The Perfect Choice Function and Wedding Band - Function / Party Band | Swansea, Wales

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As a professional rock and pop band The Perfect Choice has members whose members include a classically trained virtuoso concert pianist, session musicians who work in the recording and television industry, who have both played with, and supported well-known artists and appeared many times on television and radio. Their very large set list includes songs that have only just hit the charts, to songs from the early 20th Century.
With such huge experience, they have been Rocking events across the UK for the last 20 years, The Perfect Choice will fill your dance floor from the first dance to the ... last. We have such an extensive set list, we can cater for every age group, and playing live, can be very flexible. The song which is our most requested first dance for weddings, All of me, which is a song from 2016, and does not have drums on it, as we wanted it to be romantic, can be heard if you click on the link. There are more live recordings of various types of the music we play on every page of the website for you to listen to.
A highly experienced and professional band of musicians with a big sound, The Perfect Choice cover the very best music from the 1920s to the present day, offering an eclectic repertoire of rock & pop, swing and more. One of the many videos you can see on the website is their very difficult rock version of Tocatta and Fugue, which shows of some of the band's virtuosity.
With songs from artists as diverse as Rhianna,The Searchers, Avicii, One Republic, Elvis Presley, Hosier, The Police, Shakira, Fleetwood Mac, Cher ,John Legend and hundreds more to classical and traditional music ranging from Pachelbel's Canon to ceilidh dance tunes, the band are able to put together the perfect musical selection for your needs.
Having played over 2,000 functions, The Perfect Choice are continually updating their very substantial repertoire, offering all the old favourites and current material. This means the band can play for any and all age groups, and theme nights if requested. They are very experienced professional performers who can adapt and respond to any requirements.
When it comes to weddings, The Perfect Choice specialise in providing your complete music experience, from Wedding Breakfast to playing the music for the ceremony, including the hymns, and rock and pop music for the reception. Various packages are available. Contact the band to discuss your requirements.
They have several PA sizes, all top quality, which can suit small venues up to arena sized venues, from 200 watts to a 40K Rig. They are happy playing quietly throughout dinner, and are never too loud when the dancing starts. It is always Just Right.
The Perfect Choice Selection of Theme Nights
Party Night Anniversary: Wedding: Functions: Christmas Party
We are happy for you to choose songs from our main repertoire, if you wish or, we have put together a tried and tested selection of iconic songs to sing and dance to that have been the most requested by audiences of mixed ages.
Songs
Superstition. Hold Back The River. I Will Wait. Human. The Boy In The Bubble. Ho Hey. Wonderwall. One Way Or Another. Cecilia. December 63. Cotton Eye Jo. Jolene. Black Velvet. Hot Stuff. It's my party. Celebration. In The Summertime. Whenever, Whenever. Venus On The Mountain Red Red Wine I Will Survive Born To Be Wild Staying Alive Chasing Cars Hey Jude Cheap Thrills Putting On The Ritz We found love Rock And Roll Jive Medley All Of Me I Got A Feeling What Is Love Tell Me Ma The Bare Necessities Can’t Help Falling In Love Proud Mary In The Summertime 500 Miles We Are Family Putting On The Ritz Me And Bobby Mcgee Under My Skin Fly Me To The Moon Hotel California American Pie Mama Mia Wonderful Tonight Whatever you want Y.M.C.A White Wedding Give It Up Higher And Higher Love Runs Out Mac The Knife Tiger Feet Yellow Submarine
Putting On The Ritz Theme A night for music from the most glamourous eras of music, top hat and tails, furs and diamonds, gangsters and speakeasies
Dance to the hits of, jitterbug, swing, the big band sound; songs from movies and shows, rat pack and much, much more. Upbeat songs you can boogie, quickstep, jive, tango, Salsa, samba, Charleston and Cha Cha Cha, etc Sophisticated music to Waltz, Argentine Tango, foxtrot, rhumba, American Smooth or smooch. For example Glen Miller Scot Joplin Cole Porter Irvin Berlin Al Jolson Frank Sinatra Louis Armstrong Fred Astaire The Andrews Sisters Ella Fitzgerald Latin American selection and a touch of Strauss.
Celtic Music and Dance Night (Ceilidh) the band will play Keyboards, Bass, Vocals, Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar and Bodrhan (Irish Drum)
A selection of lively tunes and songs from the Celtic Nations. (You could either leap about or a caller for country dancing/Scottish dancing is available upon request.) Strip The willow Gay Gordons Dashing White Sargeant Jigs Reels Barn Dances Polkas Well known songs from Wales, Scotland and Ireland 1
Themed Parties
Anniversary
Your favourite music from when you met.· The era of your wedding- the music, the clothes and the food· The music you danced to. You could build a night of wonderful memories by liaising with the band who have oodles of ideas to make your party special and unique.
