The act
Billy Whitton suits a couple who want their wedding music to move between quiet guitar pieces and a fuller swing band. Solo material crosses jazz, blues and classic pop or rock covers, with instrumental playing and vocals both available. A duo adds a female singer, while the Swingcats band can explore swing, blues, reggae and funk coloured pop. Songs associated with Michael Bublé, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra shape the swing side. This suits a wedding that wants one musician's style to scale from mellow listening to a dance ready group.
See Billy Whitton......also...... Billy whitton & the Swingcats play
Watch Billy Whitton......also...... Billy whitton & the Swingcats perform and get a feel for their sound, style and fit for your wedding.
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Pricing
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Songs Billy Whitton......also...... Billy whitton & the Swingcats can play
Search their repertoire or browse the list below. Ask us about a first dance or another song that matters to you.
Solo.....Hallelujah.,....aint no sunshine, lean on me, can't help falling in love, jazz & blues classics also....Duo......sim. to solo but with female singer doing Aretha. Amy Winehouse, soul classics too...Band.....many jazz and blues classics, reggae..... such as mack the Knife, hoochie Coochie man...no Woman no cry....
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What to expect
High standard playing without the attitude that sometimes comes with it. Solo, you can have mellow tunes with vocals or stretches of guitar instrumental, and the style can hold to whatever the occasion needs. With the Swingcats it turns into swing, Buble and Tony Bennett and Sinatra, then broadens out into jazz, funky blues and reggae. Any of those, done properly. Billy is comfortable being told what a room wants rather than deciding for it.
On the day
He carries a good PA, so sound is covered without the venue supplying anything. Background music runs through the breaks too, which keeps the room from going flat between sets. It's a small detail that guests never notice, and that's exactly the point.