Swing Bands
- 23 January 2013 21:13211711Does anyone know of a good local Swing Band that covers (Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie etc) big band sounds.
- 23 January 2013 21:17211713http://www.railwayswingband.co.uk/ they are supposed to be very good.Audere est facere.
- 23 January 2013 22:13211719You may have hit the nail on the head there Martin. I've had a look and seen nothing that touches the band you recommend in terms of size and repertoire.Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
- 23 January 2013 23:02211723Another good one is Bevely Big Band..... http://beverleybigband.co.uk/
- 23 January 2013 23:03211724Sorry ~ Beverley!
- 24 January 2013 07:15211743I would endorse the Railway Swing Band as we had them for a Hellfire Corner dance one year and they are very good.
It was unfortunate for them that in the previous years we had the Jeff Short Big Band, playing in true Glen Miller style USAAF uniforms and they were a very hard act to follow being one of the top such bands in the country. We had to bring them down from Essex and they were very, very expensive, hence the change.
As far as local bands are concerned though the RSB are top notch. - 24 January 2013 09:37211752Thank you for your replies to my post
- 27 January 2013 16:55212326I did get in contact with the Railway Band but they dont do dances, Beverley Band can do and available
Many Thanks