The band is based in London but are willing to perform anywhere in the UK and overseas.
The Affections take great pride in ensuring their sound is the best they can be with all band members having heavily invested in their equipment and training. The Affections delivers fantastic pop, rock and soul favourites as a 4-piece band with lead vocals, guitar, bass, and drums and backing vocals. The band likes to have control over half of the setlist to give maximum flow to the performance while also incorporating the songs you would love for the band to play from their repertoire. The Affections are so good at what they do, they have even been dubbed ‘the best decision we made’ by The Wedding Fair’s organiser for her wedding!
The Affections is fronted by Claire, who is a fantastic vocalist with killer tone reminiscent of the current soul powerhouses like Adele and Florence Welsch. She trained at the British Institute of Modern Music, frequently flexes her vocal cords with an in-demand choir regularly booked by the stars. Claire has also recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios and has even featured on multiple Swedish house DJ records. Claire’s vocal expertise and incredibly sweet personality will undoubtedly win you and all of your guests around from the first song.
Claire is supported by Chris on guitar, Ewan on bass, and Josh on drums and backing vocals. Collectively they have all studied at one of the most prestigious musical educational facilities in the UK: the British Institute of Modern Music; have performed with the likes of Emeli Sande, Ellie Goulding, Little Mix and many, many more!
Claire nails the vocals on every song from the band's repertoire, from artists such as Prince, Jamiroquai, and Beyonce. The band’s repertoire sits mainly in the pop, rock, and soul pocket, but also touches on indie, RnB, disco, lounge, jazz, musical, festive and country.
The Affections welcomes you to tailor the setlist for your big day. For a standard 2 x 60 minutes or 3 x 40 minutes performance you can select up to 16 songs from the band’s 160+ song repertoire, and the band will endeavour to accommodate all of your requests, given a month’s notice. For short notice bookings, you are still very welcome to send over your suggestions, and as always, the band will do their utmost to accommodate as many requests as possible. The Affections is also very happy to learn an ‘off the menu’ song request for you, for example, a first dance or your favourite song.
All in all, The Affections are a very friendly and flexible bunch and take great pride in providing excellent musicianship and creating a really fun atmosphere wherever they go. The band has a big long list of songs spanning different genres and decades for you to pick from and can play complimentary playlist music (which you are welcome to tailor) before, in-between and after live sets until curfew. The band can be on-site for up to 7 hours, or until midnight as standard. They are happy to accommodate early arrivals before 5pm and late stays after midnight if needed too. The band is also able to provide a band member DJ-ing should you wish to have a live DJ before, between, or after band sets. The band brings a full PA and lighting rig with them wherever they go, so all you need to do is book the band and you can tick the entertainment off your to-do list in one fell swoop because The Affections will have you covered.
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Sample set list
Pop
9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
American Boy - Estelle
Bang Bang - Jessie J ft Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Beggin - Madcon
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Black Or White - Michael Jackson
Black Widow – Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jackson 5
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Disco
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden and Whitehead
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
All Night Long - Lionel Ritchie
Baby Give It Up - KC and The Sunshine Band
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jackson 5
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Rock
Bat Out Of Hell – Meat Loaf
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Bohemian Rapsodhy - Queen
Bring Me To Life – Evanescence
Come Together - The Beatles
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Dog Days Are Over - Florence and The Machine
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Motown
(I'm A) Road Runner - Jr. Walker & the All Stars
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha and The Vandellas
ABC - Jackson 5
Actions Speak Louder Than Words - Mable John
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
All Night Long - Lionel Ritchie
Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops
Swing
A Tisket, a Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald
Accentuate The Positive - Bing Crosby & The Andrew Sisters
Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
Ain't She Sweet - Harry James
Ain’t That a Kick In The Head – Dean Martin
American Patrol - Glenn Miller
And the Angels Sing - Benny Goodman Orchestra
Jazz
A Tisket, a Tasket - Ella Fitzgerald
Accentuate The Positive - Bing Crosby & The Andrew Sisters
Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
Ain't She Sweet - Harry James
Ain’t That a Kick In The Head – Dean Martin
American Patrol - Glenn Miller
And the Angels Sing - Benny Goodman Orchestra
Artistry in Rhyme - Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
Jewish
Am Yisrael Chai
Anachnu Ma’aminim
Artza Aleinu
Bai Mir Bistu Shen
Chosen Kale Mazel Tov
David Melech Yisrael
Dodi Li
Gospel
'Bout A Thang - Tonex
A God Like You – Kirk Franklin
After This – Youthful Praise, J.J. Haiston
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Alpha and Omega - Israel & New Breed
Alright – Lowell Pye
Amazing Grace
Halloween
Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band
Bat Out Of Hell – Meat Loaf
Black Widow – Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora
Bring Me To Life – Evanescence
Disturbia – Rihanna
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr
Christmas
8 Days of Christmas – Destiny’s Child
All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
Auld Lang Syne
Baby It’s Cold Outside – Bjork and Tom Jones
Christmas Time (Don’t Let the Bells End) – The Darkness
Driving Home Christmas – Chris Rea
Lounge
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
All About That Bass – Meghan Trainor
All Of Me – John Legend
American Boy - Estelle
Angels - Robbie Williams
At Last - Etta James
This act's standard set times are as follows:
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