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"No Funny Stuff the perfect musical group. Adaptable to every type of event. I have called them for Christmas Parties, Classy Corporate Events, Weddings big and small, Street Festivals and Clubs. I even had them play my personal birthday party. They are very unique and the strange and crazy instruments they build and the huge sound they create, always gets the audience involved and on their feet. As a promoter they come through and my clients praise me every time. "

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"Outstanding, exactly what we wanted and more. Highly recommended."

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"Jools played at our wedding and was great from start to finish. He learnt a couple of songs for us specially and was a great addition to a wonderful day. Thank you!"

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"This is a great group for a variety of venues. I have seen them in a variety of places and have been a longtime supporter of this group. They play a variety of music and are fun to listen to. Hard to beat the combo of violin, 12 string guitar and voices. They do a lot with just two people!"

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"I watched their promo video and thought this band would be a great fit for our community gathering. My main job is in concert audio, and I work with bands every week. I've done high main stream bands and garage bands, Robert Mabe put on a performance that was breath taking amazing. His band's sound was like nothing anyone has heard, our audience was silent with anticipation of the band's next musical note. Before the show was over city officials asked me for their contact info to bring them in for next year's fair concert. This band is worth 10 times what they charge. They are the real deal and will blow away your audience. And yes we're bringing them back."

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"We are long time supporters of this wonderful and talented duo! Kate and Bernie are excellent in entertaining and engaging folks of all ages. They offer a variety of music featuring solos and duets including covers and originals. We plan to keep following these gifted entertainers!"

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"Jools performed at the Playhouse sessions in Stratford between lockdowns last year. He performed after 2 strong acts which is always a tough gig. What you got was high quality music accompanied by Jools’s relaxed demeanour. Jools give a thoughtful description of each tune with humour a constant thread throughout which helped build a strong relationship with the audience. Jools is always prepared to take a risk with his music and challenge boundaries with fine delivery. Already re booked him for later this year."

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"Created such a great atmosphere with everyone and played such an incredible variety of music. Would highly recommend!"

Reply by Dan Walsh
Thanks so much Louise, really enjoyed the gig :)

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"Con Alberto ci siamo trovati benissimo. Bella performance ottima selezione dei brani. Bellissima voce calda e potente! Belle ballate ma anche brani energici e coinvolgenti suonati da solo ma con il sound di una band! Molto professionale nell'atteggiamento! Consigliato 👍👍👍"

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"I did a great live recording session with Sandra & Paul at Capital Radio at London Leicester Square supporting the singer Lucy Layton. Sandra & Paul were very professional providing a solid performance on acoustic guitar and electric violin. The recording sounded very good and was a pleasure to work with such a friendly group of musos."

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"We couldn’t recommend the House Devils more. They honestly made our evening so great and our guests had an absolute blast because of them. The atmosphere they created was second to none and we loved every second. Thank you"

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"Jools composed and remotely recorded violin sections for 3 of my tracks: Just For a Day; Roman 7; Boneyard. The tracks have an American influence but would fall under the indie genre. Essentially, the remit for Jools was to 'bulk them out' with strings. Although I had not actually met Jools in person (and still haven't), he was extremely responsive when communicating via email and therefore didn't need to meet. Before agreeing, he encouraged me to listen to his back catalogue - I was impressed with the breadth and depth of genres that Jools had worked with and I was pleased to learn he had worked with a couple of acquaintances of mine- namely The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra and Chris Tye. Listening to his work, I was impressed by his knack around texturising songs- in my experience, strings can sometimes feel isolated from the rest of the instrumentation and I am aware that some string players find this aspect of composition challenging. Throughout the process, Jools ensured he had a secure understanding around my expectations. This brought about discussion around dynamics, chord progression technique (tremolo, tied sections etc). Although he was happy to read from transcript, I felt that his take on composition would be much better than mine, so he kindly agreed to compose the parts himself. After recording the first version, he sent me recordings via YouTube- he even went to the trouble of including a running text commentary of his thoughts within the video itself. This meant that I could give better feedback and bounce off his ideas. I was especially amazed by the turnaround (3 days to complete the process) as I had not set any deadlines or ball-park timeframes. Jools' playing is technically perfect and he has an exceptional ear for harmony and dynamics. e.g. He knew not to play for the sake of playing, and when to build to crescendo. He was able to add a range of chords, hooks and new melodies to the song. In Boneyard, the melody in the instrumental chorus ended up becoming the dominant hook- this was totally unplanned. Much like his violin playing, the overall recording quality was very professional. If you are looking for an outstanding string player who is both technical and visionary, Jools would be my number one recommendation."

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"Alberto was quick to respond to our last minute request for live music and made a 3 hour drive to our location. His own versions of classic songs were incredible, it had everyone listening in awe. He added in Italian songs which we though were probably the best and really made our day extra special. He ended up staying longer to set up inside while we had dinner. We highly recommend him for any event you're looking for music!"

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"I booked Sandra & Paul to play at my dad's party at the Cherry Tree pub in Haddenham. They have the habit of making audiences just jump out of their seat and start clapping their hands and stamping their feet. Their acoustic skills are magical and profound. It was a great party. Read less"

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" I just wanted to say a MASSIVE ‘Thank You’ you were amazing. We had so many positive comments about you. Really sorry we didn’t get to talk. Them two hours of arriving at the venue were crazy. Everyone wanted photos. I was listening though and you sounded amazing. Thank you for doing the wedding at short notice, we couldn’t of asked for a better violinist. Thank you for the bottom of our hearts."

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