Sugarfoot Stomp's Winter Wonderland.

Join us this Friday 23rd for a fabulous festive extravaganza where the reception will be anything but frosty! We'll be ripping it up at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath- Birmingham's prime nightspot for happenin' hepcats. 

We have a special surprise which will thaw the heart of even the most hardened Grinch. As always there will be top-notch vintage music and visuals with a yule-tide flavour courtesy of Film Ficciones to get you ready for the 25th.

Remember, Christmas is what we do best!

Sugarfoot Stomp 7 Year Itch Birthday Party.

After a big long rest the ladies are back and this time they mean war! 

It has been seven years since the Sugarfoot Stomp began and your favourite wifies plan to make a big noise about it, come along to the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath, Birmingham and watch the sparks fly in a truly timeless fashion...

...There will be visuals courtesy of Film Ficciones (http://www.filmficciones.co.uk/), music from the 1920s to the 1960s and much much more in store!


The fun 'n' games will commence on Friday 28th October from 8.30 pm and teeter into the wee small hours.

Not to be missed or indeed trifled with.


Down at the Sugarfoot Stomp:
Music and more from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Hare and Hounds, High Street, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7JZ.
0121 444 2081.

Birmingham Zine Festival After Party with the Sugarfoot Stomp

Join us in kicking back after the second year of the Birmingham Zine Festival at the swanky Gin Parlour in Birmingham's Jekyll and Hyde pub. We will have a special showing of visuals from the very talented Film Ficciones and the usual blend of old time tracks to keep your spirits up.
It's only £1.50 on the door and the pub will also be serving up a delicious barbecue beforehand between the hours of 6 pm and 9 pm.


The address is:
The Jekyll and Hyde, 28 Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6BJ.
Telephone number: 0121 236 0345



I would wholeheartedly advise you all to check out the Zine Fair in the daytime at the We Are Birmingham shop in Dale End. Exhibitors will be travelling from the furthest reaches of the UK to sell their self-published zines and comics. Last year's event was bustling, undoubtedly this year will be no different.


Here's a link to the Zine Festival's official website:


http://www.birminghamzinefestival.com/2011-festival/


See you there! 

Mostly Jazz this weekend Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd July.

Swing along to Moseley Park, Birmingham on Friday and Saturday this weekend and catch us in the spoken word tent from 7.30 pm onwards playing  the best vintage audio delights known to all mankind.

This festival is going to be toppers, it goes on from the 1st-3rd July and there are plentiful goodies to be seen and heard all in the comfort of an intimate private park.

Here's the link for more info:

http://mostlyjazz.co.uk/blog/

Should be a sizzler.

The gals.

xxx

Follie Follie Vintage Tea Party and late night shopping at Selfridge's Birmingham this Thursday.

Howdy!


We will be soundtracking your late night shopping experience in Birmingham's world-famous Selfridge's building this coming Thursday 9th June.


You are invited to join Follie Follie at Selfridges for an exclusive Vintage Tea Party from 5-9pm.

Ladies, this is your chance to browse through the collection whilst enjoying a gin cocktail and cupcakes at Vintage Patisserie, while Sugarfoot Stomp entertain you for the evening.

Join the party at Folli Follie on Level 4 Womens Accessories, for more details call the counter on 0121 600 6918.

This is being run in conjunction with Fused Magazine:

http://www.fusedmagazine.com/2011/06/02/join-fused-for-vintage-glamour-with-folli-follie-at-selfridges-9th-june/

We so excited by this that we're planning on getting our hair done in the Custard Factory's vintage hair salon beforehand!

Sugarfoot this Saturday at the SFP 1st Birthday Party ft. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at the Hare & Hounds.

Hey hey hey.

If you are in the Kings Heath, Birmingham area on this set-to-be fine Saturday (Saturday, May 21 8:00pm - 11:00pm) then come along to the Soul Food Project's 1st birthday party at the Hare and Hounds.

We'll be playing in the back bar between 3 pm and 5 pm and it's free!

They also have the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble playing in the evening and if you click on this golden link you can get a third ticket for free if you buy two others- just enter brass2 in the promo box:

http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/hypnotic-brass-ensemble/10015881

Otherwise I hear there's a chance that you can win some free tickets but you can only get those if you come on down!

Here is a link to the Soul Food event on Facebook so you can find out some more:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210325275655743

Oh and they're going to have tasty chomps so combine that with Sugarfoot music and you're blimmin' laughing!

