Review Centre: Bands & Ensembles

"One of the best moments of our wedding, sincerely. Would highly recommend Grogibear Covers for any event!"

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"'Move over Buble' .....you have some serious competition here!"

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"We had Lucy back again for our Halloween Party and she was fabulous as ever! Very professional, entertaining and engaging!"

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"My wife and I hired World Brass to play as a surprise to guests as part of our 5 year wedding anniversary in Fitzrovia Chapel in London. World Brass were amazing to work with. Their communication was great, they arrived on time, and the quality of their music was awesome. Our guests loved it, we received lots of compliments about the music and how it made the event extra special. Will definitely use again in the future. Thanks World Brass! "

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"Funk With Us providing the band, DJ and PA for our wedding on the 9th October 2021. And they were absolutely amazing. In the lead up to the event, their diligence and patience in helping sort out some issues around sound levels at the venue went way above and beyond what we'd initially agreed with them. They friendly, highly personal service and wish to really understand what we wanted for the day meant we felt really positive and confident going into the day. On the day itself, they were amazing with the band being great fun, really getting involved and making sure the dance floor was both packed and super fun. We would absolutely recommended everytime, these guys are amazing. 12/10."

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"Thank you so much for making our evening absolutely fantastic! You were brilliant from start to finish. Everyone clearly enjoyed themselves and a number of people came up to say how fantastic the band were. I will most definitive recommend you to family and friends for future events."

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"Awesome set at the Causeway Foot this afternoon guys! Thank you for the great music! Me and my family loved it and we will definitely be keeping an eye out for when you're back in the area! ☘️"

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"Heard 'The Shooglers' play at a fantastic wedding I was photographing, well I was so desperate to join in the dancing - truly fantastic music ;-) I love the one you did with the mix of Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall - was amazing, tapping my foot and itching to dance - best music at a wedding I’ve ever heard !!!!"

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"Massive thank you for your involvement, it really set a beautiful and relaxing environment and the bride and groom were thrilled. "

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"Absolutely brilliant! Powerful band, very patient teaching us the steps, and real gentlemen. Highly recommended. "

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"We booked blue jewel for a 70th birthday party. I cannot recommend them enough. They were professional when setting up, great musicians, motivated everyone to join in. They played 2 good length sets and everyone at the party commented on how good they were. If your looking for a ceilidh band who are professional and will provide a good evenings fun for your special occasion, book blue jewel. Thank you for making our party extra special."

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"Thanks so much for Friday night, it was amazing! Your performance was so special everyone said how great you were x K&D"

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"The ultra-stylish Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead band is now 30 years old. For this Sunday afternoon gig at the award-winning Hideaway, they performed a rollicking set of songs ranging from 1940s and 1950s jump/jive, R&B and classic rock ‘n’ roll, to jazz standards and originals, featuring the band’s core seven-piece line-up: Bandleader and composer, Kit Packham on saxophones and lead vocal, Steve Knight on guitar, Perry White on piano, Alex Keen on double bass, Kenrick Rowe on drums, Tracey Mendham on saxophones and vocals, and Simon Da Silva on trumpet and flugelhorn. Striking in a blue pinstripe suit and fedora, Packham resembled Frank Sinatra, and he introduced numbers in a clear and informative way. They opened with one of the band’s original tunes, ‘Swing It’, which immediately propelled people to the dance floor. The band’s perky theme tune, ‘One Jump Ahead’, contained one of Packham’s signature, impactful abrupt endings and deadpan Knight added even more colour to the act by performing a nose flute solo on The Blues Brothers classic, ‘Minnie the Moocher’. White nailed a stunning boogie-woogie piano solo punctuated by thrillingly deep bass notes from Mendham on baritone saxophone on ‘Choo Choo Ch’Boogie’, and they even managed to squeeze in a world premiere featuring Vera Lynn’s World War II song, ‘We’ll Meet Again’: Loosely named ‘The Last Song Of The Set’, it cleverly welded an old song onto a new one. Eventually the two tunes overlapped, bringing the gig to an impressive end. The time flew; a sure sign that Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead with its thoroughly well-written arrangements and heartfelt blend of comedy and music, had done a fine job of bringing this classy joint to life."

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"We Booked mike for the drinks reception in the Dafodil hotel, Grassmere. The song choice was ideal and atmosphere was perfect. We were so happy with our choice, and couldn't recommend SaxSmith more highly. A lovely chap, and so easy to deal with from the start. Highly recommended. "

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"Such a range of songs! From 60s to modern, you played all our favourites! Thanks again for learning the first dance. We loved it!"

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