Name: Meanwhile...Back At The Ranch
Start: 2026-04-19T16:00:00+09:30
Location: Wheatsheaf Hotel

On Sunday 19th April, 'Meanwhile...Back At The Ranch' return to The Wheatsheaf stage, bigger than ever. 'Spurs' (Philip Bray) will be joining us as a multi-instrumentalist, adding new colour and variety to the repertoire. Many of the original Western Swing bands were quite large outfits, so we feel we are just following tradition! In the 1940s, swing dominated the airwaves and packed out the dance halls. In the southwest of the USA, the local musicians played all the great songs of the era, but added a distinctly Western flavour while also mixing together a blend of jazz, blues, hillbilly, country, and much more, often played with guitars, fiddles etc. The result was a fun upbeat, infectious new swing sub-genre that they called Western Swing. We will pay tribute to this great music and the musical styles that developed around it We hope you can join us.