"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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"I still cannot believe we met The Distance at Janine's party and that they were able to make Fran’s 60th Birthday celebrations last Saturday 10 May 2014 & made his dream of having live music at his party come true. Matt & Sophiee, you were so accommodating and fitted perfectly into our home. All our 80+ guests of family & friends of all ages loved your music and danced the night away. We cannot wait to see you again & Fran is already planning our next party! Fran & Fay xxxx"
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"Jeff was perfect for our event. We were looking for an acoustic guitarist to play in the background during our event, and Jeff filled that role exactly as expected. He is very talented, and we couldn't have asked for anything better—especially for his rates!! He could easily charge twice as much for what was provided. He was extremely professional, showed up early for the event, and was already set up when we got there. Thank you, Jeff!"
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"ust recently, the wife and I settled down to watch Harmonica Lewinsky at the Owlsworld tent at the Rickmansworth Canal Festival. Ha ha; bloody hell :-D Now, *there's* someone successfully mining the music hall/rockney/Americana/Tottenham-to-Hemel mash-up seam, with a guitar, a box of harmonicas and a flat cap his only tools; there’s not many of his kind left these days. Top marks also for his stage persona—that of a man so used to hostile audiences that's he's willing to create one for himself if necessary :-D—which made for an inordinately entertaining hour. The wife and I even danced a bit: we were meant to do a conga, but instead we did a messy foxtrot to “My Old Man’s a Dustman” because, when in Rome, you’ve got to have a right old proper cockney knees up. Or something. Very enjoyable indeed."
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"A great evening of amazing music with talented musicians and singers. Great sing-a-long and dancing too. Vast selection of songs Everyone enjoyed themselves. Harmonika Lewinsky has a natural wit and humour and gets the audience involved . Will be booking him again soon for sure, Thank you for a great night."
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"We began hiring Drew to play at our restaurant after seeing him play at a private party we attended years ago. With such a versatile style, his music and song selections never get old! He is always very professional and very personable with the guests! We've had other musicians play but he is undoubtedly everyone's absolute favorite entertainer. We always look forward to hearing him play! "
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"Jeff was so great. He was early and did everything I asked playing for our wedding, I didn't have to worry about a thing. Super easy to work with and talented, definitely recommend him!! "
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"What a cheeky knees up finish to St. George's Day. Everybody loved Harmonica Lewinsky at his best, entertaining and involving everybody in the pub. Roll on next year! Many Thanks to you Phil from all at The Magnet. Cheers"
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"I booked Soph and Mat for our wedding to play our pre-ceremony, ceremony, drinks reception and first dance after seeing some of their videos on their website. And by god was that a masterstroke decision as we and all our guests were absolutely blown away by them. The music really sets the tone and atmosphere of the wedding. Our guests were raving about them all day and they sang our chosen songs just how I imagined they would. Fantastic, professional from the start and we didn’t have to worry about a thing on the day as Soph and Mat did their thing. I would book them again in a heartbeat. Thank you so much from Alex and Nik xx"
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"What a fantastic show these two guys put on. It was truly incredible and all my guests loved their performance👌👌👌"
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"David Häggi ist ein wunderbarer Musiker. Mit viel Einfühlungsvermögen und grosser Herzenswärme hat er uns und unsere Gäste entsprechend unserer Vorlieben bestens unterhalten. Mit grosser Freude und Begeisterung hat David durch sein umfangreiches Repertoire geführt. Einmalig war seine Eigenkomposition, welche bei uns allen grossen Anklang gefunden hat. Leider haben auch die schönsten Seiten eines Festes ein Ende. David wurde von allen Gästen mit grossem Beifall und Bedauern verabschiedet. Wir empfehlen David Häggi bedingungslos allen weiter, welche eine echte und unvergessliche Bereicherung ihres Festes wünschen."
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"Kimme's Project is an outstanding band. They did a really great job at our wedding. I would hire them again and again. Kept my guests happy and dancing. Thanks guys, Darren D"
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"Great night with fantastic audience. A lot of English guy dancing and singing. Will be there next year. "
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"My guys were booked at this location and it went well. I got good feedback from the Mgr and they just rebooked them again. They are excited the business liked them and wanted them back."
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"This band from Toledo, Ohio plays gigs across the United States, performing family-friendly ‘adult alternative’ music that includes a variety of musical dynamics – mixing elements of rock, pop, and country with references to Americana and jazz music."
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