Ceilidh Night -
Songs and dance tunes from the Celtic Nations ( A dance caller can be added if you wish for Scottish and country dancing)
Themed Decade Parties of The Twentieth Century
An hour of iconic songs of the decade or era- then we can either continue the theme or revert to a normal party/dance set.·
Old Time Music Hall-
The songs everyone knows.· The Roaring Twenties and The Best Of The Thirties· The Forties-and wartime- Glen Miller, Big Band Sounds,· The Swinging Sixties –The Rocking Seventies· The Romantic Eighties
Corporate Functions
Bored with just a disco? -Choose two panels of characters from the workers and the bosses and have them compete against each other, playing fun music and dance games with the band playing music of your choice from their list afterwards.
St Patricks Day
Repertoire of Rock,Pop,Irish etc songs including
Parting Glass Rare Ould Times Rocky Road to Dublin Song for Ireland Star of the County Down Carrickfergus Wearing of the Green Whiskey in the Jar Danny Boy Fields of Athenry Black Velvet Band Fairytale of New York Mountains of Mourne Holy Ground Galway Girl Dirty old town Wild Colonial boy Irish Rover Leaving of Liverpool With or without you Dublins fair City Gypsy Rover Irish Jigs and Reels plus more .....
The fact we have a Fiddle Player, a Bhodran player, as well as the double vocals, guitars, mandolins, keyboards bass and drums makes us very good at the sort of gig. We're also very good at leading a crowd to sing along. Our Riverdance and Lord of the Dance session goes really well. Imagine everyone doing Irish Dancing!! Fun Fun Fun
We are happy to discuss with you what type of songs and music you would like for your event, and we will ensure that the balance of music is spot on for you. We have a huge amount of experience, and have played for many hundreds of functions, and therefore you can feel comfortable that we will play the perfect music for you. It is all played live, so we can be flexible and with our extensive repertoire and experience, we'll keep the party going with songs from every era, whether you want chart material, modern dance music, jazz, swing, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's. 2000's, classical, folk, or a mixture of everything. It's your choice. Also, we have a large repertoire of Hymns for the Wedding Services, some of which are listed below. Whatever hymns you want for your wedding service, tell us in advance, and we can accompany the congregation.
As The Perfect Choice are very experienced Session Musicians with 1000's of performances and sessions under their belts, you don't have to choose a band that can play some of the genre you would like, The Perfect Choice can play EVERY genre for you. If you want Irish, Classical, Jazz, Chart, Swing, Tamla, Soul, Funk, Rock, Folk, Indie, Show Songs, Rock n Roll, even Metal ( if you really want it), old time sing along, Latin, The Perfect Choice can, and will play it for you. No one need be left out.
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Set-List

2000 to Current
Cheap Thrills - Sia
Hurts - Emile Sande
Titanium - Rhianna
Love runs out - One Republic
Hold back the river - James Bay
All of me - John Legend
We found love - Rhianna
I will wait - Mumford and Son
I'm yours - Jason Mraz
Human - The Killers
One day I'll fly away - The Vaults
Take me to church - Hozier
Clocks - Coldplay
Let her go - Passenger
Counting Stars - One Republic
Booty swing - Parov Stellar
Hey Ho - The Lumineers
Poison Prince - Amy Macdonald
Boulevard of broken dreams - Greenday
Someone's got a hold - Christine Aguilera
Can't help falling in love - ... Elvis Re-mix
Road to hell - Chris Rhea
Sing - Travis
Why does it always rain on me - Travis
Mad World - REM/Tears for Fears
I'm only human - Rag n Bone
Hips don't lie - Shakira
Hey brother - Avicci
Wake me up - Avicci
Happy - Pharrell Williams
Human - The Killers
In the deep - Adele
Skyfall - Adele
Set fire to the rain - Adele
The boy does nothing - Alesha Dixon
Upside down - Paloma Faith
I gotta a feeling - Black eyed peas
Grenade - Bruno Marrs
Ho Hey - The Lumineers
Hey Soul Sister - Train
One way - One Direction
Rude - Magic
Titanium - David Guetta
Spanish Dance - Amazonne
Cecilia - The Vamps
Dr Please - Amazonne
Sorry - Doc G
American Pie - Madonna
Amarillo - Peter Kaye/Tony Christie
1990s
Because the night - Patti Smith December 63 - Return 2Zero
Babylon - David Gray
Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows
Rose Tattoo - Dropkick Murphies
Chasing cars - Snow Patrol
Believe - Cher
Cotton eyed Joe - Rednex
Dreams - The Corrs
Gravel Path - The Rogues
Sweat (La La Long) - Inner Circle
Tell me Ma - Shamrock
What is love - Haddaway
I love your way - Big Mountain
Fields of gold - Sting
Black velvet - Alana Miles
