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"We had an absolute ball throughout the day, and greatly appreciate the contribution you guys made – possibly the second most talked about part of the event (after the bride of course!). "

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"Hi Ben, Thank you for your lovely note and sorry it took so long to get back to you. Everything was amazing and you guys just helped make the night magical! "

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"Thank you very much, everyone loved it and you killed it!! I felt bad for you tucked away in the background you deserved foreground!! But we heard loads of compliments and you were brilliant. Hope you got a drink afterwards!! Thank you for helping making our day so special, and good luck with all your endeavours I hope you go far you deserve to. "

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"Fantastic Performers who had people dancing all night. A Freindly and helpful couple who enjoy what they do and it shows."

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"Hi Ben, You guys were amazing!!! Everyone has commented on how fantastic and talented you were. We loved our day, thank you!!"

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"I just wanted to say a huge huge thank you to you and the band for performing at our wedding. So many people have commented on how good you all were, from the acoustic set during the meal, to learning and performing our first dance AMAZINGLY, to really getting the party going later in the evening. Everyone was really impressed with all of your talent. What a fantastic end to our wedding day."

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"It was a great night and everyone has said what a great band you were. Thank you so much for making the evening a great party and especially for letting my cousin on the drums, made his weekend :)"

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"We recently had Starbound perform at our wedding and were blown away by how brilliant they were. The band's entire performance was energetic, fun, and had people of all ages dancing from the moment they started to the moment they finished at the end of the night (to chants from our guests of "One more song!"). Exactly the songs we wanted performed from start to finish and some brilliant moments, including Adam the singer coming onto the dance floor for some of the performances (which everyone loved). All our guests have since said how fantastic they were. We would book them again in a heartbeat!"

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"THANK YOU to Lucy and the boys for making our wedding the most incredible day EVER. They kept my guests entertained for the cocktail hour and the whole evening, played our first dance BEAUTIFULLY and kept the night going. If anyone is considering them for their wedding DO IT you won't be disappointed! "

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"Thank you so much for playing at our wedding reception and being so accommodating with our requests."

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"We booked these girls for my parents' Diamond Wedding. I had never seen them but thought I would take a chance. They were totally brilliant, not just great singers but really lovely warm people. My guests loved them, it really made the day. Totally recommend."

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"REVIEW OF OUR LATEST CD ALBUM IN JAZZ JOURNAL Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead: Everybody Loves A Boogie The entertaining British jump-jive revival band ploughs the familiar furrow, offering cheeky covers and originals with occasional solos By Hugh Rainey -13 October 2023437 Formed in 1984, this UK group plays jump-jive in a bright and breezy, entertaining style, blended with R&B and vintage rock and roll, and seasoned with light-hearted humour. Leader Kit Packham sings confidently in appropriate style on every track bar one, and contributes alto and tenor to the backing throughout. Packham also composed and wrote the lyrics for eight of the tracks and alternative lyrics for some cheeky adaptations of standards – My Swingin’ Valentine (an upbeat treatment of My Funny Valentine, which surprisingly works quite well) and the very funny Basingstoke (to the melody of Baby Face) and Buy A CD (with appropriate uninhibited bathos to My Way). On the whole, the originals work well for the genre. Love Me, Love My Saxophone and I Dig Potatoes have amusing lyrics somewhat reminiscent of Louis Jordan and Slim Gaillard in style. Enjoyable versions of Don’t Get Around Much Any More, Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby and My Swingin’ Valentine, come closest to straightforward jazz treatment with some worthwhile brief solos and touches of arrangement. The tracks come from sessions in 2009, 2017 and 2023, mainly as six or seven piece lineups it seems, but with changing personnels. Though studio recorded, the CD comes across as cheery live entertainment – for dancers, rather than perhaps for close, serious listening. But it’s certainly good fun, with some inventive fresh material, and a sense of humour to give a welcome lift to your spirits in these troubled times. Discography Everybody Loves A Boogie; Don’t Clap On The First Beat Of The Bar; Old Rock “n” Roll Songs Never Die; Don’t Get Around Much Any More; Love Me, Love My Saxophone; Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby; Route 66; Alley Club Blues; As Time Goes By; Alright, OK, You Win; Lockdown Chase; My Swingin’ Valentine; I Dig Potatoes; Basingstoke; Buy A CD; We Had A Real Good Time/We’ll Meet Again (53.52) Collectively: Kit Packham (v, ts, as, bar, cl); Nick Tomalin, Perry White (p); John O’Reilly (g); Steve Knight (g, ts, bj); Alex Keen, Ollie Blanchflower (b); Derek Gayle, Kenrick Rowe (d); Simon Da Silva (t); Tracey Mendham (ts, cl). UK, 2009, 2017, 2023 (No further details.) Pelican records PEL CD 523 "

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"House of Chords were great! Really friendly guys who made our wedding evening celebrations extra special. They were helpful leading up to the event, putting our minds at ease. Their sound is fab and they were really flexible with song choices and requests. People were dancing all night! Highly recommended!"

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"Hi Ben, Just a quick note to say we had a superb evening and The band were absolutely fantastic. The music was perfect for the evening and everyone had an excellent time. Kind regards, Nick"

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"I have booked Cats Whiskers on more than one occasion and have always been delighted with the variation of styles of music that they can play. Great entertainment, not only to listen to but to dance to also. "

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