Authentic Japanese Classical Music presented by a trio of experienced performers.

Surprisingly pleasing to the Western ear, Japanesque offer a guided tour of the colourful and little-known Japanese repertoire. Pieces range from the 18th century chamber classic Kurokami (Black Hair), to the well loved popular song China Night. Twentieth century Japanese compositions are also featured, showing the influence of Debussy, Ravel and other European composers.

The clear, ringing chords of the Koto (Japanese harp) and the ethereal purity of the Shakuhachi (bamboo flute) will delight even the most jaded listener.

Rié Yanagisawa (koto, shamisen, voice) wears full formal kimono and headgear.

Akikaze No Uta (Autumn Melody)

Haru No Umi (The Sea In Spring)

The Members
Rié Yanagisawa – koto, shamisen, voice
Rié Yanagisawa’s father was a professional Japanese singer, and Rié has studied the koto since the age of eight. Since settling in London she has performed and given masterclasses all over Europe, including the Royal Albert Hall and St John’s Smith Square.
 
Clive Bell – shakuhachi, flute
Clive Bell is a musician and composer specialising in Far Eastern musics. He studied the shakuhachi in Tokyo with Kohachiro Miyata. Recently he has played live on Radio Three’s Late Junction, and worked with Jah Wobble, Complicite Theatre, the BBC Singers, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Clive’s solo shakuhachi CD was reissued on the ARC label in 2005. He writes for The Wire magazine.
 
Stuart Jones – cello
Stuart Jones was a member of seminal electronics group Gentle Fire, touring internationally and working with John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen. He now composes and teaches at the London College Of Communication.

The Instruments
Koto

a harp-like instrument whose history spans twelve centries. The six foot long wooden body has moveable bridges to facilitate turning. The strings (originally of silk) are plucked with plectrums worn on the right hand.
 
Shamisen

this Japanese lute has a box-shaped wooden body covered with skin, a long fretless neck, and three strings struck with a large plectrum. Traditionally the shamisen is used to accompany singing or theatre.
 
Shakuhachi

this is the haunting, five-holed bamboo flute, still used today by Buddhist Zen monks as a meditation tool. Also popular in the past with samurai warriors, its eerie sound is heard in both folk and classical music.

The Celtic Keys Scottish and Irish Ceilidh (Ceili) Band are England’s premier band for weddings, ceili’s, barndances, concerts, corporate events and parties. All supremely accomplished musicians with multiple All -Ireland and All-Britain titles, The Celtic Keys are Colette Ni Laoire (accordion), James Smith (fiddle, caller), Pat Gallagher (guitar and vocals) and Brian O Ceallaigh(banjo/mandolin).

One of the most respected bands on the circuit for the past six years, they have performed for Sting, Her Excellence President Mary McAleese and the Latvian President at Dublin Castle, Princess Anne at the Guildhalll, Irish Ambassador Mr. David Cooney at the Irish Embassy, Mayor of London, Jasper Conran, Antonio Carluccio, Rolf Harris, Thandie Newton, and Stephen Rea to name but a few. The Celtic Keys have also played at countless Scottish and Irish weddings and corporate events both in the UK and on the Amalfi coast, Italy.

Their diverse repertoire ranges from enthralling reels, jigs, hornpipes and marches to meltingly beautiful airs and songs from Scotland and Ireland. In addition, they weave a rich tapestry of melodies from France, Galicia, Italy, Canada, Cape Breton and Louisiana with style and cosmopolitan taste. In London they have performed at the Barbican, Royal Festival Hall and Return to Camden Festival to name but a few. International appearances include L’Orient Interceltique Festival Brittany, Milwaukee Festival US. They have toured extensively throughout Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

With their driving energy and exuberance, they are guaranteed to bring any festival, concert, conference, wedding, ceili, ceilidh, barndance, event or celebration to life!

Ag Fas Fos (Irish Air)

Deal Among the Taylors (Irish Reel)

Eve’s Jig

Frenc Connection (Breton Song)

Taxi To Donegal (Reel)

When Im Gone

Client Comments
re Ceili in The Brewery, Chiswell St. London EC1 4SD – 20th Oct 2006

“We were delighted with our choice of Celtic Keys as band for our recent charity céilí in central London. Their energetic caller was amazing in the number of dances she knew and the ability she had to persuade the crowd to get on their feet and dance. The music was exactly what we were looking for, the musicians very accomplished and always ready to take suggestions, and they played a mix of old favourites and some new dances to ensure that novices and experienced céilí goers had great fun. We will certainly be contacting them next time around!”

