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Multi-Award Winning Wedding & Events Band.
With over 18 years of experience, we know that your wedding day or special event will be one of the most memorable and important days of your life and we would be honoured to be a part of it. Having quality live music at your event always adds a touch of class, and our experience is second to none. With our excellent female and male vocals and the first class musicianship, we have performed at some of the most beautiful and prestigious venues in Scotland and have never failed to astound.
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OUR SONG LIST
Here's an example of how your night could go! We don't usually use a strict set list, we prefer to constantly monitor the dance floor and choose our set as we go! September – Earth Wind and Fire Higher And Higher – Jackie Wilson Pencil Full Of Lead – Paolo Nutini You Can't Hurry Love – Phil Collins Man, I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – Wham Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon Raise Your Glass – Pink December 63 – The Four Seasons Abba Medley – Dancing Queen / Mama Mia / Waterloo I'm Still Standing – Elton John Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac Ceilidh 1 GAY GORDONS DASHING WHITE SGT Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper Dancing On The Ceiling – Lionel Ritchie Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You – Andy Williams Islands In The Stream – Kenny and Dolly World Of Our Own - Westlife Love Shack – B52s You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon Faith – George Michael Valerie – Amy Winehouse Don't Stop Me Now – Queen Gimme Gimme Gimme - ABBA 9-5 – Dolly Parton Crocodile Rock – Elton John Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams YMCA – The Village People Believe – Cher Breathless – The Corrs A Little Respect – Erasure Take On Me – A-Ha One Way Or Another – Blondie The Timewarp – Rocky Horror Cast Ceilidh 2 CANADIAN BARN DANCE STRIP THE WILLOW Dignity – Deacon Blue Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan Ain't Nobody – Chaka Khan I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston Stacy's Mom – Fountains Of Wayne All The Small Things – Blink 182 Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne Still Into You - Paramore I Believe In A Thing Called Love – The Darkness Mr Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra You Make My Dreams – Hall and Oates Teenage Dirtbag -Wheatus Time Of My Life – Bill Medley/Jennifer Warnes Love Story – Taylor Swift Proud Mary – Tina Turner Crazy In Love - Beyonce Mr Brightside – The Killers Footloose – Kenny Loggins Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis Loch Lomond – Runrig Some other songs we can offer: Africa – Toto Don't Start Now – Dua Lipa All My Loving – The Beatles I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys Titanium – David Guetta / Sia All Night Long – Lionel Ritchie My First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White I'll Be There For You – The Rembrandts Town Called Malice – The Jam Ain't No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye / Tammi Terell I Want You Back – The Jackson 5 We Found Love – Rihanna Murder On The Dance Floor – Sophie Ellis Bextor Hot To Go! - Chappell Roan Let It Go - Frozen Defying Gravity - Wicked
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
-WHAT ARE YOUR STANDARD PERFORMANCE TIMES? 8pm till 12 midnight, with a break about halfway through usually to coincide with the evening buffet. We find these are the optimal playing times to ensure you get the absolute best from us and from your guests! If you require an early start or a late finish, this can be arranged. If you wish us to play longer than the standard four hours, we can do this for an additional fee, charged in multiples of half an hour. Please see "Additional Charges" below for our current rates. -HOW LONG IS YOUR BREAK AND DO YOU PROVIDE BACKGROUND MUSIC DURING THIS TIME? Our break is 40 minutes and we will take this generally to coincide with your evening buffet. During the break, we provide background music for your guests through our PA, at a volume conducive to your guests chatting. If you wish to provide your own recorded music for during the break, please provide this as a playlist on an iPod (or similar) as we do not carry a CD player in our equipment. Please note, we do not provide a DJ service. -WHAT IF SOMEONE IN THE BAND HAS TO TAKE TIME OFF? Every member of Cut the Cake has multiple fully rehearsed stand-ins to cover incase of illness, injury, unforseen circumstances, holidays or general life commitments! We work to an extremely high professional standard and will never put anyone on a gig who doesn't meet this. Even if one of the faces you recognise is missing, you won't be disappointed. -WHEN WILL YOU ARRIVE AND HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO SET-UP? We will arrive about 90 - 120 minutes before our contracted start time so that we can set up as soon as the venue is ready for us. It takes us approximately 60 minutes to set up in most venues, dependent on ease of access. In some cases, events can run late, and although we will try to make up time if this happens, we cannot be held responsible if we are unable to start at our contracted time as a result of this delay. Please see "Additional Charges" for early set-up. -WHERE ARE YOU BASED AND WILL YOU TRAVEL FOR OUR WEDDING/EVENT? We are all based in and around and traditionally cover the central belt of Scotland. However we are more than happy to travel further afield to celebrate with you! With this in mind, f your wedding is more than 40 miles from our base in Dunfermline, we would reserve the right to charge additionally to cover our travel costs. You will be quoted for this at the time of your enquiry. You can see details of our current charges in the "Additional Charges" below, but please bear in mind that this mileage rate includes our 4 vehicles, and is not "per vehicle". -DO I GET A CONTRACT? Of course. This