We understand that you want to be completely sure you are getting the best possible band for your event. Rather than take our word for it, here are a selection of comments from our previous clients:
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"Well, what can we say.................. we got back from a wonderful honeymoon this week, and everyone is still talking about our Wedding, and in particular, Groovestone! We can honestly say that you completely surpassed our expectations; we knew (from your website and DVD) that you were good, but we never imagined you would be THAT good! The Jazz in the afternoon set the ambience perfectly, and the band in the evening just completely made the day! As you know, I danced literally all night, and I certainly was not alone - the dancefloor was full right to the end, and I sang your encore all honeymoon - not sure Anthony was so impressed with that!
The staff at the Hotel told us that you were the best band they had had for a Wedding, and they claimed that they had never held a Wedding where every single guest was still on the dancefloor for the last song! Flattery indeed!
We really look forward to seeing you perform at Patrick and Lucy's Wedding next year, and are chuffed that they have booked you following the success of our day.
We cannot thank and recommend you enough, and wish you every success for the future."
- Amanda & Anthony, September 2009
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"We just wanted to let you know how much we and all of our guests thoroughly enjoyed having Groovestone at our Wedding Reception. Despite it being a Thursday night and some people having to go to work the next day everyone was up dancing and loving the fantastic choice of music right from the very beginning all the way through to the very end – I blame you that I didn’t get round to talking to everyone because I danced all night! Unfortunately there is video evidence of how much I enjoyed one song in particular...
Further testament to how good you are is that our friends are still talking about our ‘amazing band’. One friend took your card for his own wedding next year and another friend is thinking of booking you for his 40th in 2 years time! We can’t recommend you highly enough and sincerely hope we do see you again at both of these parties.
Thank you for making it a night to remember."
- Sophie & Mark, September 2009
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"We wanted to send you a quick email (all the way from New Zealand I have you know!) to say a massive Thank You to you and the band - everyone really enjoyed the music and all thought you are brilliant! I have to say that you exceeded my expectations as well - and I know you were good to start with!!!!
Thank you once more and hope that you are well"
- Rachel and Craig, September 2009
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"Arron and i just wanted to write to you to say a massive thankyou for all your help with organising Groovestone for our wedding reception on 11th July. They were truly fantastic - their performance, sound quality and energy was really the best I have heard and we had so many people complimenting them and asking for their details. So many of the thankyou cards we have recieved have commented on them and my brother in law is now thinking of booking them for a ball that he is organising. My mum (who is a bit frugal!) originally had to be convinced that it was a good idea to have Groovestone to do the 2 hour jazz set during our drinks reception but afterwards she said how glad she was that we had decided to do it - it made the day extra special - the fact that the weather held out and they were able to play outside was a bonus. Having th iPod music also worked a treat - as well as pop music we did some Scottish ceilidh dancing between the bands sets and our guests loved that too.The v ariety music was perfect and the dancefloor was not empty for a single moment - something several people have commented on. I have to admit, for the majority of the evening I abandoned my bridal duties and was on the dance floor for most of the evening. Please pass on our comments and thanks to the band, thankyou again"
- Tamsin and Arron, July2009
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"Just wanted to say a huge thank you everyone for last weekend. You were professional and flexible during our preparations and we really appreciated you learning the music to our first dance. The band was absolutely amazing on the night and even better live than on your website! You made our reception unforgettable and got EVERYONE, aged 2 to 82, up on the dance floor! All of our friends commented on how good you were and we would recommend you to anyone.
Hope to see you again at one of our friend's weddings!"
- David & Christina, July 2009
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"Your band are amazing. All our guests were saying how great you sounded and asking where we found you. So, I hope you get some spin off business! All the best and thank you for making our day extra special.
- Rebecca & Jim, June 2009
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"We wanted to write you guys a note to say thank you for such an excellent evening on the 13th June.
I was really looking forward to you playing, and I don't think I left the dance floor all night! It was great that you could also play the Bic Runga tune for our first dance....the song was lovely even if our "dance/rocking" left a lot to be desired!
At the BBQ the next day, we had loads of comments on how good you guys were, and everyone really enjoyed the music."
- Charlotte & Brad, June 2009
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"A short note to say a massive THANK YOU to you all for playing at our wedding.
It is no exaggeration to say that you added a lot to our wedding - the music was fantastic, and all of our guests had a brilliant time, with many commenting that you were the best band they have ever heard at a wedding.
