3AAA COUNTY GROUND

Funk‘N’Soul, per­formed at the 3aaa Coun­ty Ground as res­i­dent musi­cians for the in-house Event Organiser’s, Cor­po­rate Christ­mas Par­ty Events.
The 3aaa Coun­ty Ground, Not­ting­ham Road, Der­by, Der­byshire DE21 6DA.
http://cricket.derbyshireccc.com/the-3aaa-county-ground/

TALTON LODGE

Funk’N’­Soul, Per­formed here for a fab­u­lous wed­ding. Stun­ning grounds. Fan­tas­tic staff. Accom­mo­da­tion for your guests avail­able. Per­fect set­ting for a mem­o­rable occa­sion!
Tal­ton Lodge, Strat­ford-upon-Avon, CV37 8UB.
http://www.taltonlodge.co.uk/weddings_parties.html

ALVERSTON PASTURES FARM

Alve­ston Pas­tures Farm is three miles south of Strat­ford-upon-Avon in the heart of the War­wick­shire coun­try­side set well back off the road in a peace­ful set­ting. Per­fect for that exclu­sive wed­ding or par­ty set­ting sur­round­ed by stun­ning grounds.
Alver­ston Pas­tures Farm, Strat­ford-upon-Avon, CV37 7RP.
http://www.alvestonpasturesfarm.co.uk/

WINDMILL VILLAGE HOTEL

Funk’N’­Soul, were enjoyed by Myton Hos­pice char­i­ty events team based at Ryton, West Mid­lands. It was a fab­u­lous din­ner and dance event. Rais­ing a sub­stan­tial amount for a wor­thy cause.
Best West­ern Plus Hotels, Wind­mill Vil­lage Hotel, Birm­ing­ham Rd, Alles­ley, Coven­try CV5 9AL.
http://www.windmillvillagehotel.co.uk/

WOODSIDE HOTEL

Funk’N’­Soul, had been rec­om­mend­ed by Sun­di­al Group for a cou­ples wed­ding recep­tion at the beau­ti­ful Wood­side Hotel venue. These stun­ning grounds are set back from the small town of Kenil­worth, War­wick­shire. Per­fect for any spe­cial occa­sion.
Sun­di­al Group Venue, Wood­side Hotel, Glasshouse Lane, Kenil­worth, CV8 2AL.
http://www.sundialgroup.com/venues-hotels/woodside/overview

WEST INDIAN AND CARIBBEAN CENTRE

This is a great venue for large events and par­ties. On this very spe­cial occa­sion Funk’N’­Soul, pro­vid­ed a full back­ing band includ­ing tight horn and string sec­tion for Detroit’s North­ern Soul Stars ‘The Broth­ers of Soul’. The leg­ends made a one off gig appear­ance at the cen­tre. 100’s ++ of North­ern Soul fans went back in time and par­tied the night away bring­ing along their vinyl to be auto­graphed. “The orig­i­nal trio of Bridges (Fred), Knight (Robert and/or Ben) and Eaton (Bob­by) became a duo of Bridges and Eaton, through an unex­pect­ed com­bi­na­tion of bureau­crat­ic bungling and med­ical neces­si­ty on the oth­er side of the pond, yet this adver­si­ty could not pre­vent a per­for­mance of leg­endary pro­por­tions. For the first time at a ‘live’ North­ern event, with the high­ly expe­ri­enced horn led rhythm sec­tion ‘Funk’N’­Soul Band’ and a local pro­fes­sion­al singer, John­ny St. John, was recruit­ed to assist with the vocals. Aug­ment­ed with a four-piece string sec­tion. The result was as close to an exact repro­duc­tion of the orig­i­nal record­ings that has prob­a­bly ever been heard on these shores, com­bined with a spine tin­gling deliv­ery that brought many tears to many eyes”.
West Indi­an and Caribbean Cen­tre, 159 Spon St, Coven­try, CV1 3BB.
http://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/brothers-of-soul-lookback-22-oct-2011-r2285/
http://www.coventry.gov.uk/directory_record/15088/coventry_west_indian_community_association
http://www.soul-source.co.uk/articles/soul-articles/brothers-of-soul-lookback-22-oct-2011-r2285/
Coven­try West Indi­an Com­mu­ni­ty Association

THE COTTAGE (Now known as Watchmakers Coventry)

Per­formed for the locals of Earls­don, Coven­try who real­ly dig their music scene and appre­ci­ate pro­fes­sion­al qual­i­ty musi­cians. Great night had by all. Enjoy­ing soul­ful tunes and atten­tive staff cou­pled with danc­ing crowds of peo­ple even at the bar as the venue was fit to burst!
http://watchmakerscoventry.com

