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Andy Alston
Music Description: Sophisticated solo pianist
Price Range: Packages range from £200 to £700
Andy Alston is a talented and versatile pianist. He has played on stages all around the world as a member of a chart topping Scottish band. His solo piano performances have been heard at many prestigious functions and corporate events. His repertoire covers a wide range of classic songs from the Jazz and Blues era and Showtunes to Modern Popular songs.
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Babylon Arabic Band
Music Description: Arabic songs and music throughout all Arab countries
Price Range: Packages range from £800 to £1500
This Edinburgh based band consists of Iraqi, Scottish, Germany and English musicians led by M.Nafee Mohammed.
They perform a selection of Mohammed’s favourite Arabic songs throughout all Arab countries, which he performed at parties and celebrations in Iraq. Mohammed is now hosting parties and performing for new audiences around the UK with the talented musicians he has discovered here.
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The Baghdaddies
Music Description: Balkan Brass Band
Price Range: Packages range from £950 to £3000
Blistering eastern brass harmonies and high-energy rhythms. Inspired by the Roma wedding and brass band music of the Balkans, fused by eclectic musical influences ranging from calypso and jazz to punk, The Baghdaddies are an experience not to be missed.
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Baja
Music Description: Indian, Punjabi style band
Price Range: Packages range from £900 to £2000
Baja is one of the oldest & the finest Indian, Punjabi style brass band in the UK. The Band Specialising in performing at Weddings, Melas, Carnivals. all around the Country & abroad Band Baja is a team that consists of - one trumpet player one accordion player, three dhol players working together to produce harmonious sounds; however this team can be alternated to meet the needs of the person.
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The Banjo Lounge Trio
Music Description: A Swinging Vegas Lounge Party Trio
Price Range: Packages range from £400 to £2000
The Banjo Lounge Trio are an acoustic three piece led by the amazing power of the 5 string banjo alongside incredible three part harmony vocals. Swinging hits from Frank Sinatra to Van Morrison and all points inbetween, Scotland's only banjo led three piece know exactly how to get a crowd going. From disco boogies and stomps right through to rock'n'roll, soul and beyond. Any audience, young or old, will be excited, impressed and in love with their ability to play anywhere from the smallest bar or pub to the largest corporate function event or wedding. Personable and friendly to deal with they're available to service your every musical need and request.
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The Bhangra Blasters
Music Description: Traditional Dholi Dancers
Price Range: Packages range from £1200 to £2000
The Bhangra Blasters are the world's first Male and Female Dholi dancers formed from the team DHOL BLASTERS. Bhangra Blasters are a group of young energetic dancers just waiting to burst out and show the world their dance routines which are based on the harvest that takes place every year in the Punjab, India.
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Black Star Steel Band
Music Description: Steel Band
Price Range: Packages range from £850 to £1500
Black Star, an exciting seven piece band based in Glasgow, take a new angle on the traditional Steel Band format, featuring saxophone in addition to steel pans and percussion.
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Cameron Thomson
Music Description: Ceremony and Cocktail Pianist/Organist
Price Range: Packages range from £250 to £1000
Together with a huge library of music and a wealth of experience on the Scottish wedding circuit, Cameron is your stress-free choice of wedding pianist or organist.
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David King
Music Description: Contemporary Chill-Out Instrumental Guitar
Price Range: Packages range from £250 to £800
David provides the perfect chill-out ambient vibe to any event with a musical style which incorporates jazz, blues, pop and ambient with a hint of fusion.
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The Destroyers
Music Description: Gypsy, Balkan Party music
Price Range: Packages range from £2800+
This 'anarchic 15 piece gypsy-punk orchestra' bring high precision musicianship and a blazing passion for performance into a swirling circus of spectacle, sensation and sound where only the dead can refuse to dance. Think Borat meets the Prodigy. Eastern European folk music with a gothic turbo charge!
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The Dhol Blasters
Music Description: Traditional Dhol Drummers
Price Range: Packages range from £500 to £3000
The Dhol Blasters are a team of young vibrant Male/Female Dhol player, performing at stage Shows, Festivals, Melas, Processions, Weddings and all sorts of events all over the country and abroad. The True Roots and Colours of Punjab...
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The Dojo Drummers
Music Description: Drumming Band
Price Range: Packages range from £1000+
The Dojo Drummers are a dynamic and vibrant new taiko group, representing the Mugen Taiko Dojo, the UK’s Centre for Taiko Drumming. Taiko drumming is a highly visual and exciting art form, and performances have thrilled audiences at every occasion.
