Sister Swing - Discography (1999-2011)

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Sister Swing is a fresh, exciting trio of singers which has captured the Big Band Swing era and brought it to the 21st century. Heavily influenced by groups like the Andrews Sisters, the Boswell Sisters, and Manhattan Transfer, Sister Swing brings a new sound to an old style. The three ladies, Leigh Hannah, Valerie Marston and Paula Chafey-Merrill, genuinely have a good time on stage and that transcends to their audience. An evening with Sister Swing will take you back in time to an era of glamour, romance and innocence.

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Sister Swing is a trio of vocalists dedicated to fun and frivolity while preserving the vintage jazz sounds of the girl groups of the 1930s and 1940s. Whether they are singing swing, boogie woogie, ballads or 2 step, their sound is authentic and very much their own. They are backed by a powerhouse band of the finest and MOST cute musicians in Sacramento area. The band has humbly self-titled themselves "The Chopped Liver Orchestra" and yet, they are so much more than chopped liver.

The girls have been entertaining professionally for 20 years together, (yes, the same three women) but came from very different musical backgrounds before they met. Valerie, lead singer, honed her skills in top 40, Paula sang angelically in church and jazz groups, and Leigh cut her singing teeth performing classical and theater music in school. The story of how they actually met is something which can only be disclosed in dark places over drinks.

Sister Swing has had the honor of receiving the Best Swing Band from the Sacramento News and Review Magazine, Best of Sacramento in 2005, they've sung with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra as well as opened for the Glenn Miller orchestra. They had the distinct honor of singing for Bob Hope and his wife at the Wings Over Stockton Air Show. They love harmony, laughter, dressing up like Big Girls and just generally goofing off. Like most musicians, they wouldn't know what to do with themselves if they weren't making music and bringing it to other people.

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Vintage jazz in the tradition of the great girl groups of the 1930s and 1940s. Sister Swing does the classics of the Andrews Sisters in their own, upbeat modern style.

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Vintage jazz in the tradition of the great girl groups of the 1930s and 1940s. Big band dance tunes from the Swing Era. Sister Swing takes the harmonies of the Andrews Sisters and recreates the songs from WWII.

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Jazzy, upbeat, Andrews Sisters and original renditions of your favorite Christmas songs. "Through the years as we get a little older, we still experience the tingle of excitement during the holiday season. There is the sparkle of all the Christmas lights in the neighborhood, the feel of velvet and the smell of pine and cinnamon. Christmas songs bring back the special moments of Christmases past: Christmas Eve engagements, the anticipation in our children's faces reflecting our own childhood memories, and the warm comfort of being with those we love. This album should be played when you get the Christmas decoration box down from the attic and open it after it's been hibernating all year. It should be enjoyed when you are setting the table for Christmas dinner. It should be cranked when you are baking for the holidays or wrapping gifts. But most of all, we hope you will dance to it in the kitchen with the ones you love."

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In the great tradition of female vocal trios of the 1930's and 1940's this album breathes new life into Andrew Sister and Boswell Sisters standards, all cooked up with a New Orleans southern flair. "If you've ever been to New Orleans, the first thing you are struck by is the smell: boudin, river, garlic and magnolias. And then it's the bright cacophony of colors and sounds that come from every doorway. Finally comes the lazy charm which captures your heart forever. We wanted to pay homage to that city's roots while giving a nod to its other favorite pastime: eating good food. With those two main ingredients in mind, we've cooked up a Southern dish we hope you all will enjoy."

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Vintage jazz in the tradition of the great girl groups of the 1930s and 1940s. "During the 14 years that Sister Swing has been alive and kicking, we have had the privilege of playing with many fine musicians. Each one has brought his or her own distinctive style to the mix. Riff Raff and Ruffles is our attempt to capture the essence and the talent of all these players in the variety of songs we have chosen to record."

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