| Description | Price |
| Trio Show including 2 x 40 minute sets | £595 |
| Duo show 2 x 40 mins | £450 |
The Lahdidahs are a 1940's and vintage close harmony trio, soprano, alto and mezzo. We are based in the East Midlands with a passion for keeping alive the songs of the past!
Since forming in 2017, we’ve performed across the Midlands and beyond at many well known vintage and commemoration events as well as weddings, Christmas parties, landmark birthdays and anniversaries, bringing a repertoire packed with toe-tapping classics from the 1940s to 1960s. With gorgeous harmony vocals, snappy choreography, and professional backing tracks, we specialise in music from the Andrews Sisters, Glen Miller, and other wartime favourites guaranteed to get people dancing or singing along, as well as 50s Rock'n'Roll, singalong and jive classics with a sprinkling of 60s soul. All performed in glamorous era - appropriate outfits or authentic US WW2 uniform for 1940s shows.
We can add a splash of fun and vintage glamour to any event—whether it’s a festival, garden party, themed wedding, Christmas, or birthday celebration. Equipped with a full PA system and sound engineer, we can also provide vintage background music throughout your event or a retro disco and teach your guests some easy dance steps if you’d like!
With the ability to create a customised set list to suit your audience, let us help you to celebrate those special events!
Based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire
= areas covered (up to 155 miles)
= free travel (up to 15 miles)
Example Set List - 1940s
Bie Mir Bist Du Shein
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Tuxedo Junction
Straighten up and Fly Right
In the Money
Lullaby of Broadway
Shimmy like my Sister Kate
Apple Blossom Time
In the Mood
Lambeth Walk
Underneath the Arches
Rum and Coca Cola
Pennsylvania 65000
White Cliffs of Dover
Dont sit under the Apple Tree
Sing Sing Sing
Alexander Ragtime Band
Route 66
Music Hall medley - Daisy, Daisy, Dont Dilly Dally,
Slow Boat to China
Tico Tico
Choo Choo Ch'boogie
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Coffee Song
Singalong medley - Bless 'em all, Seigfried Line, Kiss me goodnight Sergeant Major
We'll meet again
Example Set list 50's/60s+
Que Sera Sera
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps
Sway
Little Things mean a Lot
That'll be the day
Rock'n'Roll Waltz
Sh'Boom
Flip Flop and Fly
At the Hop
Chapel of Love
Breaking up is Hard to Do
Da doo ron ron ron
King of the Swingers - Jungle Book
Bring me Sunshine (Jive Aces version)
Sweet Talking Guy
That Man
All about the Bass (PMJ version)
Christmas
Here comes Santa Claus
Christmas Island
Christmas Polka
Let it Snow
Beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Jingle Bells
Santa Baby
Rudolph the rednose Reindeer
Mele Kalikimaka
Rocking around the Christmas tree
White Christmas
Last Christmas (PMJ version)
Silent Night
Man with the Bag
12 days of Christmas
2 plug sockets, minimum 3m x 1m performance space.
Dressing room with mirror and secure storage for our personal effects
3 x parking spots
Full PA and sound engineer provided for all our shows
We require any necessary information to help us locate the venue easily, and where to park/load in the equipment. What time we can gain access to set up. Any specific information regarding the room we are performing in, such as if there are stairs to navigate, is there a lift? Is there a sound limiter in the venue? what is the approximate size of the room?
We can provide era - appropriate background music with curated playlists before, in between and for approx 30 mins after our last set
We can provide a 'Retro Disco' 40s, 50's, 60's and 70's dance music by arrangement, which carries an additional fee, We can select a playlist ourselves, or we are happy to liaise with regard to customising one with your choices.
Best Gig - We performed by the side of the Mersey for the Battle of the Atlantic commemorations in Liverpool and it was fantastic to be part of such a brilliant event.
Best Venue - The newly refurbished Stockton Globe Theatre where everyone from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to the D'Oyley Carte Opera Company has played
The Andrews Sisters! Our 40s set includes many of their numbers and we try to emulate and re-create their style as best we can in tribute, they and artistes such as Vera Lynn in the UK really kept peoples spirits up in the wartime years.
All our members have varied performing backgrounds including musical theatre, dance and other performance art. The Lahdidahs evolved from an accapella group that ended up disbanding and the remaining members all were keen to start developing a vintage act. Since then we've expanded our repertoire and have performed at hundreds of different types of events.
We enjoy all types of events, but particularly enjoy vintage dance events, it's always great to see the dance floor get filled with people enjoying our music.
It takes us a minimum of 1 hour to set up, so our advance party likes to get there around 90 minutes prior to the start. We typically perform 2 x 45 minute sets with a break in between which is ideal for food/buffet service, this can be varied to suit, but we have found that these timings suit most types of event.
We are happy to perform outside, but ask that shade/cover for poor weather is provided, we are situated on a flat/level surface and we are close to a suitable power supply.
We can learn specific songs prior to an event providing enough notice is given and we are able to source a suitable arrangement/backing track. We would limit this to 3 songs. Clients are able to request their choice of set list from our repertoire.
Previous clients describe us as talented at keeping a crowd entertained, professional, fun, full of energy, and really engage with the audience to get the party started.
Cancer Research UK
Railway Children
Gainsborough RBL
West Lindsey District Council
Old Bolsover Town Council
National Memorial Arboretum
Bolsover Rotary Club
Friends of the 10th Battalion
Chasewater Railway
Mogfriends Club
Peak Rail
RAF Snaith Museum
Woodhall Country Park
Bakewell Agricultural Society
RAF Marham
Glossop Heritage
Bluebell Wood Childrens Hospice
The Midland Pullman
Milner Hotel, York
National Memorial Arboretum
The Stockton Globe Theatre
Bakewell Showground
Gainsborough Old Hall
Whitley Hall Hotel
RAF Marham
10th Battalion Memorial
The Boathouse at Shardlow
Drax Social Club
The Riding Hall, Thoresby Hall
The Sitwell Arms
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Concert
Recording Session
Charity Event
Theatre Show
Christmas Party
1940s Music
1950s Music
1960s Music
Swing
Rock 'n' Roll
PAT tested
Female vocalist
Public liability insurance
DJ / background music options
PA / sound system included
Uses backing tracks