The Big Bear Stompers

The Big Bear Stompers were formed in 1989 and model themselves on the great music of Lu Watters and Turk Murphy as well as drawing from the vast pool of wonderful music of the 1920's.
The band members are Ben Cummings (trumpet) Tony Davis (trumpet) Jim Maihack (trombone) Mike Wills (clarinet and soprano sax) Perry Lock (piano) Dave Moorwood (banjo and vocal) Geoff Hull (sousaphone) Tony Isaacs (washboard) and Judy Eames (vocals).
The CD "The bears are back!" was recorded in 2005 by Peter King at P.E.K. sound in the UK and the band can be contacted for jobs and CD orders by the band's website at www.dave-moorwood.co.uk or www.jazz-at-peksound.co.uk
Titles on the CD are Big bear stomp, Bay City, Coal cart blues, Aggravatin' papa, Someone stole Gabriel's horn, Black bottom stomp, Jazzin' babies blues, Melancholy blues, Thick lip stomp, You ain't the one and Friendless blues.