2 x 45 minute sets: |
7 Piece (with male singer): £1155 |
9 Piece (with male and female singer): £1455 |
9 Piece soul (with female singer): £1455 |
Their music ranges from the golden era of big band right through to the choicest boogielicious soul. Jazz flights are standard but the smooth vocals from Peter and driving diva anthems from Ginger elevate this fun-loving band to the legendary wonderful party darling status they richly deserve.
Band leader Ian:
Ian is a seasoned Director of Music, Teacher conductor and Bandleader. Swing your Soul combines his love of that big band sound and a driving groovy beat.
Ginger:
Ginger has been performing for twenty years running her six to nine-piece funk and soul band. She is part of an award-winning songwriting team performing in smaller intimate soulful forms. An excellent contact list means you can build your soulful, funky or jazzy night around this amazing singer.
Line-Ups:
Show Band: 9 Piece - Vocals, Guitar (BV), Bass (BV), Sax/Flute/Percussion (BVs) Drums, Keys (BV), Baritone Sax, Trumpet, Alto Sax
Show Band: 10 Piece - As above add percussion
Little Big Band: - Add Bari Sax, Trombone, Trumpet, Alto Sax
Big Band: 18 piece
Based in Whitstable, Kent
Ain't that a Kick in the head
In The Mood
New York, New York
Fly Me to the Moon
You Make me Feel So Young
Mack the Knife
That's Life
Do Nothing 'Til you Hear from me
Straighten' Up and Fly Right
I Got You Under My Skin
Have You Met Miss Jones
Girl From Impanema
All of Me
All I Do Is Dream of You
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
I Only Want to be With You - Dusty Springfield
Feeling Good - Nina Simone
Moondance - Van Morrison
Respect - Aretha Franklin
I Feel Good - James Brown
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Say a Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
My Baby Just Cares - Nina Simone
September - Earth Wind and Fire
Best of My Love - The Emotions
Flip Flop Fly
Choo Choo C'Boogie
Bring me Sunshine
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
La Dolce Vita
What a Wonderful World
Sway
Mambo Italiano
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Let There be Love
Me and Mrs Jones
Fools Fall in Love
Brown Eyed Girl
Twisting the Night Away
Accentuate the Positive
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
We are a nine-piece band aim for a performance space of around 16' deep x 24' wide stage. Please bring power to our performance space. We need at least x2 x13am power sockets. Parking / offloading close to the performance are is desirable. Plan for parking for at least six cars.
You can also break us down to a swing only element with seven players and a male vocalist.. POA
We are self contained and come with our own PA and lighting for the band suitable for most events. Speak to us in person about sound for very large events.
We just need to know where the venue is and directions that will help send us to the right place to load in and park. Please let us know if there is a sound limiter at the venue.
You are welcome to play your favourite playlist though our PA or we can play an appropriate playlist during breaks and as we break down.
We can provide background music using your iPod (or similar) through our PA. We are also happy to play your playlist whilst we break down (up to 30 minutes after the performance).
We provide our own high quality sound system and lighting.
This will depend on the distance travelled and the time of the event. Please talk to us about including the band in the food offer at the time of booking and we will work it out.. Do budget for soft drinks for the band.
We played at the Eurotunnel 25th Anniversary party.. Very Ooh Laah laahh! The event was Huge and held in England and France.
We love the golden age of Jazz and Swing but we also love soul so we mix them all up and create the ultimate party delivered in a package that everyone can relate to.
The band has been gigging for many years and have performed at gigs accords the UK and Europe
We love weddings but it must be it is a point of pride that we have made the most buttoned up executives dance and dance at corporate parties.
We arrive c. 2 hours before the performance time and play up to 2 x 60 minute sets. We are happy to play shorter / slightly longer sets but this set up seems to work best.
We are happy to play outside but please protect us from the weather and have a contingency in hand for extreme weather. Ensure your power supply is run to the performance area and that we have a flat and level surface to perform on.
If you hate a song.. tell us and we will stay clear. If you love a song from our list we will make sure we play it on the night. We read the dance floor carefully so please trust us to choose the best music to make your night great.
Full of Fun!
A usual evening is 2 x 60 minutes or an equivalent playing time that suits your event. We are very flexible!
This will depend on the nature of the event, but for example; a party with guests arriving at 7pm the band will arrive c. 5.30pm to load in set up and sound check. Arrangements for weddings will be discussed with you so the band can arrive and set up as discretely as possible.
We are very experienced at this! An early set up can be arranged for a nominal charge.
We have a very comprehensive list of songs and will always try to accommodate special requests. Trust us to read the dance floor and choose a great list for you. Of course if there is a song our list that you love, of course will will include it.
We can at a very reasonable cost get an arrangement specially done if it is not in our playlist. If it is straightforward we might even already know it.
Of course, its the most important tune of the night! We do have a number of songs in our repertoire that are appropriate. Or we are happy to play the original version through our sound system.
Yes you can pick our seven piece swing or our nine piece Soul set. Or, you can even ask our nine piece band to pay a good mixture of the two so there really is something for everyone.
Eurotunnel
University of Kent
Canterbury Festival
Summer Streets Festival, Regent Street
Pizza Express
Pizza Express
Eurotunnel
University of Kent
Lympne Castle
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge