| Some of the band aren't local to the main postcode. Our vocalist is coming from Guildford and our guitarist is in Hampshire. and so some travel costs will be added |
| 2 x 45 or 2 x 60 minute sets: |
| 4-Piece: £1560 Female vocalist, male guitar/vocalist, keyboardist and drummer |
| 5-Piece: £1950 Female vocalist, male guitar/vocalist, keyboardist, bassist and drummer |
| 6-Piece: £2340 Female vocalist, male guitar/vocalist, keyboardist, bassist, drummer and saxophonist |
| 7-piece: £2730 Female vocalist, male guitar/vocalist, keyboardist, bassist, drummer plus trumpeter and saxophonist |
| 8-piece: £3120 Female vocalist, male guitar/vocalist, keyboardist, bassist, drummer plus full horn section trumpeter, saxophonist and trombonist |
| 1 x 1 hour or 2 x 40 minute sets |
| Solo piano: £225 |
| Solo saxophone (with backing tracks) : £225 |
| Duo - double bass and piano OR saxophone and piano : £450 |
| Jazz trio - saxophone, piano and bass: £675 |
| Jazz quartet - saxophone, piano, bass and drums : £900 drummer can play with brushes to keep the volume down |
| Prices include our P.A. system suitable for up to 150 people and basic stage lightng. Larger P.A. and lightng rig with an engineer available on request. We can play background music between our live sets for free. We now offer background music before our live sets and dj music between and after our live sets for no extra charge. |
Welcome to Chunk of Funk - The Ultimate Wedding and Party Band!
Established in 2012, Chunk of Funk is a dynamic and experienced band that has been setting the stage on fire at weddings, corporate events, and festivals. Our passion for music and dedication to creating unforgettable experiences have made us a popular choice for clients across the south-west area and beyond.
From intimate gatherings to grand events, we are the go-to band for celebrations of any size.
What sets Chunk of Funk apart is our infectious energy and captivating performances. Our talented musicians and entertaining vocalists are a winning combination, ensuring that your guests will be dancing all night long. We take great pride in delivering top-notch entertainment that will keep everyone on their feet and create memories to cherish forever. Music is at the heart of what we do, and we have a diverse repertoire that caters to all tastes. Whether you're a fan of modern hits from artists like Bruno Mars, Lizzo, and Dua Lipa, or classics from Whitney Houston, Chic, Earth, Wind and Fire, and more, we've got you covered. With Groove Star, you can expect an electrifying mix of genres and eras, from the iconic tunes of Abba and Tina Turner to the rock anthems of Bon Jovi and The Kings of Leon.
We can also perform a full-night of Soul, Motown, Funk and disco on request. Musicans in the band have performed or recorded wth Sir Cliff Richard, S Club 7, The Supremes, Ray Quinn, Kevin Simm (Liberty X, current lead vocalist with Wet, Wet,Wet), Bradley Walsh, Andy Abraham, Sam Bailey and even Sir Simon Rattle! Support tours also include the Legend and Godfather of soul James Brown, The Animals, Steve Cropper and many more!
Band line-ups
Available from a 4-piece up to an awesome show-band with a funky rhythm section, superb vocalists and a powerful horn section.
4-piece band consists of: 1 Female vocalist, male guitarist/vocalist, drummer and keyboardist.
5-piece: 1 female vocalist, male vocalist/guitarist, drummer, bassist and keyboardist.
6-piece: 1 female vocalists, male vocalists/guitarist, drummer, bassist, keyboardist and saxophonist (or 2nd female vocalist if preferred)
7-piece: 1 female vocalists, male vocalists/guitarist, drummer, bassist, keyboardist and a horn secton comprising of trumpet and tenor saxophone.
8-piece show-band: 1 female vocalists, male vocalist/guitarist, drummer, bassist, keyboardist and a full horn section (trumpet, tenor saxophone and trombone)
Looking for a band for a large event add a second sensational female vocalist, great vocal harmonies and lots of fun on stage.
