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Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Wedding ceremony music

Can I have live music performed during my marriage ceremony?

January 11, 2012 / by / 0

Live musical performance is generally welcomed during wedding ceremonies in a church or chapel, as well as at the majority of civil ceremony venues. Organ, choir, string quartet, brass ensemble, harpist, guitarist, pianist, vocalist, flautist; just some of the potential options available to perform live music suitable for a marriage ceremony. Inform the vicar, registrar…

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Band Hire : London and the south east, Classical ensembles, Wedding ceremony music

The Mancini String Quartet – light classical with a contemporary edge

January 10, 2012 / by / 0

Superb technical ability combines with sensitive musicality and an unrivalled repertoire to produce a fashionable presentation of light classical music at its finest. A highly-trained group of young Guildhall graduates forms the central pool of this lively ensemble, who constantly seek to expand their repertoire to include the most up-to-date and unusual musical genres and…

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Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Classical ensembles, Wedding ceremony music

Create a classical ambience at your wedding with a string quartet

January 9, 2012 / by / 2 Comments

A string quartet is an ideal alternative to a church organ to accompany the key elements of a traditional wedding ceremony, such as the bridal procession and the recessional march. The sumptuous sonorities of the combined tones of twin violins, viola and ’cello create a rich, dynamic, almost orchestral texture. However, modern string quartets (especially…

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African, Indian & Steel Bands,, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Party and corporate event entertainment ideas, Party Music Bands:-, Party planning and corporate event entertainment planning, Themed party music, Wedding reception music

Bath News : Rainbow Steel Band make a Christmas appearance on TV at Holburne Museum

December 19, 2011 / by / 0

Twelve Drummers Drumming – The Rainbow Steel Band, Holburne Museum, Bath, Friday 23rd December ‘On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me…..twelve drummers drumming, etc’. And so it shall come to pass; on Friday, 23rd December, between around 6.00 and 6.30, the irrepressible Rainbow Steel Band will attempt to inject some…

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American Country, Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Wedding reception music

A boogie-woogie band livens up your wedding celebration.

November 30, 2011 / by / 0

You may well be planning to hire a DJ to round off your wedding celebration, but there’s nothing quite like a performance from a live band to really get the party swinging, and nothing to beat a spot of good old-fashioned boogie-woogie and rock’n’roll to get everyone up on the dancefloor. Bass, drums and honky-tonk…

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Band Hire : London and the south east, Ceilidh & Irish, Party and corporate event entertainment ideas, Party and corporate event music Q 'n' A, Party planning and corporate event entertainment planning, Wedding reception music

London-based Banish Misfortune gives you Irish, Ceilidh and Barndance at its best

November 28, 2011 / by / 0

’Banish Misfortune’ is the delightfully evocative title of an attractive 3-part traditional Irish jig melody, and has been adopted by an enthusiastic group of London-based musicians as the ideal name for a good-time Irish traditional band. The band’s main objective is to live up to their name, and when you witness one of their energetic…

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Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Ceilidh & Irish, Wedding reception music

Ceilidh, Ceili or Barndance – what’s the difference?

November 25, 2011 / by / 0

You want everyone to get thoroughly involved and have lots of fun at your wedding reception party, so you’ve thought a session or two of good old-fashioned country dancing would be a great ice-breaker and would appeal across a wide age-range. So far, so good – but what exactly are you looking for? Is it…

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Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Wedding ceremony music, Wedding reception music

Make sure that your plan your wedding music well in advance

November 22, 2011 / by / 0

As with many aspects in the overall planning of a wedding, the music and entertainment should be programmed as soon as practically possible. With the date set and the venue(s) confirmed, the guestlist shaping up and a clear plan evolving for the day as a whole, the earlier you begin plotting in the music for…

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Band Hire : Birmingham and the midlands, Band Hire : Bristol and the south west, Band Hire : London and the south east, Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Band Hire : Scotland, Wedding reception music

How to choose live wedding ceremony music

November 21, 2011 / by / 0

It’s important to strike the right balance between a style of music that is suitable for the atmosphere of the ceremony and specific pieces that reflect your own personal choices as a couple. This can present a bit of a dilemma, but with careful thought a satisfactory solution can usually be found. Whatever your final…

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Band Hire : Manchester and the north, Swing & Trad Jazz

Brilliant Manchester Swing Jazz : Oscar’s Swing Jazz Ensemble

November 16, 2011 / by / 0

Oscar’s Swing Jazz Ensemble has steadily built an enviable reputation as arguably the finest swing jazz outfit in the Northwest, presenting the glittering repertoire of the ‘30s and ‘40s Swing Era with a stylish flourish. Based in Manchester, the band has developed a stage-show encompassing the very best of the Golden Age of Hollywood, evoking…

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