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Freak Music > 50's, 60's, 70's & 80's Bands
The Backbeats
Music Description: All round party band
Price Range: Packages range from £1150 to £2500
The Backbeats are an outstanding covers band playing hits from the 50’s to present day. Their package starts as a basic 3-piece band; can be a 4/5-piece; ultimately expanding to a 7-piece with the full sound of a brass section, or as a complete contrast the duo playing an up-right bass and acoustic guitar can be booked. If you require a little light entertainment, which doesn't get in the way of a good conversation they can supply the musicians to suit any event.
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Brass Impact Big Band
Music Description: Swing, Jazz, Funk & Soul Big Band
Price Range: Packages range from £1500+
Brass Impact are one of Scotland's most dynamic jazz ensembles, offering a unique presentation of big band jazz that is entirely new, fresh and exciting. Playing a wide range of music in the style of the ever popular big bands, their main aim is to provide our members and audiences with the opportunity to experience big band like theyâve never heard it before. If you are looking for the ultimate swing experience, look no further.
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Callanish
Music Description: Ceilidh & All Round Party Band
Price Range: Packages range from £1000 to £2000
Callanish are an energetic 5 piece band who have been providing entertainment at weddings, corporate functions, festivals and private parties for over 14 years, both in the UK and abroad. Consisting of vocals, guitar, bass, drums and fiddle, they produce a unique blend of traditional and contemporary music that promises to deliver a universal appeal at any event.
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The Coy Dogs
Music Description: Rock N Roll and Rockabilly band
Price Range: Packages range from £900 to £1500
The Coy Dogs from Glasgow are a four piece outfit playing 50's Rock N Roll and Rockabilly music. As there are not many bands like them they are have a busy schedule, playing out about three times a week in various venues across Scotland. These guys are a hot outfit who will have you boppin and jivin the night away.
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Don't You Want Me 80s
Music Description: 80's Cover Band
Price Range: Packages range from £1500 to £2500
If you love 80's music or the 80's were your era, then Don't You Want Me 80's is the band for you. The current line-up has been together since 2005, but the band has a long and varied past. Don't You Want Me 80's was born out of an original 80's 5 piece band 'X Projection' which had a modicum of success from 1986 to 1990 with minor hits in Europe and the far east. They play classic hits from Human League, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, ABC, Yazoo, Madonna, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Eurythmics, Adam and the Ants, and many more.
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FNUK
Music Description: Non-stop funk, soul and disco
Price Range: Packages range from £1500 to £3000
FNUK are a nine-piece funk, soul and disco act performing hits by artists from the
last 40 years, consisting of male and female vocals, keys, guitar, bass and 3-piece horn section (sax, trumpet and trombone) all set to the solid grooves laid down by the drummer. The mixture of classic feel-good tunes and constant unstoppable grooves is sure to keep the dance floor filled throughout the evening. Audience participation is a must, you've just gotta Rub Some Funk On It!
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Funk Conspiracy
Music Description: Live funk, soul and disco music, covering songs from the 60s to the 00s.
Price Range: Packages range from £1450 to £2500
Funk Conspiracy is a top function band playing live funk, soul and disco music for weddings, parties and corporate events. Accept no imitations, insist on booking Funk Conspiracy for your special occasion and keep your guests dancing all night. The band features a strong, versatile female lead vocalist and the standard 6-piece line up can now be expanded to an 8-piece, featuring a dynamic brass section for that authentic soul sound.
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The Funky Butt Swing Ensemble
Music Description: Funky dance from the 20s to the 60s and lots more!
Price Range: Packages range from £1975 to £3500
The Funky Butt Swing and Dance Ensemble are an established professional band who travel UK wide. Since recent BBC1 appearances the band are in demand for dancing, background, corporate and cabaret engagements.
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JC and The Groove
Music Description: 70's, Disco and Modern pop
Price Range: Packages range from £950 to £2000
A fresh modern 4 piece bringing the party to every occasion! A young modern group fronted by the stunning female vocals of Jenny C, display an awesome array of talent that brings a breath of fresh air to their live show. Featuring classic songs from the 70's from artistes such as Abba, Sister Sledge, Jackson 5, Candi Stanton and Chic through to some of today's top chart artistes, Madonna, Kylie, Amy Winehouse, Prince and more...
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The Jive Aces
Music Description: Swing and Rock n' Roll classics
Price Range: Packages range from £4000+
The Jive Aces are one of the hardest-working bands in show business today, performing over 300 shows a year in over 25 countries and appearing on hundreds of TV and radio shows all over the world
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Paul Francis-Thorpe
Music Description: Elvis Presley Impersonator
Price Range: Packages range from £500 to £2000
With over a 700 song repertoire, a staggering 8000+ shows and working alongside such greats as Howard Keel, Don Felder (Eagles), Rick Wakeman and Steve Cropper, Paul Francis-Thorpe is fast becoming one of the country's Greatest Elvis Impersonators.