From the moment you started we knew we had made a great choice, the atmosphere that you have is brilliant, your professionalism, your quality, and Kate's voice - WOW, everything was absolutely what we had hoped for and we cannot thank you enough for playing for us - we feel very lucky to have had you there.
We've just watched back some of the wedding video and heard some of the music once more, it was great!!! Let us know some future weddings you're going to and we'll try to crash them!
Honestly - from both of us, we really appreciate the fact that you were very easy to work with leading up to the wedding - you certainly matched what we were after and we are lucky to have had you there.
I look forward to any other occasion where we can have you play again.
Thank you all very much. You helped to make our wedding a brilliant night for us and our guests - exactly what we had wanted."
- Brad & Lindsey, June 2009
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"Just wanted to thank you for a fantastic evening!! Thank you for adding the karaoke bit you did extra for me – I think you might have an extra bow you can add to your services now!
You were efficient, professional, flexible and so easy to work with and I really appreciated that. My guests thought you all were super and you sure ended the evening leaving everyone on a high!
Many thanks again for making my evening a success!!
- Susanne, November 2008
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"Amanda and I would like to say a massive thank you for playing at our wedding reception, you were absolutely brilliant and we loved every minute of the evening.
We really appreciate how professional you were throughout the whole booking process, organising a wedding is a little stressful! but you guys really made us feel completely relaxed about a huge part of our day.
As we are the first of our friends to get married, you can guarantee that we will be recommending you to lots of people and with that in mind I am sure you will see us again, strutting our stuff!!"
- Ed & Amanda, December 2008
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"Matt and I just wanted to say a huge thank you for making our evening celebration so successful. When we found Groovestone and listened to your demos online we knew we had found a special band and that was proven on our wedding day.
The jazz trio started things off and when the main band started playing the dancefloor wasn’t empty for the rest of the night! So many people commented on how great your set was and we couldn’t agree more. We particularly loved the fact that there was something for everyone from friends to grandparents!
We would highly recommend Groovestone to make any type of event special."
- Matt and Lucy, June 2008
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"Just wanted to say thanks so much for such a fantastic evening at our wedding in May. Everyone said how fantastic you all were, the music was absolutely what I was hoping for and all of your efforts really made the evening. I've sent your details on to lots of friends as I really couldn't recommend you guys more!"
- Kelly and Duncan, May 2008
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"Thank you for playing at our Civil Partnership Party. When you have never heard a band play live before you take a risk, Groovestone exceeded our expectations 200 fold. It's a bit scary when you go off to your ceremony and are not sure what you are coming back to! The set up was great, our friends loved the jazz over champagne (in fact some even thought we had booked two different bands). We loved both sets, you really got people up and dancing. Everyone we have spoken to has commented on the band and suggested you for future events."
- Suzanne and Felicity, May 2008
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"Laura and I just wanted to drop you a line to say thanks very much for all your hard work for our wedding last month. Everyone we spoke to at the reception told us that the band were excellent and they were really
impressed by the quality of the music and the vocals especially. The jazz trio during the drinks reception were also great and impressed all our guests.
We'd also like to express our appreciation at how incredibly helpful you have been during the planning stage and how flexible you have been with timings and everything; it has been a real pleasure working with you. If
anyone we know is looking for a band for their wedding or event, we would have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending Groovestone."
- James and Laura, December 2007
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"From the moment I found the Groovestone website and listened to the demo's through to them finishing playing at the wedding anniversary party, the band has been fantastic.
It is really difficult to find people that you can rely on when you are organising a party and by booking Groovestone I did not have to worry about a thing. I booked the 4 piece Jazz band and the full band for the party and they were absolutely excellent.
The crowd was a real mixture of young and old, but everyone commented on how good they were. They are all quality musicians and sound superb, which really made a difference on the night.
If I organise any other events they would be first on my list to book"
- John Chambers, August 2007
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“After a long day of wedding celebrations the evening started as usual with one or two couples on the dance floor but the sheer energy of the "Groovestone " ensemble reenergized all the wedding guests to the point where even those who had never been on a dance floor before were throwing themselves about with gay abandon by the end of the evening.
We would like to congratulate "Groovestone" for creating such an exceptional atmosphere. The music was a joy to listen to and a thrill to see the creativity of each individual player and singer.
We feel blessed that your group was available on our big day and that you made that day so memorable.
Thankyou all. We hope to hear you and see you again soon.”