THE WARWICK ARMS HOTEL

Funk’N’­Soul, per­formed at this quaint hotel for a delight­ful wed­ding. It has charm­ing char­ac­ter­is­tics and help­ful staff. Great recep­tion area and is sit­u­at­ed per­fect­ly for all ameni­ties in and near to War­wick town cen­tre.
The War­wick Arms Hotel, High Street, War­wick, War­wick­shire, CV34 4AT.
http://warwickarmshotel.com/

ASHORNE HILL HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTRE

Set on an his­toric estate, this pre­mi­um con­fer­ence hotel is per­fect for wed­dings and par­ties both around 5 miles from War­wick Cas­tle and Her­itage Motor Cen­tre. Funk’N’­Soul, per­formed as a wed­ding band for a fab­u­lous recep­tion with very atten­tive and ded­i­cat­ed staff. It was a bril­liant cel­e­bra­tion for a won­der­ful cou­ple. This hotel has a mod­ern twist to it’s pic­turesque sur­round­ings. Ameni­ties include a restau­rant, a bar, a fit­ness cen­tre, a resis­tance pool, ten­nis courts and meet­ing rooms, plus access to 35 land­scaped acres. On-site park­ing is com­pli­men­ta­ry.
Ashorne Hill, Leam­ing­ton Spa, CV33 9QW.
http://www.ashornehill.co.uk/

LEISURE & CONFERENCE CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE

Funk’N’­Soul, per­formed here for a ter­rif­ic wed­ding recep­tion. The grounds are very pret­ty and ben­e­fit from mod­ern sur­round­ings for con­fer­ence meet­ings, wed­dings, par­ties and spa breaks. The holis­tic spa pro­vides ther­mal treat­ments, and there’s an 18-hole par-70 golf course and a flood­lit dri­ving range. Staff accom­mo­dat­ing and relaxed atmos­phere. Per­fect retreat.
Wyboston Lakes — Leisure & Con­fer­ence Cen­tres Of Excel­lence, Great North Road, Wyboston, Bed­ford­shire, MK44 3AL.
http://www.wybostonlakes.co.uk/

THE CHARLECOTE PHEASANT HOTEL — COAST & COUNTRY HOTELS

It is always a great plea­sure to per­form at this won­der­ful hotel. It has a full Civ­il Venue Wed­ding Licence mean­ing you can also mar­ry at this hotel. It was one of the first won­der­ful wed­dings the band were hired for 8 years ago! Staff are friend­ly and atten­tive with per­fect sur­round­ings to enjoy the views. Funk’N’­Soul, have per­formed here a hand­ful of times and it’s great­ly sit­u­at­ed for Mar­quees and deli­cious food stalls. The Charlecote Pheas­ant is sit­u­at­ed in the charm­ing vil­lage of Charlecote, just 4 miles from Strat­ford-upon-Avon. The recep­tion facil­i­ties hold up to 160 guests and fab­u­lous bed­room options for you and your wed­ding par­ty. The hotel is the per­fect choice for a rur­al wed­ding set in 4 acres of its own grounds in the War­wick­shire coun­try­side and yet has an extreme­ly con­ve­nient loca­tion just a short dri­ve from junc­tion 15 of the M40. A full Civ­il Venue Wed­ding Licence means you can also get mar­ried at this hotel.
The Charlecote Pheas­ant Hotel — Coast & Coun­try Hotels, Charlecote, Strat­ford-upon-Avon, CV35 9EW.
http://www.coastandcountryhotels.com/our-hotels/the-charlecote-pheasant-hotel-stratford

THE ESCAPE BAR — OLD COVENTRY FIRE STATION

What a fan­tas­tic music venue this was. Many mem­o­ries for Coven­tar­i­ans with var­i­ous named acts and per­for­mances held here over the years. This was one of the first music venues Funk’N’­Soul, per­formed at 8 years ago! It was quite a sight to watch 100’s faces with jaws dropped real­is­ing what a very spe­cial bunch of musi­cians they were hear­ing. Cre­at­ing a pleas­ant change from Coven­try’s well known ska and 2tone scene. Kick­ing off with Aver­age White band’s ‘Pick Up The Pieces’ , Ste­vie Won­der’s ‘I Wish’ and Earth Wind & Fire’s ‘In The Stone’. Their accu­rate ren­di­tions seper­at­ed the hob­by play­ers to those who Sleep, Eat and Breathe the busi­ness. Great Nights!
The Old Fire Sta­tion, Hales St, Coven­try, West Mid­lands, CV1 1JA.
http://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Coventry/Escape-Bar/