provides you and us with all the important details relating to your wedding, such as venue, date, performance times payment and contact details. It also lets you know what you can expect from us. Please keep a copy of our terms and conditions for yourself, as most FAQ answers can be found in there or on this page. -HOW DO I PAY YOU? When you make your initial booking of Cut the Cake, you return your signed contract together with a deposit which can be paid via bank transfer for £150 to secure your date. The balance of the agreed contract price is payable by bank transfer at least fourteen days in advance of the event. We regret that we are not able to accept payment by credit/debit card. Also, please note that we are unable to accept payment on the night, -WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Our song-list includes popular music for all tastes including ceilidh and even some Musical Theatre! We use our 18+ years experience to tailor our set accordingly meaning that no two nights are ever exactly the same. See our songlist for more details! -DO YOU PLAY CEILIDH MUSIC AND CALL THE DANCES? Yes, we find that three or four over the course of your evening is enough in most circumstances. All our ceilidh is fully live and we call the instructions for all the dances. However, please remember that if you would prefer to exclude ceilidh, this is not a problem – just let us know in advance that it is not required. -WILL YOU LEARN OUT FIRST DANCE/SONG REQUEST? Without a doubt. If it is at all possible for us to cover your chosen special song, we will undertake to learn that for you. All we would ask is that you give us at least 8 weeks notice of this song so that we can practise and learn it for you to our high standards. Please see "Additional Charges" if you would wish us to learn more than 1 song for you. -CAN WE CHOOSE YOUR PLAYLIST? You can let us know if there are any songs you definitely DO NOT want us to play. However, we are very experienced at choosing the right song for the right time to keep the party going and the event has to cater for all your guests, who will all have differing tastes, so we would prefer to be left to do our job as well as we can by having the freedom to choose our set as we go without limitiation if possible. This knowledge and experience is partly the service you're paying us for. -ONE OF MY GUESTS IS A SINGER, CAN THEY JOIN YOU FOR A SONG? Yes, but ONLY if it's ok with the client. If we are approached on the night, we are under no obligation to agree. It will depend on whether we think it is appropriate to do so, and also whether the person asking is confident enough to sing with a live band and potentially without lyrics and monitoring. -ARE THERE LONG GAPS BETWEEN SONGS? Not if we can help it. As we play, we assess the mood of your guests and tailor our song choices accordingly. These are communicated through the band so that we can commence the following song seamlessly. -MY VENUE HAS A SOUND LIMITER, CAN YOU PLAY WITH ONE OF THESE? Yes, we have played in venues where there have been sound limiters, some of them set at quite a low level. If you know your venue has one of these, you should let us know in advance. If the limiter is set to below 93db then unfortunately, this would be too low for a 5-piece band and we would potentially be unable to accept. This could cause frequent cut-outs disrupting your evening, and potentially damaging expensive equipment. Please check with your venue. -DO YOU HAVE YOUR OWN SOUND AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT? Yes, we have all our own PA equipment and we have lights for both us and for the dance floor area. -DO YOU HAVE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE AND IS YOUR EQUIPMENT PAT TESTED? Yes. We have public liability insurance covering up to £2million and our equipment is PAT tested annually. -CAN I PROVISIONALLY BOOK THE BAND? Unfortunately not. We operate on a 'first come, first served' basis. If you wish to book, we would advise you to return your signed contract and deposit as quickly as possible, as this is the only way we can guarantee your booking. -CAN I KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOU IN THE LEAD UP TO MY WEDDING/EVENT? Of course! However, due to the large amount of clients we are in contact with, if you have any questions, we would greatly appreciate if you could check for the answer in your Terms and Conditions or here on the FAQs page before making contact. If you would still like to get in touch, then please do. email contact is preferred to keep all booking information in one place! ADDITIONAL CHARGES: a) Travel charges, where distance is in excess of 40 miles from Dunfermline. Our mileage rate is currently 80p per mile, but please remember this covers 4 vehicles carrying personnel and equipment. We reserve the right to amend this for changes in petrol prices. b) If you wish us to play longer than our standard performance times, this is charged at £200 per half hour in accordance with Musicians Union rates. The band may not agree to additional time if our travelling distance is extensive or if it's a particular busy season. We would advise that 8pm-12am are the optimal playing times. Please ask at the time of your enquiry and this can be discussed. c) Setting up early. In special circumstances, we can sometimes arrange to arrive at your venue early for set-up prior to the start of your reception, but we would charge a fee for the additional time involved in doing so. Please ask for a quotation. d) Additional songs beyond the 1 song we offer to learn. If you wish us to learn more than 1 new song for you, we will do so at an additional cost of £50 per song. If you know that any of these will apply to you prior to booking the band, please discuss this with us before we send out your contract as then we can keep your information up to date. If you decide you would like to make contractual changes after you've returned the contract, please inform us by email, as we can ensure we have a 'written' record of all your wedding information.