Bands and Artists

Bedford Big Band Bedford Big Band- A non-profit 23-piece big band entertaining Southern New Hampshire with music from the swing era. Member profiles, song list, auditions, rehearsal schedule, scra… Auburn Knights Orchestra Auburn Knights Orchestra- College band founded in 1930 at Auburn University, playing swing tunes past and present. Contains a photo gallery, guest book, band history, performance … Art Abrams Swing Machine Big Band Art Abrams Swing Machine Big Band- Portland, Oregon area based band. Contains news, profile, recordings and information on their support of music education. SAP Bigband SAP Bigband- Corporate-sponsored swing/funk outfit in Germany led by trumpeter Thomas Siffling and comprised of employees of the financial software company. Song list, audio, hist… Route 66 Route 66- Big band with twenty pieces plus two vocalists plays for weddings, corporate events, festivals and hotel gigs in Ireland from a base in Maynooth. Personnel, song list, a… British Dance Bands British Dance Bands- Message board and discussion forum for fans of the British dance bands and popular music of the 1920's, 1930's and 1940's. Monroe, Vaughn Monroe, Vaughn- Smooth singing bandleader known for hits such as "Racing With the Moon." Sheet music gallery, publicity photos including shots taken at Fenway Park for the Boston … SJC Jazz Orchestra SJC Jazz Orchestra- Based in Gifu, Japan since 1977. Concert schedule, audio clips, photos, and personnel. Central Heat Big Band Central Heat Big Band- Volunteer orchestra from the Netherlands with a repertoire including Basie, Sinatra and Mintzer. Photos, audio, CD shopping, in English and Dutch. Living Legends Crew Living Legends Crew- A family of independent hip hop creators including BFAP, PSC, The Grouch, Murs, Eligh, Scarub, Aesop, Bicasso, and Arata. Discographies, audio, photographs, a… Rif Raff Rif Raff- Christian hip hop artist. Includes a biography, lyrics and pictures. Tonedeff Tonedeff- Official site includes photos, video, interviews and audio. Cztery Refy Cztery Refy- Polish maritime music group; history of the band, discography, news, contact details, and audio samples. (Site is in Polish and English.) Salty Walt & The Rattlin' Ratlines Salty Walt & The Rattlin' Ratlines- San Francisco Sea Chantey group, performing traditional music, progressive arrangements and punk sensibilities. Stowaway Stowaway- Dutch group performing sea shanties and maritime music. Profile, discography, and gig-listing. (In French, German and English) Wareham Whalers Wareham Whalers- Traditional shanty singing group formed in 2004 that performs around Purbeck in Dorset, UK. Gig list, songbook, handbook, photos, CD/music store. Kings Pond Shanty Men Kings Pond Shanty Men- Unaccompanied male shanty singing group. Site includes photos, lyrics, playable shanties, gig list. Alton, UK. The Bilge Pumps The Bilge Pumps- Pirate music group based in the Dallas/Ft, Worth, USA. Performances combine sea songs, shanties, and Celtic music with comedy. Includes gig list, photos, free aud… Cale Seiche Cale Seiche- Vocal and instrumental group performing sea shanties in southwestern France. Lewis, Tom Lewis, Tom- Retired submariner, now resident in Canada, and singing songs of the sea. Profile, details of his recordings and collaborations, reviews, and tour dates. Webb, Bob Webb, Bob- Maine (US) based performer (deceased 2013) of shanties and maritime history in song; includes his biography and details of his recordings. Bounding Main Bounding Main- A vocal group based on Western Great Lakes region (US), and dedicated to sea shanties and nautical ballads. Includes details of their program, and of members. Hanging Johnny Hanging Johnny- Group of singers (now defunct) based in Cornwall and Plymouth, UK, who specialised in shanties and sea songs. Details of recordings. Dick Holdstock Traditional Music Dick Holdstock Traditional Music- Performer of traditional American and British sea shanties and folk songs. Gig listing and details of recordings. Trim Rig and a Doxy Trim Rig and a Doxy- Sea shanty duo from Warrington, UK. Photos, audio samples, and gig-guide. Sweet and Dunne Sweet and Dunne- Acoustic guitarists and vocalists Christopher Dunne and Candy K. Sweet, a duo based in Hudson, perform traditional sea chanteys, contemporary acoustic sea-themed … Shifty Sailors, The Shifty Sailors, The- Sea shanty and maritime music group, based on Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. Discography, gig and tour schedules, with photos. Flash Packet Flash Packet- Sing shanties and traditional music from and about the sea. They also present nautical living history while dressed in authentic costume. Shakhan Shakhan- Australasian duo, based in Perth, Western Australia; they offer lyrics, pictures, details of recordings, and audio samples. The Near Myths The Near Myths- Band profile, photos, news, and discography.