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"The Blue Suede Shoes were very professional throughout and communication was always easy before the wedding. Their gig at our wedding was also great, a very varied bunch of songs and all done very well. They even managed to pull off a very successful improvisation with one of our brothers who is a rapper. All in all, would definitely recommend!"

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"We had the best day and you guys absolutely nailed the evening vibe!! Thank you SO much. You really had people on their feet and more people danced than we expected. We loved the plugged in sound and we loved your set mix and perfect running order! "

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"A fantastic and entertaining band with a nice 70's vibe.. Perfect for your party!"

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"I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to the band for Ultracharger's brilliant performance at our wedding on 15th December. They were insanely good! The mix of songs & building up to Rage Against The Machine to close the night was incredible. WE LOVED THEM. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you. We had a big mix of ages at the wedding yet everyone went wild and were raving about the band the next day. All the best & very much hope to see Ultracharger play live again soon."

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"The Kings of Hot Swing played at our wedding reception, we loved the performance and style. The guys really made the evening special and played our first dance music, which they learned especially for us. All of our guests commented on how good the music was and how it created the perfect relaxed and fun atmosphere to our wedding reception. Thanks so much, it was a perfect end to our wedding day."

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"OMG....these guys are awesome!!! They played at our 'scary' 40th Halloween Birthday Bash and went down a storm! We will be booking them again and again and again! "

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"To everyone in The Night Hours who played iat Ashley & Victoria's wedding, just to say thank you for playing some great music. Everybody said you were wonderful and thoroughly enjoyed the night. A great day and night had by all. Thank you."

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"Your presentation was dazzling and the music had everyone dancing from the first song to the last."

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"REVIEW OF OUR LATEST CD ALBUM IN JAZZ JOURNAL Kit Packham’s One Jump Ahead: Everybody Loves A Boogie The entertaining British jump-jive revival band ploughs the familiar furrow, offering cheeky covers and originals with occasional solos By Hugh Rainey -13 October 2023437 Formed in 1984, this UK group plays jump-jive in a bright and breezy, entertaining style, blended with R&B and vintage rock and roll, and seasoned with light-hearted humour. Leader Kit Packham sings confidently in appropriate style on every track bar one, and contributes alto and tenor to the backing throughout. Packham also composed and wrote the lyrics for eight of the tracks and alternative lyrics for some cheeky adaptations of standards – My Swingin’ Valentine (an upbeat treatment of My Funny Valentine, which surprisingly works quite well) and the very funny Basingstoke (to the melody of Baby Face) and Buy A CD (with appropriate uninhibited bathos to My Way). On the whole, the originals work well for the genre. Love Me, Love My Saxophone and I Dig Potatoes have amusing lyrics somewhat reminiscent of Louis Jordan and Slim Gaillard in style. Enjoyable versions of Don’t Get Around Much Any More, Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby and My Swingin’ Valentine, come closest to straightforward jazz treatment with some worthwhile brief solos and touches of arrangement. The tracks come from sessions in 2009, 2017 and 2023, mainly as six or seven piece lineups it seems, but with changing personnels. Though studio recorded, the CD comes across as cheery live entertainment – for dancers, rather than perhaps for close, serious listening. But it’s certainly good fun, with some inventive fresh material, and a sense of humour to give a welcome lift to your spirits in these troubled times. Discography Everybody Loves A Boogie; Don’t Clap On The First Beat Of The Bar; Old Rock “n” Roll Songs Never Die; Don’t Get Around Much Any More; Love Me, Love My Saxophone; Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby; Route 66; Alley Club Blues; As Time Goes By; Alright, OK, You Win; Lockdown Chase; My Swingin’ Valentine; I Dig Potatoes; Basingstoke; Buy A CD; We Had A Real Good Time/We’ll Meet Again (53.52) Collectively: Kit Packham (v, ts, as, bar, cl); Nick Tomalin, Perry White (p); John O’Reilly (g); Steve Knight (g, ts, bj); Alex Keen, Ollie Blanchflower (b); Derek Gayle, Kenrick Rowe (d); Simon Da Silva (t); Tracey Mendham (ts, cl). UK, 2009, 2017, 2023 (No further details.) Pelican records PEL CD 523 "

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"You guys were amazing! Can not thank you enough. Learning our song too, you made our day! Every person in the venue said how amazing you were and asked how we managed to find you! Luckily for us our friends captured the first dance on video so we can listen again and again! :-) love from us both :-)"

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"We hired Gary for our firm's Christmas bash having received a glowing personal reference. He played for hours because we bopped until we dropped. We have already bvooked him for next year!!"

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"Hi Ben, Thank you for your lovely note and sorry it took so long to get back to you. Everything was amazing and you guys just helped make the night magical! "

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"Hi Ben, A great evening thanks and thanks to you and your band for helping make it. I only heard good things about your performance. Thanks again. Best regards Neville"

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"Wow, what a singer! Lucy was an absolute star, travelling up from London with her guitarist to my party in the Midlands to help me out at short notice, as I was struggling to find an act I liked and was available for my birthday party. What I didn't realise was, not only is she absolutely lovely but she has an amazing voice, great range, a huge variety of songs and she even did me an Elvis number by special request. Her guitarist was a quality act too. I know there are lots of 10/10 ratings on here, but seriously I don't think you could give Lucy any less, if you hire her, she will make your event a special one."

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"Starbound were unbelievably good. We were able to tailor the setlist and they managed to have everybody up on the dance floor from the first dance all the way up until the last one! Great connection with the crowd and were just brilliant. Couldn't recommend them highly enough. "

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