The Travelling Hands

The Travelling Hands

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Location London
Starting from £3968
12 Reviews

Whatever your event, The Travelling Hands provide the perfect soundtrack, bringing people to the dance floor and creating a warm, feel-good atmosphere.

  • Highlights
  • Top-quality roaming band based in London
  • The perfect act for venues with tricky sound limiters
  • Flexible line-up options to suit your budget and requirements

Super music and got the guests all fired up for what was an awesome party!

Emily Smith, Hampshire

Always professional and both we and our guests enjoyed the entertainment. 

Teri & Tara, Buckinghamshire

About


The Travelling Hands are an international acoustic roaming band from London. With corporate clients including Google, Facebook, Rolls-Royce, Adobe, Formula 1, HSBC, British Airways, Jaguar Land Rover, Queen's Club Natwest, NHS, Help For Heroes, Cancer Research UK, Oetker Collection, Taylor Wessing, City AM, WH Smith, Boots, Air Canada and The Mulia Bali to name a few; you can book The Travelling Hands knowing in confidence that they have earned their solid reputation through bringing great live music to every event.

Combining two acoustic guitars, percussion, saxophone, double bass and a whole lot of harmonies, The Travelling Hands offer a fresh delivery of live music through their arrangements of classic songs and modern hits in a warm, feel-good style of performance. Together, these musicians’ five instruments create the perfect bed for harmonised vocals. If you want the full sound of a complete band, with a more acoustic delivery, or you’re just looking for a performance with a twist, then The Travelling Hands are the band for you.

The Travelling Hands' musicians have performed in countless function bands on stages worldwide, plus TV appearances, tours, and session work for major music label artists. After countless gigs with different bands, the lads decided to collate their musical skills and experience and form one solid line-up. From their wealth of experience, The Travelling Hands know what songs work best live and which numbers will bring your guests to the dancefloor. What’s more, by carefully constructing setlists with numbers from different decades, they make sure that guests of all ages enjoy the performance.

Repertoire


2010's

  • Adele - Rolling In The Deep
  • Aloe Blac - I Need A Dollar
  • Bastille - Pompei
  • Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
  • Bruno Mars - Marry You
  • Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
  • Cee Lo Green - Forget You
  • Daft Punk - Get Lucky
  • Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
  • Ed Sheeran - A Team
  • Ed Sheeran - Lego
  • Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
  • James Bay - Hold Back The River
  • Jessie J – Price Tag
  • Lumineers - Ho Hey
  • Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
  • Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk
  • Mumford and Sons - The Cave
  • Mumford and Sons – I Will Wait
  • Olly Murs - I Just Want You To Dance With Me Tonight
  • One Republic - Counting Stars
  • One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
  • Of Monsters & Men - Little Talks
  • Pharrell Williams - Happy
  • Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
  • Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
  • Tom Odell – Grow Old With Me

2000's

  • Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
  • Mark Ronson / Amy Winehouse - Valerie
  • Damien Rice - Volcano
  • Feeder - Buck Rogers
  • Girls Aloud - Love Machine
  • Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
  • Jack Johnson - Better Together
  • Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes
  • Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
  • The Killers - Mr Brightside
  • Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody
  • Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
  • The Kooks - Naïve
  • Reef - Place Your Hands
  • Stereophonics - Dakota
  • Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight
  • The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
  • Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

1990's

  • Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
  • Blur - Parklife
  • Coldplay - Don't Panic
  • Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
  • Foo Fighters - Everlong
  • Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
  • James – Sit Down
  • Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
  • Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl
  • Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
  • Oasis - Wonderwall
  • Oasis - Roll With It

1970's & 1980's

  • Bill Withers - Aint No Sunshine
  • Bill Withers - Lovely Day
  • Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock Around The Clock
  • Bob Dylan - Knockin On Heaven's Door
  • Bob Marley - Is This Love
  • Bob Marley – Three Little Birds
  • Bon Jovi - Living On A Prayer
  • Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
  • The Eagles - Take It Easy
  • Eric Clapton - Before You Accuse Me
  • Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
  • Free - All Right Now
  • George Michael - Faith
  • Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher
  • Journey - Don’t Stop Believing
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
  • Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
  • Richie Valens - La Bamba
  • Stealers Wheel – Stuck in The Middle
  • Stevie Wonder - Superstition
  • The Proclaimers - 500 miles
  • Tom Petty - Free Falling
  • Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
  • The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
  • Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music White Boy
  • Van Morrison - Moondance

1950's & 1960's

  • Ben E King - Stand By Me
  • Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
  • Elvis - Blue Suede Shoes
  • Elvis - Hound Dog
  • Elvis - Suspicious Minds
  • Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
  • Spencer Davies Group - Keep On Runnin
  • The Beatles - Hey Jude
  • The Beatles - Twist And Shout
  • The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
  • The Monkees - I'm A Believer
  • The Temptations - My Girl
  • Van Morrison – Brown Eyed Girl
  • Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally
Line-Up

  • 5-piece - 2 guitarists, percussion, saxophone, double bass, vocals
  • 4-piece - without saxophone or double bass, depending on line-up
  • Trio option also available

12 Reviews

Top reviews

Josie Vyse

Event: Wedding
Location: West Sussex
5/5

Amazing band! Great music and good fun! Very professional and answered all questions quickly! Would 100% recommend!


