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NORTH & MIDLANDS |
BARN
DANCE, COUNTRY DANCE, CEILIDHS AND
FOLK BANDS NORTH & MIDLANDS
Devil's Fire Barn Dance Band |
| are four musicians with caller. They play mainly in the Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and North Wales area but will play further afield web site |
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Flaxmere Ceilidh Band |
| features highly experienced and versatile musicians, based in Cheshire and will travel to events and functions throughout North West England and North Wales. web site |
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BIG BANDS NORTH & MIDLANDS
Dr
Jazz and the Cheshire Cats Big Band |
| 20-piece
big band playing repertoire ranging from core swing from the bands of
Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Woody Herman (Cheshire - will travel North West) web
site |
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Suburban Swing Orchestra |
| Manchester based 20-piece big band with 2 singers, playing a repertoire from Ellington, Basie, Kenton, Nestico etc..web
site |
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BRASS BAND NORTH & MIDLANDS
The Staffordshire Band |
| Brass Band. National
Finalists, Royal Albert Hall, October 2004 Senior Trophy Winners 2004
Champion Band of Great Britain (First Section) 2002 (Staffs) web
site |
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The
Coupland Brass Quintet |
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a variety of music from light entertainment pieces to contemporary compositions.
Available to play at weddings, functions, recitals, festivals, etc.
(Manchester - nationwide) web
site |
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COVERS
BANDS - MEANS THEY PLAY FAMOUS,
POPULAR AND FAVOURITE SONGS NORTH & MIDLANDS
Fools Life |
| High
Quality, High Energy Party Band performing
throughout The Midlands and North West with
songs from 60s 70s 80s 90s. Full P.A., over
5000 watts of lights, strobes, smoke and flash
bombs!!! (make the party go with a bang!) web site |
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Kill The Jukebox |
| A
5 Piece Band focussing on "classic covers".
For a private function, wedding, social club
or pub,Tel No: 07973 759 734 (County: Manchester
& within 30 miles) web
site |
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Small
Town Music |
| The Zydeco Brothers have supported acts such as Van Morrison , Jools
Holland. (Midlands - will travel) web
site |
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ReadySteady
Go |
| 4
piece professional 'live' band with a 'retro'
image showcasing the best of popular music
from the 1960's including The Rolling Stones,
The Beatles, The Who, The Monkees and The
Small Faces (Worcestershire) web
site |
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FEMALE SAXOPHONE QUARTET NORTH & MIDLANDS
Saxsational |
| All
female saxophone quartet performing a variety of music from popular
and jazz to classical and contemporary. Available for weddings, parties,
functions and concerts. (Sheffield) web
site |
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PIPER NORTH & MIDLANDS
Celtic
Occasions |
| A ceremonial piper for all Occasions. (Lincolnshire) web
site |
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BLUES AND SOUL BANDS NORTH & MIDLANDS
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Celtic Edge |
| 5-piece rock band with a celtic edge. (Lincolnshire) web site |
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Catbirds |
| Catbirds are a seasoned wedding band having played at many weddings across the north west web site |
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STRING QUARTETS NORTH & MIDLANDS
4Tune String Quartet |
| Professional string quartet providing light entertainment and background music for all kinds of occasions across the North West of the UK, from weddings to parties, corporate events to private functions (Cheshire) web site |
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The Endymion String Quartet |
Professional string quartet/trio/duo for all occasions in the North West. Wide variety of repertoire including classical, jazz, pop, traditional and film/musicals.
