Since its inception in 2013, Swingtime Big Band has forged its reputation as the finest of its type in the North of England. Packed with the North West’s finest players, the band swings its way through the libraries of well-known band leaders such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman and Ted Heath.
The band features two superb vocalists, Emma Holcroft, a BIF favourite who appeared in 2022 with Ian Shaw and Guy Barker, and very special guest Matt Ford, one of the UK’s most experienced and in-demand Swing Era vocalists. Matt has sung with The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, BBC Big Band, and the John Wilson Orchestra.