I can see clearly now - Jimmy Cliff
Look back in anger - Oasis
Wonderwall - Oasis
Losing my religion - REM
Runaway - The Corrs
Don't leave me this way - Communards
Rhythm of the night - Corona
Movin on up - M People
Whats up - 4 Non Blondes
1980's
We are family - Sister Sledge
Always on my mind - Petshop Boys
Land down under - Men at work
Isla Bonita - Madonna
Orrinoco Flow - Enya
Sisters are doing it - Eurythmics
Sweet dreams - Eurythmics
Here comes the rain again - Eurythmics
Venus - Bananarama
Wicked game - Chris Isaacs
Englishman in New Your - Sting
Another day in paradise - Phil Collins
Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
I can't dance - Genesis
I want to break free - Queen
I want it all - Queen
Red Red Wine - UB40
In the summertime - Mungo Jerry
The boy in the bubble - Paul Simon
1970's
Ain't no sunshine - Bill Withers
Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
Baker St - Gerry Rafferty
Black is black - Belle Epoque
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Boney M - Mega Mix
Wimoweh - Tight Fit
Killing me softly - Roberta Flack
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Let your love flow - The Bellamy Brothers
London calling - The Clash
SOS - ABBA
Money Money - ABBA
Mamma Mia - ABBA
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Don't stop - Fleetwood Mac
Fool if you think it's over - Chris Rhea
YMCA Village People
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Thats the way - KC Sunshine Band
Boat on the river - Styx
I don't wanna - Rod Stewart
You're so vain - Carly Simon
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
Born to be wild - Steppenwolf
The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
Bright eyes - Art Garfunkel
Moondance - Van Morrison
Never let her slip away - Andrew Gould
Whatever you want - Status Quo
I shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton
Sailing - Rod Stewart
Do that to me - Captain & Tenile
Hotel California - The Eagles
Just a tequila sunrise - The Eagles
Call me - Blondie
Slow Songs
Lady in red
The Power of Love
I just called to say I love you
Wonderful tonight
Chasing Cars
I dont wanna talk about it
Skyfall
All of me
Hello
Hey Jude
Mad World
Your Song
Take my breath away
1960's
All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Daydream believer - The Monkees
I'm a believer - The Monkees
Dock of the day - Otis Redding
Lay down Sally - Eric Clapton
Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
My girl - The Temptations
Love potion No 9 - The Searchers
Walk in the room - The Searchers
Ticket to ride - The Beatles
Yesterday - The Beatles
Happy together - The Turtles
The Letter - The Boxtops
Hi Ho Silver lining - Jeff Beck
Please don't let me - Nina Simone
California dreamin - The Pamas and Papas
Sunny afternoon - The Kinks
Son of a preacher man - Dusty Springfield
Those were the days - Mary Hopkin
Gypsies tramps and thieves - Cher
Bang Bang - Cher
Swing
Feeling good - Michael Buble
Alexanders Ragtime Medley
Glen Miller Medley
Chatanooga Choo Choo
Choo Choo Cha Boogie
Don't sit under the apple tree
Lets face the music and dance
It's alright with me
Mac the knife
Putting on the Ritz
Djelem DjelemBare Necessities
Lady is a Tramp
I got you under my skin
I'll have more fun without him
Red Red Robin Medley
Cockney Medley
Rock n Roll / Jive
All right mama
Hound dog
Black Betty
Folesome Prison Blues
Great Balls of Fire
Higher and higher
Johnny B Goode
Whatever you want
Under the moon of love
Tiger Feet
Kokomono Blues
Give it up and let me go
Tiger feet
Under the moon of love
Blueberry Hill
Instrumentals
Chariots of Fire
Toccata and Fugue
Nutrocker
Fleur du Mal
Oxygene
Cavatina
Memories
Pachabel Canon in D
Fiddle Jigs and Reels
Take on me
Lara's Theme
Les Sylphides
Blue Danube
Phantom
Raise me up
El condor Pasa
Hall of the mountain king
Peter and the wolf
America
Big Country
Magnificent 7
Smetana ~ Moldau
Eine Kleine Nachmusik
Jupiter
Jerusalem
Land of hope and Glory
Those magnificent men in their flying msachines
Pirates of the Carribean
Christmas Music
New Years Eve Hogmanay Music
Irish Songs
The old dun cow
South Australia
Will you go lassie
When you were sweet 16
Tell me ma
Fidders green
Drunken sailor
Rose Tattoo
When Irish eyes are smiling
The rose of Tralee
Brown eyed girlRunaway
Johnny I hardly knew you
Shipping up to Boston
Parting Glass Rare
Ould Times
Rocky Road to Dublin
Song for Ireland
Star of the County Down
Carrickfergus
Whiskey in the Jar
Danny Boy
Fields of Athenry
Black Velvet Band
Fairytale of New York
Mountains of Mourne
Holy Ground Galway Girl
Dirty old town
Wild Colonial boy
Irish Rover
Leaving of Liverpool
With or without you
Molly Malone
Gypsy Rover Irish
Jigs and Reels
Hymns for the Church Service
Amazing Grace. ..