web
site |
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SCOTLAND |
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Atlantic Soul |
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Supreme Soul Sisters - Motown, Soul & Funky Grooves - Corporate, Weddings,
Functions, Cabaret. (Scotland) web
site |
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Monaco |
| Music to suit any occasion, from Frank Sinatra to Robbie Williams, including
some Scottish dances. (Scotland) web
site |
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WALES |
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The Soul Miners |
| Seven piece UK soul band with male and female vocals. The Soul Miners are available for parties, weddings, corporate and private functions. (Cardiff, Wales). web
site |
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| AGENCIES - WHO CAN FIND YOU A BAND AND ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTS (they usually make a charge for this)
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LastMinuteMusicians.com Searchable database of mainly London bands. web
site |
Live
Jazz London Agency for Jazz musicians web
site |
| Silver
Dog Music Booking Agency web
site |
| UK Ensembles Agent to find you a band/string quartet and ensemble web
site |
| Countfish Productions specialising in live music for weddings and corporate entertainment. web
site |
| Liquid Strings: Musicians and Bands for Hire web
site |
| Best One Entertainment Entertainment Agency specialising in weddings and party functions web site |
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| TRAVEL ANYWHERE |
BARN
DANCE, COUNTRY DANCE, CEILIDHS AND
FOLK BANDS
Shebeen |
| Irish folk band playing regularly at pubs, clubs, weddings, festivals
and corporate events. Play either a standard set or a Ceilidh set
with calling when dancing is requested (Hampshire - will travel anywhere) web
site |
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The Gold Ring Duo |
| Traditional
Irish & celtic music played on celtic harp, flutes & uilleann pipes
(manchester but will travel throughout UK) web
site |
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CLASSICAL
ENSEMBLES TRAVEL ANYWHERE
Classical Entertainers |
| Europe's leading cello duo and the world's most beautiful music...a stunning combination. Performed and presented in a format tailored to your occasion. "Two great talents...sounded absolutely marvellous" BBC web site |
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COVERS
BANDS - MEANS THEY PLAY FAMOUS, POPULAR AND FAVOURITE SONGS TRAVEL ANYWHERE
Funked Up |
| a professional party function band available to play at any event throughout the UK.
Rock'n'Roll, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 00's or modern pop hits. All played with enthusiasm and style that guarantees the perfect party atmosphere web site |
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Down for the Count |
| Versatile 9-piece ensemble, performing a huge range of repertoire for wedding receptions, parties and corporate events all across the UK. .web site |
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Funkify |
| Professional wedding,
party and function band. Demo, brochure and
setlist available on request (throughout UK)
contact Amy 07956 385548 web site |
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Streetlife |
| Five
piece 70s disco band, play an almost non-stop
repertoire of classic hits from the 70's such
as Carwash, Le Freak, Play that Funky Music,
Hotstuff of course Streetlife and many more.
Suitable for all events such as weddings,
private parties, corporate, etc. web
site |
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Red Stripe Band |
| Energetic Jools Holland style jumping band led by charismatic and eccentric raconteur. web site |
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| LONDON & SOUTH |
BIG BANDS LONDON & SOUTH
Opus
One Big Band |
| Notable
big band with some impressive gigs (Herts) web
site |
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Phil Dando Big Band |
| 15 piece Swing Band with five saxophones, four trumpets, piano, bass, drums, vocalists Brian Crane and Heather Castle and Phil himself on trombone. web
site |
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Top Cat Big Band |
| 18 piece Big Band from Bristol playing everything from classic charts all the way to the contemporary Big Band repertoire web
site |
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BARN
DANCE, COUNTRY DANCE, CEILIDHS AND FOLK BANDS LONDON & SOUTH
The Ransome Crawlers |
| Electro-acoustic 5-piece ceilidh band. Celtic & European traditional tunes on a variety of instruments incl. fiddles, concertina, congas, mandola, guitar, bagpipes & hurdy-gurdy.(Cornwall) web
site |
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Wyvern
Dance Band |
| Barn
dances and ceilidhs, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, corporate functions
and fund raisers (Hampshire, will travel to surrounding counties) web
site |
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CLASSICAL & JAZZ LONDON & SOUTH
Atmospherics |
| Experienced violin/guitar duo playing classy jazz and
classical music. Wedding receptions and services, cocktail parties,
dinners, corporate and outdoor events. (Suffolk - East Anglia, London) web
site |
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Kingsmead Quartet |
| "Hello" weddings to House of Commons soirees. BBC & ITV selected. Performances for Royalty. Available for wide range of events, corporate,parties and weddings. web site |
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Strings
Attached |
| Professional
all-female string quartet available for all occasions (London) web
site |
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Paul Amstead |
| Paul teaches and performs classical guitar. (Bucks) web
site |
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All Jazz Live |
| Modern
jazz standards, jazz classics & latin jazz for all occasions such as
corporate events, weddings, birthdays etc. in London and the home counties. web
site |
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Body & Soul |
| Four-piece jazz band playing popular jazz standards, lively bossas,
funk and blues. Female singer/pianist, alto sax, jazz violin, bass and
drums. Suffolk AnneBurton@supanet.com web
site |
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Chip Jenkins Jazz Quartet |
| Top Quality female fronted Jazz Funk Band. Performed her brand of Funky Jazz in Cannes, Monte Carlo, Paris and London. Chip has also performed alongside soul legend Gloria Gaynor and in front of HRH Prince Albert Of Monaco and Roger Moore of James Bond fame. web
site |
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Jazz Soul Boogie |
| over
250 well known jazz, soul and popular covers to our repertoire, we offer
several styles depending on the mood you would like to create for your
function. web
site |
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Broad Street Jazz |
 Professional
and experienced Jazz band - 100 mile radius Reading Berkshire. web
site |
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Manor House Music |
| Some outstanding musicians with impressive CVs make up this String Quartet. (Bucks) web
site |
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Amethyst String Quartet |
| Professional
String Quartet based in (Surrey) web
site |
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Brian Farley |
| Cocktail Pianist for special occasions playing music styles from Classical to Jazz Standards in East Anglia, Essex, Cambridge, Herts, UK web site |
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Ardeton String Quartet |
| Classical,
Jazz and Pop Music for Weddings and Corporate Functions Tel No: 07941
692 928 (South Wales, Bristol, Bath) web
site |
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BLUES AND SOUL BANDS LONDON & SOUTH
Madison
Heights Soul Experience |
| 9-piece, authentic soul band. Classic songs by the legends of soul as
well as paying homage to Tamla Motown, The Commitments and the Blues
Brothers. web
site |
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Rubber Soul |
| 9 piece ensemble soul band. (South East) web
site |
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Funkty Dumpty |
With the emphatic vocals of singers Louise & Lisa and the highly acclaimed band and backing singers, the band have built up a repertoire of the best of funk, soul & disco.
