Poles Apart Stilts Co Ltd

» Profile

Poles Apart Stilt walking band can provide a colourful band, on stilts, from 1 to 10 performers (or even more). Poles Apart Stilts has performed at many international events around the world.

Venues played at include The Athens Olympics Games, Wembley Stadium, Cowes & Henley Regatta, Glastonbury Festival, several Royal Events, Canary Wharf and many more, performing in Portugal, Dubai, Greece, The Republic of Ireland, China, France and India.

Poles Aparts can perform as Pirates, Punch & Judy, 30's Riff Raff, Santa Clauses, Soldiers, Victorians (dead and more brightly coloured), Dogs and Devils, Medieval, Elvis, Insects and Sgt Peppers. The music played is generally rock 'n' roll, disco, pop, rock and trad jazz, all using the stripped down instrumentation of sousaphone, banjo, percussion and sax, with harmony vocals.

There are two performance options:

Poles Apart Walkabout Stilt band

A live band with 3 part vocal harmonies that is entirely self-contained (i.e. no PA, stage required) and acoustic. This is great for those occasions that you want the band roaming around and able to move flexibly with the occasion.
On Stage Function band

Poles Apart Stilt band can be on-stage and amplified (with Seinheiser radio mics for vocals and instruments) as a function band, either on stilts, with costumes, or tailored to your requirements. The band play party classics on the blasphemous instrumentation of sousaphone, banjo, percussion and saxophone(s)!

Surprise and amuse your guests with this amazing and unique act.

» Song List

• Dance
• Blame It On The Boogie
• I Feel Good
• I Will Survive
• We Are Family
• Staying Alive
• Celebrate Good Times
• That's The Way I Like It
• Groove Is In The Heart
• Dancing Queen?
• Baby, One More Time
• Billie Jean
• Ymca
• Play That Funky Music, White Boy
• Rock 'n' Roll
• Tutti Frutti
• Rock Around The Clock
• Hound Dog
• That'll Be The Day
• Great Balls Of Fire
• Summertime Blues
• Stray Cat Strut
• Be Bop A Lula
• Good Golly Miss Molly
• Jailhouse
• Rock
• Birthday
• Bang A Gong
• Anarchy In The Uk
• Taxman
• Black Dog
• Jazz
• Sweet Georgia Brown
• Bei Mir Bis Du Schon
• Pasadena
• Nagasaki
• Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
• Shine
• Everything Stops For Tea
• Hello Dolly!
• Honey Pie
• I Can't Give You Anthing But Love
• It Don't Mean A Thing
• The Lady Is A Tramp
• Limehouse Blues
• The 'varsity' Drag
• You're Driving Me Crazy
• You're The Cream In My Coffee
• I've Got Rhythm
• Deep Henderson
• Sheik Of Araby
• Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
• Basin Street Blues
• St Louis Blues
• Flintstones
• Benny Hill Theme Tune (Ricketty Sax)
• Christmas
• I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
• Merry Christmas Everyone
• Frosty The Snowman
• Jingle Bells
• Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
• Winter Wonderland
• Blue Christmas
• Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree
• Lonely This Christmas
• Christmas Is Coming
• ...and Many More!

» Previous Venues and Clients

• Several Royal Events
• Parties For Celebrities Such As Andrew Lloyd Webber, Terry Wogan, Jimmy Tarbuck, The Queen, Cilla Black, Richard E Grant, Nicholas Parsons, Judith Chalmers, Rolf Harris, Richard Branson & Architect Richard Rogers
• The Athens Olympics
• Dubai Shopping Festival
• Henley And Cowes Regatta
• Commonwealth Games
• Millennium Dome
• Earls Court
• Wembley Stadium
• Blenheim Palace
• Royal Courts Of Justice
• Greys Inn
• The Savoy Hotel
• Natural History & Science Museums
• National Portrait Gallery
• Glastonbury Festival
• Epsom, Kempton, Windsor And Brighton Racecourses
• The Following Town Festivals; Norwich, Worcester, Leicester, Cardiff, Swansea, Brighton, Hastings, Havant, Portsmouth, Inverness, Dublin, Liverpool, Manchester, Canary Wharf, Bracknell, Bournemouth, Isle Of Wight, Devizes, Arundel, Burgess Hill, Harrogate, Aylesbury, Chelmsford, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Maidstone And Southport
• Store Openings For Mothercare, Barratt's Homes, Halfords And Ikea

» Testimonials

"Just a note to say thank you for the great entertainment yesterday evening. I'm sorry I didn't get chance to say a personal thanks before you left, but I've had a lot of positive comments this morning, so many thanks."
- Georgia Smith, Worcester

"Many thanks for Saturday - I came by a couple of times but you were mid-flow, sounding great. Hope you enjoyed it."
- Mish Toszeghi, KP Events Ltd.

"Please extend our thanks to all at Poles Apart for their performance in Inverness. The insect band went down very well with the audience and you all
really helped to make the event a success. All the best for 2007!"
- Gillian, Unique Events

"Late I know but many many thanks for your performance at St Clears Easter Saturday.
You were all brilliant and if I have the opportunity I shall book you again. Once again Many Thanks - happy to give an endorsement for you!"
- Eleri Retallick, Carmarthenshire County Council

[ back to top | more stilt walkers ]