Funky Buddha hit the road....

aIts been a little while since the blog was active...  and this is because we've been incredibly busy every week playing all over the country at weddings functions and parties.

To put you more in the picture here are but a few of the venues, we've been busy getting parties going at: Tithe Barn (Ditcham), Herstmonseux Castle (Hailsham), The River station (Bristol), Rushmore estate (Wiltshire), Tewin Bury Farm (Herfordshire) Brockencote Hall (Worcestershire) The Banqueting Hall (London)  Pickwell Manor (North Devon) the Old Kent Barn (Dover) Weobley Castle (Swansea),  Upwaltham Barns (Chichester) Landsdown Hotel (Brighton), Kelmarsh Hall (Northampton), Brokencote Hall (Kidderminster) RAF Club (Picadilly), Wood Hall Hotel and Spa (Wetherby).

There are some great new songs and we welcome some more outstanding musicians/singers to the band all of whom have outstanding talent.

Martyn entertaining the locals!

Rachel and Abi - Old Kent Barn

Dancing at Old Kent Barn

RAF club Picadilly

Rachel, Elaine and Kelly - Tithe Barn

Gemma and Hayley Rocking on at Herstmonceux

Jazz set at the Banqueting House -Whitehall

Dancing at Banqueting House

Great soloing by Piers

Jake and Jim on tenor and alto sax

Come Join The Party this Saturday!

It's not that often that Funky Buddha do an open gig for anyone to come along to, but this Saturday 10th March we are playing at The Latest Bar in Kemp Town Brighton and YES you should come along. Why? because you're going to have a great night of course; great grooves just waiting for you to strut your stuff on the dance floor. We'll be on around 8.45 and it gets busy so you'll need to be a little early if you want to get a seat (not that you'll be sat down though!) Looking forward to seeing friends old and new.

Mayfair gig.... in snow

The singers!

View from the balcony

The front line!

Funky Buddha's 10 piece band have just got the party going at 'One Mayfair' for 'Boston Scientific' - beautiful harmonies from our singers and razor sharp horn lines from the horns, I was proud to be a part of it all.  We included some new material and arrangements which went down a storm, we'll include them in our showcase gig on March 10th.  The snow didn't put anyone off luckily (although the M25 was a nightmare coming home to Brighton!)  I've included a couple of shots for you to see

Snow as we leave...

FUNKY BUDDHA SHOWCASE GIG!

Roll up roll up!  Keep MARCH 10th free! get your glad rags on and boogie on down with Funky Buddha.  We're playing live at The Latest Music Bar in Kemp Town.  With our classic funk, soul and disco as well as some new pop/rock tunes your toes will tapping all night, your friends will be dragging you off the dance floor and you'll be screaming for more!

We can put you on the guest list, drop an email or follow us on Facebook and we'll see you there.  It's a great chance to hear the music live and meet the band.

See you there!

Funky Buddha's Best Parties Ever...

With 20 gigs in December it's fair to say that Funky Buddha band are busy! We are excited to be the party band at Syon Park for Best Parties Ever and have worked hard to create a great set of music from Jazz to Chillout and an extended party mix that is rocking the dance floor...literally! Some Christmas classics have had the Funky Buddha treatment and sound better than ever including: Dusty Springfield, The Eagles, Mariah Carey and not to forget a bit of Wham for good measure, Christmas has kicked off with a bit of a bang.

And if that's not enough Buddhalicious are out as I write; Mark, Rachel and Jim are off to Cambridge playing for a Christmas party! More songs have been added to the set (I did say we were busy!) and the sound is great for smaller venues - all the authentic feel of a big live band but non of the space issues.... perfect.

I've taken a few shots so far and plan to get the video out so watch out if you're having a corporate do this December.... I'll be watching you!

Weddings Here There and Everywhere!

It's been a while... Funky Buddha Band have been on the road going all over the country playing at weddings and parties, from Bosham to Barnstaple, Hull to Havant and lots of other places that don't share the same letter name! so I thought I'd share a few of our photos with you. We've been updating our sets and now include even more clever mixes and funky grooves that just seem to work every time. The dance floor bounced so much I thought we were going to go flying.

Funky Buddha party on the Thames.

What an amazing night was had by all as Funky Buddha Band got the party rolling on the river Thames. Love the chillout music, love the jazz and most importantly what a great set we did (not wishing to blow the trumpet too loud but...) The new songs were great and everyone went crazy for The Kings of Leon didn't they! I thought the boat may capsize it was bouncing so much! Thanks to everyone, band and partygoers for such a great gig!