The Swingles featured in Sadler's Wells Theatre performance
The Swingles’ music is featured in a new VR experience and dance performance by the Jasmin Vardimon Company at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre. ALiCE, the title of the show, is a reimagining of Alice in Wonderland and has been touring the UK this Autumn. There are a few more chances to see the show in Ashford & Ipswich. Make sure to listen out for The Swingles in the soundtrack!
The Swingles Selected for Voices Only Compilation
The Swingles are delighted to have been chosen for the Voices Only 2022 compilation. Voices Only is a collection of the best a cappella music released in the last year and our song, You Don’t Speak for Me, was selected.
Thanks to the team at Voices Only for liking our song enough to include it! And a huge thanks to our production team of Nick Girard (editing) and Christopher Given Harrison (mixing) for helping this song come to life!
Check out our music video for You Don’t Speak For Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QSvPvsmK3k
You can listen to the full compilation here - https://open.spotify.com/album/3NdjasUx0AQv6wT1bGw7yP?si=tD8ORbqvQO64Ufev6Z1qsQ
The Swingles at The Real Group Festival 2022
This year we had the honour of being one of the headline acts for The Real Group Festival 2022.
The rest of the lineup consisted of absolute superstars The Real Group, Rajaton, and Latvian Voices.
In addition to sharing the stage with these wonderful groups, we also got to reconnect with some former Swingles & Real Group members. It was a blast to share the stage with these vocal legends!
We also had the pleasure of teaching a new workshop created specially for this festival called, The Swingles: CREATE. The class was structured around 3 of our original songs and the creative process of each one, from the birth of the idea all the way to the finished product.
We’re so grateful for The Real Group for hosting us, and we hope to collaborate with them again soon!
Photos: Markku Pihlaja
New Music Video - Sam Greenfield, Banana Song
Our new music video, in collaboration with Sam Greenfield, is here!
The idea for the collaboration started with Ed, who heard Sam's original version on Banana Song and decided to transcribe the opening chords for us to sing for fun in rehearsal. We posted a clip of us singing it on our instagram story, tagged Sam, and the rest is history! We had an absolute blast getting silly in this video, yellow tracksuits and all!
Make Music Day Winner Announced - Matthias Bergmann
"A Jelly-Fish", composed by Matthias Bergmann of Lienz, Tirol, Austria; poem by Marianne Moore.
This composition is the winning entry in the Make Music Day 2022 Young Composers Contest.