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About The Canapés

Highly sought after violin and guitar duo performing swinging pop covers for functions of any scale.

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Acoustic duo

London

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The Canapés are a guitar, violin and vocal harmony duo. When not entertaining the concourse at Heathrow airport or playing sing alongs with David Beckham, they will probably be found playing traditional Irish tunes on the streets of Hampstead. Accomplished and seasoned entertainers they they will tailor their set to the crowd and happy to take requests. The Canapés' repertoire covers everything from Ray Charles to Oasis, The Beatles to Beyoncé and Frank Sinatra to Britney Spears. Between them, The Canapés have played at many UK festivals including Glastonbury, V festival, Wilderness, Latitude, Isle Of White, Reading and Leeds to name a few. They have also appeared on E4, BBC, Radio 1, BBC 6 music and sang ‘Auld Lang Syne’ in the Hollyoaks Christmas special 2018 which is their favourite claim to fame!

The Canapés

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The Canapés 's Reviews

5 out of 5

Will and Joe were fantastic entertainers at our woodland wedding. We were looking for high quality musicians and they did not disappoint! They played a mix of folk, acoustic and covers for our ceremony, reception and first dance; and we had such great feedback from the guests and the venue. They're also really nice guys and such a hit with the guests. Would highly recommend them to anyone wanting beautiful violin, guitar and vocals at their event! Thank you both 💛🧡💛🧡

5 out of 5

Superb at their craft - reinvented many of our requests to their own brilliant syle - the perfect backdrop to our garden party - and a pleasure to deal with

5 out of 5

Absolutely awesome addition to our wedding! Thanks so much.

5 out of 5

A great choice for our style of wedding. They were super accommodating and really fun. They sounded great and had an excellent set list. Everyone loved them!

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5 out of 5

Having The Canapés at our wedding was one of the best decisions we made. The joy they brought with their upbeat style made our ceremony and terrace drinks so special. They even learnt a song for me to walk down the aisle to which was beautiful. They are both lovely, friendly and professional guys and added so much to the vibe of the day. We've already recommended them to friends and would definitely book them again in the future. Thank you so much both!

5 out of 5

“The Canapes were great from start to finish. Our guests were very complimentary. Highly recommended for a variety of events”

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The Canapés 's Song list

Repertoire

NB. In addition to popular songs, we can provide a set of traditionalIrish/Scottish music. The below is a selection of some of our most played and requested songs, however we are happy to take requests and tailor our set to you!

60s

Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)

Light My Fire (The Doors)

Hey Jude (The Beatles)

Wild Mountain Thyme (Joan Baez)

Waterloo Sunset (The Kinks)

Wild Rover (The Dubliners)

I Can See Clearly (Jimmy Cliff)

My Girl (The Temptations)

I’m A Believer (The Monkeys)

My Generation (The Monkeys)

When I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)

Let It Be (The Beatles)

Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)

Respect (Aretha Franklin)

Twist & Shout (The Beatles)

Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)

70s

Teenage Kicks (The Undertones)

Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack)

Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye)

Ain’t no Sunshine (Bill Withers)

Whiskey In The Jar (Thin Lizzy)

Express Yourself (Charles Wright)

Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)

Jolene (Dolly Parton)

Streets of London (Ralph Mc Tell)

I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

River Deep Mountain High

Blowing In The Wind (Bob Dylan)

The Swimming Song (Loudon Wainwright III)

Take Me Home, Country Roads (John Denver)

Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)

Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)

Star Man ( David Bowie)

Couldn’t Love You More (John Martyn)

Lovely Day (Bill Withers)

Jammin (Bob Marley)

Heard It on the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)

80s

Girls Just Wanna Have fun (Cyndi Lauper)

Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)

Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)

Livin' On A Prayer (Bon Jovi)

Summer Of ’69 (Bryan Adams)

Take On Me (Aha)

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)

Englishman In New York (Sting)

Only You (Yazoo)

Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)

Africa (Toto)

Dirty Old Town (The Pogues)

500 Miles (The Proclaimers)

Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard (Paul Simon)

I Think We’re Alone Now (Tiffany)

True (Spandau Ballet)

90s

Common People (Pulp)

Disco 2000 (Pulp)

Feel Like A Woman (Shania Twain)

My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)

Song 2 (Blur)

Wonderwall (Oasis)

Don't Look Back In Anger (Oasis)

Sit Down (James)

Girls & Boys (Blur)

There She Goes (The La’s)

All The Small Things (Blink 182)

Basket Case (Green Day)

I Want It That Way (Backstreet Boys)

I'll Be There For You (The Rembrandts)

Alright (Supergrass)

Friday I’m In Love (The Cure)

2000+

Don’t Look Back Into The Sun (The Libertines)

Dancing In The Moonlight (Toploader)

Crazy In Love (Beyonce)

Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen)

If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)

Real Love Baby (Father John Misty)

Times Like These (Foo Fighters)

Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus)

One Day Like This (Elbow)

Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)

Get Lucky (Daft Punk)

Happy (Pharrell)

Last Nite (Strokes)

Let It Be (The Beatles)

Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis)

You Got The Love (Florence & The Machine)

Mr Brightside (The Killers)

Shape Of You (Ed Sheeran)

Rolling In The Deep (Adele)

Teenage Kicks (The Undertones)

Valerie (The Zutons)

Yellow (Coldplay)

Jazz Standards

Fly Me To The Moon

Georgia On My Mind

All of Me

Autumn Leaves

Night & Day

Sweet Georgia

Take Five

Cry Me a River

My Funny Valentine

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The Canapés 's Prices

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

Performance duration	Price
Up to 1 hour	£650
Up to 2 hours	£750
Up to 3 hours	£1125

Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

Yes we can provide an upright bassist to make a trio or bass and drums to create a 4 piece party band.

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

Not a problem! Just let us know as soon as you can and we will be as flexible as possible to accommodate any changes.

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

Yes not a problem, we offer this service for free.

How much time do you need to set up?

We usually aim to arrive one hour before the first set start time, in order to give plenty of time to set up.

Can you roam around while you perform?

Yes we can roam around, though this would have to be performed fully acoustic and unplugged as our instruments/mic are not wireless.

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

We get through a huge amount of songs during our sets, but if you have a few that you particularly would like us to play, we are happy to take a note of this and ensure they are in our setlist. Likewise if there are any you don't like we can happily leave them out!

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

Yes the use of our PA equipment is included in the price.

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. We will learn one song for free and thereafter for any new songs we may need to learn, there is a fee of £20 per song, to take into account rehearsal time.

Musicianship

Genres:

Pop, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Ceilidh, Country, Folk, Traditional Irish folk, Jazz, Acoustic, Americana, Covers, Britpop, Indie

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Types:

Acoustic duo, Pop duo, Acoustic band, Cover band, Function band, Pop band, Roaming band, Party band, Wedding band

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Event types:

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

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