| Description | Price |
| Maximum 3 hours' music. Max price shown (flexible according to hirer's circumstances - open to negotiation) | £300 (GBP) |
Small yet big-sounding authentic -looking 1930s / 1940s duo featuring Sinatra - style male vocal; trumpet and saxophones / clarinet / flute instrumentation.
Glenn Miller; Duke Ellington; Louis Armstrong; Gershwin/ Cole Porter ... plus some Disney tunes with a ‘Ska’ twist !! Lindy -Hop; Jitterbug ; Jump Blues and proto-Rock n Roll dance music. Plus, above all, loads of good humour.😃
EX-MILITARY MUSICIANS - MILITARY MESS FUNCTIONS A SPECIALITY INCLUDING FORMAL 'DINING-IN' PROCEDURES:
(Dinner Call, 'Roast Beef', Loyal Toast, Foreign Guests' National Anthems).
= areas covered (up to 110 miles)
= free travel (up to 35 miles)
Most well known songs (male vocals) written or performed by:
Frank Sinatra; Michael Buble; Cole Porter; George Gershwin; Glenn Miller; Louis Armstrong; Duke Ellington etc. etc.
As a quick reference: all the songs recently released (2024) by Jools Holland with Rod Stewart.
National Anthem (Military Officers' and Sgts' Messes, including: 'Dinner Call' and 'Roast Beef of Olde England'
'Petite Fleur' (as played by Monty Sunshine with the Chris Barber Band)
'Midnight in Moscow' - (Kenny Ball)
'Stranger on the Shore' (Acker Bilk)
'What a Wonderful World' (Louis Armstrong)
Domestic power supply ; performance space min 2m x 3m.
Contact number for manager / organiser - esp to meet us upon arrival. Food / drink / accommodation / parking.
Yes, own sound system provided. Music desk lights allow us to operate in low-lit settings (dinner music etc.)
Yes, recorded music provided between sets.
7 years with Walt Disney Company - Disney Cruise Line (2012 - 2018)
Dance clubs (Lindy hop / jive etc..) It's great to see those people dancing to our music. We perform waltzes and latin rhythms too....
Ex military band musicians. Started in local 'Big Bands'.
Frank Sinatra 'My Way' Chris Barber 'Petite Fleur' Glenn Miller 'In the Mood' ; 'Serenade in Blue'
Arrive 90 mins in advance; 1 hour setup; perform up to 3 hours (depending on type of event)
We're happy to play outside (we can bring our gazebo (3mx 3m) but we shall need a power supply nearby please.
Clients are encouraged to make requests; moreover, bespoke arrangements are available by prior request.
E.G. we recently made and played our arrangement of 'Pachelbel's Canon' as processional introit for a wedding - in a castle in South wales!!
"Very impressive - versatile, classy and professional"
We mix and match the following instruments in several combinations - according to the style / era of music performed:
Flute, Clarinet, Alto & Tenor & Baritone saxophones, Trumpet/cornet, trombone.
Army Air Corps HQ - Middle Wallop
'Juggy's Place' St Maarten, Carribbean
Royal North Devon Golf Club
Craig y Nos Castle S. Wales (Maria's Wedding)
Buckingham Palace
Disney Cruise Line
Wedding
Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Funeral / Memorial
Charity Event
Christmas Party
New Year's Eve
1920s Music
1930s Music
1940s Music
Jazz
Dixieland / Ragtime
Swing
Christmas
Military
Easy Listening
Background Music
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