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"Hi Tomaso, I hope you are well today. I just wanted to email to say thank you ever so much for last night. It was lovely meeting the band, and you played beautifully! You were great to work with, extremely flexible, especially with last minute changes to the agenda. The guests really enjoyed the evening, and have given amazing feedback on the music – they said they would have liked to have spent more time watching you play, which is useful feedback for us to bear in mind for future dinners, and we will most certainly be in touch when looking for musicians again, you are all extremely talented! I hope you enjoyed your time last night, and that it all ran smoothly for you. Once we get the photos from the evening, I am happy to send you a few of the band if you would like. Anything else, do let me know. Thank you! Best Regards, Charlotte "

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"Hello Rachel, Thank you so much for your wonderful playing at our wedding this weekend, and thank you for being so happily accommodating and self sufficient, the music was beautiful and made for a very special afternoon. Thank you for being such a beautiful part of our day. With kind regards, Sarah "

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"Merry Christmas! I just wanted to drop you a note to say thank you for the performance on Sunday 21st. Your music was truely beautiful and my guests commented about how lovely it was to have a string quartet. Thank you again and best wishes for the new year."

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"We are so pleased we booked Laura for our wedding, she played pre and mid ceremony and also for our drinks reception. Her playing was beautiful and she really elevated the atmosphere, lots of our guests were very complimentary. She was also very easy to communicate with, helping us choose songs and agreeing to work with a family member who is a flautist. Thanks again Laura for helping make our day so special!"

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"Thank you so much to you and your 515 crew for the stellar performance yesterday ! You guys rocked the house down for the older and younger generation! I loved your style, versatility in music to meet the needs of the audience. Thank you so much! Everyone enjoyed the party and the positive comments are still streaming through! I hopefully will see you again at the Lohana party. Shama your personality is infectious! All- I highly recommend these musicians! Totally awesome!"

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"Hi, just a quick email to say a big big thank you for performing at our wedding last Sunday (29th May 2016) at Carberry tower. Although I missed the majority of you playing before the ceremony (sorry for being so late!!) we have had lots of guests saying how fantastic you were. And thank you for playing outside for us (who would have thought the weather would be so amazing!). If there is anywhere to write you a review we would be more than happy to. Thanks again!"

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"We heard Warwickshire Strings play one afternoon whilst passing through Liverpool One last year. My husband and I both passed comment on how wonderful they were at performing. It was then that we decided that we would like them to play for our wedding the following year. They have been excellent and catered for our choice of music. All our guests commented on the music and said how much they enjoyed listening to it. This to me was one of the highlights of our wedding and I am so glad that Warwickshire String Trio could be apart of it."

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"Laura really added that extra element to our wedding reception. She played beautifully and created the perfect vibe that we were after. She was very thoughtful and responsive through-out. Highly recommend!!"

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"Swinging in Mumbai were relaxed, gracious, fun, and above all, sounded great. We have had so many friends and family come up to us (still - nearly six months later!) and say how great the music was!"

