SOULSHINE BAND

5pc - female vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards

6pc - female and male vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards

7pc - female and male vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, saxophone

8pc - female and male vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet

9pc - female vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, percussion

10pc - 2 x female vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, percussion

Funk/ Soul and 80's Groove 

And The Beat Goes On – The Whispers (requires male vocal)

Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan

All This Love That I’m Giving – Gwen Mcrae

Brick House – Commodores

Forget Me Nots – Patrice Rushen

Get Down On It – Kool & The Gang

Get Down Saturday Night - Oliver Cheatham

Get Up Offa That Thing – James Brown

Gimme The Night - George Benson

Going Back To My Roots - Oddyssey

Got to Be Real - Cheryl Lynn

I Found Lovin – The Fatback Band

Jammin - Bob Marley

Jungle Boogie – Kool & The Gang (requires trumpet + male vocal)

Keep The Fire Burning - Gewn McCrae

Kiss – Prince

Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang

Outstanding - The Gap Band

Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag – James Brown (requires trumpet + male vocal)

Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band (requires trumpet)

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

PYT – Michael Jackson

Never Too Much – Luther Vandross

Rock With You – Michael Jackson

Somebody Elses Guy – Jocelyn Brown

Teardrops – Womack & Womack

Thinking Of You – Chic

Classic Soul and Motown

Ain’t No Mountain – Marvin Gaye

Best Of My Love – The Emotions

Dancing In The Street – Martha and The Vandellas

Gimme Some Lovin – Blues Brothers/Spencer Davis Group

Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

Higher and Higher – Jackie Wilson

Higher Ground – Stevie Wonder

Hold On, I’m Coming – Sam and Dave (requires trumpet + male vocal)

I Feel Good – James Brown

I Wish – Stevie Wonder

I Want You Back - Jackson 5

Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye

Long Train Running – The Doobie Brothers

Love Train – The O’Jays

Move On Up – Curtis Mayfield (requires trumpet + male vocal)

Proud Mary – Tina Turner

Rescue Me - Fontella Bass

Respect – Aretha Franklin

Sex Machine – James Brown

Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye

Shake Your Tail Feather - Blues Brothers

Signed Sealed Delivered – Stevie Wonder

Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder

Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield

Soul Man – Sam and Dave/Blues Brothers (requires trumpet)

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

You Can Leave Your Hat On – Tom Jones (requires male vocal)

You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate (requires male vocal)

Disco

Ain’t No Stopping Us – Now McFadden and Whitehead

Bad Girls – Donna Summer (requires trumpet)

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Blame it On The Boogie – Jackson 5

Car Wash – Rose Royce

Celebration – Kool and the Gang

Disco Inferno – The Tramps/Earth Wind And Fire

Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson (requires trumpet, male vocal and percussion)

Everybody Dance – Chic

Good Times – Chic

He’s The Greatest Dancer – Sister Sledge

I Wanna Be Your Lover – Prince (requires male vocal)

I Want Your Love – Chic

I’m Coming out – Diana Ross

I’m Every Woman – Chaka Khan

Lady Marmalade – Labelle

Let’s Groove – Earth, Wind & Fire (requires male vocal)

Le Freak – Chic

Lost In Music – Sister Sledge

September – Earth Wind and Fire

Shake Your Body Down To The ground – Michael Jackson

Thriller - Michael Jackson

We Are Family – Sister Sledge

Young Hearts – Candi Staton

Wanna be Startin’ Somethin’ – Michael Jackson

80's

1999 – Prince (requires male vocal)

All Night Long – Lionel Richie

Beat It - Michael Jackson

Call Me Al – Paul Simon

Careless Whisper - George Michael

Holiday - Madonna

Hot, Hot, Hot – Arrow

How Will I Know – Whitney Houston

I’ve Had The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes (requires male vocal)

I Wanna Dance with Somebody – Whitney Houston

Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley

Purple Rain – Prince (requires male vocal)

Simply The Best – Tina Turner

Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves

What’s Love Got To Do With It – Tina Turner

90's/00's

American Boy – Estelle

Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai

Crazy – Gnarles Barkley

Crazy In Love – Beyonce D

Finally – Ce Ce Peniston

Forget You – Ce-Lo Green

Gotta Get Through This - Daniel Beddingfield

Hey Ya – Outkast (requires male vocal)

Lady – Mojo

Love Foolosophy – Jamiroquai

Mercy – Duffy/ 3rd Degree

Misirlou (instrumental) – Dick Dale (requires trumpet)

