Review Centre: Singing Guitarists

"David and Matt did a great show for us, very classy and groovy, and I can only highly recommend them! We had a wedding party with 120+ people and they perfectly started the dancing, fit a great playlist to the crowd and also played some spontaneous wishes. Thank you two very much for making our wedding party a great get-together with excellent music! David & Gaby"

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"Chris was absolutely brilliant! One month on and guests are still commenting at how he made the day! I booked Chris last minute and he was able to learn some of our favourite songs and you'd of thought he had known them for years, very professional! Highly recommend if looking for something special for your day!"

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"The Hot Hats were thoroughly professional from the word go - seamless booking process, and very well organised when it came to both the setup and the timings on the night. The performance itself was brilliant, both ourselves and our guests loved every minute of it and it was a pleasure to have them play our first dance for us. Couldn’t recommend these guys enough! Thank you again. - Simon & Sophie"

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"Merci du fond du cœur à vous deux. On se reverra c’est sûr, tu es inspirante, rayonnante, brillante !!"

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"Sandeep was really good with the selection of songs as well as with taking individual requests. He knew how to engage the audience and all my guests loved him! He is a great guitarist and vocalist too. Would highly recommend him for any professional shows or events as well as for a small gathering. Sandy - Thank you for adding so much magic to our gathering. You Rock! "

Reply by Nostalgia: Trip to Bollywood
Thanks a lot for the kind review! I had an amazing time sharing the vibes with the guests.

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"Christina and Harry are fantastic talented musicians who made our small evening wedding reception absolutely brilliant fun. Their performance of our chosen first dance song was pure magic and made it extra special. Whether you're looking for some background music for an event or full on party live music we can't recommend them highly enough."

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"Absolutely brilliant. These guys were from the beginning to the end. Everyone loved them playing and would have kept them longer had they not had another booking that evening. Everyone commented on how lovely and engaging they were in conversations along side the music"

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"These guys rock! I am the promoter at Slim Jim's Liquor Store and I highly recommend these guys, a safe bet when you want the crowd at your bar to sing along with the band, they really know how to interact with the public Great selection of music covered by amazing musicians."

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"Absolutely fabulous very accomplished and versatile entertainer, extremely personable and accomodating in every way, made our, and our guests day most memorable, would highly recommend Matt and will hopefully see him again. "

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"We had a fab night at cavern club listening to Jonny Parry what a great mix of music fantastic entertainer and a really nice guy thank you x"

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"Brilliant saw Roxie at the Druids Head Brighton a bundle of fun very friendly,played many requests very good singer and musician played all different types of songs and music ,I think most people in that night were interacting with her and enjoying themselves would recommend her would travel to see her."

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"Vince is a consummate professional and engaging with the audience!"

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"Dan is fantastic! I hired him for my 30th birthday party and it was brill! From the very start the atmosphere was perfect, he pleased everyone with his wide range of covers and even treated us to some of his own tunes. It was everything i had hoped for !! (10 / 10)"

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"You might expect an album with edgy, teal-lit cover art and the title of The Isolation Blues, by the Mike Goudreau Band, to be either dark and brooding or a real barroom stomper, showcasing the loudest guitar you’ve heard since Jimi Hendrix’s. Instead, from the first notes, you’ll find it’s a peppy ensemble extravaganza with horns galore. More’s the better, too – the Winter Solstice is coming up, and we need an eye-opening blast of sunshine in the middle of it. Smooth, jazzy-influenced, and boasting crystal-clear vocals, it’s a must-play on New Year’s Eve. Born in 1965 in Newport, Vermont, into a musical family with an English mother and a French-Canadian father, Mike Goudreau picked up his first guitar at age 14 and hasn’t stopped playing since. His early influences included the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, and later, Albert King, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Powder Blues and Downchild – to name a few. Such diverse interests help to explain why Mike is comfortable in so many musical genres, especially jazz and blues. Since 2007, Mike’s songs have been heard on hundreds of network TV shows and films, such as the TV movie The Happiest Season (Hulu), Dynasty (CBS), the Universal Pictures film Dark Waters, the Hollywood film The Banker, starring Samuel Jackson (2020), The Neighborhood (CBS), NCIS Los Angeles (CBS), and Chicago PD (NBC), among several others. Joining Mr. Goudreau (vocals, guitars, bass and hand claps) are Jean-Francois Begin (think Menachem Begin, not “begin”) on drums and percussion, Dany Roy on tenor sax and trumpet, Ira Friedman on organ and piano, and Pascal Veilette on harmonica. You know all the shows and films mentioned earlier? Together, they spell diamond-level QUALITY. That’s what’s been poured into each of the fourteen original tracks on this CD. Every note, every musical phrase, glimmers like the light off one of that gem’s many facets. This is real-deal blues, whether in swing/jump form (as on the opener “Let’s Go Down to the River”), the angsty, harmonica-infused title track, the guitar and piano boogie known as “The Mooch,” or the laid-back instrumental “Sea Breeze Blues.” Any band can crank out an album in their garage or basement and deem it good enough, but not Goudreau and his posse. They care about their offerings like Michelangelo cared about David, or Da Vinci the Mona Lisa. That’s because they’re not just musicians. Not just craftsmen. They’re artists, and don’t you forget it. Got The Isolation Blues? Here’s the cure, or at least the vaccine! "

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"Blown away today by the voice and lyrics of Chloe Jones. our Joni Mitchell of the future....."

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