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"Thank you so much for being such an excellent and friendly band. It meant so much that you worked on the requests...you were very much a dream come true! I felt extremely lucky to be able to book After Dark, you really made the party special and a dance addict like me glow with happiness."

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"We were so impressed with you and had so many compliments afterwards on our choice of band. I was also pleased at your level of organisation – you were so professional from start to finish. Lovings! x "

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"We had The Upbeats for our wedding over the weekend and we couldn't recommend them highly enough. They turned up in plenty of time and sounded awesome, they kept all of our guests on the dance floor for the night. Definitely book them!"

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"Brilliant evening with lovely vocals new how to work the crowd we all had a great evening and wouldn't hesitate to bring Rachel back in two words loved it!"

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"Constant communication throughout the booking process. Fab performance on the day. Went down beautifully with all the guests. Highly recommend."

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"We loved the music and were so impressed, so well done on doing a great job!"

Reply by Latina Festivale
Great, thanks. Look forward to working with you again soon! Cheers, Rory

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"We were so pleased that you could be a part of our wedding. Your music made the day all the more magical and you performed all your songs brilliantly! All our guests loved your music, it set the perfect mood. Thank you so much."

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"We booked Noteworthy as a jazz trio for a surprise 60th party. they were fantastic - very professional and sounded great. Arrived on time - left when they were ready and they made the party. Thanks very much and good luck in the south west!"

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"Thank you very much for performing at our wedding reception. Everyone we have spoken to since loved the mix of songs and has said how great you were. I would like to say a special thanks from my bridesmaids for the amazing cheese songs between sets – they loved them! Hope you found you way back to the M5 ok. "

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"Thank you for Saturday night! I felt that the guests were really engaged with you and I think it added the cherry on the cake to the event."

Reply by Rory
Hi Laura, Many thanks! Thanks, Rory

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"We hired the Country Roads Duo for our Wedding, they were fantastic! Everyone commented how amazing they were. We would highly recommend them to anyone!"

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"You and your guitarist were amazing. Having had a very particular request from our Chinese guests who wanted the ‘English experience’ you put together an amazing set of the best artist from the UK. They absolutely loved it and you were both fantastic. We can’t thank you enough for your professionalism and for working with us to exactly meet the clients' requirements. "

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"The performance was spectacular and very authentic. We had built a custom 70s disco venue and this act was perfect to provide the uplifting atmosphere we wanted. Usually we never repeat themes or artists. But they were so good I am already trying to figure out how to incorporate them into future events. Thank you again Ben line Activity lead, anica care trust"

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"Ella Fitzgerald was born on 25 April 1917. She didn't have the easiest of starts to life - losing both parents and making a living on the streets as a teenager. She had hopes of becoming a dancer but had no training. What she did have was the gift of the smoothest, silkiest voice Jazz has known with the most delicate of touches - to hear Ella was to be kissed on the cheek by the lightest of breezes. Over her career she recorded 2,000 songs many of which are now Jazz standards - a fact in part due to the Fitzgerald imprimatur. Annette Gregory has a voice that is naturally lower in pitch than Ella’s and wisely she does not attempt a tribute act that imitates - rather her performance is a celebration of Ella’s legacy and the songs that will be sung and heard for as long as humans live on this planet. For this gig she was to have been accompanied by a quartet but unfortunately the bassist and sax player were caught up in a traffic standstill on the M6, but the piano (John) and drums (Matt) backing meant the stripped down support ensured that we focused on the songs. Just as Annette does not try to sound like Ella, neither does she slavishly follow her interpretations. This was strikingly apparent in songs such as “Miss Otis Regrets” and “The Man I Love” (which was more of a rocking blues than the familiar ballad). Annette's delivery is characterised by controlled, fluent and delicate phrasing and a pair of ballads - “When a Woman Loves a Man” and “Embraceable You” - were particularly pleasing. Let's hope that Annette and the full quartet make it back to Buxton soon! (10 / 10)"

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"Sarah-Jane was very friendly and polite. She sang various popular dance tunes at short notice from me and it was wonderful for our guests who danced and sang along. They said they had a great time.Thank you Sarah Jane "

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