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"Testimonials The 515 crew led by the talented Shama, brilliantly supported by the evergreen Chirag & great entertainer Nimesh were awesome on 5th May at City Pavilion. We had Shama & her crew for the Engagement party where we had the best trio in music industry - Shama, Chirag & Nimesh play some superb tracks. Whether it is a mehfil or dance settings the talented group always excel with superb sing-along melodies. We have seen Shama & her crew perform so many times & every time they raise the bar with brilliant performances. The amazing thing is that each show is unique & diverse with all songs suited to the audience. Shama’s great versatility in arranging shows & entertaining the audience all year round with her sought after group gives us all an opportunity to enjoy music at its best- no matter what the occasion. Keep it up Shama & 515 crew. Thank you for entertaining us all music lovers. Best wishes - Praful & Kalpna Lakhani, City Pavilion, May 2019 Lot of feedback we received and everyone enjoyed the music a lot on 2nd August at The Hive. So did the families and all close relatives and friends. Thanks a lot for great performance and superb time, to you and the band. - Pradip & Jayshree, The Hive, London, August 2018 Having met Shama and the 515 Crew at a couple of events I photographed over he last 2 years, it was without question that we would be using them whenever we had a family event. Last weekend, my brother and I threw our parents a surprise 65th birthday party and I was super excited to have secured a booking for this auspicious occasion with the 515 crew and they most certainly didn’t disappoint!!! They arrived promptly to setup and worked within the limited space we had at our venue without any complaints. I asked Shama if the group would be able to play a handful of my dads favourite songs from the 70’s and 80’s era including Santana, Wilson Picket and James Brown and although it was material that they hadn’t done before, they took time to rehearse in the week and surprised us with their amazing delivery on the main night. My dad and guests were over the moon! I’ve had nothing but positive comments from our guests on the 515 Crew’s super professional musical ability and singing. Their Indian songs took our guests back into time and found it refreshing to hear some of the old bollywood songs with a modern and current feel. I really cannot express how delighted myself, my parents and our guests are with the 515 Crew. I dealt with Shama from the initial phone call to check on the teams availability and she’s always been a pleasure to deal with including on the night itself. I most certainly will be using them when we have another event and will be recommending them to my clients too! I genuinly thank you from the bottom of my heart. - Kam Parmar (Kreative Klicks Photography), Unity Hall, Barton, July 2018 ​ We wanted to personally thank you for a wonderful evening on Saturday! Everyone enjoyed your songs and had a great time! Thank you also for getting Sanjay out of his shell and onto the dance floor! Best wishes - Dipika and Sanjay, Venue 260, Luton, April 2018 ' We write to say Thank You for the entertainment at our charity event. Professional, versatile and with an extremely diverse repetoire, the music was enjoyed by all. Your music embodies character, emotion and power. You started the event on a strong note and, critically, ended on an even stronger note. You were able to exceed our requirements with finesse. I will be booking you again in the near future and would not hesitate to recommend the band to anybody enquiring. It was impressive how professional, you, Chirag and all the band have been from start to finish. We thank you again and hope you enjoyed performing for us as much as we enjoyed dancing for you!' With all best wishes, - Ladva Family, Campion School, Hornchurch, November 2017 ​ We had an absolutely amazing time and all the credit goes to you and the crew for your fantastic performance. It was a pleasure to listen to all those golden oldies and even more enjoyable to dance to them. You all kept the dance floor rocking and engaged and made it all so personal too. After all these years you are still the best. Everyone still talking about the great time they had. Thank you so much! - Darshana Parekh, St. John's Hotel, Solihull, August 2017 Just wanted to thank you again for last night it was a phenomenal performance despite the technological issues with the hall, everyone had an amazing time and couldn't stop raving about you! Please pass on my thanks to the rest of your team. You all rock! - Krishna Radia, Ladywood Estate, August 2017 Thank you so much to you and 515 for providing such fantastic entertainment during my mendhi night on Fri 21 July at Sattavis Patidar in Wembley. Each and every guest was so complimentary of you. Everyone commented on how engaging the band was. They loved the part where you asked me to join you for a song (although I'm fairly sure it was you they enjoyed!). My family from Chicago and St Louis was so impressed, they literally could not stop praising you. Apparently the talent in the US is not the same! We made the right choice when we selected you and your band. You guys are worth every penny. I would recommend you without any hesitation whatsoever. Wish you all the best going forward. - Nisha Patel, Sattavis Patidar Wembley, July 2017 I just wanted to send you a quick email to say a very big "Thank You" for the performance at our Dinner & Music Night on 22nd October in Woking to celebrate my wedding to Nashita!! You and the band were brilliant, everyone had a great time and they all keep telling us that the night was so much fun. I personally also want to say that you guys were more entertaining than I could have imagined. The choice of song you picked out for our 'first dance' was excellent as it really is one of my favourite songs! :) Please pass on my thanks to the rest of the band. I hope that we can see you and the band perform again some time in the future. Once again, from myself, Mum and Nashita, thank you for making our night special. - Chandresh Pankhania, The Lord Roberts Centre, Woking, Oct 2016 ​ Just wanted to say an absolutely massive thank you to you, the band and the DJ for yesterday. You guys all nailed it! I want to just re-live the night again to hear you guys. You really were fantastic and every time we see you I'm sure you all just get better and better! Still can't believe how many people you got up dancing between starters and mains, no one wanted to eat! Haha. I've heard only good things already about you guys and especially how you catered for everyones different genres and generations! It was great, so truly a big thank you from the bottom of both of our hearts. - Sundeep & Shivani Kapur , Ditton Manor, Oct 2016 ​ Thank you so much to you and your 515 crew for the stellar performance yesterday ! You guys rocked the house down for the older and younger generation! I loved your style, versatility in music to meet the needs of the audience. Thank you so much! Everyone enjoyed the party and the positive comments are still streaming through! I hopefully will see you again at the Lohana party. Shama your personality is infectious! All- I highly recommend these musicians! Totally awesome! - Mayuri Gandesha"

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"The RaGa Music Factory was engaged by us for celebrating our 30th anniversary. The entire show was themed and designed by them as a Bollywood Journey, featuring songs from 60's to current hits. They also engaged some of our guests into their show and provided wholesome entertainment to our party size of over 300. "

Reply by RaGa Music Factory (Award Winners 2026)
Thanks for your kind words Asha, we enjoyed the evening as well as all the build up towards planning the Bollywood Journey. Hope to associate with you again in the near future !

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"Warwickshire Strings Quartet played at my wedding ceremony and for the duration of the drinks reception that followed it, which lasted for two hours. I had a clear picture of what I wanted and Warwickshire Strings allowed me to achieve this vision perfectly. Having done an extensive search on the internet, I chose Warwickshire Strings due to their extensive repertoire (one of the largest that I came across), the fact that they gave me free reign over the playlist and the impressive demos available online. Rachel was a pleasure to work with. Her communication was very efficient – she was happy to answer my queries and any questions I had were answered promptly. There were a couple of songs that I wanted for sentimental reasons that were not in their existing repertoire and she was able to source these at minimal cost. The quartet were fantastic on the day. All my guests complemented us on how much they enjoyed the music and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Warwickshire Strings to anyone looking for a string quartet. "

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"I completely recommend this group! I am a musician myself so I hired a string quartet for my older brother’s wedding. I didn’t expect this level of professionalism and talent. My family loved it and are super thankful. I will surely be booking them again. Thank you so much"

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"The 4 ladies arrived and were lovely and very efficient. Their attitude to the event and staff was excellent! Excellent performance. Played a selection of music both modern and contemporary! Good value for money!"

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"Dear Rachel Sorry it’s taken me forever to contact you with my sincere thanks for such perfect wedding music. It made my Mum cry through the whole thing. Everyone had the most fantastic time. So thank you, thank you, thank you. So much. (Apologies for not even seeing you in person to say this before you left.) Best Wishes Vicky "

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