Thanks
Judith Ni Bhreaslain

re Wedding at Candid Arts Trust, 3 Torrens St. London EC1V 1NQ – 2nd September 2006

“Thank you thank you for playing at our wedding! We had a truly fabulous evening, the music was excellent, the atmosphere was high and the dance floor was packed all night. Everyone commented on what talented musicians Colette’s band The Celtic Keys were and the whole ambience of the evening including the sensitivity of the caller, helped our two families get to know each other. Thanks again.”

Bríd Scanlon

re Three Crowns Pub, Stoke Newington, London, St. Patrick’s Day 17th March 2007

“Thank you so much for playing the Three Crowns, the evening was enjoyed tremendously by both customers and staff alike and the feed back was amazing about the event .Its a rarity to see such passion for the music and such pure talent outside of Ireland. A truly captivating experience.
Go raibh mile maith agat.”

Neala Marie McPhail

Examples of Ceili/Ceilidh and Barn Dances
Scottish Dances
Gay Gordon’s
Dashing White Sergeant
Circassian Circle
Strip the Willow

Irish Dances
Siege of Ennis
Haymaker’s Jig
Walls of Limerick
Sweets of May
St. Patrick’s Day

Other
Virginia Reel
Canadian Barndance
Old Time Waltzes

Repertoire
Reels
The Silver Spear (Irish)
Miss McLeod’s (Scottish)
Farmer’s Reel (French-Acadian)

Jigs
Atholl Highlanders (Scottish)
An Ghaoth Aniar Aneas (Irish)
Carraroe Jig (Irish)

O’Carolan’s Melodies : (celebrated blind Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan 1670 – 1738)
Carolan’s Concerto
Carolan’s Draft

Other
My Lady Hunsdon’s Galliard (John Dowland – English lutenist and composer 1563-1626)
Julia Clifford’s (Slide)
Cajun Medley (Louisiana)
Highland Strathspey Set (Scottish)
Highland Fling Set (Scottish)
Magic Slipper, Johnny Leary’s (Irish Polkas)

Hornpipes
Plains of Boyle (Irish)

Waltzes
Margaret’s Waltz (Scottish)
Tennessee Waltz (American/Irish)
Carnival of Venice (Italian)
Nurse’s Waltz (French)
Bourre (French)

Airs
Coilsfield House (Scottish)
Ar Eireann Ni Nosfainn Ce Hi (Irish)
Costa Galicia (Spanish – Bill Whelan, Riverdance)

Songs
Galway Girl
Irish Rover
Fields of Athenry
Galway Shawl
Homes of Donegal
Will Ye Go Lassie Go (Scottish)
Flower of Scotland (Scottish)
Skye Boat Song (Scottish)
Auld Lang Syne (Scottish)
Fields of Athenry (Irish)
Galway Shawl (Irish)
Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
I Walk the Line (Johnny Cash)
Blackbird (Paul McCartney)
Norwegian Wood (Beatles)
A Rainy Night in Soho (Shane McGowan and Pogues)
Dirty Old Town (sung by Shane McGowan and Pogues)
Oh Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)
I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (Elvis)
Love Me Tender (Elvis)
Love Love Love (John Prine)
500 Miles (Proclaimers)
Let’s Get Married (Proclaimers)
When You’re in Love (Proclaimers)
You Send Me (Sam Cooke)
Do You Want To Know A Secret (Lennon/McCartney)
King of the Road (Roger Miller)
Brown-Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)

Press Release – The Celtic Keys

Described by the Scotsman in a five-star review as ‘truly something else’, The Celtic Keys unite the revered talents of accordionist Colette O’Leary, fiddler Jamie Smith and banjo and mandolin player Brian Kelly. All three musicians have a wealth of touring experience and came together as a group through north London’s ever-vibrant folk scene.

