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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, Swing & Trad Jazz, Wedding reception music

The Al Fresco Trad Jazz Band brings the iconic Dixieland sound to life

March 23, 2012 / by / 0

Trad Jazz is an ideal style of music to add a celebratory atmosphere to a wedding reception party, especially outdoors, and as their name implies, The Al Fresco Trad Jazz Band are ideally suited to such an occasion. Their lively, swaggering renditions of all the well-known classics of the genre performed in authentic New Orleans…

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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, Party and corporate event entertainment ideas, Swing & Trad Jazz, Wedding reception music

Trad Jazz is perfect for summer wedding and party celebrations

February 22, 2012 / by / 0

The Mississippi Delta, where French and British cultures blend with African and Creole, is acknowledged as the birthplace of what has become known as Trad Jazz. An amalgam of blues and gospel hymns with European dance-tunes and song models, this idiosyncratic style of musical delivery appears to emerge in the popular marching church bands, especially…

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How does a live wedding band prefer to operate?

February 14, 2012 / by / 0

Most people will have attended weddings or parties where a live band has performed as part of the evening’s entertainment. It’s something that’s easy to take for granted, especially when everything went smoothly and the celebration was a huge success, with the music contributing much to proceedings. Now it’s your turn to organise the live…

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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, Party and corporate event entertainment ideas, Themed party music, Wedding reception music

Let the majestic romance of Scotland inspire your party theme

January 24, 2012 / by / 2 Comments

You don’t have to be Scottish to appreciate Scotland (although it probably helps). The breathtaking natural beauty of the landscape, both lowland and highland, combined with the historical mystique of a powerful, colourful, unique and indomitable culture, lends the territory north of the border an unparallelled attraction steeped in nostalgia and tradition. Such a romantic…

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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, Party and corporate event entertainment ideas, Wedding reception music

How expensive is hiring live music for a wedding or party?

January 18, 2012 / by / 0

The cost of hiring musicians to play at your wedding will vary widely, dependent on a number of factors. The number of musicians involved will obviously have a direct bearing on the cost, along with the location of the wedding, the duration of the performance, the amount of equipment entailed and the style of music…

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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, Party and corporate event entertainment ideas, Themed party music, Wedding reception music

A country ‘n’ western band gives your party a Wild West flavour

January 17, 2012 / by / 0

If you’re looking for a light-hearted, amusing theme to build your wedding reception party or themed anniversary party around, the American Wild West can be a surefire winner. After all the formalities of the earlier part of the day are done and dusted, everybody can finally let their hair down, kick off those Jimmy Choos…

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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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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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