The Winklepickers

Description

"Fantastic music! Thank you so much" Joanna Lumley
"You have an amazing sound...everybody loved you!" Peter Capaldi
The Winklepickers are a lively, talented and upmarket band who are perfect for any wedding or party. Usually a 3 piece of male vocals and guitar with double bass and drums, the band perform a variety of classic and upbeat tunes from the 50’s to current day. From Sinatra to Sheeran, Presley to Pharrell Williams, The Winklepickers can do it all whilst adding their unique touch which will leave your guests talking about your wedding or party for years to come!
After perfo ... rming together for over ten years, these guys know just what to play to get your event going. They have travelled the world and worked with global companies Mark & Spencer, Harvey Nichols and Gumtree to name just a few at venues such as The Ritz, The Barbican Centre, Millbank Tower, Merchant Taylors Hall and The Institute Of Contemporary Art.
To guarantee that booking the entertainment for your occasion is easy, The Winklepickers provide the PA, lighting and background music before, between and after sets. Public Liability Insurance, PAT tests and a risk assessment are all available upon request.
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THE CLASSIC 3 PIECE SET UP
Male vocals and guitar, double bass and drums
ALTERNATIVE SET UPS
Duo - male vocals and guitar, and double bass
4 piece - male vocals and guitar, double bass, drums, and keyboard or saxophone
5 piece - male vocals and guitar, double bass, drums, saxophone, and keyboard
WHY BOOK THE WINKLEPICKERS?
The learning of a specific first dance or song just for you
Up to two hours travel from Guildford, Surrey
Tailored set (choose from the vast repertoire below)
Bespoke, DJ style playlist (all of your favourite songs & artists combined into one album & played through the PA system before/between/after live sets)
2 hours of live music divided to suit you (other set lengths are available on request)
1-1 consultation & site visit (depending on location of venue)
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE A QUOTE, GET IN TOUCH TODAY! Read More

