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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · 14d

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 14d

Those Protestants, up to no good as usual

A Facebook post from the Church of England clarifying that a Night For Swingers is about Swing music.

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · 28d

✨ What a difference a few years make! ✨
swingintochristmas.co.uk

#swing #jazz #jazzmusic #swingmusic #livejazz #livemusic

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Sep 2

Happy September!

Ira @thejazzsoul.bsky.social · Sep 1

Chet Baker

"September Song"

youtu.be/wYBGewgVpbI?...
#Jazz #JazzSky #JazzMusic #Music #MusicSky 🎧 #ChetBaker #September

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 31

Check us out in the latest issue of This Is London! Be sure not to miss a sensational night at @cadoganhall.bsky.social with our Swing Orchestra this autumn. 🍂🎷

Book at cadoganhall.com/whats-on/dow...

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 31

Vintage music lovers of #Bristol! Not many tickets remaining for SWING THAT MUSIC with the Down for the Count All-Stars 🎷🎺 Come along to the Redgrave Theatre for an electric night of #Swing Era classics.

🎟️ redgravetheatre.com/book/?id=2158

#jazz #livemusic

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 29

Hold the applause, it ain't over yet!

"Bei Mir Bist Du Schön" (Swing That Music tour, April 2025)

#jazz #swing #livemusic

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sun 14 Sep ~ Bristol
Thu 18 Sep ~ London (PizzaExpress Holborn) - with food!
Fri 3 Oct ~ Evesham
Sat 4 Oct ~ London (Cadogan Hall) – with a 30-piece orchestra!
Thu 9 Oct ~ Coventry
Sat 11 Oct ~ Torquay
Thu 16 Oct ~ Bedford
Sun 19 Oct ~ London (PizzaExpress Soho) - with food!

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our hard-swinging All-Stars are revving up to hit the road again with SWING THAT MUSIC, an electrifying evening of classics from the Great American Songbook. Catch the show that's been delighting audiences around the country! 🎺💥

downforthecount.co.uk/live-dates/

#livemusic #jazz #swing

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 26

We were very hot in all that good weather and our keyboard broke from dust exposure, but we still had a grand time at #TwinwoodFestival!

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 26

What it's like to be with us on stage:

#jazz #jazzmusic #swing #livemusic

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 25

If you're at @twinwoodfestival.bsky.social, come and catch us at the main arena shortly!

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 23

We're thrilled to back in Birmingham's wonderful @royalbirmcons.bsky.social on Sat 31st Jan!

Tickets: www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoir...

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 23

2026 dates for SWING THAT MUSIC incoming!

First up is Leeds' stunning City Varieties Music Hall on Fri 30th Jan

Tickets: tinyurl.com/ycymkpf5

#jazz #livejazz #swing #music #livemusic #gigs

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 18

Some of our previous #Twinwood appearances...

#jazz #livejazz #livemusic #music #TwinwoodFestival #vintage #vintagemusic #swing #swingmusic

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 18

This weekend, we'll be visiting @twinwoodfestival.bsky.social for the *11th* time! Can't wait to be back.

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 15

Trying to promote a Christmas show during a heatwave... 🫠

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Aug 12

Don't they look good together? (We mean the dates, but also the people in the photo.)

#swing #jazz #music #livemusic #livejazz #musicsky

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Jul 22

Any jazz / swing / vintage music fans out there?

a man wearing a yellow shirt with the letter a on the front

ALT: a man wearing a yellow shirt with the letter a on the front

media.tenor.com

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Jul 19

In case you were wondering, we DON'T turn cameras onto the audience at our gigs.

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Jul 13

It's almost time for what's become our summer tradition: performing at @twinwoodfestival.bsky.social!

Take a walk down memory lane with us, with this blog post about our last visit.

www.downforthecount.co.uk/blog/2024/he...

Who's joining us there next month?

#livemusic #vintage #jazz #swing

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Jul 12

Imagine trying to promote a Christmas show in a heatwave.

Nope, couldn't be us.

www.swingintochristmas.co.uk

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Jul 4

The news is OUT! Here are our full dates for this year's SWING INTO CHRISTMAS tour ✨

More info & tickets: www.swingintochristmas.co.uk

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Jun 16

#jazz #jazzmusic #musicsky

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Jun 16

⭐ Kicking off this week! ⭐ CELEBRATING SAMMY DAVIS JR in his centenary year. Join us for an evening of top-tier musicianship and vocals honouring a true musical legend.

www.downforthecount.co.uk/live-dates/c...

Promotional image for the show, depicting some singers and musicians, and the following dates:
17 Jun ~ NOTTINGHAM
19 Jun ~ MANCHESTER
20 Jun ~ BRISTOL
21 Jun ~ LONDON
27 Jun ~ CAMBRIDGE

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Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Jun 16

⭐ Kicking off this week! ⭐ CELEBRATING SAMMY DAVIS JR in his centenary year. Join us for an evening of top-tier musicianship and vocals honouring a true musical legend.

www.downforthecount.co.uk/live-dates/c...

Down for the Count @dftcband.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy Volunteers' Week to all the warm, helpful, friendly venue staff we've had the pleasure of dealing with at venues up and down the country!