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The
New Disciples - Party & Function Band
- Biography
The New Disciples are both musically and
visually one of the UK's top Soul/Funk bands
with the ability to cover many different styles
from 70's through to present day smash hits.
Keeping their tradition firmly based on "Classic
Soul with Attitude" they provide the highest
level of professional entertainment whatever the
occasion.
All time classics from the likes of Sam and
Dave, The Commitments, James Brown, Madness,
Michael Jackson, The Blues Brothers, Kool and
The Gang, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, Van
Morrison and Tina Turner ensure their
performances are always a success.
Highly Experienced
The band consists of highly trained (London,
Oxford, Birmingham, Paris) professional
musicians that have been hand picked from around
The Midlands.
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They
feature male and female vocals of the highest
calibre with vast experience in entertaining
audiences of all sizes. Between them they have
appeared on top rate television shows and
fronted many award winning outfits both
nationally and internationally.
Collectively, the bands musical heritage is vast
having travelled across Europe performing many
styles such as Classical (CBSO, Naxos), Jazz
(Guy Barker, Randy Johnston (USA)), Big Band (MYJO,
Fat Chops) and Soul (Giants of Soul, Dr Brian)
to name but a few.
The New Disciples have been performing to full
houses across the UK and Ireland having recently
returned from The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
for the 8th consecutive year.
Other notable gigs have included regular
appearances at Jools Holland's Jam House,
Richard Branson's “V4” and being voted top band
of "The Soul Weekend" at Butlins for two years
in a row (2001 & 2002).
The New Disciples have extensive experience
performing in many different kinds of venue from
bars to stately homes to 3000 capacity venues
such as the International Convention Centre (ICC),
Birmingham. This has involved many different
types of event from corporate functions and
weddings to private parties and festivals.
The New Disciples offer a full 90-minute show
usually split into 2 x 45 minute sets
(negotiable) creating a high-energy party
atmosphere.
The band are fully self-contained complete with
3000 Watt PA System and 4K "sound to light
controlled" lighting rig. Instrument radio mics
are also included for that essential audience
interaction/participation.
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Their
repertoire consists of...
6345789 - Blues Brothers/Sam and Dave
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Chain Of Fools - The Commitments/Aretha Franklin
Everybody - The Blues Brothers
Gimme Some Lovin - The Blues Brothers
Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
Hey Mickey - Toni Basil
Higher and Higher - R.B.Greaves/Jackie Wilson
Hold On I'm Coming - Sam & Dave
I Can’t Stand The Rain - The Commitments/Tina
Turner
I Feel Good - James Brown
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
Lady Marmalade - Patti La Belle
Midnight Hour - The Commitments/Wilson Pickett
Mr Pitiful - The Commitments/Otis Redding
Mustang Sally - The Commitments/Wilson Pickett
My Girl - The Drifters
Night Boat To Cairo - Madness
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Peter Gunn - The Blues Brothers/Henry Mancini
Pig Bag - Perfecto Allstarz
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Queen Of Clubs - Kool and The Gang
Rescue Me - Fontella Bass
River Deep Mountain High - Tina Turner
Shake - Otis Reading/Sam & Dave
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Soul Man - Blues Brothers/ Sam & Dave
Stand By Me - Ben E King
Take Me To The River - Commitments/Wilson
Pickett
Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson
Tequila - Perez Prado
The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
The Look of Love - Dusty Springfield
Treat Her Right - The Commitments
Turn You Loose/Sweet Soul Music - Sam and Dave
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and The Waves |
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How To Book -
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you would like to enquire about the availability
of The New Disciples, please fill in the form.
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