VIDEO: HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES? (1937) Greg Poppleton at the 2019 Transport Heritage Expo:
We’ll be at the Expo, tomorrow, Monday 10am – 2pm with sousaphone and cornet. Some photos…
Swing dancing to the Greg Poppleton band. you can just see Grahame Conlon’s guitar. Greg Poppleton singing, Dave Clayton double bass, Damon Poppleton alto sax.
Swing dancing to Greg Poppleton’s 1920s – 30s music at Sydney Central Station for Day 2 of the Transport Heritage Expo.
Now that’s a clearer picture of Grahame Conlon on guitar with Damon Poppleton alto sax and Dave Clayton double bass in the Greg Poppleton band.
Greg Poppleton and band returned to the Transport Heritage Expo at Sydney’s Central Station today, Saturday 8 June. It’s their third year entertaining visitors with Tin Pan Alley songs from the 1920s and 1930s to fit the Heritage theme of vintage trains and buses.
Adding to the fun, fantastic and colourful swing dancers came along to dazzle with deft footwork as the band played. Thank you Sue Ann!
Greg Poppleton and band will be at the Transport Heritage Expo, Country Concourse at Central Station, Sunday 9 June and Monday 10 June, 10am – 2pm. Free! Dancers welcome. Band bookings: https://www.gregpoppletonmusic.com/contact
And go for a ride on the steam train, Sydney red rattler and the vintage double and single deck buses. The NSW Rail Museum will be operating steam train rides through the city from Central as part of the annual Transport Heritage Expo. It’s a fantastic nostalgic long weekend event for families and transport enthusiasts alike! https://www.nswrailmuseum.com.au/
Here are some phots of the band, dancers and trains,
Greg Poppleton singing, Geoff Power Cornet, Grahame Conlon guitar at the 2019 Transport Heritage Expo.
Posing with Sandy (L) and Sue Ann (R), two of the wonderful swing dancers sliding and gliding to the Greg Poppleton band today. (Thanks Sue Ann for this photo).
Geoff Power cornet and sousaphone with Grahame Conlon guitar during a Greg Poppleton band instrumental.
Adam Barnard on keyboard during that same instrumental.
One of the steam trains at the Transport Heritage Expo.
Swing dancing to the Greg Poppleton band at Central Station.
Swing dancing to Greg Poppleton in the beautiful, Edwardian Era Country Concourse
Greg Poppleton is Australia’s only authentic 1920s-30s singer.
“Boy, do they swing!” JazzReview.com (USA)
“FIVE STARS – Poppleton’s vocals capture the essence of the 1920s – 1930s with uncanny accuracy.” eJazzNews (USA)
Music free. Buy tickets for steam and diesel heritage train rides.
The NSW Rail Museum will be operating steam train rides through the city from Central this June long weekend as part of the annual Transport Heritage Expo. This event is set to be a fantastic nostalgic long weekend event for families and transport enthusiasts alike! https://www.nswrailmuseum.com.au/
Greg Poppleton‘s jazz deco swing quartet played the songs of the 1920s – 1930s today at Sydney’s Central Station.
We’re playing at Central all June Long Weekend (June 9, 10 and 11) for the Transport Heritage Expo.
I just realised as I write this that today is the 34th anniversary of my first radio broadcast. But that’s by-the-by.
Today, we were ‘Swing Dancer Bombed’ with dancers from Swing Patrol, Swingtime – Dance School, Shagaroo Collegiate Shag and Harbour City Hoppers!! At Central this Sun & Mon, too 10am-2pm.
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