We’ve just got back from another beautiful wedding at Barnsley House, down in the Cotswolds. The journey along the A429 is growing familiar this season, the picturesque Cotswold stone walls greeting us elegantly each visit. Tonight’s set up was a relaxed affair; the guests eating in the marquee in the garden allowing us nearly 3 […]
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Of all the aspects of your wedding day, the one thing no bride or groom has any control over is the weather; whether here in Oxfordshire, or anywhere else in England! Today’s happy couple had booked an acoustic solo set during the afternoon from CoverUps front man, Mike. Those of you who have been to the […]
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To play for musical connoisseurs anywhere is great fun; and doing so in such a great room is always a pleasure! You can tell from the table plan that this couple are huge fans of music: the tables were named after the bride and groom’s favourite albums. Attention to detail here was remarkable with the […]
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Just in from the band’s first wedding at Somersal Cottages. The first thing to strike us about the venue was just how remote it is, and how beautiful it’s surroundings were. As is often the way in rural areas, the postcode centre, used by Sat-Nav, was some distance from the venue itself, so we got […]
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Just on our way back from tonight’s superb wedding in Beddestone. The lovely audience were a joy to play for, the dance floor packed from the very first song! Marquee weddings can be a risky affair, especially in England’s rolling fields. Though there was torrential rain on the journey down to the wedding, it seemed […]
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Tonight was a bit of a different night for the band, as the entertainment for a corporate staff treat for the good people of Price Waterhouse Cooper. Corporate events like this are great fun. They’re different to weddings, with it being no one’s big day, so there’s less vested emotion and guests are there purely […]
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Tonight was a bit of a different night for the band, as the live entertainment at a corporate staff treat for the good people of Price Waterhouse Cooper. Corporate events like this are great fun. They’re different to weddings, with it being no one’s big day, so there’s less vested emotion and guests are there […]
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In the last few years of playing live music at the beautiful Barnsley House, we’ve never been on such a rainy day! When travelling to weddings, rain often prompts a discussion about how the couple are dealing with the weather. Tonight, we were glad to meet the bride upon arrival smiling the fullest bride’s smile […]
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Tewin Bury Farm is something of a regular haunt for The CoverUps; not a season of weddings goes by without the band playing a live show or two down in Welwyn Garden City. And with the reception at tonight’s wedding, long may it continue! As is often the case with relatively early first sets, and […]
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Just home from a fabulous wedding tonight in Bubbenhall, near Coventry. The couple decided, after visiting a few of the excellent wedding venues in the Coventry area, that having their wedding on the grounds of the Groom’s parents’ house was the option for them. Speaking to them during the evening they mentioned that, while costs […]
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