EATHORPE VILLAGE HALL

Funk’N’­Soul, were hired for our youngest birth­day girl to date. ‘21’ Can we get an ahh…? What a night this tru­ly was. It con­sist­ed of long term friends who were also head­ing off to var­i­ous ends of the earth trav­el­ling and uni­ver­si­ties. There was so much to be cel­e­brat­ed as well as a spe­cial birth­day. They all looked stun­ning in their ball gowns and suits and par­tied the night away to the 8 piece band. This quaint set­ting is sit­u­at­ed with­in easy reach of Coven­try, Rug­by and Leam­ing­ton Spa, on the North bank of the Riv­er Leam in the tiny vil­lage of Eathor­pe, this venue has won­der­ful views over the val­ley and is equipped to the high­est stan­dards for food prepa­ra­tion and Pow­er­point pre­sen­ta­tions through over­head video pro­jec­tion — via your own lap­top. Tables,chairs and place set­tings for up to 60 din­ers, or up to 100 for a buf­fet. A pop­u­lar venue for wed­ding recep­tions, par­ties, away-days, train­ing ses­sions, table ten­nis, film shows, and Live and Local The­atre groups.
Eathor­pe Vil­lage Hall, Main Street, Eathor­pe, War­wick­shire, Eng­land, CV33 9DE.
http://www.eathorpe.org.uk/

STANFORD HALL

The Music Direc­tor and Events Coor­di­na­tor for Funk’N’­Soul, were priv­i­laged to be shown around this beau­ti­ful state­ly home in prepa­ra­tions for a ter­rif­ic wed­ding recep­tion. It was an out­stand­ing occa­sion and the grounds made for a tru­ly pic­turesque wed­ding. It was a plea­sure to work along­side the own­ers and staff on site. Stan­ford Hall is a state­ly home in Leices­ter­shire, near the vil­lage of Stan­ford on Avon and the town of Lut­ter­worth. It becomes the back­drop for your own expe­ri­ence: present your event in the splen­did ballroom…or com­bine a drinks recep­tion in the green draw­ing room with a din­ner and danc­ing in a lined mar­quee on the north lawn. Enjoy liv­ing amongst the his­toric paint­ings of the famous Stu­art col­lec­tion, play a frame of snook­er or just curl up in the library with a book in front of a crack­ling fire. Alter­na­tive­ly, explore the ancient wood­land and the free­dom of 900 acres across the estate.
Stan­ford Hall, Lut­ter­worth, Leices­ter­shire. LE17 6DH.
http://stanfordhall.co.uk/

WESTON PARK HOTEL

On this occa­sion Funk’N’­Soul, were hired for a very exclu­sive gen­tle­man’s spe­cial birth­day. Our lips are sealed! This stun­ning state­ly home venue is per­fect for the most impor­tant day of your life or cre­ate your per­fect occa­sion. West­on Park is the ulti­mate lux­u­ry wed­ding and par­ty venue. A wed­ding at West­on is espe­cial­ly mem­o­rable as the beau­ty and tran­quil­li­ty of the house and grounds leaves guests with an ever­last­ing impres­sion com­pli­ment­ed by the stun­ning back­drop of the For­mal Gar­dens and 1,000 acres of Park­land. There are 28 bed­rooms avail­able for wed­dings and par­ties that reflect the indi­vid­ual char­ac­ter of the House. Every room is fur­nished with fam­i­ly heir­looms, antique fur­ni­ture and orig­i­nal paint­ings. Adja­cent to the House is the Parish Church of St Andrews, which can be avail­able for cer­e­monies and bless­ings, alter­na­tive­ly the House is licensed for civ­il wed­dings.
West­on Park Hotel — Enter­pris­es Lim­it­ed, West­on-under-Lizard, Shif­nal, Shrop­shire TF11 8LE.
http://www.weston-park.com/

STANFORD HALL

The Lans­downe Club is a Lon­don pri­vate club, which was estab­lished in 1935. Once the home of Mr Sel­f­ridge him­self. On this occa­sion it was for a tru­ly spe­cial birth­day engage­ment for a local MP. Funk’N’­Soul, were approached to pro­vide a back­ing band for a well estab­lished Michael Buble trib­ute act and have since gained many more book­ings on the back of this spec­tac­u­lar event. The Lans­downe Club is an ele­gant and roman­tic venue for your Wed­dings and Civ­il cer­e­monies. It’s tru­ly unique and their beau­ti­ful rooms are ide­al for your cer­e­mo­ny, recep­tion and din­ner dance as well as accom­mo­da­tion for your­selves and your guests, the Club offers every­thing you could be look­ing for.
The Lans­downe Club, Lon­don, 9 Fitz­mau­rice Pl, May­fair, Lon­don, W1J 5JD.
http://www.lansdowneclub.com/