The Celtic Keys’ ensemble synergy magically surpasses the sum of its parts, with captivating arrangements of Scottish, Irish, French, Galician, contemporary and original tunes, their playing “nothing short of sublime, the dance sets implausibly quick yet immaculately detailed, brilliantly intense yet utterly supple, silkily dovetailed in a thrilling panoply of colour, texture and taut-sprung rhythms”. (The Scotsman)

Colette’s playing is exquisite and heartfelt, honed through years of touring with the highly successful all-girl Irish folk group The Bumblebees. Together with Mary Shannon, Laoise Kelly and Liz Doherty, they enjoyed a rapturous reception wherever they played; in the UK, Europe and the US.

Jamie Smith is a well-known fiddler who emerged through the Glasgow session scene before moving to London. He founded Celtic Connections favourites Beneche before recording his solo album which received great reviews. He produced The Celtic Keys album in December 2007.

Brian Kelly has been a stalwart of the London Irish scene since he was twelve years old. He’s won multiple all-Ireland titles on banjo and mandolin and toured extensively with Shane McGowan and the Popes. His astoundingly fleet-fingered playing never fails to thrill.

The Celtic Keys are delighted to be joined for this concert by their friend, guitarist and singer Steve Burns.

Taqlid has its roots in Khemis Miliana (Algeria), near Oran, the birth place of RAI. They band consists of various traditional percussive instruments mainly the darbuka, karkabou, bendir, mandola, and saz, fused with various western european instruments like the accordion, guitar, drum kit, bass and percussion.

RAI is orignially a form of folk music that originated in Oran, Algeria from Bedouin shepherds, mixed with Spanish, French, African and Arabic musical forms, which dates back to the 1930s.

Sting adopted RAI into one of his album’s in 2000, he used the bassline, the arabic double harmonic scales for the mid string section, vocals and the percussion in his song Desert Rose featuring the worlds most famous/infamous Algerian RAI singer Cheb Mami.

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Inchalah

Just You and Me

L’espagnole

Taqlid have performed at various venues and festivals on the internaional stage and in London. The band is now based in Greenwich (South East London), other than their live performances, they have been involved in studio work composing music for films and documentaries.

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Mouhal Tensani

Raykoum

Saadia

RAI originates from traditional Algerian music (Chaabi, Kabil, and Chawia) and encompasses Pop, Jazz, Funk, Rock, Reggae, Fusion, and Blues. Based on strong distinct rhythms, its dynamic and produces lots of danceable rhythms . It has become one of the most popular forms of live music in North Africa and the Middle Eastern Arab world. Its popularity has quickly spread to neighbouring countries: Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt and is very popular in the Gulf States. Since France has a large Magrebian population, RAI music is now part of the French culture.

The Traditional Instruments
Derbouka

Karkabou

Bendir

Mandola

Saz

Taqlid’s current live performance outfit is made up of nine musicians from different backgrounds using traditional instruments such as Mandole, Hadjoudj & North African percussion combined including Brass, Keyboard, Piano, Bass guitar, Viola, Banjo, Cello, Drums and Electric Guitars. They are a charismatic band, able to liven up any audience from any culture with their infectious rhythms and dynamic stage personalities. When your guests experience the full nine piece live band, they will remember your private party or corporate even in years to come.

The band have performed for Her Majesty The Queen, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and The Amir Of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al – Thani at South Hook in South Wales. They has also performed on major festivals within the UK, including the Womad main stage, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Trafalgar Square, Albert Hall, The National Theatre Open Air Festival, the Barbican¹s Mediterranean Music Festival & many outdoor events, theatres, clubs, museums & art centres, World Peace Music Awards in Bali & Thassos- Greece, Dubai, Bahrain, TheneNeverEndingSong touring with AllStars.

Taqlid Drummers featuring some of the hottest drummers from all around the world. They are full of energy and its great Fun! They performs at festivals and runs workshop around the UK for Schools, Art Centres, Museums, Clubs, Private Parties and other occasions. Taqlid drummers are well known for their unique and exciting approach to drums and percussion. They have been working with children and adults over the last 12 years in London, Greenwich and Lewisham. They have performed with Airto Moreira, Hossam Ramzy, Rabah Khalfa, Grand Union Orchestra and the Master Drummers of Africa.

Giant is a dynamic group of musicians comprises well seasoned professionals brought together under the watchful eye of Charmain their creative consultant. Through Giant they cater for Wedding, Funerals, and Christenings, Dedications and Baptism and Corporate events. They offer industry standard recording facilities and the personnel to deliver projects on time and agreed budgets.

