For all my stance on using non-swing music, and on what I think of electro-swing, I am curious about some of the interesting overlaps and experiments with old and new…
Swing and Blues Corner Posts
I often say that music can make or break a swing dance event. Sound quality can do the same. We play a lot of old recordings, and the sound quality…
Welcome to one of the much debated topics in today’s Lindy communities – what should we play for Lindy? Or, for that matter, for swing dancing in general? Swing? Or…
You never quite know where something’s going to lead you. I fired up Spotify the other day, and it prompted me to look at someone’s blues playlist (to my shame,…
I was glancing at a couple of Glenn Miller greatest hits albums, and found them notable by something they were lacking. I mean – all of the Glenn Miller best…
We’ve just come back from a great weekend at Hullzapoppin’ (extra qudos for such a wonderful event name!), and apart from the high point of making it through most of…
I had to get this one off my chest sooner or later. We recently went to see the Chris Dean’s Syd Laurence Orchestra. Side note – I am not linking…
I’ve wanted to write this post for a long time now – since I before began this blog, to tell the truth. Troubled is my all-time favourite swing track, and…