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"ANYONE planning an event needs to book these guys. So lively, fun and entertaining!"

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"Absolutely over the moon with Amy's performance. She was so warm and approachable and everyone commented on how amazing she sounded."

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"I hired the Locals for my birthday party last Saturday and it was perfect. Paul was really helpful from the start, very reliable and easy to deal with. On the night, they were spot on. Great mix of music, got everyone dancing and I only wished we had had time for another set! Looking forward to planning another party to be able to book the Locals again! "

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"Ella Fitzgerald was born on 25 April 1917. She didn't have the easiest of starts to life - losing both parents and making a living on the streets as a teenager. She had hopes of becoming a dancer but had no training. What she did have was the gift of the smoothest, silkiest voice Jazz has known with the most delicate of touches - to hear Ella was to be kissed on the cheek by the lightest of breezes. Over her career she recorded 2,000 songs many of which are now Jazz standards - a fact in part due to the Fitzgerald imprimatur. Annette Gregory has a voice that is naturally lower in pitch than Ella’s and wisely she does not attempt a tribute act that imitates - rather her performance is a celebration of Ella’s legacy and the songs that will be sung and heard for as long as humans live on this planet. For this gig she was to have been accompanied by a quartet but unfortunately the bassist and sax player were caught up in a traffic standstill on the M6, but the piano (John) and drums (Matt) backing meant the stripped down support ensured that we focused on the songs. Just as Annette does not try to sound like Ella, neither does she slavishly follow her interpretations. This was strikingly apparent in songs such as “Miss Otis Regrets” and “The Man I Love” (which was more of a rocking blues than the familiar ballad). Annette's delivery is characterised by controlled, fluent and delicate phrasing and a pair of ballads - “When a Woman Loves a Man” and “Embraceable You” - were particularly pleasing. Let's hope that Annette and the full quartet make it back to Buxton soon! (10 / 10)"

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"The perfect choice to play at my 30th birthday. They had everyone up on their feet with their vast range of songs and amazing energy."

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"Thanks so much again for Saturday. We all loved the music. I had so many compliments. It was perfect for the occasion. I would lovely to hear you play again. So Thanks again to you and of course to your excellent fellow musicians. I must say they seemed as lovely a group of people as they were excellent musicians, no wonder you look and sound like you’re having such fun. please pass on my best to the rest of Chateaux. "

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We had a great time playing for you. Thank you so much.

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"The band were phenomenal. From our first meeting to discuss the wedding, the guys were really personable and professional and really took an interest in learning what we wanted to help make our day as special as possible. On the wedding day, they did all the setup without a hitch and the performance totally blew me away. The energy they put into the performance was immense and they had everyone in attendance dancing for hours. Most amazing, though, was the way they interacted with the guests - walking through, encouraging engagement and even letting me, the groom, have a solo performance which was an impromptu requests. Really, I couldn’t have hoped for a better experience and only wish we could do it all again!"

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"Hi Sarah Jane Thank you so much for making our cocktail party so special and also a big thank you to Roger. Everyone has been commenting on how you made the evening..."

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"I booked The Hot Hats to help celebrate our family business Winstones Ice Creams reaching 100 years in Stroud and I am so glad I did, they were AMAZING, entertaining all ages throughout the afternoon. These guys are professional, reliable and talented!"

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"If I could give Rhys 11/10 I would. His singing of Songbird was on point. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. I would recommend Rhys without hesitation. I put him under particular stress by asking him to be part of my speech and he was seamless. Thank so much Rhys, you made a great day perfect. "

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"You guys were AMAZING!!! Thoroughly enjoyed every second of your set!"

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"Hired the guys for my wedding party, I knew they'd be good as had watched all of their youtube videos and they didn't disappoint. They went down a storm and everyone is still talking about how good they were. Can't wait for the next time we have a big celebration and I can hire them again. "

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"Just wanted to say on behalf of my wife and I, thank you so much for playing for us on saturday. We thought you were absolutely amazing and all of our guests commented on how fantastic you were, it was the highlight of our day. (After the I do's!) Thank you again and wishing you all the best for the future."

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"The band were fantastic, an absolute delight! Great music which added to that special 1920s atmosphere we were trying to create."

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"Thanks so much for doing a great job keeping the dance floor going all night, you guys were AMAZING! Loved the sax solos! ??? "

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