It truly is a great Hotel, situated on the banks of the River Thames in the lovely town of Marlow – what a great location! We have performed at The Compleat Angler on so many occasions over the last few years that it feels like going home!

Our reason for this recent visit was to perform at the wedding of Sarah and Stephen.

They had around 120 guests for the evening festivities which is a perfect number for the Hotel’s banqueting suite.
They wanted ‘The Last Dance’ by Claire Maquire for their first dance and they had even had dance lessons, which  is always a brave move – and incredibly nerve racking!
I can report that they pulled it off perfectly – well done guys…the crowd went mad!!

This was followed by their second requested song of the night ‘Start me up’ by The Rolling Stones. Again not a song that we usually do in the set but we were only too pleased to have learnt it for them and boy did it go down well!!
The rest of the night was followed with wall to wall dancing, a fantastic crowd that really came along to enjoy themselves.

As you’ll see if you’ve looked around our web site we play at some fantastic venues. The Compleat Angler Weddings is definately amongst the best – friendly staff, fantastic location and if you’re clever like Sarah and Stephen they have fantastic bands as well!!!

Pendley Manor

It’s been a few years since we’d last performed at Pendley Manor so we were really excited to be back at this great venue.

Pendley Manor has some great function rooms with loads of atmosphere with idyllic surroundings. Outside, the  immaculate lawns and landscaped gardens will show you just why this Hertfordshire wedding venue’s so sought after.
This grade II listed Hertfordshire hotel is set in 35 acres of beautifully landscaped and wooded parkland close to the picturesque Hertfordshire town of Tring. The hotel is little more than an hour from Central London, very close to the M1 and M25 motorways.

We were performing at the wedding of Amy and Chris, a lovely couple who had booked us after seeing us perform at the annual Ivinghoe Ball last year. We were performing with the  ‘classic’ four piece line-up option which was an ideal size for the room.

As well as us they had also booked a  DJ – Phil from Mayhem Productions – a really nice guy and terrific DJ. It’s always a pleasure to work with a DJ that wants to work with the band rather than against which some do unfortunately.

With around 200 guests the night really took on a great party atmosphere. It was really great to see the happy couple dancing all night long from their first dance to the last!

Wedding \\industry Awards 2012 and 2013

If you’re looking for a great wedding venue around the Tring area than take a look around Pendley Manor. It’s got real charm and  great staff and is very unlike a lot of those “corporate” type hotels.

If you’re also looking for a great wedding band don’t forget to give us a call on 01525 381910 or go to the contact page.

You can contact Pendley Manor’s Wedding Manager on weddings@pendley-manor.co.uk or 01442 820016.

Set in beautiful rolling Nottinghamshire parkland, Thrumpton Hall provides a magical setting for all kinds of events.

Our performance at Thrumpton Hall was for a wonderful 20th Anniversary party for Prominent Europe.

There were over 150 guests in attendance at Thrumpton Hall  including Japanese colleagues from Itochu, Prominent Europe’s parent company.

Prominent Europe are a garment design and manufacturing business with offices in the UK (near to Thrumpton Hall), Paris, Barcelona and Milan. The company supplies most of the high street retailers including Marks and Spencer, John Lewis, House of Fraser, Moss and Austin Reed with predominantly formal shirts, but also suits, trousers, casual shirts and ladies career wear.

They started their evening with a drinks reception in the famous Thrumpton Hall itself then moved to the permanent marquee in the beautiful grounds of Thrumpton Hall for their sit down dinner. This was followed by what can only be described as the best cake ever!

When the dinner and speeches were over we hit the stage with a storming set of party classics and many..many requests from the crowd!

The night had a special twist with a stunning firework display by Retford-based company Fuse Fireworks – one of the best displays I’ve seen recently.

The night was finished off by another set from us ending up with the boss in the middle of the dance floor showing off his moves!!!

Deborah who was the lovely lady that booked us from Prominent Europe came up to us at the end to say how much she had enjoyed the band and our performance ” It was just what I had wished for – you guys were brilliant!!”

I must make a special mention to Daniel Torridon the brilliant photographer and very nice chap who took some great pictures of the band and captured Thrumpton Hall perfectly! – check him out at: http://www.danieltorridon.com/

Our thanks go out to all the staff at Thrumpton Hall, JC and Paula for looking after us so well – if you’re looking for a great venue check out Thrumpton Hall!!

Thrumpton Hall is situated in Nottinghamshire, a couple of miles off  J24 of the M!.

We have performed at most of the major hotels in London but performing at the Waldorf Hotel always feels like something extra special.

Situated on the verdant, tree-lined thoroughfare of Aldwych, The Waldorf Hilton hotel enjoys a fabulous Covent Garden location in the heart of London’s theatre district.  This is one the UK’s most iconic hotels, as a band it gives us such pride to perform regularly these venues.

