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For anyone who loves the uniquely magnificent music of Major Alton G. Miller's American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force, this Festival is a definite "don't miss". It features an outstanding swing band lead by a real blood member of the Miller family, and is presented in the very same venue that was used almost daily by Glenn's band after they arrived in England at the end of June 1944. The buildings you see, the trees, the roads, and the green pastures are the very same ones they saw and used during those grim days of World War Two. But the Festival is even more than this. It offers three full days (four in 2008) of spectacular performances by over 21 other groups and artists representing the style of music we label swing, jazz and jive. I personally cannot remember having quite as good a time at any other music gathering in the 67 years I have spent on this planet. Then, throw in hundreds of "re-enactors" dressed in the military uniforms or civilian clothing styles of the time, 1940's automobiles and military equipment, as well as extremely low level daily surprise flyovers by an RAF Battle of Britain Spitfire, and you can feel the clock turning back to the Greatest Generation's world. The Festival itself is well worth the expense of traveling to the United Kingdom, and I'd agree to do it again in a New York minute. This year's Festival was held during England's annual Bank Holiday weekend, and commemorates Glenn's AEF orchestra's 27 August 1944 performance at Twinwood, their only concert presented at a Royal Air Force base. Dates this year were Saturday 25 thru Monday 27 August 2007. The weather was perfect.....bright, warm and sunny days, followed by balmy evenings with a full "bombers" moon. The RAF airfield of Twinwood was just outside of the villages of Clapham and Milton Ernest, near the town of Bedford. Miller's AEF orchestra was stationed in Bedford to get away from the V-1 buzzbombs that were targeting London big time. With London only 50 miles to the south, the BBC had installed broadcast land lines from Bedford that went into their master control at Broadcast House in the capital city. Virtually all of the various radio programs the AEF band originated from studios in Bedford. Twinwoods was a convenient airfield for USAAF planes to use to transport Miller and his men to the hundreds of morale boosting concerts they made at 8th Air Force bases throughout Britain. In fact, it was the Twinwood control tower from which Glenn boarded that ill-fated Norseman for the planned flight to Paris on 15 December 1944, never to be seen again. The fully restored control tower now houses a museum featuring many photographs of the Miller military band, plus uniforms and personal items he left behind on that day. The door he walked out of is never opened now, and many report a "chill feeling" in the hallway that leads to that door. The official host of the Glenn Miller Festival is Glenn's nephew, John Miller. He leads his own 17-piece swing band that once was Herb Miller's (Glenn's brother and John's father) orchestra. John is a very entertaining emcee, as well as a very good leader and vocalist. He is also approachable and personable and made this Yankee from Indianapolis feel very much at home. His band displays the same crisp precision I remember from Ray McKinley's New Glenn Miller Orchestra of the 1950's and 60's. Their first set features his uncle's hits from the 40's and is presented with everyone in USAAF authentic uniforms. John bears a remarkable resemblance to his uncle, proving apples don't fall far from the tree. The second set is done in traditional dinner jackets and features music associated with other swing bands of that era and later. He has a gal singer by the name of Fiona Paige who is as much pleasure to listen to as she is a treat to watch perform. John's band has a website and has CD's available if you wish to check them out. John's concert was held on Sunday night on the main stage of the Twinwood Arena. The stage is built in the front of a large Nissen type hangar, situated in a natural hollow big enough to handle over 8,000 spectators, and it was packed this night. It was a special evening. For the first time in 65 years, an Eberle appeared and sang with a real Miller-led orchestra. Charming Jan Eberle, the eye and ear pleasing daughter of Glenn's civilian band lead vocalist Ray Eberle, spun a web of enchantment. She sang several selections from her new CD "Blue Champaign". She's a very pretty, sweet and charming young woman, and won the heart of this writer when we met the following day. She also has her own website, and has recently written a very interesting book about her dad. All in all, this was a night full of many memories which you did not want to see end. Over the three days of the Festival, there were many other performances and items of interest. I'll attempt to tell you about them a bit in the near future. Sandy Lyman Hintz hopeanndad2000@yahoo.com Indianapolis, Indiana USA October 2007 Major Glenn Miller and Ilse - German Propaganda Broadcast - BBC - November 1944