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"She was really sweet, showed up on time. She even saying, and played songs we requested. We were thankful to have live music at our event and she was great."

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" Once again, you demonstrated what a tremendous treasure you are to the music industry. The thunderous ovation that you received was the ultimate measure of success. Tom Keener Allen Library"

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"Before seeing this show I had heard many rumours about Harmonica Lewinsky, whose background was shrouded in mystery, although I believe he learned his harmonica skills in the Deep South in the deltas of Harrow on the Hill under the tutelage of Blind Les Battersby. But, it was a very different character to the one I expected who performed at the posh Victoria pub in Highgate! Mr Lewinsky, looking like a cross between a rabbi and one-half of Chas 'n Dave (I'm not sure which half) appeared in cloth cap and braces and presented a highly original selection of songs, some of which rarely see the light of day. There were no predictable “Brown Eyed Girls” or “Mustang Sally’s” here: instead - a veritable feast of the unexpected - as we witnessed one man, his guitar and his trusty harps. When was the last time you heard a pub act kick off his set with Chas 'n Dave's “The Sideboard Song” and follow it with the Theme to “Top Cat” and then offerings of cheery, chirpy Cockney ditties including “Waiting At The Church,” “Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner”, “Show Me The Way To Go Home” and Tommy Steele's “What A Mouth”? I’m guessing the answer to that question is ‘rarely’ (if ever) but the fun didn't stop there. Mr Harmonica Man is a really great entertainer and demonstrated, with great finesse, his harmonica technique on - wait for it - the Shadows' “Apache”! It was quite a feat playing the melody on the harp while strumming his guitar. ‘Harmy’, as he is known to his close friends (or 'Self-Harmy‘ to others) also tackled in the first half the theme to "The Flintstones"; Elvis Costello's catchy “Watching The Detectives” and the Cockney knees-up “I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts”. Harmy was back in terrific Pearly King form for the second half starting with “Any Old Iron” followed by a touch of the Formbys with “Leaning On A Lamppost” after which he did a ‘Donegan’ with a riotous version of “My Old Man's A Dustman” complete with enthusiastic audience participation. Mr Lewinsky has a great sense of humour, which he constantly shares with the Victoria regulars. "Here's another Cockney classic sung by a Welsh man", quipped Harmy before diving into “Delilah.” Other gems included the theme tune to ‘Match Of The Day’ (played on two harmonicas); a very funny and risque interpretation of Mike Jerome's “Sling Yer Hook”; a great version of the Small Faces' mod anthem “Lazy Sunday”; and a yahoo rendition of the old country favourite “Riders In The Sky”. After many encores Mr Lewinsky packed away his cap and braces and headed off to the Deep South (of London) for some pie and mash. The Victoria would do well to snap up Harmy for some more gigs before he hop-foots it down the Strand for a residency at the Old Bull and Bush!"

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"What an incredible musical journey that was. The talent displayed by these young musicians is astounding. They are well beyond their years. Their improvisational skills particularly blew me away. I can’t wait for their next performance! "

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"We stopped by to see Miss Pearl do her Paloma Faith tribute act at the Milbourne Arms in Carlisle, last night. Miss Pearl was on point, singing all of Paloma's hits and some of her less known songs. She has an excellent voice and also did some of her vintage songs aswell. It was a thoroughly enjoyable night and we even had a dance. We will hopefully see Miss Pearl again soon, as we want to book her for an up-and-coming private party."

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"It was a fantastic night. They can’t wait to hear you and the band again."

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"I am trying to find words to enlarge on what I already said to you each today. I used sentences like ‘ more than professional’. ‘ greater than superb’ ‘ totally amazing’. Yes, you each are astonishing!!!! Somebody should invent a word that means extremely higher than professional, for you each need to be placed in that category."

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"We just had to write and express our thanks for your saxophone and flute performance at our wedding. We were so glad that you were able to play such a wide variety of musical styles for us – every age group of our guests really appreciated your music and appropriate backing music – the amplification was just right! David & Janet Foster (Wedding) 10/10"

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"Amazing band. Added such a fun a festive element to our party. They had everyone from 15 to 85 on the dance floor. Loved it!! "

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"Thank you and the team so much. It was crazy, we had a blast!"

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"Romantic trio, heavenly tunes for our reception! Loved them"

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"What a great afternoon spent with Phil Harmonica Lewinsky, it exceeded my expectation. Loved his wit and humour. It was fantastic singing along with all the old cockney songs & Chas n Dave's. .. such a great atmosphere and fun... so uplifting that it even carried me through Monday too just thinking about it and I couldn't get some of the songs out of my head all day Monday ... Rabbit Rabbit... Been to Margate.. and .. I'm Henry 8th I am... !!! . Will definately be going along to another gig again soon. Nice one Harmonica Lewinsky and lovely friend pub too."

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"Our contact at Agriturismo La Lucciolaia told us of Tea For Three as well as a few other bands. Once we listened to their music, we did not even listen to the others. They has a great combination of old and newer songs and a unique sound. We contacted Stefano and he could not have been more helpful. We had to reschedule our wedding 4 times over two years due to COVID and he was flexible in making the changes. Our wedding party was a mix of older and younger folks and so we were concerned that TF3’s style might not make everyone happy. We shouldn’t have worried…everyone loved the music. Our day went well and they were a big part of the success. Grazie Mille TF3 !"

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"Cheryl was an absolute joy to work with. I was looking for someone to surprise my husband for his birthday party and she was everything I was hoping for. She really added that extra special element while being very unobtrusive at the same time. I would recommend her highly."

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"The trio were fantastic! Had a party in our garden and the music they played brought a fabulous atmosphere and vibe to the event ! Highly recommend ! "

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