The group would expand or contract depending on the need of the client. They can be a 24 piece Choir Singing O Happy Day at a Major Corporate event such as the Ikon sales Conference or the Saatchi TV commercial or a 6 piece band for a wedding in Canterbury.

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The core group is made up of some extraordinary vocalists and musicians coming mainly from in and around London and most of them with singing mainly in Gospel Churches. They are all professionals who have performed with many well known artists musicians who devote many hours individually and collectively each week in rehearsals to produce an exceptional repertoire.

They like new experiences and new challenges, committed Christians; they believe that sharing their faith means sharing their lives. Determined to take as much from life as God will give them and then equally determined to give back more than they were given. This is immediately apparent in the music they make, as you listen to them, you will find yourself immersed in their passion, lifted by their joy, finally to stand with them to sing of hope, peace, freedom and love.

Together they live up to their name, carrying big hearts in their chests, with big ambitions on their mind and taking big steps into the future- They are Giant

Song List
All You Need is Love
Amazing Grace
As The Deer
Away In A Manger
Be still for the presence of the Lord
Chris Rice – Come To Jesus
Endless Love
He Loves You (a Charmain Original).
Hear my cry Oh Lord
Here I am to worship
How Great Thou Art
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
I believe in you and me (Whitney Houston)
I Love you Lord and I lift my voice
I Want to Wake Up With You
Its Got to Be Perfect
Jerusalem
Joyful, Joyful (from Sister Act)
Lean On Me
Little Town of Bethlehem
Lord I lift your name on high
Let’s Stay Together
Lovely Day – Gospel Version
Morning has Broken
Over My Head I Hear Music
Oh Happy Day;
Praise My soul the King of Heaven
Shout to the Lord
Silent Night
Swing Low
Say a Little Prayer
Signed Sealed Delivered
The First Noel
The Lord’s My Shepherd
This little light of mine
Together we are Beautiful (a Charmain gospel cover version)
We Three Kings
When The Saints Go Marching In
You Got A Friend
You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me

Testimonials
Thank you for making this happen and can you please thank the choir for their wonderful singing on Tuesday evening. I had many comments from the people who attended that they thought the same, and I’m hoping that we’ll be able to engage them again in the future.

Many thanks and best wishes,
Jenny Quillinan
Brand and Identity Manager
BT Group Marketing and Brand

I hope you had a good weekend. I just wanted to let you know that Giant we absolutely superb at my clients event on Saturday 24 November 2007. They put on an amazing performance and Sherina White together with the choir was an absolute pleasure to work with. Sherina was extremely professional and if at all possible I would like to request that we work with the same singers again on Saturday 15 December 2007 at The Dorchester.

Thank you as well Titus for all your help and assistance, much appreciated. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Kind regards,
Jamie

Dear Giant Gospel Choir,
We’d like to say a huge thank you for singing at our wedding. You were absolutely amazing and all the guests were really impressed. My only regret is that I didn’t really get to listen to you properly as I was so busy! But we do have some of the songs on DVD. You really did make our day.

So thank you very much.
Gemma and Joe

Our wedding 26th august in Kidderminster. Just wanted to say a huge thank you and if you could pass on once again my thanks to the guys who came down for the evening. Both me and Rebecca found the music and in particular the singing and delivery amazing. We had a fantastic day overall and that added the extra wow factor so I am very pleased we finally booked you. Once again many thanks and I look forward to booking the group again in the near future.

Simon

The choir were magnificent and Maxine and Dean were absolutely delighted. It was a huge surprise to them and Maxine burst into tears when she came out of the ceremony and there they were singing Oh Happy Day! Fantastic reaction and I’m sure it will be on the video! It was a magical day and Kelly and her colleagues performed superbly, I am so glad we had them at the wedding, it was perfect. They have the most fantastic voices, so clear. It was all very emotional!

Thank you again and I will most certainly be telling everyone I know what a superb choir they are and how very glad we booked them – they made our day.

Thanks again.
Ruth

Dear Sean
I would just like to drop a short line, in order to thank the London Giant Choir for making my day the best I could ever dream of. I got married on the 29th December in Lenham, Kent and Curtis and 7 singers from the choir sang for us. It was amazing and so moving. I just wish that I had been in the audience so that I could enjoy what was really going on. I have had so many people ask where the choir came from and how much, and I believe you may get a fare few jobs from this. I have also had many people if they could buy your CD. I said that I didn’t know whether you have one but if you do please let me know.

