Review Centre: Singing Guitarists

"Harmie brought his full Cockney repertoire to the cavernous Cavalier pub in Whetstone and he had to fight his way through the crowds to get to the stage, arriving with his guitar, a collection of harmonicas, his cloth cap and braces and a mug of jellied eels. This was a real Cockney knees-up evening for the regulars, who included in their midst the Pearly King and Queen of Purley, or was it Finchley? Kicking off with Chas 'n Dave's raucous toe-tapper, "The Sideboard Song" the cheeky chappie tackled a lovely bunch of Cockney ditties, including Tommy Steele's showstopper, "What A Mouth"; an entertaining version of the old Billy Cotton (now there was a good old Cockney) number, "The Marrow Song"; and the singalong tunes, "Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner", "Show Me The Way To Go Home", "Meet Me At The Church" and the tasty, "Hot Meat Pie, Saveloys And Trotters". Highlights of the first set were Harmie's harmonica-led rendition of the Shadows' classic instrumental, "Apache" and, following a request from a punter, a countryfied version of "What Made Milwaukee Famous", which was part made famous by Rod Stewart. The lovable Cockney character was in humorous form too calling for 'security' when a man approached him for a request, and in telling the audience: "As this is Whetstone I thought we ought to do a song about infidelity," before launching into Gene Pitney's, "24 Hours From Tulsa", complete with harp solo. The second set brought more Cockney treats with Bernard Cribbins' "Right Said Fred"; Mike Jerome's clever, "Sling Yer Hook" and Chas and Dave's weepie, "Ain't No Pleasing You". The audience were loving Harmie by now, but soon he had to battle his way through the masses again to get to the Harmie-mobile and a trip home to the Old Kent Road."

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"Highly entertaining a good variety of music. Enjoyed the music very much."

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"What I loved most about the show was the sing along aspect. Mr. One Showman encouraged the audience to join in and sing along with him, creating a sense of community and togetherness. It was heartwarming to see people of all ages and backgrounds coming together through music."

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"I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you both for Saturday. You created exactly the ambience we had hoped for on our special day. We had so many positive comments about your beautiful voice, it complimented the evening perfectly. You created exactly the right ambience for a relaxed evening soirée. We would highly recommend. Thank you so much! Xx"

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"We hired Andy for our son's 6th birthday party. He engaged brilliantly with all the children and kept their attention the whole way through. Our son loved every minute of it and so did we. Thank you again for giving Jack such a great party, it meant so much to us after 2 years of not being able to do parties due to lockdown restrictions! ? ?"

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"David has been playing our annual event for the past 2 years and we’ve already booked him again for this year. He plays a great mix of songs and he’s happy to play requests when possible. Great for small parties, backyard mixers and similar!"

Reply by David Karp
Thank you, Teresa! It’s always a pleasure playing for you and I’m looking forward to working with you again soon. Best regards, David Karp

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"Becca, came and sang for us at the Lancing Village Market... Very popular , lovely personality and sang a whole range of songs that everyone enjoyed. We were so impressed that we have asked Becca if she will lead the open air community Carol Singing on the 15th December in Lancing."

Reply by Becca Huggett
Thank you Carol, your markets are great!

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"Little Paul, was exactly what we were looking for. "

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"Great singer We hired Bruddah Vince for our baby shower this past weekend and he did an amazing job. He has a long list of songs in his repertoire and we were able to select all of our favorite ones. Excellent communicator and super friendly, we would hire him again in a heartbeat! Thanks Bruddah Vince."

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"Had a great evening with John (you start believing it after a few) in Themes Ditton a few weeks ago, outstanding sounds like the real thing, if you like The Beatles music you will love him."

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"This past April we were blessed to have an incredible night with Kazz Khalif here in Toronto. We run an organisation called Lifting Our Community and he came out to perform for our annual community fundraiser and, as always, he gave us a performance to remember! Engaging, full of energy, and so connected with the crowd — you could feel the love in the room. The audience was on their feet the whole time, and it’s clear why he’s such a favourite. We’re grateful to have him share his talent and heart with us! ❤️🙌"

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"Really enjoyed this band. Played a range of music. Friendly and good interactions with their audience. Would recommend. "

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"Excellent Performer and Businessman We had Vince performer at our festival, and he is an excellent performer and businessman. The crowd loved his performance, and his setup was so quick and easy. Would recommend to anyone needing a performer for their event!"

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"“We wanted someone to play a few songs after dinner for our wedding last December and John was so nice and played all of the songs we requested and really added a nice atmosphere to an already amazing day, thanks so much! He also played guitar for my husband who sang a song later! Great memories.” Sarah and Michael, 2019"

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"Absolutely brilliant talented singer, good selection of songs, enjoyable night and look forward to his return at the rams, I would recommend Joe again and will definitely rebook for future events."

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