Stirling Sings Rat Pack offers exceptional entertainment, for weddings, private and corporate events. from a quartet up to a sensational 6 or 9 piece, or for more intimate functions as a duo or trio.
With a fantastic live sound and a great choice of repertoire, Stirling delivers all the vintage Swing, Jazz and Rat Pack favourites from legendary crooners such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr, as well as Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin, Matt Monro, Michael Buble and many more.
As a band, what sets them apart from other Swing & Rat Pack Bands is their added ability (if required) to transform into a Party Band with a wide choice of Soul, Motown and Pop tunes to bring you all round entertainment. It's like booking two bands for the price of one!
With a solid reputation as one of the most professional and reliable bands in the business and a long list of satisfied clients, you can be confident of booking great entertainers that you and your guests will thoroughly enjoy.
Comprising some of the UK's finest professional musicians, band members have worked with the the BBC Big Band, Jamie Cullum, Jacqui Dankworth, Stacey Kent, The Rat Pack Productions, and with a whole range of top entertainers and celebrities.
Stirling Sings Rat Pack experience of performing at weddings and corporate events spans over 5 successful years. The band noticed a need for a Rat Pack Band that offered something different, so unlike many classic Rat Pack Bands with a somewhat strict formula, they have successfully blended sophisticated lounge and jazz classics with uptempo swing/ big band numbers to make your musical entertainment really special, as well as a full Soul & Motown Party band option!
Whether you want to ensure a busy dance floor or create a background atmosphere of mellow sophistication, you can be sure of high-class swing entertainment to get your event going with a… swing!
Band Options
- Duo - Piano, Vocals
- Trio - Piano, Bass, Vocals
- Quartet (Piano, Bass, Drums, Vocals)
- 5 piece - Featuring male vocal, rhythm section, (Piano, Bass, Drums) and 1 horn
- 6 piece - Featuring male vocal, rhythm section and a 2 piece horn section
- 7 piece - Featuring male vocal, rhythm section and a 3 piece horn section
- 9 piece - Featuring male vocal, rhythm section and a 5 piece horn section
You can also add extra female vocals to each band line-up to extend the repertoire.
As you add more horns, the sound becomes richer and fuller. The band uses original big band chart arrangements re-written specially for them. When there are 2 or more horn instruments they phrase together to give really dynamic and authentic swing sound, e.g. a “mini big band” effect.
N.B. a minimum of 1 horn is required for the Soul & Pop repertoire.
Swing / Rat Pack
A Foggy Day - Michael Buble
A Nightingale Sang - Bobby Darin
A Wink And A Smile - Harry Connick Jr.
Aint Nobody Here But Us Chickens - Louis Jordan
Aint That A Kick In The Head - Dean Martin
Almost Like Being In Love - Frank Sinatra
Always - Bobby Darin
As Long As I'm Singing - Bobby Darin
Bei Mir Bist Du Scheyn - Janis Seigel
Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
Blue Moon - Mel Torme
Call Me Irresponsible - Michael Buble
Careless Hands - Mel Torme
Cheek To Cheek - Fred Astaire
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
East Of The Sun - Frank Sinatra
Everybody Loves Somebody - Dean Martin
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
For Once In My Life - Frank Sinatra
Give Me The Simple Life - Mel Torme
Have You Met Miss Jones - Frank Sinatra
Hello Dolly - Bobby Darin
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Frank Sinatra
I Won’t Dance - Frank Sinatra
It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr.
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
I've Got the World On A String - Michael Buble
I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
Just One Of Those Things - Frank Sinatra
Lady Is A Tramp - Frank Sinatra
Let There Be Love - Nat King Cole
Let’s face the Music And Dance - Fred Astaire
Lets Fall In Love - Nat King Cole
L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole
Mack the Knife - Bonny Darin
Moondance - Michael Buble
More - Bobby Darin
My Kind of Girl - Bobby Darin
New York New York - Frank Sinatra
Nice and Easy - Frank Sinatra
Night and Day - Frank Sinatra
Oh Look At Me Now - Bobby Darin
Pennies From Heaven - Frank Sinatra
Surrey With a Fringe on Top - Mel Torme
Swinging On a Star - Bing Crosby
That's Life - Frank Sinatra
The Best Is Yet to Come - Tony Bennett
The Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra
The Tender Trap - Frank Sinatra
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
There’s a Rainbow Round My Shoulder - Bobby Darin
They Can't Take That Away From Me - Frank Sinatra
Witchcraft - Frank Sinatra
Latin/ Jazz Standards
Ain't Misbehavin’ - Fats Waller
Fascination - Nat King Cole
Georgia - Ray Charles
It Had Better Be Tonight - Michael Buble
It Was A Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra
Lullaby Of Birdland - Mel Torme
Moonlight In Vermont - Frank Sinatra
Moonriver - Andy Williams
Mr Bojangles - Sammy Davis
My baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
My Funny Valentine - Frank Sinatra
My Way - Frank Sinatra
One For My Baby - Frank Sinatra
Slow Boat To China - Dean Martin
Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra
Sway - Michael Buble
That Ole Devil Called Love - Bille Holiday
That's All - Michael Buble
The Coffee Song - Frank Sinatra
The Girl From Ipanema - Gilberto
The Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole
Soul/ Pop/ Rock 'n Roll
Brick House - The Commodores
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Andy Williams
Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Gimme Some Lovin - Blues Brothers
Hard To Handle - Otis Redding
I Feel Good - James Brown
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers
Just The Way You Are - Barry White
Kiss - Prince
Knock On Wood - Otis Redding
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
Sex Bomb - Tom Jones
Signed Sealed delivered - Stevie Wonder
Soul Man - Blues Brothers
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Twisting The Night Away - Sam Cooke
Whats Going On - Marvin Gaye
Jewish Events/ Simcha Music
Hava Nagila
Matchmaker
Sunrise Sunset
Hevenu Shalom
If I Was A Rich Man
Hora Medley
Simen Tov ou Mazel Tov
Bei Mir Bist Du Scheyn
Lewis Matthews, Military Event Event, Lincolnshire
Excellent service. The band were fantastic, even better than anticipated! Would definitely look to get them back at future events. Many Thanks!
