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"The event was held in a magnificent marquee and food prepared by a Michelin star chef so guests expectations were high. Gary from Eleventh Hour contacted me prior to the event and made sure that all requirements were met. Gary and the band arrived punctually and were set up and sound checked in plenty of time putting my mind at ease. During the dinner Freyja was on hand to supply suitable background music and a microphone for speeches. The band was fantastic, they engaged with the guests and the choice of songs was perfect keeping the dance floor packed until we finished at 1am. They supplied great music in between their sets ensuring that the party atmosphere. Following the event I received lots of feedback from guests praising the band saying how they really made the night. I have seen 11th Hour at other events and I would highly recommend them for any type of event."

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"Brilliant service and amazing music. We absolutely loved the band, they were fantastic and really flexible too come the evening when we didn’t really know what was happening with cutting the cake and the first dance. Really good communication between the band and LMM too. Couldn’t have asked for better. Thanks so much for a wonderful service and making our wedding unforgettable."

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"Thank you so much again for playing at our wedding. Many, many people said to us how brilliant you guys were - you got the vibe just right. Couldn’t have been better. "

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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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"Well what can we say...We could not have asked for better! Jeremy and the band were brilliant people and fantastic musicians. They were extremely organised and personable both in advance of and on the day, and most importantly brought the party to our wedding! Everyone was asking where we found Straight Up. Thank you, thank you, thank you! "

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"Nik and Sarah Warrington 16th July 2010 Hi Sam, Just wanted to drop you a quick note to say a huge thanks to you and the rest of the band for making our wedding night so enjoyable and memorable. Sarah and I had a fantastic time and so many of our guests commented to us afterwards on how great they'd thought you were. It really did make a perfect end to a perfect day! Thanks again, Nik & Sarah "

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"1st visit to venue. Absolutely brilliant show. Couldn't believe the sound from just guitar and bass. Brilliant timeless classics performed with the harmonies, enthusiasm and fun of a full band. Loved it and hope to see them again soon. This time I won't chair dance.... I'll be up! Thank you"

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Dear Katrina, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this brilliant review! It’s much appreciated!

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"Thanks again for yesterday, you guys are the best cover band I’ve seen in sometime - flawless, amazing to deal with and the way you did your own set up was so professional."

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"We were so pleased that we chose The Blue Suede Shoes for our wedding, the atmosphere was fantastic and everyone was dancing. We had been quite nervous about choosing a band which we hadn’t heard live before but The Blue Suede Shoes were the first band we looked at and I am so pleased we chose them. Ben was great at communicating with us before the wedding, we chose a four piece with the saxophone and that really added something, they were great. Highly recommended and can't thank them enough."

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"Hi Ben thanks for your lovely message and for playing for us on Saturday. You guys are excellent and were more then we had hoped for. Hope you guys get really far with your music in the future and I will look out for you on the TV as I know you'll go far! Thanks again we had a brilliant night. Aimee and Scott :) "

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"The Kings of hot swing were really brilliant - lots of lovely compliments from our guests, thank you very much!!"

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"We would like to Thank Pavlina and Ciaran for their amazing music on Saturday. They have a great song mix, beautiful voices which complement each other perfectly. They got our group dancing with ease. The duo is punctual, very flexible and easy to deal with. It was an absolute pleasure to have them and we will certainly book again on next opportunity."

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"Saw you at The Grand National on Friday...one of my highlights of the weekend...fantastic..."

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"Just wanted to say thanks so much for Saturday evening. You and the band were amazing and loads of people commented how great you all were. The guy from Offley said you were the best band they had ever had! You really helped to make the day special."

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"Sorry it has taken so long to reply, things were a little hectic after the wedding as you can imagine! I just wanted to say a huge thanks to you, you guys were amazing!! You definitely made the day for us, I couldn't have asked for a better band!! It was really good to see you again, and I hope our paths do cross again in the near future. Well, thanks again for your performance, if there is anything I can do to spread the word about how amazing The Blue Suede Shoes are please let me know, I would recommend you guys in a heartbeat!! Cheers, Dave"

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