The Roaring Forties are Irelands premier Jump jive swing band, forming for the 2002 Cork Jazz festival.

The Roaring Forties have headlined every year since.

They are a very high Octane and ultra tight band having played all over Europe, and the United States.

With an album and a single with Jon Kenny from the Dunbelievables currently available in all major high street record shops behind them, this group of six talented people will blow you away.

This band are not your average wedding band, they only do weddings because people keep asking them to. George Patterson on lead vocals brings this music onto a new level of listenability, backed by some of the best musicians in Ireland you wont be able to stop dancing.

The line up consists Vocals, Saxophone,Drums, Piano, Guitar and Bass.

The Songs:
The Louis Prima to Louis Jordan era with numbers like Route 66, Just a Gigolo, Is You Is, I Got Rythm, Oh Marie (new single), Choo Choo Cha Boogie, Mac The Knife,Lady Is A Tramp. ( see more on the web site)

They are an international Festival Swing band and if you look up http://www.theroaringforties.com you will get an insight to them and what they are and be able to find out where they are playing next. This band has to be seen to be believed, then you're hooked.

The Roaring Forties
Tel: 00353 (0) 86 1282435
E-mail: info@theroaringforties.com
Website:http://www.theroaringforties.com