Lynn Wood, Marie Curie Cancer Research, Birmingham
Just a note to sincerely thank you for helping to make our Ball so successful. Everyone had such a good time and I have had many emails and cards from our guests saying how much they enjoyed the evening, particularly your performance.
Dipa and Praful Lakhani, Wedding, Riverbank Plaza hotel, London
English dictionary lacks words that could possibly convey our heartfelt gratitude to you and your musicians for making Priya's wedding reception such a memorable event. Frankly, I was a bit apprehensive when Priya suggested a crooner fused with Bangra music at an Indian Wedding Reception, but your personality, amazing voice and delivery of wonderful melodies enchanted the evening. You are a celebrity amongst our friends and family. People have just not stopped praising you! Please convey our sincere greetings to your orchestra. We hope to meet up soon for another celebration.
Nikki Grady, Wedding, Chalet de Iles, Paris, France
The Stirling Swing Band, your performance bought a real touch of magic to the wedding party. The bride and groom have since sent us messages thanking us for such a special and unexpected surprise. During the evening, time and again, people came up to us to comment on your wonderful voice and the natural charm and ease with which you delivered a fantastic selection of the beautiful old jazz melodies. Thank you for bringing some of your witchcraft to Alexis’ and Camille’s wedding.
Ashley and Shaun, 40th Party, Norwich
Thanks so much for such a wonderful evening. You were absolutely fabulous. I had none stop approvals from everybody invited to Shaun's party ‘What a great singer’, ‘Where did you get him from’, ‘You couldn't have beaten the night’. You helped make our evening flow and I was also grateful for your little reassuring winks and nods to let me know that you where ok, as well as our guests. You are always welcome at our home and I sincerely hope I will get to be in your audience again!
Chrish and Ratna Thakar, Wedding
Chrish and I can't thank you and your musicians enough for your wonderful performance at our wedding. Throughout the evening people were singing your praises (no pun intended!) not only about the outstanding quality of your performance but also marvelling at the resemblance of your voice to the man himself. Our guests are still talking about what a great night they had and how much they enjoyed your songs. You were possibly the least stressful aspect of the wedding to organise- your professionalism, charm, understanding and good humour made the process so much easier and enjoyable. We loved every minute of your sets and only hope that we get to enjoy such wonderful music again in the future. Many thanks once again to you and your band.
Julie, 40th Party, Thame
My apologies for the lateness of my email! Just to reiterate our telephone conversation– you were great and we had the time of our lives! In the pre planning stages you were helpful, flexible, open to suggestions and gave some really good ideas that worked really well on the night. Despite the hotel’s lack of co-ordination on the day you rose to the challenge and gave a perfect live performance. Thank you for letting Michael and Josh indulge in their greatest passion of singing; they will never forget their ‘x-factor’ opportunity of singing live with you and the band– a dream come true for a 40 year old man and a 13 year old boy, which proves the point that your performance stretches across many generations. The older party guests were seen doing the fox trot whilst the youngsters tapped their feet and clicked their fingers to the ‘swing beat’, your music united all our guests from many different eras starting at 80 years old right down to my little niece Francesca seen twirling on the dance floor with grandad at the tender age of 3. The Joshua Kadison number still brings tears to our eyes and will be etched in our memories for years to come…..we’ll look you up when we hit our 10 year anniversary! I would not hesitate to work with you again and cannot wait for the next opportunity to get together.
Sarah Evans, Corporate Function, Omitec Resources
I would firstly like to thank you and the band for your wonderful music. Everyone commented on how good you were! As the organiser, I was able to relax and let you guys get on with it because you read the evening extremely well and changed the tempo to match the way the evening went. It was flawless! It is lovely to deal with such friendly and professional people. You made our company party go off with a swing (no pun intended!). The fact that you have had a request from the party to provide the music for a customer’s wedding is proof of how well received you and the band were! I will not hesitate to book you for all future events for Omitec and will recommend you anyone who wants top-class entertainment.