9-piece events band: 2 female vocalists, male vocalist/guitarist, drummer, bassist, keyboardist and a full horn section (trumpet, tenor saxophone and trombone.
Add a 2nd female vocalist to any of the above line-ups!
We can perform 2 x 45 minute sets, 2 x 1 hour sets or 1 x 90 minutes.
We have our own professional PA system and lighting show suitable for up to 150 people indoors. A larger sound and lighting system suitable for large events is available on request We also offer to play DJ background/dance music between our live sets and can offer a
band member to play a DJ set after our live sets for an additional fee.
Afternoon options
1 x 1 hour or 2 x 40 minute sets
Solo piano
Solo saxophone (with backing tracks)
Duo - double bass and piano OR saxophone and piano
Jazz trio - saxophone, piano and bass
Jazz quartet - saxophone, piano, bass and drums (drummer can play with brushes to keep the volume down)
We can perform well known jazz standards, Latin (bossa-nova, samba etc) and funky Motown and soul classics!
Based in Swindon, Wiltshire
= areas covered (up to 150 miles)
= free travel (up to 20 miles)
ABC – The Jacksons
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye
Ain’t No Stopping Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
All Night Long - Lionel Ritchie
Alone - Heart
At Last - Etta James
Baby Love – The Supremes
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - The Jacksons
Brick House – The Commodores
Brown Eyed Girl -Van Morrison
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Can’t Stand the Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Vallie
Car Wash – Rose Royce
Celebration – Kool and The Gang
Chain Reaction – Diana Ross
Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley
Crocodile Rock – Elton John
Dancing In the Moonlight – Top Loader
Dancing In the Street - Martha Reeves and the Vandellers
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Daydream Believer - The Monkeys
December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) - Frankie Vallie
Disco Inferno – The Trammps
Do You Love Me – The Breeders
Don’t Leave Me This Way – The Communards
Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis
Don’t Start Now– Dua Lipa
Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey
Don't You Worry About a Thing - Stevie Wonder
Easy - The Commodores
Easy On Me - Adele
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Everybody Dance - Chic
Forget You – Cee Lo Green
Get Down On It – Kool and The Gang
Get Lucky - Blurred Lines
Get Ready – The temptations
Gimma Some Lovin’ – The Spenser Davis Group
Happy - Pharell Williams
Harvest For The World – The Isley Brothers
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
Heatwave – Martha Reeves
Heaven Is a place On Earth – Belinda Carlise
Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel– The Tavares
Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson
Hold Back The Night – The Trammps
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Hound Dog - Elvis
How Sweet It Is - James Taylor/Marvin Gaye
I Can’t get No Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
I Can’t Help Myself - The 4 Tops
I Feel Good – James Brown
I Say a Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin
I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
I Want You Back - The Jacksons
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
If I Ain’t Got You - Alicia Keys
In The Midnight Hour – Otis Redding
It’s About Damn Time – Lizzo
Jammin – Bob Marley
Jimmy Mac – Martha Reeves
Johnny Be Good -
Jolene -Dolly Parton
Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack
Kiss – Prince
Knock On Wood - Ami Stewart
L.O.V.E. – Nat King Cole (First Dance)
La Bamba – Ritchie Valens
Labelle - Lady Marmalade
Ladies Night – Kool And The Gang
Lady Marmalade– Patty Labell
Le Freak - Chic
Lessons In Love– Level 42
Let there Be Love – Nat King Cole
Let’s Fall in Love– Nat King Cole
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker
Livin’ On a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
Loco In Acapulco - 4 Tops
Love Train - The O’Jay’s
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan/Adele
Mamma Mia- ABBA
Master Blaster - Stevie Wonder
Mercy - The Third Degree
Moon Dance - Van Morrison
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Mr. Brightside – The Killers
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
My Guy – Martha Reeves
Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor
Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
Nine To Five - Dolly Parton
