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Naas Court Farm Wedding, Lydney, Gloucestershire

Castle Roc, 29th August 2022

A thrice cancelled (due to the pandemic) wedding finaly happens at Usk Castle

About My Tin Monkey

Live music, a great show and all with an Irish flavour.

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Party band

Bristol

Public liability insurance of £1 million

Finding the best tunes we can, putting our twist on them and delivering them to you with foot tapping style. As a band, we’ve been told we’re rather good. With a welcome absence of choreographed dance routines, and set lists as diverse as Irish & English folk, punk, disco and Meatloaf, we rely on our experience as musicians to pull out all the stops so we can ensure that everyone has a great time. But don’t take our word for it, have a look online, find a gig near you and come and see us yourself.

My Tin Monkey

5 out of 5

4 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

My Tin Monkey's Reviews

5 out of 5

A huge thank you to Bart and My Tin Monkey. We had the best time at our wedding. Huge array of songs that got everyone up to dance. Even had guests comment about how much they loved the music in the guestbook! Bart was communicative throughout and easily accessible up to the date. There was no stress and he put our minds at easy in the lead up. Cannot recommend enough! Thank you so much again My Tin Monkey!!!

Reply from My Tin Monkey

8 months ago

Thanks Tessa, absolutely loved getting to know you and playing at your wedding. Such a great night x

5 out of 5

My Tin Monkey were a fantastic addition to our party. Bart was helpful from the get-go, ensuring we had everything we needed for the night. The band brought great energy and were a pleasure to be around on the evening. Thank you again.

Reply from My Tin Monkey

1 year ago

Thanks Tamara, we had a great time playing for you too. Hope to see you again sometime . Daisy, Ger and Bart

5 out of 5

We had My Tin Monkey for our wedding after the breakfast and before the night's disco. Everyone loved them. All the guests were up dancing and singing along. Can't rate them highly enough. It was definitely the highlight of our day and we know that all of our guests would agree. Loved it!

5 out of 5

My Tin Monkey were absolutely perfect for our wedding. They're fun, lively and played all the best songs to get our guests dancing and enjoying themselves! Thank you so much. They even learnt a number of songs specifically for us that I could sing with my dad on harmonica too. Awesome!

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My Tin Monkey's Song list

Kingmaker - 10 years asleep

Bellowhead - 10,000 miles away

Gene Pitney - 24 hours from Tulsa

Queen - 39

Simon & Garfunkle - 50 ways to leave your lover

The Proclaimers - 500 miles

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5

Ed Sheeran - A team

Bellowhead - Across the line

Bill Withers - Ain't no sunshine

Chaka Khan - Ain't nobody

SImon & Garfunkle - America

Don Mclean - American Pie

David Bowie - Amsterdam

The Lumineers - Angela

The Levellers - Another Man's Cause

David Bowie - Ashes to Ashes

Take That - Back for good

Credence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

Meatloaf - Bat out of hell

Frank Turner - Be more kind

Richard Thompson - Beeswing

K T Tunstall - Black Horse

The Levellers - Boatman (the)

Dandy Warholes - Bohemian like you

Deep blue Something - Breakdast at tinnany's

Supertramp - Breakfast in america

Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson

Van morrison - Brown Eyed girl

Billy Bragg - Busy girl buys beauty

The Lumineers - Cleapatra

Indigo Girls - Closer to fine

Trad - Cockles & Muscles

John Denver - Country Roads (Take me home)

Queen - Crazy little thing called love

Radiohead - Creep

Stereophinocs - Dakota

Frank Turner - Dan's song

Olly Murs - Dance with me tonight

Tom Jones - Delilah

Deacon Blue - Dignity

Billy Bragg - Do unto others

Oasis - Don't look back in anger

Bob Dylan - Don't think twice

Queen - Dreamer's ball

Lionl Ritchie - Easy

Sting - Englishman in New York

Prince Buster - Enjoy yourself

Frank Turner - Eulogy

The Buzzcocks - Ever fallen in love with someone

George Michael - Faith

Radiohead - Fake plastic trees

The Levellers - Far from home

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

Queen - Fat bottomed girls

Nina Simone - Feelin' Good

Trad - Fields of Athenry

The Waterboys - FIsherman's blues

The housemartins - Flag Day

Kesh - Flogging Molly

Frank Sinatra - Fly me to the moon

Ed Sheeran - Galway Girl

Steve Earle - Galway Girl

The wonderstuff - Golden Green

Razorlight - Golden Touch

Elvis Costello - Good year for the roses

The spaniels - Goodnight Sweetheart

Bellowhead - Gosport Nancy

Aurora - Half the world away

Stereophinocs - Handbags & Gladrags

The Housemartins - Happy Hour

Cat Stevens - Hard headed woman

The Hollies - He ain't heavy

Radiohead - High & Dry

Britney Spears - Hit me baby

The Lumineers - Ho Hey

James Bay - Hold back the river

The Dead south - Honey You

The Eagles - Hotel California

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Frank Turner - I knew Prufrock before he got famous

Queen - I want to break free

The Monkeeys - I'm a believer

Flogging Molly - If I ever leave this world alive

The Pogues - Irish Rover

Frank Turner - Isn't she beautiful

Dolly Parton - Jolene

Bill Withers - Just the two of us

Gerry Cinnimon - Kampfire Vampire

Bob Dylan - Knockin' on heavan's door

Noah and the whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

James - Laid

Eric Claption - Layla

Frozen - Let it go

Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs Tears

Flogging Molly - Likes of you again (the)

