All About The Bongos

Act fee £500 to £795

All About The Bongos are an acoustic duo/trio formed in 2004. We perform popular covers ranging from 50's to present day including Everly Brothers, Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel, Jam, Blur, Madness, Specials, Bob Marley, Pogues, Prince, Amy Winehouse, Kings of Leon, Jason Mraz and many more. We deliver a unique fully live sound, relying on vocal harmony, guitar, harmonica, mandolin, bongos/drums and percussion. Our third member offers bass and female slant to the vocals. We readily perform requests and enjoy humour and audience participation and our extensive repertoire ensures that we cater for all ages for any occasion. Members of the band include :- Sean Harrington - vocals, guitar, harmonica and mandolin. Mark Pepin - vocals and bongos/percussion/drums. Amelie Chevalier - vocals and bass

Music Samples

Lazy Song

Valerie

Thats Entertainment

Dont Get Me Wrong

Act Video

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Act Info

Line-up

Sean Harrington - Vocals, guitar, harmonica, mandolin
Mark Pepin - Vocals, bongos/percussion/drums
Amelie Chevalier - Vocals,bass

Also included

Mackie powered speakers and desk.(2 x 350 plus 1 x 450)
6-way, 4-way and spot, sound activated lighting.

Location

South East based and will travel to these areas: South East, South West, Midlands, Wales.

Previous Clients

Horniman Museum,Walkabout & O'Neills chain, Festival de Cognac, numerous pubs, restaurants and private weddings, birthday parties etc.

Song List

50's & 60's

Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
Beatles - Hey Jude
Beatles - Love Me Do
Ben E King - Stand By Me
Brenda Lee - Rocking Around Xmas Tree
Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Cliff Richard - Livin Doll
Creedence Clearwater - Bad Moon Rising
Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over
Dubliners - Dirty Old Town
Eddie Cochran - Twenty Flight Rock
Elvis - Suspicious Minds
Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
Harry Nilsson - Everybody'S Talkin
Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining
Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire
Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire
Kinks - All Day and All of the Night
Monkees - I'm A Believer
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walking
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Who - Substitute
Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
70's 80's
10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
Bad Manners - Special Brew
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
Blondie - Tide Is High
Bob Dylan - Knocking On Heaven's Door
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds
Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Dolly Parton - Jolene
Don Mclean - American Pie
Dubliners - The Fields of Athenry
Eagles - Hotel California
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
George Michael - Faith
Guns n Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine
Jam - That's Entertainment
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock n Roll
John Denver - Country Roads
Kinks - Lola
Led Zeppelin - Rock and Roll
Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Madness - It Must Be Love
Men At Work - Land Down Under
Pink Floyd - Brick In the Wall
Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of NY
Police - Message In a Bottle
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
Prince - Kiss
Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody
Smiths - Panic
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Specials - A Message To You Rudy
Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle
Steve Miller Band - Joker
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Tony Christie - Amarillo
Tracy Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You
U2 - I Still Haven't Found
UB40 - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Wham - Last Christmas
Yazoo - Only You
90's to present
Amy Winehouse - Valerie
Arctic Monkeys - Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor
Automatic - Monster
Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions
Blur - Parklife
Blur - Song 2
Bruno Mars - Lazy Song
Coldplay - Trouble
Coral - Dreaming of You
Crowded House - Weather With You
Damien Rice - Cannonball
David Gray - Babylon
Ed Sheeran - A-team
Elvis - A Little Less Conversation
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Jack Johnson - Good People
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Jessie J - Pricetag
Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot
Killers - Somebody Told Me
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
Kooks - She Moves In Her Own Way
Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out of My Head
Oasis - Wonderwall
Paolo Nutini - New Shoes
Razorlight - Golden Touch
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
REM - Losing My Religion
Robbie Williams - Rock Dj
Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Other Info

The price brackets above should be used as a guide only as all quotes are bespoke.Performance times for most acts except Tributes and some other Unique performers are usually 2 x 60 minute sets or 3 x 40 min sets. (If you require the act to perform longer than these times you may incur extra costs.)

Travel costs vary depending on the act and will be included to the quote given to you by our agents.

Our acts would usually expect to arrive around 6pm and to be finished around midnight.

(If you need the act to arrive earlier or finish later there may be extra costs but these can be negotiated.)

All About The Bongos

Great band and very entertaining and dance friendly . We hope you get many bookings this winter

Mick and Di

All About The Bongos

Absolutely brilliant band! They really got the party going and had everyone up and dancing all night long! They had a great repertoire and also knew and played every request too. Everyone at the party has raved about the band! We'll be recommending them to people for future events. Thanks so much for a top night!

Annie and Jon

All About The Bongos

Cant understand why they have only got poor ratings...they are brilliant and I have seen them several times getting the crowd on their side ..I love them.

Big Scotty