Moving Too Fast – Artful Dodger

No Scrubs – TLC

Only Girl In The World - Rhianna

Please Don’t Stop The Music – Rhianna

Relight My Fire – Take That

Re Rewind - Craig David

Return Of The Mack – Mark Morrison (requires male vocal)

Shackles (Praise You) – Mary Mary

Show Me Love - Robin S

Sing It Back – Moloko

Starlight – Supermen Lovers (requires male vocal)

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Work It Out – Beyonce

You Got The Love – Candi Staton/Florence and Machine

Recent Chart

Can’t Stop The feeling – Justin Timberlake

Get Lucky – Daft Punk

Happy Pharrell – Williams

Hold My Hand - Jess Glynn

I Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd

Locked Out Of Heaven – Bruno Mars

Love Me Again – John Newman (requires male vocal)

Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5

Rather Be – Jess Glynn

Sax – Fleur East

Shotgun - George Ezra

Shutup and Dance - Walk The Moon

Treasure – Bruno Mars

Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars

Wake Me Up - Avicii/ Aloe Blacc 

Ballads/ Slow Dances (we tend to save these just for First Dances/ dinners)

All I Need To Get By – Aretha Franklin

All Of Me - John Legend

At Last – Etta James

Can't Get My Eyes Off You – Frankie Vallie

Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra

If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

Isn't She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

Just The 2 Of Us - Bill Withers

Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

Make You Feel My Love - Adele

Moondance - Van Morrison

Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin

Put Your records On - Corinne Bailey Rae

Stand By Me - Ben E King

Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

Wishing On A Star - Rose Royce  

Dan Whaley, wedding

I just wanted to drop you a note to thank you for your excellent sets at my niece's wedding at Crabbs Barn last night. I really don't think I've ever seen a wedding band such as yourselves where every single thing was so absolutely spot on; the astounding musicianship of the band, the phenomenal vocals and amazing stage presence of the singer, the variety of the repertoire, the tightness of the performance, the well balanced sound, the engagement with the punters, the overall presentation, I could go on...

Clare and Andrew had a fantastic wedding day, and it was so beautifully concluded with your 3 sets. They, and indeed the rest of the family and guests, were still raving about you today, and will doubtless continue to do so for a while yet.

I very much hope to see you again, and will certainly recommend you to anyone who is on the lookout for a wedding band.

Thanks again.

"Uncle" Dan Whaley

(yellow Hawaiian shirt, blue porkpie hat, admirer of the guitarist's quack pedal...)

Sonia, staff Christmas party, Dulwich College

Dear James

Just wanted to drop you a note to say the HUGEST thank you for everything you did to support our staff party on Friday with all the lighting and for embracing the Strictly theme with the fantastic glitterball! The [Soulshine Band] were simply fabulous and the song choice was spot on, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the dance floor so completely rammed from beginning to end before. Not sure how you managed to do that but we cannot thank you enough. We were very grateful for all you did to ensure it was such a success. We cannot wait to have you back at the College again soon and will continue to pass on the band details with gusto!

Wishing you a merry Christmas and hope that the new year brings the happiness you deserve.

Best wishes and thanks again from us all,

Sonia

Teresa & Matt, Wedding, Kent

We just wanted to say how much we appreciated all your hard work to make the music at our wedding so fantastic, and the dance floor one of the best we've ever seen with all of our friends and family! In our guest book, on advice cards and in person, so many people have commented on how much they loved [Soulshine] and the great atmosphere you created. You played all the songs we wished for and we were so impressed by the talents of all the musicians in the band and how they engaged with all of our guests. We didn't want the music to end (you may have guessed by our a cappella attempts at Don't Stop Me Now at the end of the night!)

Please pass on a big thank you to the rest of the band. We will highly recommend you and [Soulshine] to friends and family in the future.

Thank you so much.

Teresa and Matt

Rachel, Wedding, Essex

My husband and I are soooo glad that we chose the [Soulshine Band] to be our evening entertainment at our wedding. They sang our first dance song amazingly making it a truly special memory. We had so many compliments from our guests about the band, how they sang a great range of songs that got everyone on the dance floor. Sasha was great interacting with all of us on the dance floor, everyone loved how she came out for a boogie. Thank you so much for helping to create a truly amazing party atmosphere

Tim & Lizzie, Wedding, Buckinhamshire

Hi James, we are very sorry it has taken so long to send this email - obviously it has been a while since our wedding...

