Lydia D'Ustebyn Ladies Swing Band

Lydia D'Ustebyn Ladies Swing Band
Lydia D'Ustebyn Swing Band members
Background information
Origin	Great Britain
Genres	Swing
Past members	Alison Rayner Angele Veltmyer Annie Whitehead Barbara Snow Deirdre Cartwright Josphina Cupido Julia Doyle Dorota Koc Lesley Linda da Mango Ruthie Smith Virginia Betts

Lydia D'Ustebyn's Ladies Swing Orchestra was a British feminist swing band of all female musicians.^[1] Lydia D'Ustebyn was not a real person, but a fictional character based on Ivy Benson - a famous London woman band leader. The band would frequently apologize that Lydia was absent from performances, because she had "missed the train."^[2]

Personnel

• Alison Rayner- Bass
• Angele Veltmyer- Tenor Sax
• Annie Whitehead- Trombone
• Barbara Snow- Trumpet
• Deirdre Cartwright- Guitar
• Josphina Cupido- Drums
• Julia Doyle- Double Bass
• Laka Daisical (Dorota Koc)- Piano and vocals
• Lesley ??- Baritone Sax
• Linda da Mango- Percussion
• Ruthie Smith- Alto Saxophone
• Virginia Betts- Trumpet^{[3][failed verification]}

References

1. Parsonage, Catherine & Dyson, Kathy. The history of women in British Jazz. Rome: Editore Columbo.
2. McKay, George (2005). Circular Breathing. Durham: Duke University. p. 284. ISBN 0-8223-3573-5.
3. Withers, Deborah; Frankie Green (6 September 2010). "Women's Liberation Music Archive".

External links

• Wilmer, Val (19 July 1994). "Oral History of Jazz in Britain". British Library Sounds. Retrieved 10 March 2013.