June 2011
1 post
LAST OF THE BIG BANDS BLACKPOOL
March 2011
1 post
The Last Of The Big Bands Stockport 22nd May
July 2010
3 posts
new dates for Mike James Shows
October 15th Theatre Royal Wakefield MIke James Big band Party
October 30th Regency Ballroom Sutton-in-Ashfield Dance
November 4th Thearte Royal Lincoln The Last of the Big Bands
Last Of The Big Bands
A Tribute To The Big Bands Of Yesterday And Today
Glenn Miller, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey and Woody Herman all left their mark on the music world with some of the best Swing tunes of yesterday. Combine that with the orchestral and popular sounds of Bert Kaempfert and James Last and you have a show of unforgettable music magic.
This unique show, tracing the history of the big band from the...
January 2010
1 post
Mike James @ Blackpool Tower Christmas Party
Here’s some screen shots taken from a video of Mike James performing for the Christmas Party at Blackpool Tower Ballroom along with some very special guests.
December 2009
1 post
Get Your Dancing Shoes On For Party
Taken from Blackpool Gazette
“The sounds of classic big bands returns to the Tower Ballroom on Saturday when two of the best loved names from previous summer seasons team their talents for a Big Band Party Night.
“It’s a night for all those dancers who over the years have felt more than a little neglected by the lack of dance facilities in the famous Tower Ballroom,”...
November 2009
5 posts
Mike James Returns To Blackpool Tower
Encore Magazine: Mike James Review
“Hyde Town Hall – October 10th Promoted by Tameside Radio
This was a rare night when a town literally ‘rocked to the rafters’. Not because of the usual arguments over council tax and refuse collections, but from ‘dance and swing’ by the UK’s most formidable and energetic party-style exponents. It was one event that had the party atmosphere completely stamped all over it!
At times it’s...
Dance News: Edition 2147
“Mike James’ Sell-Out Style
It takes a musical ballroom outfit of the highest calibre to create a full-house situation, for the third successive year, at the prestigious 2009 Summer Ballroom Dance Festival, which was held recently at the Cheltenham Town Hall and promoted by Cheltenham Borough Council in association with the Clark Dean Dance Club.
The Mike James Orchestra and Singers,...
MikeJamesSound.com 2009
Welcome to the new website for Mike James Orchestra and Singers.