Firstly, the obvious - you and the band were absolutely awesome! Everything we knew we would get from a [Soulshine] performance - slamming groove, high energy, slick performance, wonderful vibes everywhere - were there in spades. You delivered the party in as spectacular a way as we knew you would, and it was just so much fun on that dance floor, so no surprise it was full all night. 

We are also incredibly grateful for all the ways that you went above and beyond the normal call of duty to make the music perfect for us... As well as enjoying all those songs from a personal point of view, it really created the soulful and funky atmosphere we wanted for all our guests.

We couldn't have wished for a better end to our wedding day, and with yourself, Rick, Paolo & Tom performing we felt a real personal connection that made the celebrations extra-special. It was just the best.

Thank you so much once again and hope to see you soon :)

Tim & Lizzie

xxx

Tristan, wedding, Kent,

The [Soulshine Band] were amazing, and they made the evening the incredible party that it was! They brought a great, lively atmosphere, with Sasha singing and dancing through the dancefloor, getting everyone involved. The music was fantastic, Sasha's amazing voice being backed up by an awesome band. All our guests loved it and some want to use the [Soulshine Band] in the future! Worth every penny, and more..!! Cannot thank them enough!!

Olivia & Mike, wedding, Berkshire

"I simply cannot praise James and his band enough! They were brilliant! Vocals were amazing and we loved how they involved the guests. There was a great choice of songs and I don't think there was minute they were playing that the dance floor wasn't busy! I lost count how may times a guest complimented then and asked how I'd found them - I just hope I find another excuse in the future to book them again!!"

Sophie & Rishi, wedding, Leicestershire

Huge thank you to [The Soulshine Band] for making our garden wedding so absolutely fantastic! The acoustic set was perfect for after the ceremony and the party sets got everyone on the dancefloor! We couldn’t have asked for anything more.

Fiona, wedding, Gloucestershire

[Soulshine] joined us for our perfect wedding day in at Elmore court. This was the part of the day which we hoped would add a real wow factor to our wedding. We were not disappointed!

The band played three flawless sets, with Sasha and the band getting the dance floor moving and really entertaining the guests.

The band were fun and energetic and we were able to chose a number of our favourite tunes to boogie the night away to. On a personal note the band were extremely accommodating learning our first dance song - making that moment unforgettable.

If you want to have a brilliant party, this is the band to choose! Thanks so much from the new Vandenbergh-Harwood's!

Helen, wedding, Cambridgeshire

Hi James,

Hope you are well.

I am so sorry it has taken me so long to reply - its been crazy busy ever since we came back from our honeymoon!

We were absolutely delighted with the band, they were incredible!

The music was something that was very important to us but we had nothing to worry about as they were outstanding and better than we could have ever imagined.

They certainly got the party started and all of our guests are still commenting on how amazing they were.

We will certainly be recommending them to all our family and friends whilst we look for another excuse to hire them again!

Joanne and Mike, wedding, Wales

Sorry this is belated but we have only just returned to reality from our honeymoon.

I just wanted to send you and the band a huge thank you for playing at our wedding!

You guys are so talented and professional.

Every guest we've spoken to since has said how brilliant you were and our dance floor was full all night!

My dad is a hard one to please when it comes to live music as its one of his passions and he was made up with you guys.

We are so glad we had you there and thank you for coming to Wales for us!

We will be recommending you to every bride and groom we meet.

Many thanks again

Joanne and Mike

Pablo and Rose, wedding, Worthing

Hi James,I just wanted to say thank you to you and the team for yesterday. It was so special for us to have such incredible live music at our wedding and everyone was saying how brilliant you all were.

In all the excitement I've forgotten the name of the singer but please can you pass on that we thought she was absolutely fantastic too and really lit up the party!

All the best!

Pablo and Rose

Anthony, Wedding, Doncaster

5 stars is not enough!! Excellent vocals and energy. Really kept our guests entertained with a varied playlist and great interaction. Punctual, professional and accommodating as we were a bit late and just a wonderful performance. We would definitely recommend this band for fun loving soul shaking funky people. Many many thanks for being awesome!!!

Sophie and Chris Hudson, Wedding, Kent

Just wanted to say a MASSIVE thank you for your role in our amazing wedding last weekend. More people than I can count told me that it was the best band they had ever seen at a wedding. All generations had a blast dancing along to the tunes, which is something we really wanted to achieve. Also, thanks so much for being patient and letting us go over time a little at the end. People were just having such a good time (mainly because the band music had been so happy-making) that no one was in any mood to stop. The sign of a great party! We ended up dancing round the camp fire in the field till the wee hours of the morning. Once again, thanks a million and I will be singing your praises whenever the topic of wedding bands come up with people in the future!

