Sweet 'n' Swing

Music for those who love a tune and the smell of shellac . . .

H with his Friday selection including Lew Stone, Una Mae Carlisle, Mavis Rivers and Ken Snakehips Johnson.

H brings you the best sounds from the time when wireless was king and your tubes had to warm up . .!

Some Ambrose, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins and Lew Stone for your Friday evening . . . . what's not to like!

Some Frank, a waltz from Victor, a classic from Benny and a Boogly-woogly piggy! What more could you want . . . !

Warm up your wireless - H drops the extra loud steel needle onto the shellac with tracks from the likes of Don Redman, Peter Dawson, Sam Wooding and Jack Jackson

An enchanted evening with Joe, two Als for the price of one and more Petula!

Warm up the valves of your wireless for everything from Ambrose to Spike Jones with Harry Hayes and even some Petula Clark!

Settle back with a glass of your favourite and enjoy the likes of Cab Calloway, Bob Crosby, Blossom Dearie and a Chick Webb . .

Teddy Joyce, Django, Mario Lanza, Perry Como and a slow boat to China. What more could you want from your wireless?!

Great sounds from the time when you huddled around the wireless!

H is here with the latest edition of Sweet & Swing.

H is here with the latest edition of Sweet & Swing.

Great sounds from when you settled down with your wireless, including the likes of Paul Whiteman, Harry Roy, Perry Como and Louie Bellson

An 80th anniversary D-Day landings Sweet and Swing Special . .

Tune in your wireless for some sounds from the likes of George Shearing, Cyril Stapleton, Fats Waller and Barney Gilbraith. Music from back in the day . . .!

Mildred Bailey, Edmundo Ros, Irving Fazola and the Comedian Harmonists to name but a few . .

Some Perry, some jazz in 3D and the Brubeck you don't know!

More jazz in 3D, Carroll Gibbons and Xavier Cugat just for starters!

Gene hits the skins, a cocktail from Caroll, Mary Lou Williams and The Big Ben Banjo Band!

A bit of Bud, a tad of Ted and a sniff of Charlie. Kunz that is ... .. what more could you want?!

Another evening of music from the likes of Billy Cotton, Chet Baker, Sam Browne and Lou Preager . .in an night's work for Sweet & Swing!

Some Basie. more from Carroll Gibbons, a bit of Django and Max Jaffa waltzes the night away!

Some solo Shearing, Big Band Berigan and Midnight in Moscow!

Tommy Dorsey, George Melly, the genius of Art Tatum and a new retrospective on Carroll Gibbons

Some Perfume from Duke, Harry Roy, George Shearing as a youngster and Denny Dennis

It's all about the women to mark their International day - singers, bandleaders, composers and pianists - and yes of course there's some Vera . . .!

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 . .  . 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?!

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

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

Edmundo Ros brings the sun, a bit of Stan, ENSA and a Walk in the Black Forest

Some Gene Krupa, Ben Webster, Henry Hall and a Wang wang blues . . .

Some Django, Jack Harris and his orchestra, Eddie Thompson Trio and the wonderful world of Reginald Dixon,

Some Arthur Young at the piano, more reasons to love Paris. Lil Armstrong and Donald Swann at the Erin Arts Centre 50 years ago .  .!

A quickstep with George Evans, a bit of Leo Reismann, Oscar and Sonny, Ethel Merman and more sentimental Bing - among other vintage goodies!

Gene Krupa gives it some, a science lesson from Flanders and Swann, and a lamp-inspired twofer!

The poet of the piano, from Belgium with Love, Flanders and Swann, more swingin' the classics and some orchids with Joe!

Some Vera, more jazzin' the classics, Brian Lemon, Hubert Gregg and Harry Leader that's bound to give you a little smile . .

Another edition of Sweet & Swing with Howard.

A bit of the music of Billy Mayerl, Carroll Gibbons and more jazzing the classics!

Some Hutch (no Starksy . .) Fats, Les, Reg, Ted and Bing!

Some Tal, Swann on his own, Joe Loss and Bing!

As the Lancaster is due to visit the island we celebrate with the RAF HQ Bomber Command sextet, a bit of George Chisholm, jazzin' the classics again and some Fats!

A red, red robin, some Artie Shaw, more Flanders and Swan and a bit of George - well it is TT!

H revs up for TT week - Sweet and Swing fashion ..  . . we are, as the song goes, in the money . . . !

A bit of Jack Buchanan, some Prez, more from Flanders and Swann and we're jazzing the classics again!

Some Duke, the interesting life of singer Dick James, more Flanders and Swann and jazzing up the classics!

The last bit of Noel, Cole Porter, Edmundo, Flanders and Swann and a bit of the Old Maestro himself!

A Coronation Special as we celebrate the big day in music from our favourite era!

Spreading happiness, loving America, looking for ribbon bows and coming in on a wing and a prayer!

More from Noel, a bit of Dorsey, Carl Barriteau, Elsie Carlisle and both Victor Sylvesters!

The last of our Women in Jazz, some more Noel, a bit of Jay Wilbur and Sid Lypton worries about the weather!

Some Noel Coward, Zez Confrey, Andre Previn and a request for some long lost Glenn . .

Some more Maxine Sullivan, fifty reasons to love Paris, Tommy Dorsey, Paul Whiteman and we're off to the Woodchoppers Ball!

Some Stephane, Erroll, more women of jazz, Cyril Stapleton and so much more!

Paul Whiteman, Ted Heath more women of jazz of course and a request for Dick Haymes!

Some Artie, Geraldo, Meade Lux Lewis, Women of Jazz and Master Joe Peterson .  .

Art Tatum plays, Bing sings and Oscar swings!

It's all about the love as we celebrate Valentines Day earlier this week, with love songs from the likes of Guy Lombardo, Dan Donovan, Helen Forrest and Fats Waller!

Fats, Chick Henderson, Sweets Edison more from the Cole Porter songbook and the renowned Les Brown!

Chick and Ella, Vera and Sam, Peggy, Cole and Hamp!

More of the music of Cole Porter, Ray Ellington, Al Bowlly and some magic from Sarah Vaughan.

A bit of Duke, more Gracie, Sam Browne and Ginger Smock!

Faz, Gracie, Glenn. Lionel and more women of jazz among other joys!

Some Artie Shaw, a bit more of our Gracie, some of the women of jazz and Marjorie Stedeford. And that's just for starters! What more could you want ... 

Guy Lombardo warms us up for New Year, Fats has some greasy party food, some of Harry's Sweets and Gracie's bottom drawer!

A Sweet and Swingy Christmas special. And yes - Bing sings!

Where else would Harry Parry rub shoulders with Gracie Fields, Bing Crosby, Toots Thielmans and Father Sydney McEwan! You're right - only here on Sweet and Swing!

More of our Gracie, Carroll Gibbons, Ian Wallace, Danny Polo, Gold Standards and the Girl from Ipanaema!

Some Bertini at the Tower, Gracie looks for a tail on the Manx cat and Benny is jingling!

A bit of George Shearing, Ukelele Ike, more classics from the Great American Songbook, Layton and Johnston and Donald Swann getting jazzy amongst other treasures!

Some jazz from Paris, Rudy Vallee, Gene Krupa, more Gold Standards, Madame Tussauds Dance Orchestra and more!

Some Django, Dorothy Carless, more Hamp. Gold Standards, Lincoln Center Jazz and more!

Cyril Stapleton, Gold Standards from the American songbook, Charlie Kunz and the pianos of Cuba!