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Erica Holcomb
Music Description: Traditional/original harp and vocals
Price Range: Packages range from £100 to £800
Erica Holcomb has played the harp for over seven years and has performed at many public and private events both in Scotland and in her native United States. Her music ranges from traditional Scottish songs and tunes to classical pieces ideal for weddings, ceremonies and other formal events; to original compositions for the clarsach. She is currently living and studying music in Edinburgh.
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Fourgoodmen
Music Description: Scottish Supergroup
Price Range: Packages range from £4000+
Scottish Super Group Fourgoodmen features two musicians who were at the heart of Simple Minds sound, Mick MacNeil and Derek Forbes. Simple Minds top selling international act, with many number 1 hits all over the world and over 40 million records sold world wide! Now in the 21st century they have joined together with Ian Donaldson of H20 and Smiley-Drummer to Robbie Williams and Joe strummer to name but a few, to bring back the hit songs that became the soundtracks to the lives of a generation and create music for the next generation!! Featuring classic hits as well as original material with a Scottish twist brought by our two female Bagpipers.
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The Gospel Truth Choir
Music Description: Gospel Choir
Price Range: Packages range from £1000 to £3000
The Gospel Truth Choir are the cream of Scottish vocal talent, providing everything from wedding ceremony music to entertainment at corporate functions.
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Hollie Evans
Music Description: Solo Singer covering hits from the 60s to present day
Price Range: Packages range from £200 to £900
Hollie is a sensational solo performer, covering everything from all the latest chart hits to 70's disco - No stranger to the stage "Hollie" has worked with some of the best names in the business and has just finished touring around the UK with "STATUS QUO" as there support act.
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Jan Straczynski Classical Guitarist
Music Description: Spanish, Flamenco, Latin-American and Classical
Price Range: Packages range from £300 to £1000
Jan Straczynski is a solo classical guitarist performing Spanish, Flamenco, Latin-American and Classical music. Jan also plays a selection of well arranged pop and folk songs which together with the lush tone of the classical guitar create a lovely unique atmosphere. The intricate combination of melody, bass line and chords all on one guitar are likely to massage the listeners ears for the duration of the performance and be left wanting more.
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The Jazz In Paris project
Music Description: A unique rendition of popular Jazz songs in French
Price Range: Packages range from £400 to £2000
The Jazz In Paris project is French-American singer eVe Buigues accompanied by Scottish guitarist Ged Brockie. eVe and Ged bring a charismatic, fresh and innovative approach to jazz standards with their unique French adaptation of familiar tunes such as Night And Day, Lover Man, and I Got It Bad, to name a few, as well as traditional French classics like Chanson D'Amour and Edith Piaf's Je Ne Regrette Rien. The Jazz In Paris project can also expand to a trio or a quartet, with an outstanding line up of jazz musicians.
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The Key String Duo
Music Description: Easy listening, light jazz and celtic music.
Price Range: Packages range from £450 to £1500
The Keystrings are a cocktail duo specialising in easy listening, light jazz and celtic music. Perfect for a wedding ceremony, private party, drinks reception or lounge/piano bar, they also cater for ceilidhs. Featuring Joe Hume on piano, saxophone and clarinet and Stephen Bull on violin, guitar and vocals, their musical versatility is astounding. Ranging from jazz standards for the early twentieth century extending through to modern day classics, this duo can truly create the magic mood for your special occasion.
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Kiss and Tell Cabaret
Music Description: Original satirical cabaret in Classic Jazz style
Price Range: Packages range from £1000 to £3000
Kiss and Tell present risque songs on life, sex, smoking, Art, Celebrity, love and money. Elegant chanteuse Melinda Hughes is accompanied by a top class Jazz trio, creating a melange of sophisticated cabaret interspersed with Jazz classics. Kiss and Tell will also write a bespoke song for your party or event. If you are looking for something different and sophisticated then Kiss and Tell is the answer.
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The Lions Rampant
Music Description: Scottish Bagpipe Rock
Price Range: Packages range from £500 to £2000
Newly formed in 2007, and with a debut album available on REL Records entitled 'Freedom', The Lions Rampant bring the pipes together with the sound of classic rock, and present some of Scotland's best loved tunes. Available as a six piece, or a four piece for smaller functions
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Marnie Boyd
Music Description: Harpist and Singer
Price Range: Packages range from £300 to £1000
Marnie is a solo artist performing music from a wide variety of genres, including Classical, Folk, Romantic, and Pop. She can also sing while accompanying herself on the harp, and can provide other musicians, such as a flute or cello, if a chamber ensemble is desired.