Set-List

2010s:
Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars/Mark Ronson)
Happy (Pharrell Williams)
Cake By The Ocean (DNCE)
Domino (Jessie J)
Price Tag (Jessie J)
Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
Treasure (Bruno Mars)
Locked Out Of Heaven (Bruno Mars)
Forget You (Cee Lo Green)
Dance With Me Tonight (Olly Murs)
Shake It Off (Taylor Swift)
Adventure Of A Lifetime (Coldplay)
All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor)
Call Me Maybe (Carly Rae Jepsen)
Can’t Stop The Feeling (Justin Timberlake)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Tenerife Sea (Ed Sheeran)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Castle On The Hill (Ed Sheeran)
Chocolate (The 1975) ...
Firework (Katy Perry)
Ho Hey (The Lumineers)
I Will Wait (Mumford & Sons)
Last Friday Night (Katy Perry)
Paradise (George Ezra)
Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
Shut Up And Dance (Walk The Moon)
You’ve Got The Love (Florence + the Machine)
Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5)
2000s:
Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Jet)
Sex On Fire (Kings Of Leon)
Use Somebody (Kings Of Leon)
Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
Mercy (Duffy)
Valerie (Amy Winehouse)
Black & Gold (Sam Sparrow)
Black Horse And The Cherry Tree (KT Tunstall)
This Love (Maroon 5)
New York New York (Ryan Adams)
1990s:
Dancing In The Moonlight (Toploader)
Kiss Me (Sixpence None The Richer)
Iris (The Goo Goo Dolls)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
Angels (Robbie Williams)
She's The One (Robbie Williams)
Livin' La Vida Loca (Ricky Martin)
1980s:
Beat It (Michael Jackson)
Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Whitney Houston)
Summer Of 69 (Bryan Adams)
Free Fallin’ (Tom Petty)
Boy In The Bubble (Paul Simon)
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
Jacob’s Ladder (Huey Lewis & The News)
1970s:
Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)
All Right Now (Free)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Stevie Wonder)
Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
September (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Queen)
I Shot The Sheriff (Bob Marley)
No Woman No Cry (Bob Marley)
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You (James Taylor)
Oh What A Night (The Four Seasons)
Rockin' All Over The World (Status Quo)
American Pie (Don Mclean)
You’ve Got A Friend (Carole King)
Imagine (John Lennon)
1960s:
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Gimme Some Lovin' (Spencer Davis Group)
You Really Got Me (The Kinks)
Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)
Hard Day's Night (The Beatles)
I Saw Her Standing There (The Beatles)
Twist & Shout (The Beatles)
Day Tripper (The Beatles)
Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
In The Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett)
You Can't Hurry Love (The Supremes)
Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding)
I Feel Good (James Brown)
Hit The Road Jack (Ray Charles)
Higher & Higher (Jackie Wilson)
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Beach Boys)
Let's Spend The Night Together (Rolling Stones)
Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones)
Honky Tonk Women (Rolling Stones)
Get Off Of My Cloud (The Rolling Stones)
Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
I'm A Believer (The Monkees)
My Girl (The Temptations)
King Of The Swingers / The Bear-Necessities (Jungle Book)
Wild Thing (The Troggs)
The Loco-Motion (Little Eva)
Doo Wah Diddy (Manfred Mann)
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (Andy Williams)
Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (Bob Dylan)
1950sI Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley)
Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley)
C’mon Everybody (Eddie Cochran)
Tutti Frutti (Little Richard)
Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis Presley)
Great Balls Of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash)
That’s Alright Mama (Elvis Presley)
La Bamba (Ritchie Valens)
Golden Oldies:
Sweet Home Chicago (Robert Johnson)
Summertime (George Gershwin)
Fly Me To The Moon (Bart Howard)
Girl From Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
It Had To Be You (Isham Jones)
Popular First Dances:
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Tenerife Sea (Ed Sheeran)
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
L.O.V.E (Nat King Cole)
It Had To Be You (Isham Jones)
Everything (Michael Bublé)
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (Van Morrison)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Bless The Broken Road (Rascal Flatts)
God Only Knows (Beach Boys)
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder) Read More

Biography

After performing together for over ten years, these guys know just what to play to get your event going. They have travelled the world and worked with global companies Mark & Spencer, Harvey Nichols and Gumtree to name just a few at venues such as The Ritz, The Barbican Centre, Millbank Tower, Merchant Taylors Hall and The Institute Of Contemporary Art.

