Step 2: Select Option(s)

4 Piece Band£1,230

Male vocal / guitar, double bass, accordion, fiddle.

3 Piece Band£955

Male vocals and guitar, double bass, accordion or fiddle.

Duo£680

Male vocal/guitar, accordion or fiddle or double bass.

Solo£350

Male vocal / guitar.

Subtotal:£1,230

Total:£1,230

Amount payable to secure your booking:£245

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Prices quoted are subject to confirmation with the artist and are intended
as a guide only.

Set Options:

2 x 60 minute sets
or
3 x 40 minute sets

Optional Extras:

Request repertoire£125

Clients may ask the band to learn an particular song for their event.

Dai & The Ramblers

from £1,230

Folk & Traditional Musicians

Dai & The Ramblers are a London based band performing unique acoustic arrangements of honky tonk, R&B and Zydeco (American folk music). Something different but very special for your event or wedding!

Experienced Professionals
The musicians involved in the band are all experienced pros, and have played at numerous venues: from the smallest jazz bars and speak-easies to international music festivals with huge audiences. Musicians involved in the Gumbo La La project have featured for artists such as Van Morrison, Bob Geldof, Morcheeba, The Dead Victorians, Spengler and Los Chinches.

Old Time Feel
Taking inspiration from the songs of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Big Joe Turner, Hank Williams Sr, Ray Charles, The Carter Family and Clifton Chenier, the band take an old sound - detailed harmonies, accordion, fiddle, double bass, and acoustic guitar - and make it new. Dressing the part, with their old-timey tunes add a special and unique edge to your function or wedding.

Line-up Options
Dai & The Ramblers can provide different line-ups, from a duo to a four piece band.

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Thank you so much for playing during our wedding ceremony! Many of my friends and family mentioned to me how beautiful your singing was, so I'm sure you'll have many more bookings coming your way!

Jyrki Kolsi

Beautiful! 10/10

Michael Rutten (DJ)

Your singing and playing was absolutely wonderful, and created exactly the right mood during our wedding breakfast. I was very impressed by your professionalism - you dressed the part, set up quickly and efficiently, and made sure that the whole day was stress free.

Angela Devichand

Zydeco and Honky-Tonk
Iko Iko - Dr John
Sugar Bee - Cleveland Crochet
Ay Tete Fee - Clifton Chenier
Honky Tonkin' - Hank Williams
Jambalaya - Hank Williams
Ramblin' Man - Hank Williams
Settin' The Woods On Fire - Hank Williams
Gamblin' Man - Jimmy Rodgers

Folk
Man Of Constant Sorrow - Soggy Bottom Boys
Lonesome For You - Carter Family
The Water Is Wide - Carter Family
When The World's On Fire - Carter Family
Wildwood Flower - Carter Family
Worried Man Blues - Carter Family
You're Gonna Be Sorry You Let Me Down - Carter Family
I Ain't Got No Home - Woodie Guthrie

Rockabilly
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
Hey Porter - Johnny Cash
Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis
That's All Right Mama - Elvis
Night Train To Memphis - Roy Acuff

R&B, Blues, Gospel
Flip Flop And Fly - Big Joe Turner
Shake Rattle And Roll - Big Joe Turner
The Chicken And The Hawk - Big Joe Turner
I Would Rather Go Blind – Ellington Turner
I Asked For Water - Howlin' Wolf
Freight Train - Elizabeth Cotton
Lonesome Road - Nathaniel Shilkret
Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles
I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
I'm Going Down To The River - Ray Charles
Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
What'd I Say Parts 1 & 2 - Ray Charles
Up Above My Head - Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Other
Skinny Love - Bon Iver
I Would Rather Go Blind - Chicken Shack
Brave Son Of America - CW Stoneking
Songbird - Fleetwood Mac
Moanin' - Hank Snow
Shaking All Over - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
Modulo Lunar - Los Beta 5
Carinito - Los Hijos Del Sol
River Man - Nick Drake
Wild Wood - Paul Weller
He Never Said A Mumblin' Word - Spiritual
The Night They Drove Old Dixy Down - The Band
Mardi Gras Mambo - The Hawkettes
Chocolate Jesus - Tom Waits
Dead And Lovely - Tom Waits
Hoist That Rag - Tom Waits
Lie To Me - Tom Waits
Way Down In The Hole - Tom Waits
Crazy - Willie Nelson

Dai - Vocals & Guitar

Former singer and songwriter with Los Chinches and Spengler, Dai is the band leader. He plays guitar and sings.

Rupert - Double Bass and Vocals

Talented multi-instrumentalist Rupert plays double bass with The Ramblers. In his spare time he plays swannee whistle, mandolin and ukulele with The Dead Victorians and plays a lot of gigs on stilts!