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"Thanks Whisky & Ginger for your wonderful playing for my mum's birthday party. You were exactly what we wanted! So entertaining and so fun!"

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"Thanks so much for such a great night, it really was an amazing performance by the band. Me and Pip were over the moon with how the night went and you guys really helped make the evening something special for us as well as helping us create a lot of memories that are going to last a lifetime. We have been recommending you to anyone and everyone! So professional and so much fun too. ?"

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"I just wanted to say a huge Thank You to the guys for our bash a couple of weekends ago. They were absolutely unbelievable and we have had so many people saying how brilliant they were. They were friendly professional and hugely talented, and we were so lucky to have them. "

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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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"Ashdowne played at our wedding on the 23rd July and were absolutely amazing!! All our guests said so, they really did make our special day one to remember!! We would highly recommend these guys for any occasion!! "

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"Hi Ben. Alice and I were saying this morning we will email you to say you did such a great job and everyone who came said how good you both were. You were brilliant and did our first dance so well."

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"We had a brilliant evening of 70s music. Would thoroughly recommend them."

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"I would just like to thank you for making my 50th birthday such a special night! As you could probably tell it was a total surprise – how Helen managed to keep that a secret I’ll never know. You guys made the evening exceptional playing all my favourite tunes and also allowing me to assist with vocals – sorry about that! You were a great set of lads, very polite and nothing was too much trouble for you. Everyone who came to the party had a fab time and many commented on how good the band were. It’s hard to cater for everyone’s taste in music but you got it spot on playing all Helen asked for and many more, you kept everyone entertained – as you could see by the amount of people on the dance floor! Once again thank you for making my 50th birthday such a special night that I will remember for a very long time. Thanks for everything guys, you were fantastic!"

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"I first saw the band at a Prosecco festival and everyone just had such an amazing time. So I booked them for my 40th birthday party, and that was the best night ever. People still comment on how good they were, and some friends of mine have booked them too! I can't recommend them highly enough.. and all such nice considerate men too."

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"Straight Up not only had the dance floor packed all night, but the whole area around the dance floor too! Jeremy has an unbelievable voice and performance style - it feels wrong to describe them as a wedding band because they are just an incredibly talented group of musicians who happen to be able to sing brilliant covers with their own stamp. They were also an absolute delight to deal with throughout and took the 1.5 hour delay in starting as a result of dinner overrunning in their stride. Thank you for making our wedding day so special, and for giving us so many wonderful memories. "

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"I just wished to drop you a line to check you all got back ok on Saturday and to say a huge thank you, please thank all the band! Your set was absolutely amazing and everyone thought you were fab. One of the hotel staff said you were the best band they had heard in absolutely ages! We are gathering photos and will seek the videos from our friend Jack for you too and will be in touch. In the meantime I hope you all have a lovely run up to Christmas and thank you so much for making our day so special. Take care, Helen and Oliver"

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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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"Phoebe and the band were amazing. We searched for quite a while to find a band we really liked and we certainly weren't disappointed with Stargazers. From their manager’s communication before the wedding to their sets on the night I really can't recommend these guys enough. They got the party going and all of our guests commented on how great they were. Amazing set list - they made our night! Thank you so much guys. We are so happy we chose you!"

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"Great last night as always! Special thanks to group for learning and playing the song l requested xxx l feel greatly honoured. Such a fab band and great crowd pleaser. All up on the dance floor, including me. Can't wait to see and hear you again. I am ready and waiting with my glad rags prepared! Lol xxx"

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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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