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in addition to his work as a composer, arranger and conductor. Hutchinson has played with Pagoda
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Belshazzar's Dance Band (Sartin, Hutchinson plus Mark Powell) and, briefly, Bazza's Dog, an amalgamation of Belshazzar's Feast, Hoover the Dog and Mark Powell.
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in 1998, albeit displaying the same irreverent twist that distinguished them from the social dance norm. They toured
America and Belgium during this time, mostly playing for social dances.
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