Sweet 'n' Swing

SWEET & SWING 01 MARCH 2024 01.03.2024 56:05 ↓

Warm yourself East of the Sun with Ted Heath or in Brazil with Edmundo Ros . .  or just revel in that old black magic! H spins some of the best 78s . .  . 

SWEET & SWING 23 FEBRUARY 19.02.2024 55:55 ↓

Pull up your best comfy chair, pop your feet up, and relax as H takes you back in time to the golden age of swing.

SWEET & SWING 16 FEBRUARY 12.02.2024 55:58 ↓

What better way to spend Valentine's week than with a sexy Sweet & Swing full of love songs from times since passed.

SWING & SWING 9 FEBRUARY 05.02.2024 55:40 ↓

Piano power, Ivy Benson, and some classic Glenn Miller to brighten up the dark nights.

SWEET & SWING 2 FEBRUARY 29.01.2024 56:05 ↓

Grab a drink and settle in with Howard and legends of swing from times of the past.

SWEET & SWING 26 JANUARY 25.01.2024 56:00 ↓

Get yourself a hot toddy and settle in to the wonderful sounds of yesteryear.

SWEET & SWING 19 JANUARY 2024 19.01.2024 56:02 ↓

Get a cocoa and relax to the likes of Artie Shaw, George Shearing, Ivor Novello and Edmundo!

SWEET & SWING 12 JANUARY 2024 12.01.2024 56:07 ↓

Join H for an hour of sounds from the likes of Jay McShann, Duke Ellington, Gracie Fields and Andre Previn

SWEET & SWING 05 JANUARY 2024 05.01.2024 56:04 ↓

Swinging into 24 with the likes of Harry Roy, The Worlds Greatest Jazz Band, Anne Shelton and our Gracie! #sweet #swing #bigband

SWEET & SWING DECEMBER 29 2023 29.12.2023 55:58 ↓

H Swings into the New Year with a compilation of tracks culled from the 20s to the 50s - how far back can you remember?!

SWEET & SWING 22 DECEMBER 2023 22.12.2023 56:01 ↓

It's a Happy Festive Swinging Christmas - with no shortage of the sweet stuff either!

SWEET & SWING 15 DECEMBER 2023 15.12.2023 56:04 ↓

We're getting Christmassy with some jingle bells and 12 Days of Christmas, but also great sounds from Eddie Thompson, the guys and girls at ENSA and Mel Torme

SWEET & SWING 08 DECEMBER 2023 08.12.2023 56:04 ↓

Cyril Stapleton, more from ENSA, Mr Gilly Potter, Joe Loss and a traditional Christmas tree!

SWEET & SWING 01 DECEMBER 2023 02.12.2023 55:55 ↓

Some hors d'oeuvres, Mel Powell, Benny Goodman and a bit of shopping!

SWEET & SWING 24 NOVEMBER 2023 22.11.2023 56:04 ↓

Put your feet up and relax to the likes of Chick Webb, Layton and Johnston, Geraldo and Mel Torme

SWEET & SWING 17 NOVEMBER 2023 17.11.2023 56:03 ↓

A bit of the Duke, more motoring music, some Billy Cotton and Zez Confrey - and that's just for starters!

SWEET & SWING 10 NOVEMBER 2023 10.11.2023 56:04 ↓

Earl "Fatha" Hines starts us off, Billy Mayerl finishes proceedings and there's everything from Max Jaffa to Mel Torme in between . ..

SWEET & SWING 03 NOVEMBER 2023 03.11.2023 56:02 ↓

Great sounds from back in the day - with some Skyrockets for bonfire night!

SWEET & SWING 27 OCTOBER 2023 27.10.2023 56:03 ↓

A slightly spookily themed episode with music from Raymond Scott Wood, Peggy Lee, Fats Waller and Madame Tussaud's Dance Orchestra . . .

SWEET & SWING 20 OCTOBER 2023 20.10.2023 56:04 ↓

Ted Heath, Blossom Dearie, some madness from Spike Jones and jazz in Paris with Claude Bolling!

SWEET & SWING 13 OCTOBER 2023 11.10.2023 56:10 ↓

Some Jack Harris, Jack Cooper, the Mills Brothers, more classic motoring music and the organist entertains . .and that's just for starters!

SWEET & SWING 06 OCTOBER 2023 05.10.2023 56:05 ↓

Bing, Binge, Jiver and Cotton! What more could you want  .?!

SWEET & SWING 29 SEPTEMBER 2023 29.09.2023 55:44 ↓

Kay Kaiser, ENSA, Jack, Eddie Thompson and his trio, Carmen Lombardo, Bing Sings again and more from the Jimmy van Heusen songbook . . what's not to like for a Friday evening?!

SWEET & SWING 22 SEPTEMBER 2023 22.09.2023 56:04 ↓

Dinah Shore, ENSA, Tommy Dorsey, Ray Anthony and the music of Jimmy Van Heusen . .to name but a few!

SWEET & SWING 15 SEPTEMBER 2023 15.09.2023 56:07 ↓

Stephane G, Henry H and Harry R among other gems. Oh  . .and more ENSA!