» Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band

» Profile

Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band is a ten-piece music sensation, comprising the classic horn section, featuring tenor sax, trombone and trumpet; a scintillating, swaying blur of burnished brass punching out staccato chords or slipping in swirling swathes of sound that beef up the band’s backbone.

Fronted by two highly-visual and energetic female singers, alternating with great facility between lead and harmony vocals, not to mention costume changes, and adding that seminal gospel sweetness to the hard, earthy grittiness inherent in the Stax / Atlantic repertoire.

The band have appeared on numerous occasions on BBC Radio and TV shows and performed for many blue chip companies, private functions and weddings.

» Previous Clients And Venues

• Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin
• The Semi Ramis, Cairo
• The Marriott Hotel, Cairo
• Celle, Germany
• The Coconut Grove, Las Americas, Tenerife, UK
• The Cafe Royal, Cardiff International Arena
• Centre Parcs
• Butlins
• Somerwest World
• Drayton Manor
• London's Brewhouse
• Metropole Hotel N.E.C.
• Five Lakes Hotel, Maldon, Caerphilly, Cardiff
• Caldicot and Fonmon Castles
• The Jamhouse
• The Marquee Club
• The Rock Gardens
• Great Tithe Barn, Tetbury
• Ashton Court Mansion
• Tredegar House Stately Home
• Leyhill Open Prison
• ...and Many More!

» Worked With The Likes Of

• Edwin Starr
• Jimmy James and The Vagabonds
• Van Morrison
• Jools Holland
• The Commitments
• Go West
• Limahl
• The Pasadenas
• Sweet, Mud
• Captain Sensible
• Marmalade
• Mike Reid
• Jim Bowen
• Stan Boardman
• Little and Large
• Shed 7
• Catherine Zeta Jones
• Charlotte Church
• Ian Botham
• Dodgy
• The Bay City Rollers
• Jaki Graham
• Gwen Dickey of Rolls Royce
• Squeeze
• Midge Ure
• The Saw Doctors
• Pato Banton
• Mike Flowers' Pops
• Dave Dee
• King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys

» Testimonials

"An explosive start to the evening was provided by Big Mac's Wholly Soul Band. This is the way to play soul and Motown-a full ten piece band, great brass section, girl backing singers, pulsating rhythm section and Big Mac himself on lead vocals-not only great musicianship but also a great performance."
- The Stage

» Equipment

The band is fully self-contained with its own 6K Logic Rig, Lights, Vans, Road Crew and Sound Engineer

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