SWING, JUMP AND DANCE

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Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra plays original and standard swing music reminiscent of big band music from the 20's, 30's, and 40's, as well as 50's Rhythm and Blues. Based in Guelph, we play all around Ontario.

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Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra would love to play at your festival, event, party or wedding. We are based in Guelph, and can perform anywhere in Ontario. We play swing music reminiscent of big band music from the 20s, 30s, and 40s, as well as 50s Rhythm and Blues.

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Electric Vinyl Orchestra Album and Apparel

Our album Last Chance to Dance is available to purchase, along with t-shirts, hoodies, and more!

An Eclectic Mix of Past, Present & Future

5 Reasons Why You (Yes, You!) Want to Swing Dance

May 22, 2016

As many of you know, this coming Friday May 27th Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra will be hosting a Swing Dance Party at Bookshelf’s ebar.  There have been some questions and comments…

Merle Haggard: The Outlaw

Won't you come along with me, to the Mississippi?

April 9, 2016

Country music legend Merle Haggard died this past week at 79.  If you don’t know his music, you should try and catch some of this songs.  I first heard of…

Mose Allison

If Silence Was Golden, You Wouldn't Raise a Dime – The Music of Mose Allison

April 3, 2016

This past week the Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra added the song “Deed I Do” to our set list.  It’s a 1926 jazz standard written by Fred Rose and Walter Hirsch.  I…

I Held My Nose, I Closed My Eyes, I Took a Drink

March 26, 2016

I don’t know where or when I first saw the writing credit of “Leiber and Stoller”.  It may have been the first time I read the credits for the song…

You Got a Cute Vest Pocket Mazda

March 20, 2016

Anyone who knows me knows that I love to sing and I love singing harmonies.  When we first put the Eclectic Vinyl Orchestra (Eclecticvo.com) together, I’m not sure I even…

Matty got turned on to music listening to these Rock Revival Greats

The first time I got high, I was 8 years old.

March 13, 2016

After my mother had showed me how to put on an LP, I stumbled across a bold yellow and red record jacket with a photo of an old looking machine…

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Check out our latest blog about one of our key influences, Louis Jordan!

March 6, 2016

As this is my fourth post, I think it’s time I spoke about Louis Jordan.  I mentioned his “Saturday Night Fish Fry” in my last post as an example of…

Twenty Flight Rock

February 28, 2016

I’ve always loved songs with a sense of humor. That’s what first attracted me to songs like Louis Jordan’s “Saturday Night Fish Fry” and Chuck Berry’s “No Particular Place to…

Almost Like Being in Love

February 8, 2016

“Almost Like Being in Love” (1947) was written by Frederick Loewe, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. The song was made popular in the musical “Brigadoon”. I think most people…

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