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High octane Party Band from the North West playing upbeat, original takes on your favourite party songs from across the decades!

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Manchester

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The String Beans have a unique repertoire that incorporates classic songs from across the decades, reimagined into new styles from gypsy jazz to ska, rock n roll and swing. Formed in 2014 by guitarists Chris Twigg and Jake Stentiford the plan was to play a mixture of modern rock/pop classics with a gypsy twist. Having quickly made an impact on the Manchester scene, the duo has since expanded into a full 5 Piece Party band. Known for their frantic and heavily improvised live shows mixed with intricately arranged medleys, The String Beans are guaranteed to bring an energetic and unique performance every time.

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We heard String Beans perform at Oxjam in late 2015 and decided on the spot that we wanted them at our wedding reception. Their performance on the day was just perfect with a combination of classic gypsy jazz tunes and innovative arrangements of old classics. They were really organised and were spot on with communicating with us about the big day putting our minds at ease. We could not recommend these guys (and gals) enough!' Viki & Nick

Chris and Jake travelled down to my hometown in Bradford on Avon to play at our wedding over Easter. We had spotted them at the Manchester Gin Festival last year and when we got engaged shortly afterwards knew we had to try and find them. They played a great set, the guests really enjoyed their music and our in laws are fancying them for their 60ths next year! We can't thank them enough for travelling all that way and making our day perfect! Thank you again! Kate and Jim

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The's Song list

Bad Guy - Billie Eilish

Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan

I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Artic Monkeys

Pencil Full of Lead – Paolo Nutini

My Doorbell – The White Stripes

Dreaming of You – The Coral

Teenage Dirtbag- Wheatus

Stacey’s Mom- Fountains of Wayne

Send Me On My Way- Rusted Root (From Matilda and Ice Age

movies)

You & Me Song- The Wannadies

Sing it back- Moloko

Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)- Spiller

Trick me - Kelis

Blow Your Mind- Eve feat. Gwen Stefani

Lean on -Major Lazer

This Girl- Kungs vs Cookin on 3 Burners

Valerie -Amy Winehouse

Back to Black - Amy Winehouse

You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse

Riptide - Vance Joy

Red Alert/Bingo Bango – Basement Jaxx

Just a Girl – No Doubt

Basket Case - Green Day

All the Small Things - Blink 182

It Don't Mean a Thing- Jazz standard

L.O.V.E. by Nat King Cole

King of the Swingers- from the movie the Jungle Book

Minor Swing - Django Reinhardt

Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan

Tainted Love by Gloria Jones/Soft Cell/Imelda May etc

That Man- Caro Emerald

These Boots Were Made for Walking- Nancy Sinatra

Johnny B.Goode- Chuck Berry/ Wipeout -The Surfaries

Hallelujah I Love Her So- Ray Charles

Simply the Best - Tina Turner

Cantina Theme (Instrumental) from Star Wars

Oops I Did It Again- Britney Spears

No One Knows- Queens Of The Stone Age

Medleys:

Beggin Medley:

Beggin- Madcon/ Frank Vialli

Sway - Dean Martin/ Mucho Mambo (90s version) 7 Nation

Army- The White Stripes

No Scrubs - TLC

Gypsy Medley:

Paint It Black - the Rolling Stones

Last Resort- Papa Roach,

Pump It Louder- Black Eyed Peas

One-Four-Five Medley:

La Bamba- Ritchie Valens

Message To You Rudy- The Specials

Monkey Man- The Specials / Toots & The Maytals

80s Medley:

99 Red Balloons – Nena/Goldfinger

Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure

Take On Me – Aha/Reel Big Fish

UK Garage Medley:

Teardrops - Lovestation/Womack & Womack

Movin’ Too Fast - Artful Dodger

Flowers - Sweet Female Attitude

Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Beddingfield

Return of the Medley:

Return of the Mack - Mark Morrison

Shy Guy - Diana King

Don’t Let Go - En Vogue

Funky 60s Medley:

Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown

Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

Fire - Jimi Hendrix

Break on Through (to the other side) - The Doors

Swinging 60s Medley:

Never Can Tell - Chuck Berry (from Pulp Fiction)

The Beat Goes On - Buddy Rich/All Seeing I

Soul Bossa Nova (Austin Powers Theme) - Quincy Jones

The's Prices

Last updated: 2025

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

Duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£937.50
Up to 1 hour	£1375
Up to 2 hours	£1625
Up to 3 hours	£1950

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Clients love our energetic live show and musicianship and our crowd interaction on stage

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

We have been a gigging band for over 11 years so we have played at venues all over the country

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?

Yes we can provide this. Playlist music is included in the prices and manned DJ music is available as an add on

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 pieces you play from the set list?

We have a varied repertoire that we've crafted over many years of performing together. A lot of the songs on there are played at every show but there's the option for clients to look through our repertoire and pick out a few songs that they particularly like for us to include in the set.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes we provide all the equipment we need to perform

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

We offer clients the option of choosing a first dance/special request song to be played live by the band as long as it works for our line up of instruments.

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Rockabilly, Gypsy jazz, Swing, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Acoustic, Covers, Soul, Vintage, R&B, Rock, Indie, Pop rock, Punk rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Alternative rock, Reggae, Ska, Skiffle, Cumbia

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Instruments:

Guitar, Double Bass, Singer, Drums

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Event types:

Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Christmas party, New Year's Eve, Birthday party

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