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Our name originates from the venue of our first rehearsals at the Railway Public House in Walmer, Kent on 26th August 1992. Originally lead by Jon Yates (former Principle Cornet of the Royal Marines School of Music, Deal), our leader, Dave White, took over the rehearsal band formed of a few local musicians longing to play Big Band music. While a standard big band consists of 17 players, the Railway Swing Band is truly a BIG band with now over 30 members and is now based in Sandwich, Kent. The band plays a mixture of music of the great Swing era: Ellington, Goodman, Basie, Miller, Kenton and Herman to name just a few with some more modern compositions thrown in too.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Folkestone Bandstand, Folkestone, United Kingdom