- Mo and Jim Yost, August 2007
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“Having never booked a band before we have to admit to being a little apprehensive about what we would get! Well, we’d just like to say that Groovestone performed brilliantly. You arrived on time, were set-up and running as promised and the songs were superb! You got everyone on the dancefloor from the first song and once there they didn’t leave, which is a sure sign of success. We had loads of great comments from our guests about how much they enjoyed your music.
We must also thank you for providing the early evening jazz set as guests arrived, which hit exactly the right note and led fittingly into the Groovestone set.
Thank you again to all band members for making our evening so special – we definitely made an excellent choice hiring Groovestone, and would be very happy to recommend you to anyone booking a band in the future.”
- Helen and Alan Wooldridge, June 2007
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"We just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you ever so much for playing at our wedding (31st May at South Farm). We had an absolutely fabulous day and so many people commented on how good the music was.
The jazz in the afternoon really set the tone for the whole day and band in the evening was great, there were people dancing that I didn’t even think could dance!
There was one comment about your lead singer that I remember (well actually there were two comments – the second was from one of the ushers about how she managed to persuade him to give her the last bacon sandwich!) and that was “I love a live performance, especially when you are surprised….how can someone so small have such a strong voice!“
Please pass on our thanks to the rest of the band members and best of wishes for your future careers."
- Amy and Ben, May 2007
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"We just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for playing at our wedding. We could not have picked a better band!
Everyone loved the jazz during the champagne reception, and the party music was fantastic! Everyone has commented to us how great you guys were, and we totally agree!
So thanks for making our special day so brilliant!"
- Sarah and Ian Butcher, May 2007
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"Thank you so much for playing at our wedding on July 22nd. The Jazz in the early evening created a lovely atmosphere and the music later in the evening was fab - just what we wanted! Thank you for doing our first dance 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' - it was perfect. Everyone commented how brilliant the music was, and we’ve given your details to some friends who are getting married next year - so you might get a call! It was great that you got everyone dancing and all age groups loved it - You were amazing - thanks.
We had a perfect Wedding day and a brill honeymoon - it all goes so fast! Bit of a shock to be back at work - we want to do it all over again!
Thanks again for making our day so special"
- Jane and Piers - Mr & Mrs Rex!!, July 2006
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"We wanted our wedding reception to be very relaxed and above all good fun and that is exactly what we got! The afternoon jazz was perfect and got everyone loosened up and chatting to each other. The band itself in the evening was superb and for a lot of the night, no one was sat down, with the dance floor in the marquee absolutely packed with people aged from 11 to 78! In hindsight we should have got a bigger dance floor! We cannot recommend Groovestone enough, they are lovely people and a fantastic band. We had many comments from our guests afterwards, about how good they were and my legs ached the next day from dancing so much!"
- Emily and Plunkett McGovern, June 2006
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"A really great band! I used for a ball with different ages and music tastes. They were very well received. Very easy to deal with from initial contact to the day of the gig. Looked good which is important and sounded even better! Thoroughly recommend the jazz as well as the band!!"
- Alison Redbart, Freelance Event Manager, August 2006
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"Thank you so much for the really fantastic performance you put in at our wedding. The whole set was brilliant from the start to the end, with everyone young and old on the dance floor for the entire night ... The jazz in the afternoon was also great, I would recommend Groovestone to anyone and would love to see another performance."
- Sarah and James, September 2006
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"Just a note to thank you and the rest of the band for a great evening! The feedback from everyone yesterday was fantastic - they all really enjoyed themselves. Suzann and I are also grateful to you for letting us join you for a number - great fun! Hope to book/see you all again soon!"
- Howard Newton, Prudential plc, November 2006
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"I hired Groovestone for my London PR agency's Christmas Party, which turned out to be the best we've ever had! The band was really professional and planned the music exactly to our requirements, with light jazz during our meal through to lively songs which even had our MD on the dance floor - I would definitely hire them again, for any occasion."
- Victoria Smith, Munro & Forster Communications
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"An enthusiastic and talented group of people made our wedding day one to remember. Their elegant mix of jazz after dinner followed by soul/pop later on encouraged all of our guests both young and old to dance the night away in true style. Thank you for helping to make our day a truly memorable occasion."
- Lorna and Iain Manley, June 2006
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"Thanks to Groovestone for playing at our wedding. They were absolutely fantastic ... and we've had some great feedback from many of our guests. A really talented band which added to what was a truly wonderful day!"
- Sarah and Graham Burnham, May 2006