All Things Bright and Beautiful. Love divine all loves excelling.
The Lord is my Shepherd
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
Danced in the Morning (Lord of the Dance)
Give Me Joy in My Heart (Sing Hosanna)
Jerusalem
Morning has broken
Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring
Paschabel
Jerusalem of Gold
Abide with me
Calon Lan
The day thou gavest lord
Country
Songs from ....
The Eagles
Bellamy Brothers
Dolly Parton
Willie Nelson
Mumford and Sons
Glen Campbell
Johnny Cash
Dixie Chicks
Bonnie Raitt
Billy Ray Cirus
Kenny Rogers
Jim Reeves
John Denver
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Biography

A bit about the band
The Perfect Choice are a very experienced, high class professional band who are continually updating their repertoire. They have several hundred weddings, functions, parties and New Year's Eve celebrations under their belt, so you can feel very safe in the hands of:
Perryn Butler on lead vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolins and bhodran. Perryn has been a professional singer and composer since she was 17, and is also the lead singer in the 8 piece concert band, Amazonne. She is half of the writing partnership Butler Colbourn who created the hit musical, The Fire of Lond ... on. Perryn is immensely experienced at putting together the perfect set of music for a function. She is very happy to discuss your taste in music with you to personalise your event.
Gaynor Colbourn is a classically trained pianist, a Doc Mus, and very experienced session musician and recording artist who sings harmonies and lead, and plays multi-keyboards as well as operating the programmed drums. It was a conscious decision not to use their drummer for the wedding band, choosing instead to have a band with easily controlled volume. Gaynor is a session musician, working in various studios, as well as a composer for film and TV. Her theme tune for BBC's SORRY, starring Ronnie Corbett, is one of her most well known pieces. She too is part of the concert band Amazonne, playing multi-keyboards and is musical director. She is the other half of Butler Colbourn, composers of The Fire of London.
Holly Robinson is a fiddle payer, playing 4 string, 5 string and Octave Fiddle. She is a session musician and fiddle player for both The Perfect Choice and Amazonne, as well as traditional folk bands Quarto and Estron. She has played with various dance and ceilidh bands since her teenage years.
Mike Forewood plays 6 String Bass Guitar for both The Perfect Choice and Amazonne, and is the very reliable bottom end of both bands. He is the perfect bass player, he is very sympathetic to the music, and never plays too loud.
Felix Hughes plays drums and percussion when a live drummer is required. As the drummer of Amazonne as well as Felix is a very experienced and talented drummer who works well with the band, complimenting their sound.
The Band
Bringing together four highly experienced musicians, The Perfect Choice is able to offer a versatile sound that can be tailored to your occasion. By adding violin we can put a fresh twist on songs you will recognise, with the opportunity to be a bit jazzy, add a Celtic tinge or classical vibe.
As composers and experienced arrangers, we have a fresh look at songs and make them more lively or interesting. Gaynor is a world class keyboard player, playing everything live with amazing technical wizardry and the sound of an orchestra.
While able to provide classical and traditional numbers, the band specialises in dance music and rocking beats, getting everyone up dancing with a vast repertoire of music from the 1920s to the present day. Sampled drums, operated by Gaynor, ensure suitability for dance music, but with more controlled volume than a live drummer, to give a sound that is just right for your venue and requirements. However a live drummer is available as an optional extra. Mike also provides the deep bass sound which is so important for dance music.
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