Next show - Ringwood Meeting House Friday 20th April 2018  - see gigs page for ticket details.

CHAPLINS MONTHLY SUNDAY GIGS. We played our last gig in the upstairs bar on 18th February. Watch this space for details of future gigs at Chaplins downstairs in the Cellar Bar. 

Our 14 track debut album is now available at our gigs or by mail order !! If you would like to purchase a copy to be sent to you by Royal Mail, please contact us via our messaging service(CONTACT US in header menu) for details. Albums are £10 plus pp . 

Track listing:

1. Gottingen

2. Liquid Lunch

3.She(Tous les visages de l'amour)

4.Girls Don't Cry For Louie

5.Temptation

6.May I ?

7. Milord

8. What Has The English ?

9.Your Heart Is As Black As Night

10.Amsterdam

11. Night and Day (Nuit et Jour) LIVE 

12.Darling,  Je Vois Aime Beaucoup

13. In These Shoes ? LIVE 

14. Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien

Bethany Jameson :vocals/arrangements.

Simon Newton: Guitar/electric bass/uke/2nd vocal/arrangements.

Janet Beale: Accordion/flute/tenor sax.

Ian Ellis: tenor sax/clarinet.

Nick Dyer: double bass.

Engineer: Gordon Clark

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Welcome to our website ! We are a Dorset and Hampshire based band formed in April 2013 which plays  an eclectic mix of french themed music.

MUSIQUE à TROIS  features Bethany Jameson (vocals) and  Simon Newton (guitar,bass and backing vocals) ; Ian Ellis (tenor sax and clarinet ); Nick Dyer (double bass) .  

Guest Players

Sarah Bolter (Tenor  and alto sax ,clarinet ); Paul Stiles ( Tenor,alto and soprano sax, clarinet and flute) ,  Ben Taylor  and Joe Limburn (Double Bass) ; Tobie Muir (Tenor and soprano sax ) 

 If you would like to be included in our mailing list please email simonnewton22@aol.com

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About Musique a Trois ............

In spite of the name, we are a 4 (and sometimes 5) piece band, playing up to 8 instruments between us.  We are known for our special cocktail of French ‘chansons’ old and modern - from Piaf to Pink Martini – Django style Gypsy Jazz, traditional Swing, Jazz and Latin in French and English, and rarely performed favourites from artists as wide ranging as Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Caro Emerald, Robert Plant, Leonard Cohen …. All specially arranged for us by Simon Newton, including his superb arrangement of Dave Brubeck’s Take 5, with vocals, in English and French, and Beth’s own award winning song ‘Just Her Younger Man! '

 We bring an evening of great musicianship plus audience engagement; clean and classy cabaret-style fun, or something with a little sauce, depending on the venue and audience.  We create  shows that are perfect for intimate theatres and cabaret venues, where the audience are treated to both the accomplished on-stage performance of the songs and back-stage shenanigans of the quartet, as they put the show together and try to manage the glamorous but irrepressible Madame J.

We also do performances suitable for festivals, pubs, clubs, bistros, restaurants and private functions, where the focus is just on the music, or includes the cabaret comedy and glitz, depending on the event.  Bethany Jameson our Anglo-Belgian star and front lady is a powerful singer and terrific entertainer in any language (she also sings in Italian, Spanish and Russian!)

Many of our customers and venues create a French themed evening of food and wine, and even invite audiences to dress up as ‘Cabaret’ as they dare.  We can organise a wine tasting evening and include the notorious Absinthe, known as ‘La Fée Verte’. (The Green Fairy).  Book well ahead if you would like us for Bastille Day!

We are well organised and professional, and will ensure you and your friends, family, audience or customers have a truly fabulous and unforgettable evening.

Our set list includes songs/chansons made famous by Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel  and Django Reinhardt as well as some contemporary and original tunes in the swing style.  You can see us performing songs marked with an * on our AUDIO AND VISUAL page, plus a short compilation show reel including some of the other tunes from our set which are included in our cabaret show. 

• Johnny tun’es pas un ange   *
• Liquid Lunch *
• Dance Me To The End Of Love
• Ne Me Quitte Pas
• In These Shoes 
• Nuages
• Minor Swing 
• J’attendrai *
• La Foule 
• Undecided 
• Autumn Leaves 
• Amsterdam 
• La Vie en Rose 
• Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler 
• She
• Milord

• Take 5 *
• Temptation
• Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us
• Original  compositions by Bethany Jameson and Simon Newton , including Just Her Younger Man *