No Woman, No Cry – Bob Marley
Nothing Compares To You - Prince
Nowhere to run – Martha Reeves
I Only Wanna Be With You - Dusty Springfield
Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Purple Rain – Prince
Rather Be - Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
Rescue Me – Fontella Bass
Respect – Aretha Franklin
River Deep, Mountain High Enough – Tina Turner
Rock Around the Clock - Bill Hayley and the Comets
Rock With You – Michael Jackson
Rocking All Over the World – Status Quo
Roxane – The Police
I Saw Her Standing There- The Beatles
Say a little prayer-Aretha Franklin
September - Earth, Wind and Fire
Sex On Fire - The Kings of Leon
Shake Your Body – The Jacksons
Shake Your Tail Feather – Ray Charles
Shake, Rattle and Roll
Shout - Lulu
Shup Up and Dance - Walk the Moon
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Simply the Best – Tina Turner
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Son of a Preacher man - Aretha Franklin
Soul Man – Blues Brothers
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Stop In the Name of Love - The Supremes
Street Life - The Crusaders
Stuck In the Middle – Stealers Wheels
Summer Of 69 – Bryan Adams
Sunday Girl - Blondie
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sweet Love - Anita Baker (First dance)
Tears Of a Clown – Smokey Robinson
The Greatest Love of All- George Benson/Whitney Houston
The Happening – The Supremes
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
The Same Old Song– The Temptations
Think- Aretha Franklin
Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson
Treasure - Bruno Mars
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
Use Somebody - The Kings of Leon
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Will You Still Love Me – Carole King
You can’t Hurry Love – The Supremes
You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing
Young Hearts - Candi Staton
Your Song – Elton John
Jazz repertoire
A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie
Alice in Wonderland – Bill Evans
All is Fair in Love – Stevie Wonder
All of Me – Frank Sinatra
All the things you Are – Charlie Parker
Angel Eyes - Frank Sinatra
As – Stevie Wonder
Autumn Leaves – Traditional
Bluesette – Toots Thielemans
Cantaloupe Island – Herbie Hancock
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock
Dindi – A.C. Jobim
Don’t you Worry About a Thing - Stevie Wonder
Embraceable You – Ella Fitzgerald
Feel Like Makin Love – Roberta Flack
Four – Miles Davis
Groovin’ High – Miles Davis
Have You Met Miss Jones – Michael Buble
How High the Moon – Ella Fitzgerald
Knocks Me Off My Feet – Stevie Wonder
Lately - Stevie Wonder
Laura – Charlie Parker
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Little Sunflower – Freddie Hubbard
Lullaby of Birdland – Ella Fitzgerald
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Manhattan – Ella Fitzgerald
Moondance - Van Morrison
My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
My Funny Valentine – Sarah Vaughan
My Romance – Rogers and Hart
On a Clear Day – Oscar Peterson
On Green Dolphin Street – Miles Dolphin
Orange Coloured Sky – Nat King Cole
Ribbon in the Sky - Stevie Wonder
Samba De Orfeu – Luiz Bonfa
Satin Doll – Duke Ellington
Secret Love – Doris Day
Shadow of Your Smile – Oscar Peterson
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
Sister Sadie – Horace Silver
So What – Miles Davis
Some Day My Prince Will Come – Oscar Peterson
St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins
Stella By Starlight – Tony Bennett
Sunny – Bobby Hebb
Sway – Michael Buble
Take the A-Train – Duke Ellington
Tenderly – Nat King Cole
The Days Of Wine and Roses – Nat King Cole
The Way You Look Tonight – Tony Bennett
There Is No Greater Love - Amy Winehouse
There Will Never Be Another You – Stan Getz
They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Frank Sinatra
This Masquerade – George Benson
Well, You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk
What a Difference a Day Made - Dinah Washington
You Are Too Beautiful – Johnny Hartman
The band requies 90 minutes to setup and sound-check (this can be slightly
shorter for the 4/5-piece if needed)
2 x 13 amp plugs.
The band has One-Million pounds Public Liabilty Insurance.
All equipment is pat tested.
A hot meal and refreshments are required and a room for the band to
change.
If the venue has a sound-limiter we need to know how low this is set
before taking a booking. Our drummer can use an electronic kit if needed, this would need to be discussed before confirming the booking.
