Review Centre: Singers (Pop/Rock)

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

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"We came with friends to the Dog & Duck Restaurant in Canterbury for a meal and was surprised to hear somebody singing songs from the 50's and 60's. They were songs we knew and recognized and could sing along to. We were thoroughly entertained during our meal and would certainly come to see you again. We thought you were very professional for an "Aussie"!!! Ha Ha"

Reply by Geoff Stephens
Thank you Maggie. Glad you enjoyed the show, even us Aussie's can get things right some times! Look forward to seeing you both real soon. Geoff

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"We booked Duncan for our elderly residents Christmas Party, which we all throughly enjoyed. Sang a great set list and everyone joined in. Great interaction with our residents. Thank you."

Reply by Duncan Craven Singer/Guitarist
Thank you Sharon for your wonderful review. I had a great time performing at your residents Christmas Party. I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

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"Absolutely brilliant show on Saturday night. Kept the crowd singing and dancing until the very end and screaming that they wanted more. "

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"We booked Lisa Morrall for our Saturday evening entertainment. She arrived early and provided us with a fabulous evenings entertainment. She is professional and has a wonderful voice, her songs were chosen to suit her audience and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves We will definitely be booking Lisa again."

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"We stumbled across Darren Shaw while we were away for Christmas in Blackpool. This young man was one of a number of entertainers who were booked to entertain us and another 40 guests at the wonderful family run hotel that we return to every time we visit Blackpool. Now, everybody knows what to expect from hotel entertainers, a bit of Elvis, mostly 50's and 60's songs, voices that are just flat enough to irritate without actually forcing you to get up and walk out, generally very average. Well not Darren Shaw. Darren got the longest and loudest applause you have ever heard forty something people making, he took the roof off, and deservedly so. Quite what he is doing on the hotel circuit I really don't know. You have never in your life heard anyone professional or otherwise with a voice like this. His set started with what you would expect, a couple of Kenny Rogers songs, good voice, bang on the notes very deep and easy to listen to and then the intro started for a well known Dusty Springfield song. I expected a joke of some kind, but what I didn't expect was a rendition of "You Don't Have To Say you Love Me", so perfect that I truly believed that he was miming to the original track. I suppose shock was my first reaction, desperately trying to catch him miming and show that this voice was not coming from Darren. I think everyone else was as shocked as I was. The reception this song got was rapturous at which point he actually asked if anyone thought he was miming and being me I just had to say something. He then proceeded to sing falsetto without any backing and sang both parts of "You're The One That I Want" the John Travolta and Olivia Newton John song from Grease. I was absolutely astounded. Darren Shaw can sing female vocals better than any cabaret singer I have heard. His first set had to be cut short while we were still coming to terms with what we had heard but an hour later he returned to do another 30 minutes or so. During this set we went from Tom Jones " Delilah", very reasonable, to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" which was truly astonishing. Ask yourself, have you ever heard anyone else trying to imitate Celine Dion ?, because I haven't. They won't do it simply because they can't, but Darren Shaw can. This was followed by the classic karaoke song "My Way" which thankfully I was able to record on video camera. I have heard plenty of people singing this, from Sinatra and Presley, to the Sex Pistols, and everyone in between. Everyone sings this, and it is always the most popular song in any karaoke competition. No one else sings it like this. The only version I have ever heard that was better than Darren Shaw's was by Sinatra himself. This was better than any version I have heard elsewhere, professional or not, and the applause was thunderous. Darren finished up with an Elvis song that was every bit as good as the original, and I can say that it was a real privilege to be there that night and see a truly awesome performance from a young man with a unique and remarkable talent. After the show Darren was happy to spend nearly an hour talking to the guests and I was lucky enough to be able to have a chat to him. Only 33 but on stage for 15 years he has no appreciation of his own talent. Very down to earth and easy to talk to he told me that he has a repertoire of over 4000 songs so far and due to professional jealousy he has found it necessary to change his set completely at the last moment on a number of occasions but has been able to do this without any difficulty. He has faced hostility in some quarters as the shock that his exquisite female vocals generate doesn't always manifest itself appreciatively. This horrifies me, as his voice is truly unique and deserves a great deal more exposure. Darren has his own website which is well worth a visit, and as you will see on there he has a stage show in Kelso coming up as well as plenty of other bookings. If you get the chance don't miss his show. Any TV producers looking for talent, anyone looking for a show that will have an audience crying out for more, don't look any further than Darren Shaw, he is sensational."

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"Epic - Dan is quite simply epic. Hired him for an intimate, candlelit gig for a hen do of 10. She cried his voice was amazing, beautiful take on songs and played some of his own too which had incredible stories attached. The most responsive and acccomodating artist throughout the suprise lead up. He was, without doubt the highlight of the weekend- he even got our private chefs dancing. Massive thank you for making it so special Dan! X"

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"We've seen sandy Smith twice now at the Terry o Toole theatre she has a fabulous voice range and her cilla tribute was absolutely amazing as was her a night of the star's we will definitely be booking if and when she returns to the Terry o Toole theatre you won't be disappointed"

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"I recently had the pleasure of performing with Steve at a wedding in Childer Thornton and he was fantastic! His guitar and vocal skills were brilliant and as soon as he kicked off his first song, the dancefloor was filled! His interaction with the crowd was fab and he played a great selection of sing alongs. A true professional 👌 "

Reply by Steve Tempo Performer
Really kind of you Adam to add this review. It was a great evening throughout. Your DJ Disco set up is first class. The crowd loved you too. Great working with you. stevetempo.com

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"Chris was very easy to communicate with. Arrived early, set up with ease and delivered a fantastic performance which everyone enjoyed. Highly recommend"

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"We booked Lee for our drinks reception for our wedding as we knew we wanted the live music vibe, after seeing him perform in a pub we knew we was the absolute right choice. He made so much effort to cater to everything we wanted including learning songs mixing medleys and what can I say he brought it , there was no chilled out drinks reception the guest were dancing and singing and it was nothing more than perfect , Lee you brought what we wanted and so much more. Thank you again so much amazing performer recommend 100%"

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"Unwritten Duo performed at our wedding last weekend, which we struck lucky with as we originally had booked another band but got let down with two weeks to go. We came across Joanne at a wedding fair and when she started singing we knew straight away that Unwritten Duo would be perfect for our wedding. We booked them straight away. The choice of music was perfect for us as well, we gave them a few artists that we liked and everything in between was just us. We had a lot of our guests comment on the band and Joanne's voice. We will definitely be going to see them at their future gigs to keep memories alive. Highly recommend booking them!"

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"Wendy, thank you for playing at our event today. It was even more special as your music really gave it so much atmosphere. Channel 5 Challenge Anneka "

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"This show is a must see. Amazing sound. So wanted to get up and dance. Have an great tour. Looking forward to coming to watch again in Birmingham. This time brought back row tickets so we can do our hippy shake!!!!"

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"Will has just sung and played his guitar at our dear friend's funeral and it was truly beautiful. Our friend would have loved it and the choice of songs. Thank you Will."

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