Love Sophie and Chris x

Neil, Birthday Party, London

I’d like to thank you so much for the 3 amazing sets you performed at my 40th Birthday. If I had dreamed of the perfect party it would never have come close to the reality. The whole band were superb, slick and professional. Sasha’s vocals outstanding and the way she works the crowd is just incredible. Loved being able to perform ‘Never too Much’ with you even at the last minute. You truly are the perfect band to get a party started but not so good at getting it finished!! We wanted you to play for another 3 hours! Hahah! Loved it so much, so thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my special day the most incredible evening. Feedback from all of the guests has been amazing and I have passed along details so hope you get more bookings! You deserve it!

Charlotte, Wedding, Hampshire

Excellent music - not the usual cheesy wedding playlist and the best indicator of how good the [Soulshine Band] were is that the dance floor was packed all night! Huge thanks to all the band - we loved the performance.

Kerry & Chris, London

Hi James, I just wanted to say a huge thank you for Saturday. You guys were so amazing, we have had so many comments from our guests. It seems the garage section went down a storm!! We couldn't believe how versatile you were! You always know people are enjoying it when they shout 'one more song' at you repeatedly... I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. It was an amazing day. If you have your set list that you played that you could send to us, we'd love to have a copy. Thank you so much, and we hope we get to see you all perform again!

Eleanor, wedding, Cambridgeshire

Hi James,

Thank you so much, everyone really loved the band and I've had some really brilliant feedback from lots of our guests. It was fab music and you guys helped to create a wonderful atmosphere! Everyone had a really good dance - I seem to remember the dance floor being constantly occupied. Honestly, we couldn't have asked for more. You set up very quickly and quietly and then produced some brilliant music.

Gill Bennett, Lymington

[Soulshine] were totally fantastic at my son's wedding! They threw themselves into their performance and judged the audience and the mood perfectly. The quality of their music and voices were amazing and they were obviously enjoying themselves. They were a pleasure to deal with, both on the night and prior to the wedding. They were extremely professional and relaxed, which was the perfect combination. Everyone there commented on how good they were and I have no hesitation in highly recommending them. Absolutely brilliant!

Nicki, Wedding, Hampshire

This band are absolutely fantastic! The music was excellent, Sasha the lead singer was so engaging, has a beautiful voice and really made everyone get on the dance floor. James the main organiser was extremely easy to deal with and did everything to accommodate special requests. The whole band were great fun and a pleasure to have around. I have been asked many times about where we found the band as they were so great!

Ben & Ellie, wedding, Hertfordshire

Thank you SO much for an absolutely outstanding performance at our wedding on Saturday night!! You guys were incredible, from first dance to last it was just spectacular!! The musicality and professionalism of the entire band was second to none throughout the entire evening. We can't thank you enough for making our wedding night so special. Our guests couldn't praise you enough!!

Thanks again, we'll be sure to recommend you guys to anyone looking for a top quality function band!!

Sean and Harriet, Wedding, Surrey

We were incredibly lucky to have [Soulshine] perform at our wedding. They brought so much genuine energy to the evening as well as playing three incredible sets. The dancefloor was full throughout the night and so many guests commented on how superb the band were. The mixture of songs in their set-list and consideration of our preferences fully exceeded all of our expectations and we could not recommend the band more. The band also learnt our first song "You're gorgeous" by Babybird and performed it wonderfully - giving us some truly special memories.

Lisa Webster, wedding, Hertfordshire

Lorena and the rest of the band were amazing!!! All of our guests were up on the dancefloor, dancing the entire night. We had a fantastic time. Thank you!

Hi James, we had a brilliant wedding day thank you and have been really enjoying not wedding planning any more! Thanks so much to you and the other band members for all your efforts - it was such a good performance! We loved all the music and have had so many comments about how brilliant the band were on night. Loved the way Lorena also came into the crowd and created a great party atmosphere. Glad the food came ok too :) Let us know if you need any recommendations of course. Best wishes to Sasha and hope she is doing ok. Thanks again for a great performance. Best wishes, Helen

Mike, Wedding, Essex

The [Soulshine band] were great. They played the music we wanted with great skill and energy. The lead vocal was excellent. She has a super voice and really got the crowd going. Great fun.