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Pipe Major Bruce Campbell & The Balmoral Highlanders
Music Description: A traditional piper or full pipe band as well as Highland dancers.
Price Range: Packages range from £250 to £1500
A traditional piper with an 800 tune plus repertoire including all the classics, popular pipe tunes, dance tunes and Piobaireachd. Also available with a mini or full pipe band as well as 'The Balmoral Highlanders', a team of championship winning professional Highland dancers. Suitable for sombre occasions, parties and sure to fill up the dance floor when the dancers bring up the audience.
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Rapido Mariachi
Music Description: Mexican Mariachi Band
Price Range: Packages range from £500 to £2000
Rapido Mariachi are Scotland's premier Mexican fiesta outfit - Mariachis are traditionally acoustic bands originating in Jalisco, and are hired for all events - weddings, parties, fiestas, serenades. Recognisable by their distinctive sound, sharp suits, and fancy sombreros, they're certainly entertainment with a difference!
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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 Roll Ups
Music Description: Upbeat versions of old rhythm and blues numbers
Price Range: Packages range from £500 to £1500
Rhythm and Roll at it's best. A great live performance covering upbeat versions of old rhythm and blues numbers, new and old covers and rock n roll. Entertaining, danceable set suitable for parties, corporate occasions, pubs and clubs etc.
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Ruby Summers
Music Description: Glamorous Cabaret Jazz
Price Range: Packages range from £300 to £1000
Like a female version of the Rat pack, vocalist Ruby recreates the glamour of the "The Golden Ladies" of the 50's era with Jazzy standards, sultry blues and some contemporary songs. This is a cabaret style show (music to look at) written to suit each event. She is available as a solo self contained act with professional backing tracks and with a pianist on request.
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Saor Patrol
Music Description: Celtic Pipe and Drum Band
Price Range: Packages range from £800 to £2500
Those that have heard SAOR PATROL live never forget the visual image, and the vibrant energy they send out to their audience during a performance. Their original pipe tunes and drum rhythms please, and excite, many a crowd from all walks of life. They are "there for the Craic" and honor their invitations with pride.
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The Shed Inspectors
Music Description: Bluegrass Hillbilly
Price Range: Packages range from £600 to £2000
The Shed Inspectors are a 5 piece kicking Bluegrass outfit, based around guitar, double bass, fiddle, mandolin and banjo, with occasional dobro and vocal harmonies. Playing a mixture of blistering instrumentals, classic old time songs and outlaw ballads, with some bluegrass takes on modern material thrown in, the Inspectors work hard to entertain!
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The Singing Waiters By Masquerade Productions
Music Description: Surprise Singing Waiters
Price Range: Packages range from £1500+
For a unique, entertainment sensation that will wow and excite your guests look no further than The Surprise Singing Waiters. Any combination of male and female performers will masquerade as characters at your function or private party: from waiters, chefs, banquet managers, security staff, hidden guests, policemen, paramedics or firemen before bursting into song. The quality of their voices with the enthusing nature of their interactive performance is bound to leave a lasting memory of your event. With an extensive and flexible repertoire that stretches from Opera & Classical to West End & Broadway and from Swing & Jazz to Pop & Soul. Whatever your preference, The Singing Waiters can tailor their act and music to suit the theme of your event.
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The Singing Waiters By Opera on the Run
Music Description: Opera in disguise!
Price Range: Packages range from £1500+
Opera on the Run infiltrate your event cleverly disguised as waiters, porters, handymen, policemen, surgeons, mystery guests and a whole host of ingenious characters. They interact with your guests and play out a pre set drama with the other characters bursting into song at various chosen moments.
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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 Trybe
Music Description: Pictish, bagpipe led rock' roll
Price Range: Packages range from £800 to £3000
The Trybe dress in traditional pre-1745 Highland garments with 21st Century warrior embellishments. Their music is a full on aural assault led by bagpipes and reinforced by fast and furious tribal drumming.
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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. An unobtrusive and sophisticated choice will enhance everyone's enjoyment of the event. A classical guitarist or string quartet would be ideal to accompany a meal, a pianist would suit a cocktail evening and a celtic act might suit a themed event where authentic atmosphere is important. Sometimes a comic performance can add life to an event, an upbeat party band can get everyone dancing or a drumming troupe can get hearts racing, a sultry performance can arouse passions an emotions. We have a variety of size options from solo performers through duos, trios, quartets to a massive 15-piece samba drumming troupe.
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.