Waldorf Hotel London

Having performed at the Waldorf Hotel on many occasions we can testify to just how great their main ballroom  (the Adelphi suite) is as a venue. The acoustics are terrific and the layout perfect for that special event!

The famous Palm court suite is mainly used as a reception area to the larger Adelphi suite. We have also had the pleasure of performing with our Acoustic Choice trio in this historic room.

As a professional band it’s always been our ambition to play at the highest level.  After nights playing at these iconic venues you feel just that little bit more fulfilled!

A shot of the Three Locks Golf Club

Built alongside the Grand Union Canal The Three Locks Golf Club is one of those hidden venues that unless you’re a golf member wouldn’t realize what a great venue we have in the Leighton Buzzard area.

We performed at the Three Locks in January and were blown away by the food, decor and staff.  It also happens to be about 15 minutes away from where we live which is also great to think such a great venue is on our doorstep!

It’s not for the big corporate event, I would say it could hold 60  comfortably for dinner. The event we played at was for a birthday party for about 45 and that was just terrific!

As a professional band we are used to setting up in different spaces.  We carry around a modular PA set up so if we turn up and it’s a huge venue we can set up the full PA rig and the full lighting rig.  If however, as was the case at the Three Locks being a more intimate venue we can scale down the set up to fit into the interior and space available.

A shot of the Three Locks Golf Club

If you’re looking for a venue full of class with great food and atmosphere look no further. If you’re looking for a band to go with all that.. well you’re on just the right website!!!

Woburn  Sculpture Gallery is one of our favourite wedding and event venues in Bedfordshire. It’s  located within the grounds of the 3000 acre Woburn Abbey estate, anybody looking for a wow factor venue this is it!!

It’s got quite unusual room dimensions where the band (usually) set in the middle of the room in-between pillars.

I think it’s important to make sure that if you are booking live entertainment the band you choose (hopefully us!) have the experience to cope with such a venue.

Not the easiest to get right for sound so a band needs to have the experience and equipment to get that perfect sound.

We have performed at Wobun Sculpture Gallery on several occasions from Weddings to Charity Events to Corporate Events. I would like to give a mention to the staff who have always been really friendly and helpful to us which means if they are nice to the band then they will definitely look after you guys booking an Event at the gallery.

Woburn Sculpture Gallery is certainly a premier Venue for any occasion and we would recommend it for a it’s elegance, stand out wow factor and quality of staff….how much to hire I wonder!!!

Oh what a night…” What a brilliant night on Friday You guys were excellent for the Silverstone Summer Ball at Whittlebury Park. You kept the dance floor truly full until 1am. Great fun, we loved your lead singer – amazing vocals, excellent range of songs from Jessie J,Kings of Leon through to Queen! Please say thanks to all the band – Brilliant!

We have performed successfully at Both Whittlebury Hall & Whittlebury Park over the last few years.

Both  Whittlebury Hall & Whittlebury Park have a range of function rooms to cater for all kinds of events. The Choice have performed in most of them from Corporate Events to Charity Balls to  Weddings.

I think what makes these such great venues, apart from the stunning location is the staff.

We perform at at all the major London Hotels and as nice as they are they do become a little Corporate. I think what you get a Whittlebury is luxury, truly great service but with a touch of belonging as well – great venue!

If you’re having your Event at  Whittlebury Hall & Whittlebury Park you will not be disappointed!!

We have performed at so many great venues over the last few years but Heatherden Hall at Pinewood Studios sticks out  as being one of the coolest!

I think in part this was because the previous day Daniel Craig was sitting on the very same stage as us in the great Heatherden Hall at Pinewood Studios starting his publicity drive for the new James Bond film ‘Skyfall’….I always fancied my self as Mr Bond!
As soon as you drive through the huge gated entrance and head for the fantastic wedding venue Heatherden Hall right in the centre of the studio plot,  film imagery flashes in the mind.
We were playing for the wedding of Katie and David, a lovely couple that went with the film theme throughout the wedding:

The venue it self (Heatherden Hall) is heaped with film history with memorabilia adorning the walls.  It has kept all of its’ original design and charm to make a stunning wedding venue. The staff  ‘Couture Events’ at pinewood – Alison Chambers, Fabio & the team are great which always makes such a huge difference to a successful event.

We were working with some great suppliers on the day, Photographer: Sean Gannon www.energyphotographic.co.uk, String Trio: The Ariella String Trio www.ariellastrings.co.uk , Table Magicians: Ian Mansley & Dean Maudsley: www.ianmanly.co.uk and www.deanmagic.com, Comedian: Russ Williams – www.russwilliams.co.uk  and of course us for the evening Entertainment ‘The Choice’ – www.thebandchoice.com.

It was a truly great occasion in a magnificent venue full of history – and still making history to this day!!