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'At the Palais Royale' with Jim John and his Swing Shift Big Band performing at the Valentine's Big Band Dance February 2019.
Photo by: Maureen Collins
"Waltz of the Blues" 🎶
Available on Bandcamp
johannlowenberg.bandcamp.com/album/waltz-of-the-blues
Photo by: Martin Bachhofner
The Story Behind the Song: When I was a kid in the early 50's, our family would watch the old black & white musicals on those cold wintry afternoons. Ginger Rogers & Fred Astaire were my favourites. Just loved the music. I remember donning my top hat & twirling cane and dancing throughout the house. 'Sunny Day Blues' is a favourite of mine, a Valentine tune off my latest record. Happy Valentine's everyone! 🌹
johannlowenberg.bandcamp.com/track/sunny-day-blues
johannlowenberg.bandcamp.com/track/sunny-day-blues
It was certainly a treat to perform my tune 'At the Palais Royale' recently at the Palais Royale Valentine's Dance with Jim John and his Swing Shift Big Band. Arrangement by Ross Wooldridge. A night to remember!
Last night 'At the Palais Royale' with the Swing Shift Big Band. Many thanks to Jim John and the boys, Glenn Chipkar and Mary Lou Borg for the opportunity of a lifetime!
Video by: Eva Vera Marie
Video by: Eva Vera Marie
I have been invited to be guest vocalist for my tune 'At the Palais Royale' to be performed with Jim John and his Swing Shift Big Band at the Palais Royale's Valentines dance on Sat. Feb. 9th 2019. Now ain't that the icing on the cake! Ticket information for this event is on the 'Palais Royale' website. 🎶
www.palaisroyale.ca/category/events/
www.palaisroyale.ca/category/events/
This is cool! Ross Wooldridge has just completed a Big Band arrangement for my song 'At the Palais Royale'. The 'Swing Shift Big Band', an 18 piece orchestra will be performing the tune at the Valentines Big Band Dance at the Palais Royale on Saturday Feb. 9th 2019. Ticket information for this event is on the 'Palais Royale' website.
www.palaisroyale.ca/category/events/
www.palaisroyale.ca/category/events/
The Story Behind the Song: I was staring out the window to the vast unknown. It was the dead of winter '79 and I was riding in the caboose of an ore train travellin' from Whitehorse, Yukon to Skagway, Alaska. We were plowing through the snow on a narrow gauge track. I had read somewhere that the Beatles used to write their songs to the clickety-clack rhythm sound of the train from Liverpool to London. We were travellin' south, window open a touch, and I heard that same beat, the heartbeat of the hobo, full of excitement and despair and everything else in between. 🎶
Photo by: Daniel Simon
johannlowenberg.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-milkrun-train
Photo by: Daniel Simon
johannlowenberg.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-milkrun-train
The Story Behind the Song: A few years back, I lived in this amazing farm house just outside of Charlottetown PEI. All the rooms had custom made furniture well over a century old, apparently designed by Portuguese shipbuilders who were residing there at the time. In the parlour there was an old upright piano, a little worse for wear and a bit out of tune. Nevertheless, I was able to pluck out the melody line for this song. Lyrics would come later. It was the beginning of a prolific songwriting period for me which would go on to last for several years. I'll always remember that place, creaky floors and all. 🎶
johannlowenberg.bandcamp.com/track/angel-of-mine
Story Behind the Song: My younger son works in the forest industry in British Columbia. After a hard day in the bush he likes to unwind with a little bit of fishing and relax time. This song 'Down By the Lazy River' is dedicated to all the men and women who tirelessly work to help keep our Canadian forests alive and prosperous. 🎶
johannlowenberg.bandcamp.com/track/down-by-the-lazy-river
johannlowenberg.bandcamp.com/track/down-by-the-lazy-river
Early slides of the Palais Royale in its hey day. A tribute to Bert Niosi.
palaisroyale.ca
Past “The song ‘At the Palais Royale’ from the album ‘Waltz of the Blues’, is a tribute to Bert Niosi, Canada’s King of Swing, who was the bandleader at Palais Royale from 1932-1950. Written and performed by Johann Lowenberg, this piece was inspired by his parents who used to dance at Pa...