Hello lovely people! After a few days busy making music I'm back and I've got a fabulous fun musical discovery for you in the form of the fantastic Yorkshire based Party Band The Superlicks!
If you're looking for a group to get your wedding guests up and dancing then The Superlicks are definitely the guys for you, covering a great range of music from the 1950s up to recent chart hits in an upbeat set designed for fun and dancing.
In fact, I've had a bit of dance around the office to these guys today!
The Superlicks have performed at a range of venues across Yorkshire for weddings, charity events, corporate gigs and lots more but the best thing about their fun loving attitude and fab music is that they go the extra mile to design a great musical package for your event.
Whether you want the bells and whistles live band or an acoustic set for a smaller more intimate venue, The Superlicks will deliver. Also included in their packages are full lighting rig, all the equipment they need and DJ to keep the music going whilst the boys take a well earned comfort break! Or, if you and your guests fancy a spot of karaoke then The Superlicks will do the honours and organise that too.
A cool bunch of gents, check out The Superlicks' promo video here:
If you love them, book them! Either contact me or get in touch via the band's website and remember to mention you saw them here! http://www.partycoversband.co.uk/
I love Vintage! I mean, who doesn't really? A reflection of the past all wrapped up in modern day chic. A nod to the heroes of Wartime or a hint of the old school done completely with finesse, glamour and so much love. Vintage seems to be all the current rage for weddings, with vintage detail from dresses to flowers, tea cups to bunting. I love it! But what about the music, I hear you say? (Yes, I can hear you learning that in my blog it's all about the music!)
Well, I have an amazing treat for you today as I feature the first of many amazing musicians and acts on offer to you. All of the musicians I am going to feature in forthcoming blogs are fine professional and amateur musicians that I would have no hesitation in supplying and have, actually supplied to our list of amazing clients from couples to corporate.
So, with a nod to the Vintage style, today's featured group is an amazing trio of singers called The Haywood Sisters. They look beautiful to start with, the epitome of Vintage glamour and style and the sounds they produce with sweet sounds and close harmonies are so easy on the ear you can't help but stop and listen.
Singing songs from the 1920s, through the Wartime years and in to the 1960s they offer a huge repertoire of songs that could fit so many themed weddings and events and they add the perfect sparkle wherever they go. Be it the ceremony, wedding breakfast, or the evening reception (or any corporate or other function you can think of), one of the best things is the ladies work with you to create your perfect set-list for you and your guests, and I've said before, it's so important to have the music YOU love.
Working with other musician colleagues, the ladies can even bring along a fantastic big band, which is surely the perfect musical climax to any Vintage themed wedding day? They are all self-sufficient too, down to earth and always ready to assist and perform, just give them a plug socket for their own PA equipment and they'll give you a musical experience you'll not forget.
Have a listen right now via this You Tube video:
Last night was a big event for the ladies as their new website went live, and even the website offers a fantastic feel of Vintage style and chic with that expected glamour and sparkle. See what I mean? http://www.thehaywoodsisters.com/wp/
Fancy booking The Haywood Sisters for your wonderful Vintage themed event, then you can contact me directly or the ladies themselves and just mention that you heard about them here.
Love Vintage? Then you'll love The Haywood Sister.
It's Sunday and it was fantastic waking up with the window open and birds singing; true sounds of spring and I love it!
I'm looking forward to today; a day of musical rehearsals and then relax time for the evening before two weeks of intense music-making. Therefore, I have decided that we need to make the most of the few hours relaxation we get on a Sunday, so I am re-naming Sunday 'Sunday Sounds.' The day when we get to listen to some great sounds and music.
My plan is to find you some great accessible music to listen to from the traditional to a little different, hopefully it will give you some ideas and inspiration, either for your own wedding or just inspiration of some great music to listen to.
So, where shall we start? Let's start at the beginning, with the traditional and for the Processional (the bit where the bride walks down the aisle!) sometimes there is nothing better than the sounds of Trumpet Voluntary by Jeremiah Clarke. Now I might be biased as I'm a trumpet player but it is superb!
This version is the fantastic London Symphony Orchestra performing the classic piece of music.
Lyndsey and Mark and the salute from the Slaithwaite Band
In December 2012 two lovely people, Lyndsey and Mark, married in the beautiful Yorkshire town of Holmfirth and by request from Lyndsey, she walked down the aisle to Trumpet Voluntary, played by me on this occasion and accompanied by the Slaithwaite Brass Band, the band which Mark plays with and Lyndsey is one of the 'WAGS!'
It was a fantastic day, even in December the sun shone and the music was so special, mainly because it was performed by friends and people who love the gorgeous young couple, and they had a fantastic trumpet player too!
Their service music also consisted of hymn tunes including Shine Jesus Shine and a fantastic, but slightly unusual choice of recessional music (the going out bit!) of a march called Killaloe, which is the regimental march of the Royal Irish Regiment.
This was chosen not because of any real connection to the Military but purely because Mark had played it several times when a member of a brass band and loved it. It's a rousing finish to any concert or musical event and I think it made the perfect finale to this wedding. Have a listen here and see what you think:
Music played such an important part in the wedding day of Lyndsey and Mark, with the Slaithwaite Band also playing at the evening reception, before a DJ took over the evening.
A mix of the traditional and unusual, enjoy the Sunday Sounds that made Lyndsey and Mark's wedding perfect.
