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Mr Swing’s Dance Orchestra is a compact 13-piece Rat-pack style big band comprising male vocalist, four brass, five saxes and three rhythm. Founded in 1997 with help from The Prince’s Trust, Mr Swing has become very popular on the corporate, society and wedding circuits.
Mr Swing’s Dance Orchestra performs classic swing band songs from the radio broadcasts of the thirties, through the Glenn Miller sound of the forties to the Rat-pack days of the fifties and beyond. Well-known big band tunes made famous by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin, Andy Williams, Tom Jones and Neil Diamond and more recently revived by Harry Connick Jnr, Robbie Williams and Michael Bublé.
The focal point of Mr Swing’s Dance Orchestra is undoubtedly its vocalist. Phil Chapman has had a love of big band music all his life – an affection very apparent in his performances.
Mr Swing’s Dance Orchestra has played to audiences the length and breadth of the country and encourages young and old to get up and dance. With a repertoire of over a hundred swing band and big band classics, there’s guaranteed to be something for everyone.
Mr Swing is very versatile. It can perform a mix of styles for a party crowd including audience participation and sing-alongs; strict-tempo sets for a ballroom dance or theme its repertoire for a wartime event.
Mr Swing's Dance Orchestra is equally at home playing in small venues to audiences of fifty as it is performing to crowds of a thousand and always adjusts its performance area and volume to suit the occasion.
As well as performing at countless weddings, Mr Swing’s Dance Orchestra has entertained for BMW, The Air Crew Association, Leeds United FC, Elior and ITE Moda amongst others and was very proud to play at Buckingham Palace for The Prince’s Trust Royal Charter Award ceremony.
The members of the band take great pride in their professionalism and enjoy themselves at every event.
‘IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING!’
= areas covered (up to 200 miles)
= free travel (up to 30 miles)
GLENN MILLER
A String Of Pearls
Adios
American Patrol
At Last
In The Mood
Little Brown Jug
Moonlight Serenade
Pennsylvania 6-5000
Tuxedo Junction
BOBBY DARIN
Beyond The Sea
Don’t Rain On My Parade
Mack The Knife
Things
FRANK SINATRA
Chicago
Come Fly With Me
Day In Day Out
Fly Me To The Moon
I Get A Kick Out Of You
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
My Funny Valentine
New York New York
Nice ‘n’ Easy
Night & Day
Pennies From Heaven
Something’s Gotta Give
Strangers In The Night
The Lady Is A Tramp
You Make Me Feel So Young
NAT KING COLE
Let There Be Love
Let’s Face The Music And Dance
Straighten Up And Fly Right
When I Fall In Love
TOM JONES
Delilah
Help Yourself
It’s Not Unusual
Love Me Tonight
Sex Bomb
NEIL DIAMOND
Mr Bojangles
Sweet Caroline
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Hello Dolly
Mack The Knife
We Have All The Time In The World
HARRY CONNICK Jr
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
It Had To Be You
It’s All Right With Me
Recipe For Love
ROBBIE WILLIAMS
Ain’t That A Kick In The Head
Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me
Have You Met Miss Jones?
MICHAEL BUBLÉ
Everything
I Just Haven’t Met You Yet
It Had Better Be Tonight
Save The Last Dance For Me
PARTY SONGS
Amarillo
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Charleston
Copacabana
Hawaii 5-0
It Don’t Mean A Thing
King Of The Swingers
Mambo Italiano
Papa Loves Mambo
Sway
The Gay Gordons
WARTIME
Charmaine
Cheek To Cheek
Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree
Embraceable You
Goodnight Sweetheart
How High The Moon
I Won’t Dance
I’m Gonna Lock My Heart
It Happened In Monterey
Keep Young & Beautiful
Love Is The Sweetest Thing
My Blue Heaven
Opus One
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Paper Moon
Song Of India
St Bernard’s Waltz
Star Dust
Taking A Chance On Love
That Old Black Magic
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
CHRISTMAS
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting…)
Frosty The Snowman
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Sleigh Ride
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
White Christmas
A household electricity supply each side of the stage
Setup 75 minutes
2x 50 minute sets
BMW
The Prince's Trust
Leeds United FC
The Drapers' Company
ITE Moda
Culture Liverpool
Knowsley Council
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