Manitoulin Swing Band headlines the 2021 CTV Lions Telethon

The Manitoulin Swing Band opened up the annual 2021 CTV Lions Children’s Christmas Telethon this past Saturday and the two songs they played were once a staple of the Gore Bay Orchestra’s playlist but haven’t been performed in many years.

Tom Sasvari

Dec 08, 2021 - 7 min read

The Manitoulin Swing Band opened the 2021 CTV Lions Children’s Christmas Telethon this past Saturday, featuring, from left, Paul Best, Wayne Bryant, Joanne Smith, Doug Smith, Warren Schlote, Jim Smith, Bob Wiseman and Oliver Runnalls. They performed Dark Town Strutters’ Ball and Basin Street Blues, both of which were part of the historic Gore Bay Orchestra’s set list in the 1950s. photo by Heather Bryant