2 x 45 minutes sets: |
Duo : £397 |
A guitar/vocal duo that brings a delightful mix of jazz standards, soul classics, and funk grooves with a dash of reggae and blues. Groove Merchants have played support to Courtney Pine (Nantwich, The Studio), Geno Washington I Runcorn and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at Southport Summer Classics.
Based in St. Helens, Merseyside
All I Do Stevie Wonder
Always and forever Heatwave
Ain’t no Sunshine Bill Withers
Another Star (For You) Stevie Wonder
And I Love Her
Autumn Leaves
Betcha By Golly Wow The Sylistics
Boogie Wonderland Earth, Wind & Fire
California Dreaming
Don’t Let me be Lonely
Everything Must Change George Benson
Feel Like Making Love George Benson
For The Love of You The Isley Brothers
Give me the night George Benson
Groovin’ (on a Sunday afternoon)
Harvest For the World The Isley brothers
Hello Lionel Ritchie
I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash
I’ll Be There The Jacksons
I Love You Just the Way You Are
It’s a shame
Just The Two Of Us Bill Withers
Just My Imagination The Temptations
Knocks Me Off My Feet Stevie Wonder
This Masquerade George Benson
Lately Stevie Wonder
Lean On Me Bill Withers
Let’s Stay Together Al Green
Like Someone in love Bjork
The look of love
Loving You Minne Ripperton
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore Rose Royce
The love I lost Harold Melvin and the blue notes
Lovely Day Bill Withers
Make It With You Bread
My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder
My Girl The Temptations
Never Can Say Goodbye The Jacksons
On Broadway George Benson
Papa was a rolling stone Temptations
People Get Ready Curtis Mayfield
Put it where you want it The Crusaders/ Average White Band
Redemption Song Bob Marley
September Earth, Wind & Fire
Summertime
Three Times A Lady Lionel Ritchie
To Love Somebody Bee Gees
Unchained Melody
Walk On By
What’s Going On? Marvin Gaye
What Does It Take To Win Your Love
With You I’m Born Again
The World Is A Ghetto
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder
You Don’t Know Me
You’ve Got A Friend Carol King
We need a performance space of at least 8 meters x 5 meters. We require 2 x 13 amp power sockets and 1 parking space.
We bring our own sound equipment but no lighting equipment.
We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. We’d also need to be informed if there’s a sound limiter in the venue. Any other information that the venue/contact considers important to know.
Yes but we aren't DJs.
We played as support for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in front of hundreds of people at an open air concert.
Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Wes Montgomery. Our favourite artist is George Benson. We love playing: Give me the night!
We started gigging after meeting and jamming at a guitar show and our performances developed from there. Since we started we’ve performed at hundreds of weddings, parties, festivals and events across the UK.
Festivals and restaurants.
We normally arrive at least 1 hour before the performance to set up. We normally perform 2 x 45 minutes or 2 x 60 minute sets. We’re happy to play a bit longer or shorter dependent on the needs of the client.
We’re happy to play outside but we ask for shade in sunny weather or cover in inclement weather, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.
We are happy to consider learning specific songs before the event but we usually limit this to 3 songs. The clients are welcome to pick a set list from our repertoire or let us choose the music for them.
Fun! Entertaining with energy, humourous, inventiveness. Great playing and singing!
Yes, we are happy to play a shorter set and then a longer one or vice versa and more than happy to discuss.
The Bridge Inn, Audlem
Congleton Jazz & Blues Festival
Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Festival
Nantwich Jazz & Blues Festival
The Crown & Cushion, Biddulph
Bloomfield Brewhouse, Blackpool
The Dandelion Tavern, Widnes
Maxwells Cafe Wine Bar, Clitheroe
Spread Eagle Inn, Clitheroe
Blueys, Congleton
The Midland Hotel, Morecambe