Line-Up: 6 to 11 piece band 2 singers, 1 male and 1 female, drums, guitar, bass and keyboards.
Lead Vocals: Male/Female vocals
Guide Price: £1593
Add to my WishList Make an Enquiry
Genre: Funk
Video
Funk Wedding Band Hire Tyne and Wear - Funky Town - 9 Piece Showreel
Key Info
Based: Tyne and Wear
Guide Price: £1593
Genre: Funk
Line-Up: 6 to 11 piece band 2 singers, 1 male and 1 female, drums, guitar, bass and keyboards.
Lead Vocals: Male/Female vocals
Audio
About
Funk Wedding Band Hire Tyne and Wear - Funky TownFunky Town are the north of England’s premier award winning function, wedding and event band. Servicing the whole of the UK, Scotland and overseas, the band consists of a collection of top session musicians. Each member of Funky Town has been specially selected for their area of expertise and style and together they are by far the coolest, funkiest and freshest party band available to hire today.
Available from a 6 to 11 piece, the band perform dance floor classics from the Funk, Soul and Motown era, with a sprinkling of modern day hits for good measure. Mix this with the bands vast musical ability, performance experience and showmanship and you have the perfect recipe to get your event grooving from the first note to the last!!
Why Us?
Funky Town have bags of experience when it comes to weddings, corporate events, launch parties, charity balls and TV work (currently featured on the new Tombola advert). The band offers a full entertainment solution so that clients can sit back, relax and enjoy seamless and memorable entertainment.
Funky Town are fully self sufficient providing your event with everything from a quality PA system, lighting rig, transport, mixed party music to be played before between and after live sets and the option of both formal and informal stage wear. Set times consist of 2 x 1 hours or 3 x 40 minutes as standard with the option to add on an additional 30 minutes or 1 hour.
The Show
Funky Town perform the best Funk, Soul and pop hits from the last five decades from artistes such as Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Beyonce, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Jamiroquai, Taio Cruz, Jesse J, Chaka Khan, Amy Winehouse and James Brown to name a few. Funky Town pride themselves on recreating authentic and accurate renditions of their repertoire and a have been told in the past that they sound even better than the original artists!!
A professional service
Funky Town always provide a friendly and efficient service from the initial booking right through to the day of the event. With a unique approach to every individual event, Funky Town work to an exceptionally high standard as musicians and maintain a professional attitude at all times. This helps to maximise the band’s live performance and optimise the overall experience, creating seamless and memorable entertainment for you the client.
Experience
The bands experience together is priceless and have played at many prestigious venues around the UK and the north of the country including The Grosvnor, Archerfield House, The Savoy, Lumley Castle, Matfen Hall, Slaley Hall, Close House, The Hilton Newcastle, Alnwick Gardens, The Copthorn, Linden Hall, Ramside Hall and many many more.
Repertoire
Funk and Soul7 Nation Army – Ben L’Oncle Soul
Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan
And the Beat Goes on – The Whispers
Are You Ready For Love – Elton John
Brick House – The Commodores
Canned Heat – Jamiroquai
Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
Cramp Your Style – Breakestra
Dance To The Music – Sly and the Family Stone
Express Yourself – Charles Wright
Get Up Offa That Thing – James Brown
Give Me The Night – George Benson
Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) – Parliament
Got To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn
Hard To Handle – Otis Redding
Harvest for the World – Isley Bros
I Feel Good – James Brown
I Found Lovin’ – Fatback Band
I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gay
I Say A Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin
I Wish – Stevie Wonder
If You Want Me To Stay – Sly and the Family Stone
In The Midnight Hour – Wilson Pickett
It’s a Shame – The Spinners
Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gay
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers
Love Fool – Jamiroquai
Love Man – Otis Redding
Master Blaster – Stevie Wonder
Move On Up – Curtis Mayfield
Mr Big Stuff – Jean Knight
Never Too Much – Luther Vandross
Night To Remember – Shalamar
Rescue Me – Fontella Bass
Sex Machine – James Brown
Papa’s Got A Brand New bag – James Brown
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Somebody Else’s Guy – Jocelyn Brown
Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
Street Life – The Crusaders
(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
Soul Man – Sam and Dave
Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band
Peg – Steely Dan
Turn On Tune In Cop Out – Freak Power
Super Freak – Rick James
Sweet Soul Music – Arthur Conley
Who’s That Lady? – Isley Bros
You Are The Universe – Brand New Heavies
Pass the Peas – Maceo Parker
There’s Only So Much Oil On The Ground – Tower of Power
Soul With A Capital S – Tower of Power
Disco
Ain’t no Stopping us Now – McFadden and Whitehead
Bad Girl – Donna Summer
Blame it on the Boogie – Jackson 5
Boogie Nights – Heatwave
Car Wash – Rose Royce
Disco Inferno – The Trammps
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Everybody Dance – Chic
Get Down On It – Kool and the Gang
Going Back To My Roots – Odissey
Good Times – Chic
He’s The Greatest Dancer – Sister Sledge
I Want you Back – Jackson 5
Jungle Boogie – Kool and the Gang
Lady Marmalade – LaBelle
Le Freak – Chic
