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SOME OF THE ARTISTES, MUSICIANS AND BANDS THAT WE HAVE PROMOTED.

ROCKERS RE-UNITED

THE APOLLO BIG BAND

The Swing Birds

The COTSWOLD SHOW BAND ' is a 16 piece ensemble including male and female singers based in the COTSWOLDS. The Musical Director is NATHAN JONES ...who lives in the picturesque village of Bourton-On-The-Water. The main 'big band' can play all the favourite classic numbers from the 40's-50's and 60's right up to the present day modern tunes...includung Swing, Jazz, Pop and Show tunes.
If you require a smaller band for your function the main band can be broken down into 5 - 6 - 8 10 or 12 personnel....depending on your requirements. Themed evenings are one of the specialities.... and the band will play for private functions as well as public. Charity events are also included in our format. The band is as versatile as is it articulate with its repetoire.

The Apollo Big Band is based in and around the town of Newbury in Berkshire...they play concerts at the Stockcross Village Hall and at the Newbury Corn Exchange... with invited guest singers like Terry Franks and the lovely Steph Richardson.... amongst others.

The Musical Director of the band is Les Bruce .

Rockers Re-United are another Rock 'N Roll covers band specialising in the 50's and 60's music. A 5 piece group based in Highworth play the pubs and clubs in and around the Swindon area. The band was formed way back in 2014 when a few 'ageing' musicians who used to play together in the 'sixties' got the bug again. They played at a charity event for Wiltshire Air Ambulance and never looked back..a couple of the members have changed since then... but the band carries on performing to regular bookings all over the area.

THE GORGEOUS - MISS KYM ROSE- FABULOUS VOICE- FANTASTIC BIG BAND VOCALIST.

STARDUST EVENTS

The "SWING BIRDS" are as the title would suggest an all female BIg Band based in and around SWINDON. Albeit the players come from a wide area. They have played concerts for charity in loads of local venues, play regular concerts at The Arts Centre and an annual show at the 664 seat Swindon Wyvern Theatre.

Their Musical Director was the lovely MO SQUIRES.... who sadly lost her fight with Cancer and passed away in June 2024.... the band is still as strong as ever and is now being administered by Tracey Absalom (Bass Player)

THE FABULOUS MR TERRY FRANKS - AWESOME VOCAL RANGE - ANOTHER FANTASTIC BIG BAND VOCALIST.

http://www.terryfranks.co.uk

FOUR SHADES OF GREY...were a Rock 'N Roll covers band specialising in the 50's and 60's music. A 4 piece group based locally played the pubs and clubs in and around the Swindon area. The band was formed by Lead Guitarist Keith Hart back when a few 'ageing' musicians who used to play together in the 'sixties' got the bug again. They played at several charity events for me in aid of "Brighter Futures" and never looked back..sadly they disbanded when the Rhythm Guitarist Barry Kilford moved to Devon. It was Barry's wife June that named the band... when rhey were looking for a name of the band!
Lead Guitar - Keith Hart + Rhythm Guitar - Barry Kilford Bass Guitar - Ian Temby + Drums - Dave Davies.

4 Shades of Grey

A Mediterranean style guitar duo equivalent in musical terms to the scenic Amalfi Coast who play a form of free jazz in which both musicians improvise on an underlying harmonic and rhythmic pattern to original and popular standards. This technique is known as “Harmolodics” which is the perfect accompaniment to fine dining or lounge and simply sip cocktails in an atmosphere to relax and let the imagination run away with itself. “

The 41 Degrees Big Band... initially formed in the historic town of Royal Wootton Bassett... but now branching out all over the area...
is managed by Trormbonist DAVID WHETHAM. The Musical Director of the band is DEBBIE MATTHEWS

AMY FRY MUISIC...AMY FRY... Muisc Teacher, all round Musician.. expertt on all reed instruments.

STEVEN TILLEY

STEVEN TILLEY PHOTO IMAGE ©JJBIMAGES.COM

Singing songs from the golden era of Swing and Jazz... by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jnr, Tony Bennett, Michael Buble and many more... As well as all the current pop trends.

A remarkably taklented young man indeed.