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"I would like to thank you all so much for making time to come and play for us at our surprise birthday party. We have been coming to your gigs over many years now and have seen you all develop into a really great band and were so pleased that we were able to enjoy and share your talent with our friends and family. Everyone had a great evening due, in no small part to your great music, and it will be fondly remembered by us both. Hope to see you all again soon"

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"Thankyou for an amazing time last night! The Dad 'N' Daughter Line Dance crew had an awesome night dancing to your fabulous sets! 🎉🤠❤️ "

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"Thank you so much for performing at our awards event. You brought the perfect atmosphere - your music kept people smiling, dancing, and engaged from start to finish. We’ve received so many compliments about your set from the attendees and mess staff. Your professionalism, flexibility, and enthusiasm made working with you a pleasure. We truly appreciate everything you did to make the event memorable, hoping your available the next time I have an event. Thankyou again"

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"Hi Will, I have been meaning to do this for ages, but honeymoon, moving house and Christmas have all been crazy. Jen and I just wanted to say thank you so much for your performance at our wedding a couple of months ago. You guys were absolutely fantastic, and one of only two things that every single person I have spoken to since the wedding has commented favourably upon (the other being the bride!). Neither of us are dancers, so we were always going to do a lot more sitting than dancing, but I know our friends and family (including even my parents!) had an awesome time on the dancefloor. Is there anything we can do to help you guys? Anywhere we can leave a positive review or provide a quote for you to use in your advertising? Your set was immense and went down a storm with everyone! Alex and Jen"

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"We thank you from our hearts for a spectacular evening. Your voice is ‘flawless’ and unique with such a beautiful quality, effortless. The musicians were also excellent – our wedding guests were equally captivated."

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"What a fun night with the Country Chicks - covers of all your favourite country music classics, performed with so much energy and joy, perfect for dancing to! Loved the line dance that rounded off the evening!"

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"Ma Bessie and the Pigfoot Band, so as you might imagine, we stayed rooted in the 20’s and 30’s, but with a more rounded, sophisticated feel. No one does Bessie Smith better that Ma Bessie, and we are lucky to have her as a local artist here in Reading. As her Pigfoot duo finished getting ready for the set, Ms Bessie launched into an unaccompanied ‘Life Is Too Short’ taken from her album of the same name. As soon as she takes to the stage she creates an immediate connection with her audience. They are all her friends, and she chats her way through the set. With timeless classics such as ‘Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight’ and ‘Do Your Duty’, Bessie Smith featured highly in the set. Songs like ‘Downhearted Blues’ and ‘Trouble Trouble’ kept the mood intact, whilst songs like ‘Sugar In My Bowl’ and ‘Whip It To A Jelly’ highlighted the risqué fun elements of the music of the era. Matt Foster provides the perfect solid guitar rhythm and bass line support for the smooth yet gutsy vocal, and with Chuck Lloyd adding his superb saxophone it was another fine performance. "

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"Mike, we cannot thank you enough for how brilliant you guys were at our wedding! Thank you so much for being so flexible when, given the extreme heat and no air con, our guests decamped to the gardens and you all postponed your sets to play later in the evening when everyone was back inside the venue! We really appreciated that! We had so many compliments on how fantastic you all were and many of my guests have asked for your details! Not surprising since the entire band was lively, entertaining and just brilliantly talented! I would also like to thank you for keeping me so calm and making the booking process/ play list selection etc so easy. You were contactable whenever I needed you (wonderful) and were so in control that it put me at ease instantly. Thank you again and we cannot wait for another excuse to throw a big bash and hire you all again! "

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"We booked Motown Memories for our wedding, adding on the saxophone & DJ service. The whole band were great, the setlist was fantastic, and guests loved it. Ione has an incredible voice! Highly recommend."

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"We loved it – thank you. It was lovely meeting you. You helped make our day very special."

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"We gave a great reception to the Debon Swing Dance Band. - as this 'small big band' reminded us of Duke, Glenn, Woody and others, and singer Sarah did the same for such as Ella, Peggy and Marilyn. Absolutely everything went with such a swing."

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"Amazing musicians thank you so much ⭐️⭐️ "

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"Ma Bessie and her Blues Troupe played for us at our Community Charity fundraiser last weekend. Wow! What a soulful and sexy voice to go with a superb band! The band played in perfect harmony in less than perfect conditions and our crowd were thoroughly entertained. People were blown away with the quality of the performance, and many positive comments were made."

Reply by Ma Bessie - Prohibition Blues and Jazz
Thank you sooo much for having us perform for you. So glad that we could help to raise so much needed funds. Good luck in the future x

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"The band were INCREDIBLE! Everyone loved them.. Please pass on our sincere thanks to the each of them, they really made the party what it was and had everyone up dancing. I have even been asked to forward your details to one of our clients so hopefully you'll get some repeat business from it."

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"It was an absolutely fantastic day and I appreciate yours and Blitz Band's music on the day, the feedback received was nothing but positive, you really made the BBQ/party atmosphere how I imagined it to be."

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