Hello there all you swingers and Denmaniacs. Halloween is coming and we decided this year to have a theme as the 20’s are here again, time to get flappin down at the speakeasy, grab some giggle water, and put on those glad rags. This year we will be bringing it back old school with the Palace band – a full swing band from Errington that graced our stage for NYE almost a decade ago. They will bring along some vaudeville performers, and we will set up a decent amount of seats along the sides and back for folks who want to sit to enjoy the first set that will be starting earlier than usual at 8pm. We will have DJs playing into the later hours after the band has finished both sets for the dancers who want to stick around and sweat it out as the night progresses. We are planning to have a kids party at the Activity center so folks can bring their kids and drop them off from 7:30-12.
Bio of the band –
The Palace Band was born from an era of rum smugglers and late night cabaret, when music bubbled with swinging emotion and soul. The raw sounds of old school jazz returns with an energy that will put your feet into motion and a smile on every face, combining soaring vocals with a flash of trumpet and the thunder of drums to make the old time new again.
It’s impossible to talk about the creation of The Palace Band without first describing the production that formed them, A Night at the Palace. Every year, for the past 19 years, in the depths of winter, the community of Errington comes together to don their sequins, feathers, flapper dresses and frock coats to put on a completely original night of Vaudeville, Comedy and Burlesque Theatre. While there was always music involved, somewhere around the middle of this dynasty, a solid core band was formed, to be known as The Palace band. It soon became apparent that performing two sold out weekends a year was not going to be enough to satisfy the appetites of these musical mavericks. Drawing on their collective history of musical theatre, Jazz programs, and a wealth of other musical projects, they created a repertoire inspired by the jazz music of the 20’s to the 40’s.
The Palace band is Tom Bradbrooke on Vocals and Piano, Kevin Robinson on Standup Bass, Luke Sales on Trumpet, James McRae on Drums, Ashlee Sales on Lead Vocals and Galen Mongeau on Vocals and Guitar.
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