An Energetic, Experienced And Professional 6-Piece Soul, Funk, Party Band
Le Freak
Rescue Me
Let's Stay Together
The band play a great selection from smooth 60s, funky 70s disco, and dance tunes from the nineties to the present day! With songs from Stevie Wonder and Sister Sledge to CeeLo Green, Beyonce and Daft Punk plus many more, this band are guaranteed to get the dance floor pumping!
From intimate boutique hotels to grand country houses and from busy city centre offices to large festival stages, Soul Direction have played at weddings, private and corporate parties across the UK.
The band have performed for a wide range of clients including; Vodaphone, Unilever, Deloitte, BBC, Dame Kelly Holmes legacy trust and even Duxford Imperial War Museum, under the wings of a WWII bomber!
Soul Direction is fronted by outstanding vocalist Gloria, who has extensive session singing experience under her belt and is also a vocal coach. Gloria was selected in the last 75 in Pop Idol 2003, in the last 10 in the VH1 Divas London Auditions, has had TV appearances on MTV and has even supported Jools Holland. Her soulful, energetic and passionate delivery combined with a great stage presence and the ability to interact with the audience makes her stand out from the crowd.
Backing Gloria is an all-star band featuring guitar, drums, bass, keyboards and trumpet.
Between the members of the band they have extensive gigging experience having performed all over the world, appearing alongside and sharing stages with some major acts, including Jools Holland, Madness, The Beastie Boys, Grace Jones and Marlena Shaw.
Highlights
* From Stevie Wonder and Sister Sledge to CeeLo Green, Beyonce and Daft Punk.... these guys will get the dance floor pumping!
* Funky cool young band
* Male and female band with powerful female vocals
* Very experienced band, with members having played all over the UK and Europe
* Will make your event even more special by playing your special song, free of charge!
* Background music between sets on MP3/Laptop FREE of charge
* Fully self contained with scalable PA system and lighting rig
Available nationwide
* Additional musicians available: percussionist, sax, second trumpet.
Price Guide
Song List
- Soul Man (sam And Dave)
- Fever (shirley Bassey)
- Rescue Me (fontella Bass)
- I Got You, I Feel Good (james Brown)
- R.e.s.p.e.c.t (aretha Franklin)
- Think (aretha Franklin)
- Mustang Sally (wilson Pickett- The Commitments)
- My Guy (mary Wells)
- Baby Love (the Supremes)
- Dancing In The Street (martha And The Vandellas)
- Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson
- Tainted Love Gloria Jones
- Do You Love Me? The Contours
- 70's
- Lovely Day (bill Withers)
- Back To My Roots (odyssey)
- Bad Girls (donna Summer)
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered (stevie Wonder)
- Superstition (stevie Wonder)
- Thinking Of You (sister Sledge)
- Le Freak (chic)
- No Woman, No Cry (bob Marley)
- I Want You Back (jackson 5)
- Mr Big Stuff (jean Knight)
- We Are Family (sister Sledge)
- Express Yourself (charles Wright)
- Lady Marmalade (labelle)
- Oh What A Night (the Four Seasons)
- I Want You Back (jackson 5)
- Let's Stay Together (al Green)
- Blame It On The Boogie (jackson 5)
- Weve Only Just Begun The Carpenters
- 80's
- I'm Coming Out (diana Ross)
- Master Blaster (stevie Wonder)
- Youve Got The Love (candi Staton)
- Billie Jean (michael Jackson)
- Last Night A Dj Saved My Life (indeep)
- Word Up (cameo)
- Everyday People (arrested Development)
- Kiss (prince)
- Master Blaster (stevie Wonder)
- It Must Be Love Madness
- 90's To Present Day
- Apparently Nothin (brand New Heavies)
- Back To Life (soul Ii Soul)
- Teardrops (womack And Womack)
- Killing Me Softly (the Fugees)
- Something Got Me Started (simply Red)
- Du Be Good To Me (beats International)
- Nothing Like This (omar)
- Love Shack (b52's)
- Groove Is In The Heart (dee Lite)
- Finally (cece Peniston)
- Gypsy Woman (crystal Waters)
- Crazy In Love (beyonce)
- Cosmic Girl (jamiroquai)
- Get Lucky (daft Punk)
- Christmas
- Rockin Around The Christmas Tree Brenda Lee
- Last Christmas Wham!