As well as many happy wedding couples, some of Stirling Sings Rat Pack’s previous clients include:
- Anglo-American
- Audi
- British Energy
- Cadburys
- DHL
- Eventia
- Group 4 Technology
- Marks & Spencers
- Mercedes
- Mosimanns
- Mayor of London
- Omitec
- RICS
- Standard Chartered
- Voca
Venues
- Bingham Hotel Bothleigh Grange Hotel
- Brands Hatch Place Hotel
- Brocket Hall
- Cafe Royal
- Café de Paris
- Chilston Park Hotel
- Claridges
- Cog D'Argent
- Cooling Castle Barn
- Cripps Barn
- Dorchester Hotel
- Eltham Palace
- Fawsley Hall, Daventry
- The Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire
- Glenbervie House Hotel Larbert
- Gorton Monastery, Manchester
- Gosfield Hall
- Grafton Manor
- Grand Hotel Brighton
- Great Fosters Egham
- Haberdashers Hall, London
- Handpicked Hotels
- Heritage Motor Centre Gaydon
- Imperial War Museum
- Kingston Maurward House Dorchester
- Knebworth House
- Lancaster Hotel
- Layer Marney Tower
- Longstowe Hall
- Loose Cannon
- Lynford Hall Hotel, Norfolk
- Manor of Groves Hotel
- Monkey Island
- Moxhull Hall
- Nailcote Hall
- Northbrook Park
- Nutfield Priory
- Paramount Walton Hall Hotel & Spa, Walton
- Pembroke Lodge
- Posderham Castle
- Prestwold Hall
- RAC Club
- Radisson Edwardian Hotel
- Ramada Jarvis
- Renaissance Hotel
- Restaurant in the Park
- Richmond Gates Hotel
- Riverside Park Plaza
- Royal courts of Justice
- Royal Naval College
- Rushton Hall
- Silchester House
- Skinners' Hall London
- Smeetham Hall Barn
- St Audries Park
- Stanton Manor Hotel
- Stoke Place
- Stoke Poges
- Swan at the Globe,
- The Braxted Park Estate
- The Fennes, Braintree
- The Gore Hotel
- The Landmark Hotel London
- The Oxford Belfry Hotel
- The Tithe Barn, Petersfield
- Tower Bridge London
- Wiltons Music Hall
- Wotton House, Dorking
How long does the act play for and what about music when the band is not playing?
2 sets of 50 minutes, or an alternative is 3 x 40 minute sets. The band will play pre-recorded music through the PA when the band isn't playing at no extra charge.
Do you bring your own sound equipment?
Yes, we supply our own PA and lighting.
How far will the band travel?
We travel anywhere in the UK and internationally.
- 2 sets of 50 minutes, or an alternative is 3 x 40 minute sets.
- If the event ends at midnight, a DJ isn't generally needed. The band will play pre-recorded music through the PA in breaks at no extra charge. (Not a full DJ service)
Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.
East
- Cambridgeshire - £862.50
- Huntingdonshire - £862.50
- Norfolk - £862.50
- Suffolk - £862.50
Mid Scotland
- West Lothian - £1,092.50
Midlands
- Derbyshire - £862.50
- Gloucestershire - £862.50
- Hereford and Worcester - £862.50
- Herefordshire - £862.50
- Leicestershire - £862.50
- Lincolnshire - £862.50
- Northamptonshire - £862.50
- Nottinghamshire - £862.50
- Rutland - £862.50
- Shropshire - £862.50
- Staffordshire - £862.50
- Warwickshire - £862.50
- West Midlands - £862.50
- Worcestershire - £862.50
North East
- Cleveland - £862.50
- Durham - £862.50
- East Riding of Yorkshire - £862.50
- Humberside - £862.50
- North Riding of Yorkshire - £862.50
- North Yorkshire - £862.50
- Northumberland - £862.50
- South Yorkshire - £862.50
- Tayside - £862.50
- Tyne and Wear - £862.50
- West Riding of Yorkshire - £862.50
- West Yorkshire - £862.50
- Yorkshire - £862.50
North West
- Cheshire - £862.50
- Cumberland - £862.50
- Cumbria - £862.50
- Greater Manchester - £862.50
- Lancashire - £862.50
- Merseyside - £862.50
- Westmorland - £862.50
South East
- Bedfordshire - £862.50
- Berkshire - £862.50
- Buckinghamshire - £862.50
- East Sussex - £920.00
- Essex - £862.50
- Hampshire - £920.00
- Hertfordshire - £862.50
- Kent - £920.00
- London - £862.50
- Middlesex - £862.50
- Oxfordshire - £862.50
- Surrey - £862.50
- Sussex - £920.00
- West Sussex - £920.00
South Scotland
- Strathclyde - £920.00
