Klein, baritone from the Stan Kenton Band, plays at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
March 17th Tommy Whittle play at the Sunshine Inn Farlington backed by George Austin guitar, Chiz Bishop piano, Ray Lott bass, Alan Greer drums. Also playing was the Mike Treend trio with Sammy Seall bass, Mike Kaye drums.
March 27th At the Sunshine Inn, the resident musicians now to be known as the Sunshine Jazzmen, personnel is Red Cresdee clarinet, Chiz Bishop piano and Mike Kay drums with Bill Burkett trumpet, Ray Lott bass and a trombonist standing in for Puttman, Seall and Wheeler who will be at Lee Tower.
May 8th Nat Gonella plays at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
May 9th Farlington Tradtional Jazz Club closed for the summer on a high not and it was played by the almost legendary trumpet idol of the 1930's, Nat Gonella, accompanied by the Sunshine Jazz men.
August 25th Ronnie Scott plays at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
September 15th Laurie Monk plays at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
September 29th Ronnie Ross (baritone sax) plays at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
October 6th The Mike Treend Quartet play at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
October 13th The Mike Treend Quartet play at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
November 10th Ronnie Ross and the Mike Treend Quartet play at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
December 1st The Mike Treend Quartet play at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
December 11th Clarinetist Sandy Brown plays at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.
December 22nd Clarinetist Vic Ash plays with the Mike Treend Quartet at the Sunshine Inn, Farlington.

1959

January 19th Don Rendell plays at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
January 26th The Austin Treend Quartet play at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
February 9th Bill Le sage, Kenny Harrison and Denny Nash play at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
February 12th The Sunshine Jazzmen play at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
March 23rd Tubby Hayes joins the Austin Treend Quartet at the Sunshine inn, Farlington.
April 27th Ronnie Ross and the Austin Treend Quartet play at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
May 25th Kathy Stobart plays at the Sunshine Inn Farlington.
June 1st Bill le Sage plays at the White Hart Kingston Cross, The new venue for the Sunshine Inn jazz club.

1969 January 9th Good Time Jazz Band (every thursday)

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The Sunshine Inn as it is today

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