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Penny Lane
Music Description: Beatles and Sixties Tribute Band
Price Range: Packages range from £950 to £2000
Penny Lane are a talented bunch of guys, who specialise in the sound of the Beatles and the fantastic sixties. They are building a reputation as one of the best Beatles and 60's tribute bands on the circuit today.
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Renegade
Music Description: High octane acoustic music covering a wide variety of 60s-90s rock, blues and contemporary classics
Price Range: Packages range from £400 to £1000
Renegade are a three piece acoustic covers band who can make you think that there is a full five or six piece band lasting at you from the stage. The trio provide a mature mix of classic tunes, mainly from the 60's and 70's to keep you singing and sometimes dancing along all night long.
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The Soul Agenda
Music Description: Swing, Soul & Rock n' Roll Classics
Price Range: Packages range from £1350 to £2500
The Soul Agenda are an 8 piece outfit formed in December 2005 by professional musicians who have all played throughout Europe and North America. The band covers everything from the Blue Brothers to the Commitments and from Robbie Williams to Tom Jones.
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Soul Kings
Music Description: Disco / Soul three piece all singing show
Price Range: Packages range from £2000 to £3000
The Soul Kings are an all singing show who can provide their own sound and light company to meet your demand regardless of how large your event.
Performing hits such as Dec 63, Disco inferno, Love Really hurts without you and many more. The Soul Kings have performed along side many great acts of yester-year such as Womac & Womac, The Real Thing, Rose Royce, Boy George, Mis Dynamite as well as Ronan Keaton, the Joe Loss Orchestra and Shalamar. Their all Singing show is a must for any party, corporate entertainment or public performance.
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The Swingcats
Music Description: 1930's/40's jazz and swing in three-part harmony with piano accompaniment.
Price Range: Packages range from £800 to £2000
This glamorous female four piece capture the classic look and sound of the 30s, 40s and 50s with close jazz harmonies and swingin' piano. Much in demand after several sell out tours and shows both in the UK and abroad, these girls bring the great era of swing and jazz to life with wonderful arrangements of classic songs.
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The Todd Gordon Big Band
Music Description: Jazz & Swing Big Band
Price Range: Packages range from £2000+
Classic performer of American Songbook material. Inspired by the greats (Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald and Mel Torme) but delivering the songs with his own personal style and panache. Because Todd has such an extensive repertoire, he can tailor the music to suit the occasion, whether for dancing, or more subtle background effect, or for a lively party atmosphere.
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The Upbeat Beatles
Music Description: Beatles Tribute Band
Price Range: Packages range from £3000+
Of all the Beatles tribute bands in the UK The Upbeat Beatles have been one of the best since their formation in 1997. They have performed to ecstatic audiences in the UK and worldwide - from Amsterdam, Paris, Munich and Hong Kong.
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Finding and booking the right musicians for your function, wedding, party or event is absolutely key for everyone to have a good time. The repertoire can add the finishing touches to a thoroughly memorable day. Our famous tribute and nostalgia acts pay homage to an era; the glamorous swing sound of the 30s, 40s and 50s, rockabilly and rock'n'roll of the 50s, the funk and soul of the 60s and 70s, the disco and glam rock of the 70s or the synth pop and electronic dance music of the 1980s. We have a variety of size options from a basic 3 piece who use a singer with guitar, bass and drums through to a 9-piece with the full brass section and backing vocalists.
Some bands even provide an inclusive disco package. You'll find our bands ideal for a wide range of functions including weddings, corporate events, graduation balls, dances, birthday parties, drinks receptions and more celebratory events. To make a booking enquiry, simply select the bands you are interested in, fill out your event or function details on the booking enquiry form and we'll get availability checks back to you in no time.
Most of the bands listed above are available to hire for functions and events across the whole of Scotland. Freak Music make it easy for you to hire a band for your event or function in Edinburgh and the Lothians, in Glasgow and the Clyde Valley, in the Highlands and Skye, in the West Coast and the Isles, in Bute and the Cowal Peninsula, in Mid Argyll, in Kintyre and Islay, in Oban, Mull and Lorn, in Aberdeen and Grampian, in East Central Scotland, in Perthshire, in Angus and Dundee, in the Kingdom of Fife, in West central Scotland, in the Loch Lomond area, in the Stirling area, in Inverness, in the Trossachs, in Falkirk and the Forth Valley, in the outer islands, in Shetland, in Orkney, in Outer Hebrides, in the South of Scotland, in Ayrshire and Arran, in Dumfries and Galloway and in the Scottish Borders.