Sweet 'n' Swing
Manx Radio's regular Big Band music show hosted by Howard Caine
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Episodes
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SWEET & SWING 08 NOVEMBER 2024
Friday, 8 November 2024
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.
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SWEET & SWING 25 OCTOBER 2024
Friday, 25 October 2024
H brings you the best sounds from the time when wireless was king and your tubes had to warm up . .!
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SWEET & SWING 11 OCTOBER 2024
Friday, 11 October 2024
Some Ambrose, Mel Torme, Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins and Lew Stone for your Friday evening . . . . what's not to like!
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SWEET & SWING 27 SEPTEMBER 2024
Friday, 27 September 2024
Some Frank, a waltz from Victor, a classic from Benny and a Boogly-woogly piggy! What more could you want . . . !
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SWEET & SWING 13 SEPTEMER 2024
Friday, 13 September 2024
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
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SWEET & SWING 30 AUGUST 2024
Friday, 30 August 2024
An enchanted evening with Joe, two Als for the price of one and more Petula!
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SWEET & SWING 16 AUGUST 2024
Friday, 16 August 2024
Warm up the valves of your wireless for everything from Ambrose to Spike Jones with Harry Hayes and even some Petula Clark!
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SWEET & SWING 02 AUGUST 2024
Friday, 2 August 2024
Settle back with a glass of your favourite and enjoy the likes of Cab Calloway, Bob Crosby, Blossom Dearie and a Chick Webb . .
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SWEET & SWING 19 JULY 2024
Friday, 19 July 2024
Teddy Joyce, Django, Mario Lanza, Perry Como and a slow boat to China. What more could you want from your wireless?!
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SWEET & SWING 05 JULY 2024
Friday, 5 July 2024
Great sounds from the time when you huddled around the wireless!
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SWEET & SWING 28 JUNE 2024
Friday, 28 June 2024
H is here with the latest edition of Sweet & Swing.
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SWEET & SWING 21 JUNE 2024
Friday, 21 June 2024
H is here with the latest edition of Sweet & Swing.
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SWEET & SWING 14 JUNE 2024
Friday, 14 June 2024
Great sounds from when you settled down with your wireless, including the likes of Paul Whiteman, Harry Roy, Perry Como and Louie Bellson
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SWEET & SWING 07 JUNE 2024
Friday, 7 June 2024
An 80th anniversary D-Day landings Sweet and Swing Special . .
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SWEET & SWING 31 MAY 2024
Friday, 31 May 2024
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 . . .!
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Great sounds from when you used to tune in your wireless
Friday, 24 May 2024
Mildred Bailey, Edmundo Ros, Irving Fazola and the Comedian Harmonists to name but a few . .
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SWEET & SWING 17 MAY 2024
Friday, 17 May 2024
Some Perry, some jazz in 3D and the Brubeck you don't know!
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SWEET & SWING 10 MAY 2024
Friday, 10 May 2024
More jazz in 3D, Carroll Gibbons and Xavier Cugat just for starters!
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SWEET & SWING 26 APRIL 2024
Friday, 26 April 2024
Gene hits the skins, a cocktail from Caroll, Mary Lou Williams and The Big Ben Banjo Band!
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SWEET & SWING 19 APRIL 2024
Friday, 19 April 2024
A bit of Bud, a tad of Ted and a sniff of Charlie. Kunz that is ... .. what more could you want?!
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SWEET & SWING 13 APRIL 2024
Friday, 12 April 2024
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!
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SWEET & SWING 05 APRIL 2024
Friday, 5 April 2024
Some Basie. more from Carroll Gibbons, a bit of Django and Max Jaffa waltzes the night away!
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SWEET & SWING 29 MARCH 2024
Thursday, 28 March 2024
Some solo Shearing, Big Band Berigan and Midnight in Moscow!
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SWEET & SWING 22 MARCH 2024
Friday, 22 March 2024
Tommy Dorsey, George Melly, the genius of Art Tatum and a new retrospective on Carroll Gibbons
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SWEET & SWING 15 MARCH 2024
Friday, 15 March 2024
Some Perfume from Duke, Harry Roy, George Shearing as a youngster and Denny Dennis
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SWEET & SWING 08 MARCH 2024
Friday, 8 March 2024
It's all about the women to mark their International day - singers, bandleaders, composers and pianists - and yes of course there's some Vera . . .!
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SWEET & SWING 01 MARCH 2024
Friday, 1 March 2024
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 . . .
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SWEET & SWING 23 FEBRUARY
Monday, 19 February 2024
Pull up your best comfy chair, pop your feet up, and relax as H takes you back in time to the golden age of swing.
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SWEET & SWING 16 FEBRUARY
Monday, 12 February 2024
What better way to spend Valentine's week than with a sexy Sweet & Swing full of love songs from times since passed.
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SWING & SWING 9 FEBRUARY
Monday, 5 February 2024
Piano power, Ivy Benson, and some classic Glenn Miller to brighten up the dark nights.