Sing a Song: A Tribute to The Carpenters

Female Singer

5.0 (2 Reviews)
1 Confirmed Booking

Also Performs As: Wedding Singer, Soul, Motown & R&B Singer
Country: United Kingdom
Based In: Glasgow, Scotland
Performs: Worldwide
From: £600

Carpenters tribute available as duo, 4 piece (vocal, keys, wind, guitar, BVs) or 6 piece band. Kerry also available as Jazz, Cabaret and Soul/Motown Tribute

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‘Sing a Song: A Tribute to The Carpenters’
Kerry Burley and Rob Gallagher present Sing a Song: A Tribute to The Carpenters - an international touring tribute to the iconic brother and sister duo. Based in Scotland, the band have toured the UK, Ireland and Asia both as a duo and with their talented six-piece band, receiving rave reviews internationally and performing at some of the most state-of the art theatres and stadiums in the world. Kerry and Rob are hugely experienced performers who build an instant and easy rapport with audiences, making sure everyone has an enjoyable time, wha ... tever the venue.
The 100 minute (2 x 50 minute sets or one longer set ) show celebrates all the hits of Karen and Richard, with a few surprises along the way, including some 60s covers included on the Oldies Medley from their best-selling 'Now and Then' album to get audiences on their feet. Kerry's energy is infectious and there are lots of chances for audiences to participate and sing along - it's actively encouraged!
Kerry's silky, sound-a-like vocals and Rob's live piano/vocals are enhanced in theatres and larger venues by an incredible band who help to recreate the unique sound of the Carpenters’ live shows, taking audiences back with the ‘songs they loved so well’ - and of course with vintage 70s costumes and instruments - it really is Yesterday Once More!
Huge hits including We've Only Just Begun, Close To You, Please Mr Postman and Top Of The World are interwoven with lots of stories behind the music (and lots of humour), making this show a must-see for Carpenters fans and music lovers alike.
Sing a Song: A Tribute to the Carpenters are available as a duo or as a four, five or six piece live band, so there's a show to suit any size of venue.
Sing a Song present: 'Christmas with The Carpenters'
Our sing-along Christmas show for the festive period is also available to book, and includes all the hits from the Carpenters' classic 'Christmas Portrait' album, including Sleigh Ride, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and their 1971 hit Christmas single Merry Christmas Darling.
Jazz (Kerry)
20 years experience of champagne reception, hotel and corporate shows.
Soul Sister (Kerry)
Extensive experience of touring clubs, hotels and holiday parks with the best of soul, Motown and Northern Soul Classics.
Cabaret (Kerry)
Experienced cabaret artist with 100 hours worth of repertoire.

Biography

Kerry and Rob are hugely experienced in performance. They're skilled in building rapport with audiences, getting everyone involved, and love creating a magical atmosphere for those who come along to celebrate the music of The Carpenters.
Kerry Burley
Kerry trained in voice and piano at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and has been performing professionally for over twenty years. She holds a PGDip. in music, PGDip. in German Language and a Master’s Degree in Education and has extensive teaching, lecturing and coaching experience.
K ... erry has performed extensively in theatre tours of the UK, Germany and Spain as well as on cruise ships in various tributes, choirs, jazz trios, bands and as a soloist, and continues to perform her Soul and Motown show ‘Soul Sister’ as well as solo cabaret work in theatres, holiday parks and clubs in the UK and abroad.
Previous theatrical roles include: Mrs Anna ‘The King and I’; Mrs Lovett ‘Sweeny Todd’; ‘Fantine’ in Les Miserables; Nelly Forbush in ‘South Pacific’ and professional tours of The ‘Rodgers and Hammerstein Songbook’ and ‘Side by Side by Sondheim.’
Rob Gallagher
Rob has been performing for more than 25 years in bands, orchestras, choirs, tribute acts, and musical theatre shows.
A self confessed Carpenters ‘super fan’, Rob took up drums first just like his idol, Karen Carpenter. A few years later Rob decided to learn piano and keyboard, just like his other idol, Richard Carpenter!
Stage credits include ‘Footloose’; ‘Sunshine on Leith’; ‘Rent’; and ‘Urinetown’.
Rob has played keyboards for ABBA tributes and covers bands across the UK.
Rob is also the Executive Director of a charity that supports disabled and neurodivergent musicians in Scotland.
‘Sing a Song: A Tribute to The Carpenters’ is a labour of love for Rob, who has studied by ear, and made it his mission to emulate the complex arrangements of Richard Carpenters since he was about 8 years old.

Kerry and Rob are delighted to be bringing the beautiful music of The Carpenters to audiences nationally and internationally, and Kerry is doing her very best to pay respectful vocal tribute to Karen Carpenter.

Reviews (2 Reviews)

Sing a Song: A Tribute to The Carpenters - Karen Carpenter Tribute Act - Glasgow, Scotland Event Location: Lanternhouse Theatre Event Type: Theatre Shows / Clubd

(Six-piece band) This is not just a tribute or a singer doing a ‘party trick.’ Kerry’s voice stopped me in my tracks. Yes, she sounds like Karen, but it’s her own stunning voice that does justice to the songs. We go to all the touring Carpenters Tributes but these guys knock every one of them into a cocked hat. It’s not only the talent of the band, but the interaction that sets them apart. They should be playing the biggest venues in the UK and abroad and we hear they are going to China. Very well deserved. They’re new, but they’re not going anywhere - please go and see them when you can.

Reviewed by: Jim Harries

Sing a Song: A Tribute to The Carpenters - Karen Carpenter Tribute Act - Glasgow, Scotland Event Location: Oran Mor, Glasgow Event Type: Duo Show Large Auditorium

It's hard to believe that this tribute band (seems an undersell to say that) have only been together since last year. This is a polished, well constructed and delivered performance and package. The beautiful Oran Mor was a perfect setting for this classy evening. Kerry Burley and Rob Gallagher quite clearly have a great passion for the material they are performing and Rob's inside knowledge and love for the music pours into the auditorium with interesting and funny anecdotes about the world famous American duo throughout the evening. We are straight into the hits from the word go with the audience eating up "We've Only Just Begun". Kerry's vocals are spot on - she hits the timbre and beauty of Karen Carpenter's voice straight away. This isn't an impersonation - this is a bizarre likeness to that instantly recognisable tone. Those low, rich "money notes" are all there. This duo works as it's quite clear know each other well. They draw you in to the evening with their easy chat and l ...

Reviewed by: Derek McGlone (Theatre MD)

Experience

20 years of professional singing/performance experience in bands, performing large scale international contracts, but also UK theatres and large venues. Duo suitable for smaller scale events.

Previous Clients

5 week contract with 6 piece band in China, theatres and large venues in UK, smaller venues with 4 piece band and as a duo.

Suitable for

Anniversary Party Awards Ceremony Birthday Party (Adult) Casinos Charity / Fundraising Event Christmas Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Concerts / Tours Conference / Meeting Corporate Event Cruise Ships Dinner Party Festival / Outdoor Event High School Reunion HM Forces/Army/Navy/Military Event Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event New Year's Eve Party Nightclub Event Nursing / Care Home Event Private Party Restaurant / Bar / Pub Event Retirement Party Session Work Social Club Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions Wedding Ceremony Wedding Cocktail/Drinks Reception Wedding Reception