Last Minute Musicians Reviews

"The band was really amazing when we had to reschedule our wedding because of covid. They are such a great band and do a ceilidh like no other. Fab band!"

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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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"Gary played for me this weekend at my fiftieth birthday party. I really enjoyed dancing to Blame it on the Boogie, Brown Sugar and All Right Now to name just a few. My friends said it was the best party they had been to in many a year and that the live music made it really special. Gary even sang a few songs I requested on the night. He really made my day."

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"Celestial Cello very kindly agreed to play duet with our pianist Chris. She was wonderful, such a talented cellist and the combination of piano and cello was absolutely beautiful. The music really added something special to our day and was the subject of much praise from our guests. Thank you for playing such a key part in our wedding. "

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"Excellent performances. Used his services over the years at live shows at La Margherita , Penthouse and for private functions. "

Reply by Martin Murphy Vocalist
Keep them coming mate!

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"Great Ceilidh put on by Iron Broo 2 piece. Good mix of classical ceilidh, tuition and some fun jump around tunes at the end of the night. Many thanks to Charlie for a great night"

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"CATS WHISKERS AND CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS played at our afternoon function 3pm - 6pm versatile musicians we sang and danced wonderful enjoyment to go with our drinks , food, and chat NO COVID RESTRICTIONS have rebook ed them for MAY BANK HOLIDAY MARY JO"

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"Tara played at our wedding and she was truly amazing. Several guests commented on how beautifully she played the harp and sung. Thank you Tara for helping us make our day special!"

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"Thank you for Friday night. Had a lot of good reports everybody enjoyed the music and dancing. We will certainly use you again."

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"Dear Geoff and Steve, Absolute played at our wedding on 10.8.19 and they were totally amazing!! We are so pleased we had them for our special day, they created such a fun atmosphere and the dance floor was never empty! All of our guests commented on how great the band was and we really could not recommend them enough! Best decision we made to have Absolute at our wedding! Thank you so much again! Jenny and Guy, wedding at Burrows Lea Country House, Surrey – 10th August 2019 "

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"Thursday night was a blast. Couldn’t have gone any better! On Thursday the 25th of January, the Exeter Caledonian Society hosted a Burns Night Ball accompanied by the Black Velvet Band. The band was brilliant. Their musical prowess, stamina and all round musicianship was a joy to work with - and to listen to - making the night ever better. I am so thankful for what they did. The band is easy to work with, knowledgeable about timings and can cater to any requirements. "

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"Ben played at my 40th birthday . He was absolutley brilliant ,he knew how to read the crowd there and what music would get people dancing. Ben was so easy to deal with when booking and he has a huge repetoire that I felt very confident with my choice. His professionalism on the day ( getting there early to set up, quietly packing up at the end ) added to us having a great time at the party as we didn't need to worry about him. A really nice sociable person and excellent musician , I would highly recommend him."

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"Thank you so much for providing such beautiful music for our ceremony and drinks reception. You were both incredible!"

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"Meg played at our wedding ceremony and reception and was absolutely amazing. Great communication before the big day, nothing was too much trouble. We chose two songs not on Meg’s repertoire and were so happy with how everything came together. Typically, timings didn’t go quite to plan, but Meg was a true professional in making sure no one could tell. Thank you so much!"

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"Wow what a nights ! We can’t thank you enough the evening was a complete success and the music was amazing Very professional from start to finish joe kept in contact with we asking for special songs and checking dates and times Everyone was up dancing and singing along Thank you so much it was such a wonderful evening "

Reply by Joe the Strummer JtS
Many thanks glad you enjoyed the night JtS

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