Leskyn Kernow
Leskyn Kernow (Swing Cornwall) is an all-stars big band, jam packed with the south west’s hottest jazz musicians.
Leskyn play in full big-band formation with 2 singers and perform music from the golden age of swing to reimagined pop hits from more recent times. We play from Basie to Beyonce via the Beatles.
Recent highlights include a 20 day residency for Christmas at the Eden Project and wildly-received, sell out shows at the Minack Theatre.
We have an irreverent approach to programming and repertoire and recent gems include a suite of TV sports themes, some swinging Brahms, sing-a-long hits from The Blues Brothers and a jazz Nutcracker!
“We were a party aged 10-84 and had a brilliant time. Fabulous, feel-good music.”
Sample Christmas set
We need a little Christmas
Let it snow
Nutcracker suite
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Here comes Santa Claus
White Christmas
Yabba dabba yuletide
Sleigh ride
It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Santa baby
Silver bells
Midnight sleighride
The Christmas song
Winter wonderland
Rockin’ around the Christmas tree/Jingle bell rock
Sample set
In the mood
Chatanooga choo choo
Slip horn jive
New York
Big spender
Come fly with me
James Bond theme
From Russia with love
Skyfall
Live and let die
Sing, sing, sing
Hungarian dance
Crazy in love
It’s not unusual
Moonlight serenade
Orange coloured sky
Blackbird
Can’t buy me love
Hey Jude
Flintstones
We are an ideal band to make any event go off with a bang and a swing. We have full sets of winter-warming Christmas hits as well as toe-tapping summer stunners.