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"Saw Lucy at an event at Cannon in the summer. Loved her songs and her singing. Especially the Kacey Musgraves. Very good. Booked her for my event in Feb. Can't wait. Super"

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"I saw the band at a 1940’s event where my fiance and I were so blown away by the beautiful vocals & the talent of the musicians that we just had to book them for our wedding. The atmosphere was brilliant & all our friends & family thought they were incredible!"

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"We can not thank Straight Up enough, if you are looking for a wedding band do not look any further! Not only was it a fantastic performance but they came and set up with no hassle, communication was easy and everyone commented on how amazing they were. They interacted with the crowd and made us feel special throughout the whole night, first dance song was incredible and we truly felt that they cared! Dying to see them again, blown away! "

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"Massive thank you to you all for performing at our wedding last Saturday. We absolutely loved it! It was wonderful to see the dance floor so energetic with such a massive age range of friends & family enjoying it. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to family and friends looking for a band! Hope to see you all perform again soon"

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"We booked The Blue Suede Shoes as a duo for an early evening slot in our festival style wedding & they didn't disappoint. Ben was very good to deal with from the outset & made us very comfortable in the choice we made. The double bass is superb and the lead singers voice is exceptional - many of the guests commented to me about it. Next time I'll have to see the full band line up! Thanks again for help make wedstock a day for us to remember. Krissy & Mike :) "

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"Extremely talented and professional bunch. They played at my moms wedding and had everyone up and dancing and entertained for hours. Thank-you for making her day so special. 100% will be using these guys again in the future. "

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"Hi Ben, Thank you very much for playing at our Anniversary Party on Saturday. The music you played was great, you looked very professional and the lights looked fabulous - you made it a great evening. Many thanks, Joanna and Chris."

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"We booked these guys to play at our wedding and can honestly say we couldn't have been happier. Josh was really easy to work with and kept in touch despite being so busy. He was even kind enough to allow my grandad on stage to play for our first dance. If you can get the 4 piece then I would 100% recommend doing it as they will bring the house down. We had a full dance floor right up until the final song. Thanks again guys. "

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"This is our second time booking The Renegades for an event, and once again they impressed! Would absolutely recommend them to anyone! "

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"Amazing! We can't recommend House of Chords enough! We chose them because they seemed more unique than other wedding bands we had looked at. The dance floor was packed from start to finish, with children up way after their bedtime, having a whale of a time. Everyone was talking about how great they were at breakfast the next morning. House of Chords were professional and friendly from start to finish and responded very quickly to emails which is always so helpful when you are busy planning your wedding. Mike contacted us in advance of our wedding to touch base and we had a reassuring and informative call, talking us through how it would all work. Their set list covered all ages and was well thought through based on our music tastes we had discussed. They were one of the best parts of our wedding and an unforgettable experience which we wish we could do all over again. Thank you to Mike, Andy and the rest of the band, from Elodie and Denis."

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"I don't think everyone can say that their wedding day was such a party, we had so much fun and it was thanks to you guys! I can't tell you how many comments we had about the band and DJ. you guys rocked! professional and easy going yet such an absolute party that you guys created!! Thank you!!!!! Dani and Matt.x"

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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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"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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"A really good night at the Cove Ivy Leaf on Saturday, The Shakesters were excellent."

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"Please pass our thanks on to the band. They were absolutely amazing and we've had no end of compliments. Really glad to have them there for our special day"

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