Let’s Groove – Earth Wind and Fire
Papa Was A Rolling Stone – The Temptations
Rock With You – Michael Jackson
September – Earth Wind and Fire
Thinking of You – Sister Sledge
Upside Down – Diana Ross
We are Family – Sister Sledge
Pop/Other
Can’t Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Shine – Years and Years
Locked Out Of Heaven – Bruno Mars
Two Little Birds – Bob Marley
1999 – Prince
All Right Now – Free
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
American Boy – Estelle
Beggin’ – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Buffalo Soldier – Bob Marley
Come Together – The Beatles
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Crazy In Love – Beyonce
Digital Love – Daft Punk
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Hard Day’s night – The Beatles
Hungry Like The Wolf (Duran Duran)
I Need a Dollar – Aloe Blacc
It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones
Kiss – Prince
La’bamba – Los lobos
Love Is In The Air – John Paul Young
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
Mustang Sally – The Commitments
My First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White
Please Don’t Stop The Music – Rihanna
Price Tag – Jesses J
Rather Be – Clean Bandit
Rehab – Amy Winehouse
Rock Your Body – Justine Timberlake
Saw Her Standing there – The Beatles
Senorita – Justin Timberlake
Show Me Love (Robin S)
Stuck In The Middle – Stealers Wheel
Suspicious Minds – Elvis
Twist And Shout – The Beatles
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Waiting All Night – Rudimental
We Found Love – Rihanna
You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
You Got The Love – Florence/The Source
You Know I’m No good – Amy Winehouse
Testimonials
Thank you for playing at our wedding!! We had the best night ever and the dance floor was never empty. I really appreciate you playing the songs we had requested. Such talented singers & musicians...the full band created a great atmosphere! Thank you Funky Town!! Kylie Walker, wedding at Archerfield House near Edinburgh – 29th December 2016 Kylie Walker
Funky Town performed at our wedding in December and they helped make the day really special. The music was fantastic - they got everyone up and dancing and we received lots of lovely feedback. They were so helpful before/during - basically just accommodating all our requests and answering questions we had. Thanks a lot to all the band, you were brilliant!Holly and James Down
We just wanted to say a massive to thank you to all the members of Funky Town for making our wedding night so much fun! You were so professional and played a ton of our favourite songs we had requested. Book this guys and you won't be disappointed! Xx Joseph and Laura, wedding at Hexham Winter Gardens – 28th October 2016 Joseph and Laura
We had Funky Town for our wedding evening at Lumley Castle and they were a perfect choice. For such an occasion with a mix of ages and tastes it is not always easy to find the right band and music mix to suit everyone. Funky Town put on a great show with the perfect blend of music available in their repertoire to choose from so that everyone had a great night. Thank you!!Loreta & Howard
Just want to say a huge thank you to the amazing Funky Town. They played at our wedding at Guyzance Hall in June. They were extremely professional and really listened to what we wanted. The music was outstanding and the dance floor was packed all night. We were so impressed. Cannot rate them highly enough and would definitely recommend. The highlight was their rendition of Three Little Birds by Bob Marley which they learnt for our first dance. Thanks again to all of you- you really made our night!Claire and Ed Cotton
You guys really were amazing! You made the night so special and everyone was commenting on how great you are! Thank you and very well done!Gill Porter
Just want to say a massive thank you to you all. We had a brilliant night thanks to Funky Town! Good luck in the future! Jan Ellis
I would like to say a huge Thank you to Funky Town for playing at The WECare charity ball at the Hilton Gateshead. What talented musicians you all are and you did an amazing job of getting everyone up and dancing all night. You played a great mix of songs and everyone commented how fabulous you were. You were professional to deal with in every respect and I will be recommending you to others organising weddings or events.Mandy Ball
To say you guys were great would be a major understatement. We knew from your repertoire and online reel that you guys were going to be good, but you blew everyone away. Your vocals and musicianship were just outstanding and all of our guests had a total blast. Not surprisingly, several people told me "this is the best wedding band I've ever seen." We agree and were particularly impressed with your ability to fuse new music with funk and disco classics to make truly excellent sets. And you played our wedding song perfectly. Best moment of my life. We really cannot thank you guys enough for making the trip to Italy to celebrate with us. If Alex and I are ever in Newcastle drinks are on us!! :) Please send our sincere thanks to everyone in the band. What a night!Jake and Alex
I just wanted to email to say: Thank you so much for the amazing set you played at our wedding. You absolutely made the day for us and from the very start you guys were so accommodating and made the whole experience of hiring a band a very enjoyable experience. All our guests gave us such amazing feedback on you guys and you can tell the music went down a storm when the dance floor is full all night long. We will certainly recommend you to all our family and friends whenever they are having an event.Iain and Gaynor