Simon and Yasmin, wedding

We just wanted to say thank you again, it's really difficult choosing a wedding band as you can't see people live... your video looked good but although it was great speaking to you before to be honest it still seemed like a little bit of a gamble before hand....

We shouldn't have worried! We could not have been happier with how it went, you guys were fantastic and our guests had an amazing time, the dancefloor was absolutely packed throughout. You brought so much energy to the night and it just flew by.

I think some friends of ours (Mo and Katie) have already booked you, or are planning on booking you for their Wedding in October, so will see you again then!

Lizzie & Andy, wedding, Kent

What can I say.... you guys were awesome! Everyone said what a great job you did. Thank you so so so much for really making the evening. All my guests and us really loved every second. Thank you!!

I will be sure to send some pics and videos when we are back.

John and Sophie, wedding, Buckinghamshire

Now that Sophie and I are back from our honeymoon, we'd like to say a huge thank you to you and the band for your amazing performance at the wedding. Everyone was raving about you once you'd finished and we wish we could have had you playing all night! The live music really brought the party to life and was a perfect accompaniment to the weather.

We have had a lot of people ask us how we found out about you and we will whole-heartedly recommend you to anyone in search of a band.

I hope you had a fantastic time celebrating your own wedding and wish you all the best for the future!

Many thanks again for making the day so special.

Paul, Corporate, Berkshire

I would just like to thank you and your band for providing us with great music on Saturday night. The way you started with the slower songs worked perfectly too.I have had so many comments of praise for the band. I have never seen our guys dance so much. Sasha has an incredible voice and is a great performer. She Interacted with the crowd so well and I even ended up dancing a lot, which made my wife happy as that's rare.The band have a great grooving sound and I hope we have another large event someday so we can book you again.

Vivienne & Neil, wedding, Surrey

Big THANKS to you, sasha and the band for absolutely rocking the house down. It was incredible !!!..... I simply couldn't get off the dance floor . The feedback was that it was the best wedding band by far that people had ever experienced and there's been LOTS of weddings over the years...& lots more to come. Good luck with everything and we wish you good health, continued success and a very bright future indeed ..... Lots of love Mr & Mrs B ....♥️

Natasha Trendall, wedding, London

Great band, loads of energy, strong repertoire. Easy to deal with. All our wedding guests love them. Would highly recommend [The Soulshine Band]

Charlotte and Paul. wedding, Hampshire

I just wanted to send you a message and thank you for the amazing set you did for Paul and I, it was amazing!!

All my guests loved you guys and have raved endlessly about how much fun it was. 

My only regret is that I didn't get to spend all night on the dance floor!!….. I am sure you both understand that you have to spend a lot of time going from guest to guest. 

We would both love to come and hear you playing again, so if you have any up and coming gigs we would love to know the dates. 

Thanks again for making our day so special.

All our love

Charlotte and Paul.

Anthony, Wedding, Wiltshire

I just wanted to thank you and the other band members for a fantastic performance at our wedding at Bishopsdrow House on the 11th May. You guys brought great energy, a fantastic sound and helped us have a really strong focal point in our evening reception. Thanks for being so easy to work with – we loved your renditions of our requested songs (Rat in the Kitchen was particularly fun) and by the comments we have had, several of our guests would hope to book you in the future.

Luisa, Wedding, Kent

Hi Sasha

Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for Saturday night, you guys were amazing everybody was asking where i found such an amazing band.  Everyone had nothing but fantastic things to say about you.  Thanks again for getting everyone up and dancing and making our evening so special.

Julia, Birthday Party, London

The [Soulshine Band] were fabulous. Our party went with a swing in large part due to them. Sasha has an amazing voice and infectious energy All of our guests commented on how good they were. I would unhesitatingly hire them again.

Sally & Lee

Just wanted to say a very big thank you to you and the band for Saturday night. We had a fab time and all our family and friends commented on how good, professional and energetic you all were. I know quite a few of them will be turning 50 soon so hopefully they will book you so we can see you all perform again and especially with Sasha when she has made a full recovery.

Hope the op goes well in January and Sasha will be back on her feet before too long!

We are so pleased we chose the [Soulshine Band] and wish you all the best!

Katie Laver, Wedding, Dorking

Hi Sasha and James,

I just wanted to email to say a massive thank you for making our wedding evening awesome! The music was absolutely fantastic. We had so many positive comments about you guys and everyone loved dancing! My brother is a musician/composer himself and he said he was impressed and you were very tight as a band