Please would you thank Curtis and the girls and boys so much for making me have such a fantastic memory of the day. I didn’t get a chance to speak to them or meet them too much going on, but I do want them to all know that I really appreciated the time and effort they had put in.

Clare Harris

Dear Sean, Andrea & Rowan
I just wanted to say a ‘BIG THANK YOU’ for making our day soo special. You guys were great, we couldn’t of asked for better, it was just what I wanted.

You’re singing was absolutely brilliant….we’ll have to have you come to all our parties! But not just that, you’re whole approach to the service and us just went perfectly with Zac’s day, thank you.

Until the next time…take care
Regards
Moya Slade

Tabla Sounds is one of the most sought after and busiest professional classical tabla duos in the UK and Europe. They perform the Delhi, Ajrada and Purab styles of playing. They perform newly composed and old classical tabla compositions, some of which date back to almost 300 years ago.
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Testimonials
Hi Guys,

Just wanted to say a big thanks for your time and performance on Friday night – the feedback has been very good, and I really appreciated you being there!

Many thanks!
Naomi

We were delighted with Udit and Robert¹s performance last Saturday. Many of our guests have mentioned how much they liked the tabla/sitar duo. The sound was just right for our event which had a notable Indian theme.

Please pass on my thanks to Udit and Robert. I hope they enjoyed the event as well.

With best wishes, Terry

Thanks for everything. I just wanted to let you know how professional and nice all three of the acts you provided were. I was so impressed with how they handled things (it was slight chaos setting up Bollywood Strings and Chinese Rose Band). All three of them were great as well, and really added to the ball and atmosphere.

All the best,
Patrick Walters

St John College Oxford

Cheers to Udit & Jonathan for their brilliant performance at our corporate event. My sincere thanks to each one of them. They were much appreciated by all who attended.

Regards,
Antoinette Sinnas
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

The Carribé Steel- Steel Band Solos, Duos and Trios were formed by John Thomas who has not only performed for the most high profile clients but is also a sought after teacher of the instrument. The bands are available for weddings, parties and corporate events.

They can perform as soloists, duos, trios and quartets to larger more energetic bands. This can be augmented with the use of guitars and keyboards, but they strive to keep it as authentic, acoustic and organic as possible.

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The Story of Steel Pan Music part 1 – Meet the Pan Man John Thomas as he takes you into his world of rythm using an instrument many people dont know of….The steel pan…..

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The Carribé Steel – Steel Band Solos, Duos and Trios were formed by John Thomas who has not only performed for the most high profile clients but is also a sought after teacher of the instrument. The bands are available for weddings, parties and corporate events. They can perform as soloists, duos, trios and quartets to larger more energetic bands. This can be augmented with the use of guitars and keyboards, but they strive to keep it as authentic, acoustic and organic as possible.

John has been performing since 1976. He has performed in Russia, Germany Turkey, Istanbul, Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago. He has performed on the same bill with Diana Ross, Liza Minelli and has performed live on stage with Blondie. They perform for 100s of weddings and corporate events every year. John also gives private steel pan lessons and is an established steel pan teacher teacher in London schools.

Disney Tunes
Beauty & the Beast
Besame Mucho
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Skin Girl
Colours of the Wind
Cuando, Cuando, Cuando
Dont Worry be Happy
Enjoy Yourself
Etel
Fever
For Carnival
Girl from Ipanema
Hakuna Matata
Island in the Sun
It’s a small world
Jamaica Farewell
Just Called to say I love you
Let It Be Me
Liston Market
Liston Market
Lorraine
Mary Ann
Matilda
Mr. Conga Man
Never on a Sunday
One Love
Perfidia
Rass Mass
Rivers of Babylon
Sloop John B.
Spanish Eyes
Summertime
Three Little Birds
Too Much to Play
Unchained Melody
Under The Sea
Valtatee
When the Saints Go Marching In
When you are smiling
Yellow Bird

Testimonials

I just wanted to e-mail you and say a big thank you for your steel band. As per arrangements they turned up on time, played excellent music which was appreciated by all at our event. We are all still talking about the steel band and how good they were on the night.