- And Many More!
Previous Clients
- Station, Ascot
- Laura Tobin (bbc), Monkey Island Hotel, Bray
- Wedding, Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust, The Hilton, Reading
- Deloittes, Imperial War Museum, Duxford
- Vodafone, Ramada Hotel, Newbury
- The Old Ticket Hall, Windsor
- Jagz At The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
- Wedding, Trevenna Lodge, Cornwall
- Wedding, Queens College, Cambridge
- Wedding, Anstey Hall, Cambridge
- Wedding, Audleys Wood Hotel, Basingstoke
- Birthday Party, Bedford Golf Club
- Wedding, Burnham Beaches, Berkshire
- Wedding, Harte & Garter Hotel, Windsor
- Birthday Party, London Scottish Rugby Club
- And Many More!
Testimonials
Thank you for all playing at our wedding, we felt that you had an amazing voice and a very talented Band. We had many compliments from our guests and would certainly hire you all again if we were having another event. Many thanks
- Rachael and Tim's wedding, August 2013
I just wanted to send you and the rest of the band a massive thanks for your amazing performance at our wedding! We had so many compliments about your music and our guests really loved it I dont think my mum left the dancefloor for most of the night! Thank you so much for helping to make our day so special
- Angela and James's wedding, April 2013
Nice set guys you were great, thanks so much for playing
- Dame Kelly Holmes, Charity Ball, Reading, January 2012
Thank you Soul Direction for a superb gig at our wedding on Saturday 25th October. It made it a very special event for us and the dancing did not stop from the moment you started. It was great to hear such a varied repertoire so professionally sung, supported by TOP QUALITY musicians. There are bands and then there are BANDS..... and I can assure anyone reading this review who are considering you for a coming wedding or event that they will be knocked out by you. Fantastic. Good luck for the future... you deserve to be busy.
- Neil and Sue's wedding, Uxbridge
Oh my goodness they are FANTASTIC!!!! My kind of music! The singer has an amazing voice... and the band have a really funky vibe! With all the melody & beats I couldn't stop bopping around.
- Donna Millington-Day, Fairy Tale Cakes
I have had the pleasure of booking Soul Direction on several occasions, and find them to be the perfect party band, easy to get on with, very professional and guaranteed to get the audience up and dancing. As an event Manager they are a dream!!
- Graham Steel, Event Manager, Jagz, Ascot
Brilliant! They were so good we nearly missed out flight to Lisbon! Soul Direction are guaranteed to get any party started and we would have no problem in recommending them, in fact they took two bookings, from guests, on the night of our wedding!
- Graham and Lucy's Wedding
My wife and I hired Soul Direction for our wedding. We trawled pretty much every website and listened to samples of many bands and felt that from what we heard from the group over the net was the best sound and take on the type of music we wanted for our big day. We were not disappointed. The band set up with absolutely no fuss and we completely flexible both before the wedding in terms of the sets they would play and also on the evening when a few things had overrun. From the start the music was fantastic - and everyone at the wedding and indeed afterwards were asking how we found the band and commented on how good they were. The guys are also all really nice people and had a quick beer with us after their set and helped make the whole experience a perfect one for our big day. I would without hesitation recommend the band to anyone- and finally get to thank them properly for a great set!!
- Paul, Wedding, Sussex
Soul Direction fwere great. From the minute they started playing the dance floor was buzzing with funky tunes for everyone. I would not hesitate in recommending them for any wedding or private party. They were fab!
- Dan & Sarah, Wedding, London
Set Formats
Soul Direction Offers:
2 x 60 Minute Sets
Or
3 x 40 Minute Sets
Line-up
Female lead vocals; drums; bass; guitar; keyboards; trumpet
