We never question the political allegiances of our band members - the arguments arising would almost rival weekly debates over musical interpretation (no - its not me who is playing too loudly...........)

However when Alison, Abbi, and Debbie - the talented group from our sax section who additionally look exceedingly well in the little black dress (can't say that for the rest of the section - no hard feelings Phil, Bob, Richard) turned out to play in an all female small group gig as personal guests of the local Liberal MP John Hemming at the recent Birmingham Liberal Party Conference one must ask - is this the new way into the world of politics?  Helen and Kate - who have regularly played with the JDBB - made up this sophisticated front line in the relaxed post conference surroundings.

Presumably the girls have enough politics in their regular day jobs without adding the giddy whirl of local political media moguls to their portfolio but..........

You can catch some extracts of their gig on You Tube -  better still why not see the real thing at our next gig Friday 25 November 2011 Moat House Inn