All the members of The Moonliters Big Band would like to take this opportunity and wish our friends, dancers, and musical colleagues a wonderful holiday season.
For the band as a group, and individually, 2022 has been an incredibly…
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Hello. Welcome to the home of The Moonliters, a Big Band—or swing band if you prefer—out of the Metro Vancouver/Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. Although our rehearsal space is in the Abbotsford region, our members come from a wide geographical region, including Washington State.
We are still looking for archival content to add. If you were a member of The Moonliters, and have some photos, recordings, or videos to contribute from your time in the band, please get in touch with us. We'd love to hear from you again!
Previous events
The 22 year Anniversary of Suburban Swing
Suburban Swing at Matsqui Hall, 33676 St Olaf Ave, Abbotsford, BC
The Moonliters are extremely pleased to announced that our first performance in over 2 years will be for our good friends at Suburban Swing! We will be helping them celebrate their 22 year anniversary. Now that is an achievement!
Tickets are available through the Suburban Swing website and at the door.
$20 online & $25 at the door
Mark your calendars now for our fall dance. More details to come in September.
Mark your calendars. The Moonliters will be holding their first public dance of 2020 on June 13 at Bradner Hall. Tickets will be available online and at King's Music soon.
Come join us for this fun event as we kick off an afternoon of music to help UFV's fledgling music program. We start the afternoon at 3, with other performances by school and community groups as well. Naturally the UFV Big Band will be performing as well!
Admisssion is by donation, and food trucks will be on site.
Door open at 6:30 Live music from 7:30 - 11:30
In honour of Remembrance Day, if you have period dress, please wear it.
Tickets available online through our secure, online store. They are also available in person at King's Music in Abbotsford.
If you have special seating requests, please reach out to us through our email and let us know. (Reserved tables, etc.) themoonliters.bigband@gmail.com
The Moonliters are very excited to announce that we will be performing at Mill Lake for the 2019 Mill Lake Concert Series.
Although the grass at the park isn't great for dancing, for all you big band enthusiasts out there, this is a great opportunity to see and hear an authentic big band, playing the original charts.
If you love this style of music, come on out and join us for a couple of hours of toe-tapping, chair-dancing fun. And if you're really adventurous, you can always try dancing in the grass.
Don't forget your lawn chairs!
Mark your calendars. More details to follow. Tickets will be available online soon.
The Moonliters will be playing for Suburban Swing's first dance at Matsqui Hall.
Tickets are $12 if bought online through Suburban Swing's website before the the 27th. After that they are $18 both online and at the door.
7:30 pm - 11:30 pm Doors open at 6:30. Includes a light meal at 9:30.
Tickets available through our Store Page, or in person through King's Music in Abbotsford.
The Moonliters will be the orchestra for Fraser Valley Stage's 2019 production of: Starlight Radio Theatre, Let There Be Love!
We are very happy to provide the soundtrack for this wonderful musical, and are extremely pleased to be part of the cast.
Tickets available now through Fraser Valley Stage. http://www.fraservalleystage.com/events/
We will be performing at the 4th annual West Coast Big Band Festival this year.
We will be performing a 45 minute set of music from a well-known big band leader.
We will playing a couple of sets of swing music for a local high school's evening of swing dancing.
Yes we do weddings!
We're really looking forward to this one. Jillana & Elias are both musicians who have history with a number of our band members.
The Moonliters Big Band
Rotary Stadium @ Abbotsford Exhibition Park, 32470 Haida Dr, V2T 5A6, Abbotsford
Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life
Dec 18 2022
Merry Christmas & Have a Happy 2023!
Nov 7 2022
Rehearsals & More
It has been a while since we have posted anything about the latest goings on with regards to The Moonliters Big Band. That is not to say that we haven't had a lot happening.
Rehearsals
In September we…
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May 2 2022
Celebration of Life for Al Turner
A date has been chosen by Al's family for a celebration of life.
Date: Sunday, June 12
Time: 2 PM onwards
If you knew Al in any capacity and would like to attend, please email us…
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Mar 21 2022
An interview with Ian "Doc" Graham upon his retirement from The Moonliters
Helen Kahlke
March 21, 2022
Due to COVID-19, The Moonliters were not able to celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2021 as we had planned.
The band was founded by Larry Homer in 1971, and until we hit…
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Mar 12 2022
A Tribute to Alan Turner
It is with an incredibly heavy heart that The Moonliters have to announce that we lost one of our own. Alan Turner had been with The Moonliters since the early 1980s.
In his four decades with the band…
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Dec 18 2021
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
The members of The Moonliters Big Band wish all of our friends, the dancers who come to our events, and all our colleagues throughout the Metro Vancouver region, a safe and happy holiday season.
Like you all, we hope…
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Apr 8 2019
Trademarked Names Matter More Today Than Ever
In today's online world everything matters more than it did even 10 or 15 years ago. This is especially true when it comes to names, because names are how things get "tagged" in the online world.
Say for example…
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Mar 26 2019
Like swing music? Come on out on March 31st
Next Sunday, March 31, The Moonliters are proud to announce that we will be the band performing for Suburban Swing's inaugural dance, as they move into the historic Matsqui Hall.
Tickets are available through the Suburban Swing website…
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Feb 8 2019
A leap forward in technology
Although we are a band that has 40+ year history, and specializes in music that originally became popular 70+ years ago, we made a major leap forward in technology yesterday when we got our online ticket sales up and…
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Jan 31 2019
Want to know what's new with The Moonliters?
These days there seems to be a lot going on with The Moonliters. A good way to keep up with what's new is to follow us on facebook. There we try to keep people up to date with the…
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