Minimum space required for our various band line-ups:
4-piece band - 3 metres x 3 metres
5/6/7-piece band - 4 metres x 3 metres
8/9-piece band - 5 metres x 4 metres
The larger space the more the band can move around and make the show
more exciting!
"Yes, we’re completely self contained. We bring our own PA system suitable for up to 200 people to all of our gigs as well as a simple lighting rig." We can add a larger PA system on request.
We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment and if the venue is upstairs is there a lift we can use? We’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue.
"Yes, we’re happy to play music from Spotify before, after and between our sets. We’re happy to choose the music ourselves or let the client choose the music."
Our PA system is suitable for up to 200 people indoors. We also bring stage lighting at no extra cost.
Our Christmas disco and funk show at The Electric Palace Theatre, Bridport. The atmosphere was electric! Loved every minute of it!
Performing for Ceroc dance club in the ballroom at the Pavillon Theatre, Bournemouth.
Two hours of non-stop dancing!
Stevie Wonder is a great inspiration for us. He's an amazing songwriter as well as a fantastic lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. We perform I Wish, Superstition and Signed, Sealed, Delivered in ours sets. Our horn section really helps to bring these classics alive.
Members of the band also toured the UK with The Supremes, which included Lynda Laurence who actually sang on there original Signed, Sealed, Delivered with Stevie Wonder!
We all worked as professional musicians for several years before putting the band together.
Musicians in the band have performed or recorded wth Sir Cliff Richard, S Club 7, The Supremes, Sam Bailey, Ray Quinn, Kevin Simm (Liberty X, current lead vocalist with Wet, Wet,Wet), Bradley Walsh, Andy Abraham, and even Sir Simon Rattle! and shared the stage with the Legendary Godfather of soul James Brown, The Animals, Steve Cropper, Saxon and many more!
"We love playing at all sorts of events but weddings are our favourite! The guests are always happy and it’s easy to get them dancing."
Yes, we can play background music before our performance and dance music between and after our live sets. All played through our sound system
We require 60-90 minutes to load the equipment into the venue, setup and sound-check.
We normally perform 2 x 45 minutes or 2 x 60 minute sets. We’re happy to play a bit longer or shorter but we’ve found that these set times suit us and our audiences best."
"We’re happy to play outside but we ask for adequate cover and a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area."
Yes, We try to offer a bespoke set list to each customer and the they're welcome to request their favourite songs from our repertoire. We can also learn a special for your first dance.
Most of our reviews say we keep the dance floor full for the whole night! But, we are versatile and we can play background jazz and easy listening music earlier in the evening whilst your guest are eating or mingling.
We normally perform 2 sets of 45 minutes or 2 x 1 hour. 3 sets is available on request but we find 2 sets works perfectly.
Portsmouth Water
Kimberley-Clark
The Royal Marines-Portsmouth
The Electric Palace theatre, Bridport
Ceroc dance - The Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
Cows Week- I.O.W
Wickwoods Country Club - Summer Ball.
Warner Hotels
Rowland Castle Golf Club
Portsmouth Football Club
Weston Lawns Equestrian Centre
The University of West of England, Bristol
Grosvenor Casino, Southampton
Rowland Castle Golf Club
Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth
Weston Lawns Equestrian Centre
The University of West of England, Bristol
The Electric Palace theatre, Bridport
Redditch golf club
Heythrop Park hotel
Ashdown Park Hotel and Country-club.
Rowland Castle Golf Club
Portsmouth Football Club
Village Hotel, Portsmouth
Langstone Hotel, Hayling Island
Eridge Park , Royal Tunbridge Wells
The Holiday Inn, Portsmouth
Norton Park and Spa Manor House
Hazeley House
Grand Harbour De Vere Hotel.
Grosvenor Casino, Southampton
Botley Grange Hotel
Sudley castle, Cheltenham
Gosfest, Gosport, Hants
Chisledon House Hotel, Wiltshire.
Eastbourne town hall
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