Love Doris and the Sugary Stompers.

xx

Sugarfoot Stomp Hawaiian Summer Party.

The next Stomp will take place when the summer is fully sizzling away. We invite you to board the Boeing SFS to sunnier climes (aka upstairs at the Hare and Hounds- trust us!) and indulge in a taste of the exotic for the evening. We are pleased to be welcoming Lady and Small back into the fold so that they can weave their magic to the room, it's going to go all Tiki!

Grass skirts and tropical shirts are advised...

The Sugarfoot ladies.

xxx

Kings and Queens Ball.

Well the Kings and Queens Ball was a real roaring success. We were thrilled at how many people hotfooted it along despite the weather being lovely outside and the fact that barbecues in gardens existed at the same time. Of course it was well worth it though!

Thanks go out to King Loin and his Courtly Gesture for providing their wandering minstrel-like folk music and Dr Agamemnon When for being such a marvellous host and judge of the king and queens outfit contest.

Thanks also go to Film Ficciones for providing top visuals, Tony for helping with the sound/ set up and Nerys for the flyer design.

Last but not least the cherry on the top of the cake award goes to Lady and Small who made our room look beautiful. These lovely lassies have a wee business decorating events and you can find them here:

http://ladyandsmall.wordpress.com/about/

Here are some pictures from the start of the evening to get an idea of what they did for us:

Lady and Small make their own cakes and bunting as you can see and they have lots of fun working with themes so you can imagine how much of a pleasure it was for us all!

The next Stomp will be on the 10th June. We're off to put our feet up and plan lots of fun things to do for the next one.

A bientot,

The Sugarfoot Ladies.

xxxx

Sugarfoot Stomp Kings and Queens Ball. April 8th, Hare and Hounds, Birmingham.

Join us for a right rollicking ball, the most exciting royal event of the year- I think something else of a similar vein may be happening at the end of April but it slips my mind.

You'll lose your head at our next fun-fuelled frenzy. This time we invite you to come as your favourite king or queen throughout history and if your outfit impresses us then you're in for a prize...
Be imaginative, even if you come as the Lion King you'll be in the running!

We are truly excited to welcome some live medieval music of kings courtesy of Sir Loin and his Courtly Gesture.

All the best vintage songs will carry you along up until and beyond midnight. Kick-off is 8.30 pm and all for £2!

The Sugarfoot ladies,

xx

Sugarfoot Stomp at the Flatpack Festival Birmingham

Hello Stompers,

I'm excited to announce that we have been asked to spin some tracks for the Flatpack (film) Festival on Sunday 27th March after the Mae West spectacle She Done Him Wrong.

You can enjoy Mae's acerbic put-downs and revel at this racy little number from 1933 at The Dirty End in Digbeth, for more information here is the link to the event, be sure to check out more of the festival too, it is the best thing in Birmingham in my humble opinion:

http://www.flatpackfestival.org/event/she-done-him-wrong

We will be playing some top old-timers to start off the festival close-down party. A bawdy knees-up for sure.

Doris x

Designer Vintage Bridal Show

Well well well,

This past weekend was a very grand one for the Sugarfoot ladies, we had a stall at the Designer Vintage Bridal Show at Highbury Hall in Kings Heath.

There was a very good turn out and we met some lovely folk there, it was a very chilled out affair in a beautiful setting which was not ruined by the suddenly cold-turn in the weather. I attempted to take some photos of our stall but my attempts were shockingly bad, many pictures didn't make the final cut but here are the ones that did- I have altered them a little on photoshop in a vain attempt to make them look passable!

Doris x

Making do and mending

This evening I am off to DJ Dorothy's house to compile the exciting packs of postcards together ready to sell this Friday.

I had a highly successful shopping trip at Express Polythene Ltd. in Digbeth, Birmingham today to get the little packs to put them in and then on my way home-wards stopped by Barry's Fabrics to pick up some wonderfully tacky heart patterned fabric which will form the basis of the drunken fumble corner.

All in all a selection of small triumphs have gathered themselves together to make this a satisying afternoon.

Doris x

Welcome to the Sugarfoot Stomp blog

Howdy!

Well what can I say, now you can keep up-to-date with what the stompers are up to as we will be updating you all via the not-so-traditional format of blogging. If I could send a handwritten letter to everyone then I would and would seal it with a loving kiss but that is just not possible in 2011!

Doris
xx