2 x 45 minute sets + encores within 4 hour period for up to 150 people (larger parties may incur larger costs due to additional equipment): |
Duo: £700 |
Trio: £945 |
4-piece: £1283 |
5-piece: £1430 |
6-piece: £1690 |
7-piece: £1950 |
Folkin' Around deliver performances of classic & modern pop, rock, pop, punk, soul, country and acoustic songs which they have arranged into their on unique style. You can book a singer and guitarist or add percussion, fiddle/mandolin, double bass and a whole range of other instruments.
All our musicians have over 20 years experience in the industry at the highest level, including performances at the Albert Hall, Glastonbury and a range of arenas. But the band are equally at home delivering intimate performances in small venues and gatherings. Folkin' Around (and their other act Funking Out!) have been playing together in this line up for 5 years. Together they have a large back catalogue of classic and modern songs which they cleverly rearrange, turning Whitney Houston in to bluegrass, Bruno Mars into acoustic skiffle and Motown classics into live lounge style sing a longs.
Lineups:
Based in Manchester, Greater Manchester
A New England (Billy Bragg/Kirsty MacColl)
A Little Respect (Erasure)
A Lovely Day (Bill Withers)
Bad Moon Rising (Creedance Clearwater Revival)
Blister In The Sun (Violent Femmes)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Budapest (George Ezra)
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Come Together (The Beatles)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
Dakota (Stereophonics)
Dirty Old Town (The Pogues)
Do You Love Me (The Contours)
Don't Look Back In Anger (Oasis)
Dreadlocks Holiday (10cc)
Even Fallen In Love (Buzzcocks)
Fishermans Blues (The Waterboys)
Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
Half A World Away (Oasis)
Happy (Pharrell)
Hard To Handle" (Otis Redding)
Hey Ho (The Lumineers)
High And Dry (Radio head)
Higher And Higher (Jackie Wilson)
How Long Will I Love You (Waterboys)
I Don't Want Your Freedom (Wham)
I Feel Good (James Brown)
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
I Wanna Be Like You (Jungle Book)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)
I'm A Believer (The Monkees)
It Must Be Love (Madness)
Jolene (Dolly Parton)
Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers)
Kiss (Prince)
La Bamba (Richie Valens)
Laid (James)
Let's Stay Together (Al Green)
Lightening Bolt (Jake Bugg)
Little Lion Man (Mumford And Sons)
Losing My Religion (REM)
Maggie May (Rod Stewart)
Man On The Moon (R.E.M)
Monkey Man (The Specials)
Mr Bright side (The Killers)
Mr Tambourine (Dylan/The Byrds)
Mrs Robinson (Simon & Garfunkel)
Mustang Sally (The Commitments)
Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley)
Not 19 Forever (The Courteeners)
Panic (The Smiths)
Proud Mary (Tina Turner)
Revolution (The Beatles)
Royals (Lorde)
Seven Nation Army (White Stripes)
Sex On Fire (Kings Of Leon)
She's Electric (Oasis)
Shotgun (George Ezra)
Signed Sealed Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
Sing It Back (Moloko)
Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)
Stand By Me (Benny King)
Star Man (Bowie)
Stuck In The Middle (Steelers Wheel)
Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Tainted Love (Gloria Jones)
Tender (Blur)
The One (Kodaline)
Three Lions (The Lightening Seeds)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Town Called Malice (The Jam)
Twist And Shout (The Beatles)
Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars)
Use Somebody (Kings Of Leon)
Valerie (The Zutons/Amy Winehouse)
Weather With You (Crowded House)
When The Going Gets Tough (Billy Ocean)
You Got The Love (Candi/Florence)
2 x 230v power sources.
For the 5-piece band minimum of 3 x 4 m space (smaller line ups require smaller spaces).
Arrival at 5/6pm.
Require between 60 and 90 minutes to set up (depending on line up and space).
Provides 2 x 45 minute performances + encores + DJ fill service between 7.30pm - 12am.
For arrival before 5pm and performances or service beyond 12am additional charges will be apply.
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