[Dixielandjazz] More Female OKOM Musicians

[Judy Eames]

>> These are exceptions that prove the rule.  Now would someone please  list
>> all the men playing OKUM.  Do you get the point yet?????
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>> Ginny :?)
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> I think we have more "new men" among the UK instrumentalists :-)
I'm sure there still exists a cohort that like to be male only but it's 
declining.

There are many more women playing in the UK than have been listed so 
far.  I'm not going to write  a long boring list of names that'll mean 
nothing to most,  but here are 3 (forgive me if I missed seeing them in 
a prevous post)  At a gig last night, Rachel Hayward was on gtr and bjo 
and Debbie Arthurs on drums..... Rachel has played with well known 
people; notably Sammy Rimmington, and directs Bude Jazz Festival.  
Debbie is a fine vintage drummer and singer. Another name to be reckoned 
with is Amy Roberts; aged about 22 she's a classy  reed player who now 
runs her own band in which the veterans are happy to be included .

Of course, life IS unfair, until males can have a mammary transplant 
it's women who get left holding the baby. When there's  a musical 
partnership it tends to be the woman who drops out for a few years and 
then finds it hard to regain a foothold.

Women also have to cope with myths,  there seems to be an assumption  
that we don't like working together. Just not true.

Jude