Mumford & Sons - Lion man

Frank Turner - Little Chages

One Direction - Little things

Bon Jovi - Livin' on a prayer

The Kinks - Lola

The Cure - Lovecats

Bob Dylan - Make me feel my love

Abba - Mamma mia

Janice Joplin - Mercedes Benz

The Police - Message in a bottle

Abba - Money, money, money

Stoing - Moon over Bourbon Street

Van morrison - Moondance

ELO - Mr Blue ky

The Killers - Mr Brightside

Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson

Nina Simone - My baby just cares for me

Elvis Costello - My funny valentine

The Temptations - My girl

Billy Bragg - My youngest son came home today

Billy Bragg - New England

Bellowhead - New York Girls

Carly Simon - Nobody does it better

Eric Clapton - Nobody knows you when you're down and out

Del Amitri - Nothing ever happens

Bobby Gentry - Ode to Billy Joe

The Levellers - One Way

Billy Joel - Only the good die young

Lemonheads - Outdoor type

Frank Turner - Photosynthesys

The Levellers - Plastic Jesus

Bastille - Pompeii

B J Thomas - Raindrops keep falling on my head

Frank Turner - Reasons not to be an idiot

Vance Joy - Riptide

The Levellers - Riverflow (the)

Elton John - Rocket Man

Adele - Rolling in the deep

Lorde - Royal

Rocky Horror - Science Fiction / Double Feature

Flogging Molly - Selfish Man

Sting - Set them free (if you love somebody)

Ian Dury - Sex 'n drugs 'n rock'n roll

The Clash - Should I stay or go

James - Sit down

Otis Reading - Sitting on the dock of the bay

Santana - Smooth

Ben E King - Stand by me

Stealers wheel - Stuck in the middle

Frank Turner - Substitute

Elvis Costello - Success

K T Tunstall - Suddenly I see

Gershwin - Summertime

Bobby Hebb - Sunny

Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds

Bob Dylan - Tangled up in blue

Frank Turner - Tattoos

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

Trad - Tell me ma

J Giles Band - The Devil went down to Georgia

Ben Folds - The luckiest

Frank Sinatra - The way you looked tonight

The Longest johns - The Wellerman

Frank Turner - There she is

Ed Sheeran - Thikning out loud

Sister Sledge - Thinking of you

Green Day - Time of your life

Tenationus D - Tribute

Frank Turner - Try this at home

Red Hot Chillie Peppers - Under the bridge

Squeeze - Up the junction

Bellowhead - Up to the rigs

Amy Winehouse - Valerie

U2 - Van Dieman's Land

Old crow medicine show - Wagon wheel

Dionne Warwick - Walk on by

Lou Reed - Walk on the wild side

The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

Teenage dirtbag - Weezer

Ed Sheeran - What do i know

Cat Stevens - Where do the children play

The Dubliners - Whiskey in the jar

Bellowhead - Whiskey is the life of man

Fratellies - Whistle down the choir

the Waterboys - Whole of the moon

The Dubliners - Wild Rover

Carol King - Will you still love me tomorrow

Oasis - Wonderwall

John Lennon - Working class hero

FLogging Molly - Worst Day since yesterday

Bellowhead - Yarmouth Town

wannadies - You and me song

Sam cooke - You send me

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

My Tin Monkey's Prices

Last updated: 2024

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£750
Up to 2 hours	£1875
Up to 3 hours	£2812.50

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

The energy, the fun and the variety of music we play

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Chepstow and Worcester race courses (corporate functions) Castle Roc music Festival, Chepstow Castle Green Gathering festival, Piercefield Park Caldicot Castle (wedding) Usk castle (wedding) Naas Court Farm, Lydney (wedding) Drivers Rest Barn, Hereford (wedding) The Wheatsheaf Pub, Magor The Piercefield Inn, St Arvans The Punch House, Monmouth and more...

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Traditional Irish and English musicians Bellowhead Flogging Molly Frank Turner

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Castle Roc Music Festival, Chepstow Castle, August 29th, 2022

Will the singer be the same as who I see in the videos?

Absolutely - Bart is the singer and guitarist for My Tin Monkey. It'll be him. There may be very rare occasions when one or other of the musicians can't make a booking. In these cases we'll either propose an auditioned understudy, or play as a duo. We will discuss with you first if there are any changes to the lineup.

Do you have different line-up options?

We can do a variety of line-ups to suit you and your event - we can also do different options through the day if required. Always happy to talk about options. As a three piece party band - Vocals, guitar, fiddle and percussion As a duo - Vocals, guitar and percussion; or - Violin & guitar (and vocals) Solo performers: - Violin; or - Vocals & guitar

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

Within reason, that won't be a problem. We only book one performance a day, so we're basically yours to do with as you wish! Just keep us informed and we'll do all we can to make sure we still all have a great time.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Absolutely, We often do this and can either taylor a playlist to your requirements, or if you want to put a spotify playlist together and share it, we can play that If you'd like a DJ service via our PA with lights and smoke after the final set until the venue closes, we can provide this for an additional £100

How much time do you need to set up?

We usually take about an hour to set up and soundcheck. After this,we can start playing music through our PA to create the atmosphere. Happy to talk about playlists and options.

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Of course you can - we love playing as wide a variety of songs as we can. We do, however, have experience as to what works well to get a party going and keep people out of their chairs dancing. So we're more than happy to talk things through, but we'll also add our experience to the mix as well so it's a great night!

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA & lighting) included in your quote?

Yup . PA, lights, smoke machine, all the instruments, cables, bags, kit and caboodle.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

We'd love to give it a go. If we don't know the song there might be a small fee of around £30-£45 for a couple of hours in a rehearsal room to nail it, but if it's a special song for you, then we'll do our best to learn anything.

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Covers, Folk, Country, Irish rock, Folk rock, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional English folk, Pop, Acoustic, Disco, Tribute, Classic rock, Polka, Indie, Rock

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Wedding, New Year's Eve, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Recording session, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party

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