JAMB

The musicians forming JAMB have appeared a number of times and in a number of combinations at Chippenham, including the bands ‘Alterations’ and ‘Momentum’.

JAMB is Jane Harrison on fiddle, Ali Messer on accordion, Meg Winters, who plays guitar but is also well-known for running the fabulous Alcester Contra Dances plus Bill Keys on whistle and bones. Bill is also one of Chippenham’s best-loved sound engineers. They bring their own shared love of dancing to the rhythm and energy of their music.

JAMB play for a mixture of dance styles including English and Scottish Country, traditional dances and American contra with a strong emphasis on using northern traditional tunes such as those from Northumberland to Shetland. Over the last year Meg has reinvented the tea dance in Alcester, working with various well-known callers together with JAMB playing for lovely mixed programmes of dances https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570345111506

JAM (without Bill) have also been playing for the Social Country Dance summer holiday week at Halsway Manor for the last 3 years and running again in 2026 https://www.halswaymanor.org.uk/event/social-country-dancing-2026 For the Halsway week, Jane described her musical background in https://intheoryandinpractice.wordpress.com/2023/05/07/janes-turn-to-tell-a-story/

In previous combinations, including Meg’n’Mor, they are well-known for playing Sidmouth, Whitby and Lichfield Folk Festivals as well as dance weekends such as Drax and Southam.