Thank You

Regards
Clare

60th Birthday Party
Thank you so much for making our party really special, everybody commented on the steel band and thought it was a lovely idea so a big thank you to you and your team!!!!

We will definitely be using you again!!!

Best regards
Rebecca Ince

Wedding
Just a quick e-mail to ask you to send our thanks to the steel band and John Thomas who played at our wedding at Orchardleigh House last Saturday (12 June). The band went down a storm and everyone commented on how great they were. We really enjoyed ourselves and were sorry we were unable to say thank you on the day.

Thanks for organising the band.

Kind Regards
Mick Sheppard

Hi John,

I’d just like you to give the Band a BIG THANK YOU for a brilliant session at my Party on Saturday, everyone really enjoyed it and although the weather wasn’t very good they made a great atmosphere.

Hope they enjoyed themselves too.

Thanks again.
Jane x

Just to say we had our event last night and it was a roaring success. John and his team were amazing and really helped everyone get into the spirit. They even stayed at the end to present prizes to each team for coming 3rd, 2nd and 1st.

It was a lot of fun and we will definitely recommend John and music for London to others.

Please let John know how great we all thought he was.

Thanks
Paula

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On behalf of everyone at Maggie’s, I’d just like to thank John Thomas and his band for such a wonderful performance on Friday evening at this year’s London Night Hike. They did an absolutely fantastic job setting the mood for all participants as they came out of City Hall having registered for the walk.

Likewise they provided a fantastic accompaniment for the walkers as they left City Hall and made their way along the Queen’s Walk at the start of the route. John was even keen to come back the following morning which unfortunately was too late for us to organise but the thought was very much appreciated and we would definitely book them again for future events.

Once again thank you for organising the band for us and we hope to work together again in the future.

Regards
Ruth Charlton
Events Manager

I just wanted to say thank you so much for playing at our party on Saturday night. Everyone loved you guys and it was a beautiful sound. You created such an atmosphere. And thank you for a very long encore!

Most possibly we will see you again in the future.

Kind regards,
Ayla.

Hi,

Just a quick email to say that Carribe Steel were brilliant on Saturday.

Thank you

Jodie Guilford

Thank you and your wonderful steel band for making our wedding day so special. They were all that we had wished for and my friends and family all enjoyed them greatly

I will definately recommend them in the future.

Regards Mr & Mrs Evans ( Nick & Maria)

I just wanted to say that the band you engaged to play at my party yesterday evening was wonderful! They played beautifully, and for the entire evening and were a delight to have with us. Thank you so much.

Best wishes,
Luke Rittner

Feedback on John Thomas at the weekend, he was excellent, great music ! Thanks for all your help & will look to refer & use your services again in the future.

Many thanks
Clive

Hi,
I just wanted to say a big thank you to the Carribe duo who played for us on Saturday as I wasn’t able to say on the night. They were great. 

Kind Regards
Sharon

Dear Sara
Just a quick note to let you know that everything went extremely well at the Child Line Ball on Tuesday night. Caribbe were just perfect at the drinks reception as were the Bayswater Blasters for the dinner. Happily the guests took ages to walk in / get seated so they were treated to lots of carols from the girls, and we still managed to get them away by 8.30 which was good.

So thank you for all your help. You will be pleased to hear that there were about 200 CEO’s & senior heads of marketing from major UK Companies in our guest audience, and of course, any enquiries for either of your performers we will send over your way immediately!

Again, thanks & regards
Jo

We just wanted to write to thank John and his fellow musicians for a brilliant morning at school this morning. The teachers didn’t walk around the corridors this morning, they danced. The children and staff loved listening to the steel pans and we were very impressed with the way John and the others played for 3 hours without a break.

We have ordered some steel pans that John is going to make for us, so we will be looking forward to taking delivery of those in September. I haven’t got much work done this morning because I was enjoying listening to the music too much!

Please pass on our thanks and hopefully we can book you again some time

Chris Wood, School Secretary 
The John Hampden School, Wharf Road, Wendover

The band was a hit and everyone enjoyed them very much. I hope to use them and your company in the future. I am always looking for good people to work with.

Sherry Klein
University of East London

Just a line to say that the Band was excellent.

Many thanks
Mark Jackman