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Experience

Venues The Winklepickers have performed at:
Barbican Centre, London
Royal Society Of Chemistry, London
Merchant Taylors Hall, London
Institute Of Contemporary Art, London
Ravens Ait Island, London
In And Out Club, London
Chateau D’Aigle, Switzerland
Villa Gorgo, Italy
Broneirion Hall, Wales
The Royal, Isle Of Wight
Tamesis Sailing Club, London
Thames Rowing Club, London
Pennyhill Park Spa Hotel, Surrey
Clandon Park, Surrey
Steeple Court Manor, Botley
Lythe Hill Hotel, Surrey
Cressing Temple Barns, Essex
The Dome, Sussex
Regency Park Hotel, Berkshire
Cavendish Club, London ...
Easthampstead, Berkshire
Highfield Park Hotel, Hampshire
The Elvetham, Hampshire
Loseley Park, Surrey
The Brewery, London
Basing House, Hampshire
Apartment 195, London
Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London
Town Hall Hotel, London
Forty Hall Estate, London
Gibson Hall, London
Parley Manor, Dorset
Botleys Mansion, Surrey
Horsley Park, Surrey
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
Davy’s Wine Vaults, London
Sir Christopher Wren Hotel and Spa, Berkshire
Newbury Manor Hotel, Berkshire
Coombe Abbey, Coventry
South Lodge Hotel, West Sussex
The Manor Country House Hotel, Oxfordshire
Parley Manor, Dorset
Cannizaro House, London
Tewin Bury Farm Hotel, Hertfordshire
Slaugham Place, West Sussex
Hedsor House, Buckinghamshire
Upwaltham Barns, West Sussex
Cooling Castle, Kent
Northbrook Park, Surrey
The Elms Barn, Suffolk
Wotton House, Surrey
Priston Mill, Somerset
The East Quay, Kent
The Green, Cornwall
Home House Club, London
Knowle Country House, Kent
High Rocks, Kent
Great Fosters Hotel, Surrey
Symondsbury Manor, Dorset
Itchenor Sailing Club, West Sussex
Woodlands Park Hotel, Surrey
East Close hotel, Dorset
Old Thorns Manor Hotel, Hampshire
Hinckley Golf Club, Leicestershire
Belair House, London
Caswell House, Oxfordshire
Hawksmoor Guildhall, London
Farnham Castle, Surrey
Barton’s Mill Hampshire
Hestercombe House and Gardens, Somerset
Birling Manor, East Sussex
Coombe Hill Golf Club, Surrey
Oaks Farm, Croydon
The Wellington Academy, Wiltshire
Woldingham Golf Club, Surrey
Samuel Pepys, London
Leez Priory, Essex
The York Club, Berkshire
Denison Barracks, Berkshire
Millstream Hotel, West Sussex
Lyde Court, Herefordshire
Wollaton Hall and Deer Park, Nottinghamshire
Rhinefield House Hotel, Hampshire
Wiston House, West Sussex
Royal Berkshire Hotel, Berkshire
Chicheley Hall, Buckinghamshire
The Barns Hotel, Bedfordshire
Gildings Barns, Surrey
Royal Marines Museum, Hampshire
Chobham Golf Club, Surrey
Hartnoll Hotel, Devon
Houchins, Essex
The View, East Sussex
Chiswick House, London
Maunsel House, Somerset
The Marquis Of Westminster, London
The Secret Garden, Kent
Barnett Hill Hotel, Surrey
Langstone Hotel, Hayling Island
Ufton Court, Berkshire
Pembroke Lodge, London
Cantley House Hotel, Bekshire
Shottle Hall, Derbyshire
Odos Barn, Kent
Lainston House Hotel, Hampshire
Minstrel Court, Hertfordshire
Elmore Court, Gloucestershire
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire
Cain Manor, Hampshire
The Claredon Hotel, London
Stanton House Hotel, Wiltshire
West Byfleet Golf Club, Surrey
Selsdon Estate, London
Moorhill House, Hampshire
The Reid Rooms, Essex
Owlpen Manor Estate, Gloucestershire
Greyfriars House, Surrey
Windlesham Golf Club, Surrey
Three Locks Golf Club, Buckinghamshire Read More

Previous Clients

Previous clients:
Gumtree
Harvey Nichols
Marks & Spencers
NHS
Ministry Of Defence
Foster Care UK
The Insurance Fraud Awards (Insurance Post)
University Of Surrey
Bloodwise, Blenheim Palace Triathlon
Burts Bees
Marcus Evans
House Of Ho
Gallagher Bassett International Ltd
The Enham Trust
Sheffield Haworth
QinetiQ Group
Ofgem
Sea Work International
Innergy Group

Suitable for

Bar / Bat Mitzvah Birthday Party (Adult) Casinos Christening Christmas Party Cocktail Party / Drinks Reception Corporate Event Dinner Party Jewish Wedding Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Trade Show / Exhibitions

Additional Information

The learning of a specific first dance or song just for you
Up to two hours travel from Guildford, Surrey
Tailored set (choose from the vast repertoire below)
Bespoke, DJ style playlist (all of your favourite songs & artists combined into one album & played through the PA system before/between/after live sets)
2 hours of live music divided to suit you (other set lengths are available on request)
1-1 consultation & site visit (depending on location of venue)