Back in the 90s, I co-founded a band with clarinettist, Barbara McGregor which we named “Some Like it Red Hot”after the Marilyn Monroe film (see photo from the launch party!).

The inheritance of a unique and authentic music library meant that this all-female instrumental dance band could present the music of the decadent Twenties, the elegant Thirties and the wartime hits of the Forties exactly as it would have sounded back then –  live! The press has described it as  “just about as stylish as it gets!”

In all the years that I have been traveling the world, this band has gone from strength to strength, playing at venues such as Alexandra Palace, Ronnie Scott’s, Kensington Roof Gardens, Cafe Royale, House of Commons, Institute for Government, Athenaeum Club, many major London hotels including Claridges, the Langham, the Savoy and the Waldorf, to private homes and gardens.

Clients have also included Richard Branson, the BBC, Virago, “Women of the Year”, the British Museum, the RSC, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Swann Hellenic Cruises, and the band has played at events alongside Ken Dodd, Frank Carson and Ruby Wax.

I am delighted to have been asked to be part of SLIRH for this tea dance at Bedford Park Festival.

To find out more: http://www.bedfordparkfestival.org/e/99/tea-dance-some-like-it-red-hot