About

Greg Poppleton is a 1920s and 1930s-style singer based in Sydney, Australia

With his trio to sextet band of time-warped musicians, Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters, Greg sings the songs of the 1920s and 1930s with uncanny accuracy

Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters have brought the 1920s and 30s to life at the Dress To Kill Ball 2013, Kino Kabaret, First Sydney Artists’ Ball, Seymour Centre Courtyard Sessions, 2012 Bledisloe Cup Ball. Leura World Record-Breaking Charleston Challenge and many more historical events. We also enjoy making weddings, corporate events and birthday parties extra special

Greg also leads and sings for Sydney’s only 1920s Great Gatsby Dance Orchestra, The Lounge Bar Lotharios – 11 of the best, world-touring time-warped musicians in Sydney playing original 1920s arrangements of 1920s tunes like ‘Do The Breakaway’ and ‘Me And Jane In A Plane’…

The Lounge Bar Lotharios have played at the Canberra Centenary Roaring 20s Ball, 2013 Carrington Hotel Art Deco Ball, 2012 Winter Ball, BMLOT Awards, the Moocooboola Festival and more

Canberra Centenary. Dancing into the early morning at the Albert Hall to the 1920s Dance Orchestra, The Lounge Bar Lotharios

Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters’ debut Phantom Dancer CD is sold out. Downloads are available from CD Baby and Bandcamp

The debut album title comes from the twice-weekly radio show, The Phantom Dancer, Greg has presented on 2SER Sydney since 1985. You can now hear it Tuesdays at 12 noon and Saturdays at 6pm (+10 hours GMT). The Phantom Dancer plays swing and jazz from live 1920s – 1960s radio and TV. It’s live-streamed over 2SER and is heard nationally on over 30 radio stations of the Community Radio Network

See the play list and the Phantom Dancer ‘Video of the Week’ posted each week on this blog

Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters latest album is Doin’ The Charleston – a barnstorming 1920s speakeasy romp through the great songs of the 1920s and 1930s

Unusually for a jazz album by an independent swing jazz band, Doin’ The Charleston broke through onto commercial radio. It was the one hour 9 O’Clock Special on 2CH and the Macquarie Network and has been album of the week on ArtSoundFM Canberra and 5MBS Adelaide

As well as being a 1920s and 1930s singer and multi-award-winning broadcaster, Greg Poppleton is a film, voiceover artist and TV actor. Credits include Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Moulin Rouge, Hunt Angels, Fat Pizza, Dirt Deeds, Footy Legends, Vinyl, All Saints, Monster House, Pizza, Underbelly III, Kangaroo Jack and over 54 TV commercials in Australia, Japan, South-East Asia, Europe and the US. Actor website

Please enjoy the blog and visit again soon
Greg

PS: 1920s-1930s Band Website: www.bakelitejazz.com
1920s Orchestra Website: The Lounge Bar Lotharios
Album Website: Doin’ The Charleston
Film & TV Actor Website: Actor website
Facebook: Greg Poppleton and the Bakelite Broadcasters