Wedding and function Swing Big Band - Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr, Stirling, Perth and central Scotland

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>>Big Band Showreel
>> Edinburgh Fringe 2010
>>Big Band Dance Nights
>> People's Palace & Wintergardens

Music for Weddings, dinners, festivals & functions
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That Swing Sensation are a group of Scottish musicians, brought together by Glasgow-based saxophonist Jon Ritchie, who play live jazz , big band swing and dance music for weddings, dinners, festivals, functions and charity events all round Scotland.

Able to adapt to most venues, the band prides itself on being able to put together a programme that will be enjoyed by everyone whether their taste lies with big band, swing, ballroom, jive or Rock and Roll.

The band are in the fortunate position to be performing every month at dances, weddings, festivals and functions in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr, Stirling and throughout Scotland in combinations from jazzy duets, through trios, quartets and quintets up to a full 17 piece big band.

Quick Facts about Swing Sensation
• They are one of Scotland's busiest bands with performances from Inverness in the north to the Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders in the south.
• They have now produced the programme for two Guinness World Dance Records
• They developed, co-ordinated and performed the Jazz and Big Band dance music for the Dance Zone at The Glasgow Show.
•They produce the only regular monthly big band dance nights in Glasgow
•They perform seasonal live Swing music for Glasgow and Edinburgh
•In 2010 they heped to raise over £7,000 for charity
But most importantly ...
•They're glad to know that people think they're quite good>>

The music features tunes made famous by the likes of Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, and the Rat Pack as well as more modern arrangements as used by Robbie Williams, Michael Buble and Paul Anka. They have also been known to enjoy a bit of good old Rock and Roll and are more than able to provide suitable music for just about anything from Rumbas, Tangos and Cha Chas to a touch of ABBA:-)

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Members of the Musicians' Union • Full public liability insurance • Equipment tested for electrical safety (PAT)

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Corporate clients have included: Glasgow Life, Historic Scotland, Museums & Galleries Scotland, National Australia Group, Historic Scotland, LES Glasgow City Council
Venues include: People's Palace and Winter Gardens, Glasgow, Kibble Palace, Glasgow, Carnbooth House Hotel, Stirling Rugby Club; Kilconquhar Castle, Elie, Fife; Edinburgh Zoo; College Hall University of St Andrews; Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock; Westerwood Hotel, Cumbernauld; Kinkell Byre, St Andrews; The Tron Theatre, Glasgow; Ballerup Hall , East Kilbride; Alona Hotel, Motherwell; Ingliston Country Club, Bishopton; Roman Camp Hotel, Callander; Piersland House Hotel, Troon; Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow; Mansfield Traquair, Edinburgh; Duntreath Castle Blanefield; Lennoxlove House, Haddington; Orocco Pier, South Queensferry; Crieff Hydro, Crieff; Rothesay Pavilion; Glasgow Royal Concert Hall; Paisley Town Hall, The Byre Theatre, St Andrews.

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Some of the past public appearances by the boys (and girls) of the band...
Check out the Events Page for 2011 events

2010
December: Glasgow Loves Christmas events (2nd, 4th, 9th, 16th, 18th)
November: Merry Multrees Christmas Event Edinburgh
September: Guinness World Record
August: Edinburgh Fringe
August: The Colossal Celebration of the Centuries- Fort George
July: The Glasgow Show
June: Armed Forces Day, Glasgow
June: Remembering Scotland at War, Edinburgh
May: VE-Day Celebrations
April: 1940s Charity Bash
March: The Mad Ball, St Andrews
February: Swing into Spring Tea Dance
January: The Big Stage - Glasgow's Winterfest
2009
December: Community festival events around Glasgow
October: Callander Jazz & Blues Festival.
September onwards : Swing Sunday Dance nights in Jongleurs Comedy Club, Glasgow,
August: Brig O'Doon Garden Party
             The Glasgow Show
             Tea Dance, Castlemik Stables
             Sax for a Summer's Evening: Kibble Palace, Glasgow
June: West End Festival
May: The Subway Festival
March : Wintergardens. Glasgow
March: Trossachs Beer Festival
December: Glasgow Winterfest Tea Dances
January: Big Band Gala in aid of the Ayrshire Hospice. The Gaiety Theatre, Ayr

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Swing Sensation
Jon Ritchie
email: info (at) swingsensation.co.uk