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Kal's kats
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About Kal's kats
A brilliant rhythm and blues Band - playing 20's, 40's, 50's and party tunes as well as dance tuition provided. First Class entertainment!!
Swing & Jive band
Derbyshire
Public liability insurance of £10 million
Kal's kats' Reviews
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Various
6 years ago
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7 years ago
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8th Anniversary
This act has been working with Encore for over 8 years
Kal's kats' Song list
A brilliant mix of jump jive, lindy, balboa, shag, shim sham, tranky do, stroll, charleston, electro swing, neoswing
here is a list for review but essentially we will craft the programme to suit your requirements.
Anything goes
Put a lid on it
Putting on the Ritz
That Man
Zoot suit riot
Pencil full of Lead
Wonder where my Baby is tonight
Diga Diga Doo
Chicago
Birth of the Blues
Inside out
Nothings too good for my baby
Reet Petite
This Train
Completely
The Mooche
Till the well runs dry
Dancin’ Fool
Big Time operator
Sweet nothings
I wanna be like you
Flip flop Fly
Fools fall in love
5-10-15 Hours
Dr Wanna Do
Tweedle dee
Charleston
Peace in the Valley
Birth of the Blues
Minnie the Moocher
Mambo number 5
Tequila
Gay Gordons
hokey Cokey
Conga
Dance the night away
Stupid Cupid
I just wanna make love to you
Buena Sera
As long as I’m moving
Ay La Bah
Shake Rattle n roll (Lots of solos)
Sing sing sing
other considerations
500 miles
ain't no sunshine
Ain't not mountain high enough
a little less conversation
achy breaky heart
As
All of me
Always and forever
Always on my mind
American boy
Amazed
a nightingale sang in Berkeley square
A thousand years
At last
Autumn leaves
Babylon
Baker Street
bad moon rising
be my baby
Better together
beyond the sea
bittersweet symphony
Black and Gold
black magic woman
blueberry hill
Blue Christmas
blue moon
blue suede shoes
broken stones
Brown eyed Girl
Budapest
Cant buy me love
Canon in D (Pachelbels)
cant get you out of my head
cant stop the feeling
Can you feel the love tonight
cant take my eyes off you
cant take that away
Can't help falling in love with you
The christmas song
cooler than me
Chasing cars
Come fly with me
Crazy
Crazy little thing called love
Cupid
Dance the night away
dont fence me in
dont stop
Dont worry be happy
Don't know why
Endless love
Empire State of mind
End of the road
Everything
Everything I do (I do it for you)
Everybody's free (to feel good)
driftwood
Faith
Fly me to the moon
frontin
frosty the snowman
galway girl (steve Earle)
Georgia on my mind
Get lucky
Glasgow love theme
girl from ipanema
goodnight sweetheart goodnight
Gravepine
Hallelujah I love her so
happy
Hard Days night
hard tohandle
have i told you lately
I just havent met you yet
Have you met miss jones
have yourself a merry little xmas
Heatwave
Heaven
hey laura
Hey ya
Higher and Higher
Home
Ho hey
Hound Dog
How long will I love you
how sweet it is
I love you baby
It must be love
I'm kissing you
I don't want to miss a thing
I'm yours
If I ain't got you
I say a little prayer
I want it that way
I want you back
i wanna b like you
Isn't she lovely
I wish i knew how it would feel to be free
i've got you under my skin
it aint over
it had to be you
it wasnt me
jailhouse rock
jingle bell rock
Just the way you are
king of my castle
Kiss
lady hear me tonight
lady is a tramp
last nite
Last request
let her go
Let It Snow
lets stay together
let there be love
lifted
little ole wine drinker
long tall sally
long train running
l.o.v.e
Love is all around
Love on top
Your Love gets sweeter every day
lovely day
love never felt so good
Make you feel my love
Marry you
Marry me
Misty
Million love songs
moondance
Moon river
Moving on up
mr bojangles
Mustang sally
my girl
mysterious girl
Nothing's gonna stop us now
neon
night and day
New York New York
New York State of mind
No diggity
no woman no cry
one for my baby
One day like this
on the street where you live
ordinary people
pencil full of lead
Perfect
pretty green eyes
Proud mary
Puttin on the ritz
Rappers delight
reet petite
regulators
Return of the mack
return to sender
ride wit me
rockin around the xmas tree
route 66
Rule the world
Santa claus is comin to town
Say my name
September
seven days
seven nation army
She said
show me love
Signed sealed delivered
sing it back
Sit down
somewhere over the rainbow
Songbird
stand by me
straighten up and fly right
Stuck in the middle
suit and tie
summertime
sunny
Sunday morning
sway
Sweet caroline
Sweet home alabama
sweet home chicago
thats amore
these are the days
The snake
The way you look tonight
The way you make me feel
The wonder of you
Thinking out loud
this is how we do it
thong song
three little birds
tocas miracle
twistin the night away
U dont know me
Until you come back to me
umbrella
uptown funk
Use somebody
Valerie
waterfall
waves
what a difference
what'd i say
what is love
white christmas
When you say nothing at all
Winter wonderland
Wonderwall
Wonderful world
Wonderful tonight
You do something to me
You make me feel so young
You are the best thing
Your song
Youve got the love
youre still the one
Kal's kats' Prices
Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.
Standard Prices
9 musicians
Performance duration | Price | |
Up to 1 hour | £1600 | |
Up to 2 hours | £1700 | |
Up to 3 hours | £1800 |
Customer questions
Will the singer be the same as who I see in the videos?
We strive to make sure the line-up you see is what you get on the night. We do have pre-audititioned 'dep' musicians available in case a band member falls ill or is unavailable. As a professional band our reputation means everything so you can be confident that all of our players are of a very high level.
Do you have different line-up options?
Our line-up is as follows: Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keys, Drums. We also have a 7 piece option that includes Sax and Trumpet - and can vary the line up from 4 to 10 piece
What if my timings change after I've booked you?
We always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let us know.
Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?
Absolutely. This is a really popular request and we actually offer this service for free. If you'd like a DJ service via our PA after the final set until the venue closes, we provide this for an additional £100.
How much time do you need to set up?
We usually set up about 1 to 1.5 hours before the performance time. As soon as our PA is set up we can provide a free playlist service to help set the atmosphere and get your guests ready for our live performance!
Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?
Our set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests dance and have an amazing time. However, we're definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event.
Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?
Our PA and lighting system is included in your quote and is top of the range Digital Presonus recording studio quality. We usually require a minimum of 3m by 4m space to perform”
Can you learn song requests before the event?
if a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance we already know it. If there is a special song you'd like us to learn we are happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc.
What do your clients love most about your performances?
Three main points I would say
1 That we play to a very high standard and video record every event we play at
2 That we always engage with the customer to ensure the music programme is exactly what they want
3 our audience interaction is well renowned for creating a wonderful atmosphere
We treat every event with high priority to ensure complete satisfaction
Which venues have you performed at in the past?
we have played at the Olympia in London, the O2 in London, numerous town hall and concert halls across the Uk - the Albert Hall in london, wintergardens and tower ballroom in Blackpool as well as numerous high quality hotels across Europe and the Middle east.
Which artists have you been most influenced by?
Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Louis Jordan, Jools holland, Kenny G,
What is the most high profile gig you've performed?
we have played at numerous high profile events including featuring in a major hollywood film Phantom Thread starring Sir Daniel Day Lewis - also played support to jools Holland at Carfest North and also on the film set for Peaky Blinders
Musicianship
Genres:
Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Swing, Postmodern jukebox jazz
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Event types:
Corporate event, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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