The band can cater for all functions, from weddings to corporate events with a choice of a 6-9 piece band, including full brass section! (Bristol)
web
site |
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COVERS
BANDS - MEANS THEY PLAY FAMOUS, POPULAR AND FAVOURITE SONGS LONDON & SOUTH
Backflash |
| Female fronted function
band playing all the classic pop and rock
songs from the 60's to the 2000's. web
site |
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Dont Look Now |
| Music from the 50s and 60s through to Elvis
Beatles and Stones, REM, Travis and the Stereophonics.
Contact Lisa on 07976 269444 or e-mail martin.montague@lineone.net (Thames valley) web
site |
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Famous Five Band |
| Quality live music for all those important functions - from this hugely exciting and experienced live band. Thames Valley / South East web site |
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Fast Track |
| Cover band
featuring music from the 50's to the present
day. Based around North London, Hertfordshire
and Surrey web site |
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Kneeslider |
| a four piece rock / punk / pop covers band that doesn't endure grand delusions of stardom. We're not rock stars nor are we a tribute band. Hwat they do, they do for fun! (Hampshire) web
site |
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Mojo |
| five piece wedding band, playing only the greatest funk, soul and rock 'n' roll from the last five decades web
site |
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Six Bearded Fish |
| four-piece
function band, established and experienced
outfit with music spanning the 60s, 70s, 80s,
90s and more contemporary styles. web site |
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Sonic Fusion |
| Nine piece band who play everything from swing, to soul to rock 'n'
roll. Will even arrange songs on request. (Devon - will travel south
of England) web
site |
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Stax |
| Well established cover band. With 4 lead singers
in the band they guarantee a varied repertoire
of live music with rich harmonies, which comprises
the best of soul, disco and reggae. (Herts) web site |
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| Covers
of well-known hits. Vary sets to suit the
function. Tel No: 01883 715344 web
site |
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Vinyl Kutz |
| All top London session musicians, their repertoire covers four decades and more than twenty number one hits, specifically focusing on songs that have filled the dancefloor in all these eras. Two stunning divas front four super-tight musicians in a combination that has rocked parties all over the world.web
site |
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Zephyr |
| Lively and versatile five/six-piece Party/Function
Band based in the South East, performing the
best mix of party music around. Live music
from the fifties right up to the present day
(Surrey) web
site |
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Zero Hour |
| Party band for hire, for corporate, wedding and party live
music including soul, disco, pop and rock. DJs also available. (Kent) web
site |
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The Glamned |
| A
Glam Rock Tribute Band playing music from the 70's dressed in the glam
and glitter of the 70's. web
site |
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WORLD MUSIC LONDON & SOUTH
Simon Kohli |
| - Sarod player. North Indian classical sarod player, solo or accompanied by tabla web site |
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Strings |
| Indian music band performs live bollywood hindi hits,bhangra and gujrati ras-garba for any parties or occasion (London) web site |
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Neil Craig |
| Hindusthani classical music duet with Neil Craig (tabla) and Jonathan Mayer (sitar)
padhanisa: Indo jazz fusion trio with with Neil Craig (tabla), Justin Quinn (guitar) and Jonathan Mayer (sitar). web site |
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John Sterckx |
| Tabla
Player / Percussionist available for performance, tuition, workshops,
recording sessions etc. web
site |
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