Jonathan Mackinder

Event: Wedding
Location: Kent
5/5

The guys were amazing, everyone raved about how good the band and music was. Have been telling all of our engaged friends to get the band in, brilliant!


Emma Rathbone

Event: Wedding
Location: Essex
5/5

Everyone loved the band, especially with the addition of the saxophonist. They were very professional and catered to all guests. Would definitely recommend to friends!


Emily Smith

Event: Wedding
Location: Hampshire
5/5

The Travelling Hands were brilliant! Great fun, super music and got the guests all fired up for what was an awesome party! Thank you!


Laura Reilly

Event: Private Party
Location: Surrey
5/5

For those of you who don’t like long reviews; these guys are fantastic, talented and really made our wedding. Stop your search and book them. For a slightly longer review read on, from the moment of booking the band stayed in contact and always made communication when they stated they would, this included running through running order/arrival time, sorting out the playlist and if we had any special requests for the day. Tom arrived before the rest of the band with all his equipment at the time we had agreed, he then proceeded to transport their equipment to the venue and start setting up. First of all, Tom is an extremely friendly and likeable person. He offered (probably regretted it!) to help out with anything as we were running behind he performed a few errands for us and generally helped us out for which we are very grateful. On to the music, as a band they are a very talented bunch, we left the set list up to them and my goodness did they deliver a fantastic blend of current and past music which had all age groups dancing, singing or at the very least tapping their foot along! I’m no Simon Cowell but they sounded fantastic with an excellent range throughout varying songs and genres. This coupled with the fact they were able to interact and react to the various unplanned situations during their set (first dance etc) made them an excellent choice for the wedding. An added twist, was that our wedding was a surprise wedding, with our guests turning up and expecting an engagement party, the band were extremely discreet and the surprise went down a storm. We spent hours and hours searching for a band for our wedding by the end of it all their samples seem to sound the same, save yourself the hassle and book these guys. A fantastic night had by all. THANK YOU GUYS!


Ben Grice

Event: Wedding
Location: Nottinghamshire
5/5

Great bunch of lads and our guests loved the fact that they moved around the venue and mingled, playing music to suit the guests they were playing to at that time. We even got them to play our first dance live which we are so so glad we did as they nailed it. Thanks Carrie at Warble and The Travelling Hands for helping to make our wedding even more memorable.


Aisha Caan

Event: Wedding
Location: London
5/5

The Travelling Hands were great and perfect for the venue and for the intimate wedding event. All our guests loved them.


Jessica Vallance - Hallmark Hotels

Event: Corporate
Location: Warwickshire
5/5

LOVE THEM - Fabulous! Great feedback from the night. Would 100% recommend them again and we didn't want them to stop! Thank you!


Rachel Metcalfe

Event: Wedding
Location: Northamptonshire
5/5

The travelling hands were absolutely brilliant at our wedding last Saturday. They played the first dance song of our choice perfectly, and a good mix of old and new songs to get the guests dancing. The band were quick to respond to any questions before the day, and nothing was too much trouble to make sure the day was perfect. Thank you so much for making our day special!


Trevor & Julie

Event: Wedding
Location: London
5/5

They were excellent. Very sociable and eager to please; their playing and repertoire was an extremely pleasant backdrop to our daughter's wedding breakfast. We would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone for a wedding reception, or any other gathering... professional and well-delivered acoustic music.


Chris Locke-Wheaton

Event: Wedding
Location: Berkshire
5/5

The Buskers surpassed all our expectations, they were brilliant. They played a great mix of upbeat songs and had everyone dancing. They are a great group of guys and they looked like they were enjoying themselves as much as we were. Their set-up was great (lighting etc), they set their sound levels perfectly and their vocals were fantastic. We could not have asked for a better way to end the evening. They even let us play our own playlist through their equipment during their breaks.


Teri & Tara

Event: Wedding
Location: Buckinghamshire
5/5

We were incredibly pleased that we chose your duo to provide the live music at our wedding. They were always professional and both we and our guests enjoyed the entertainment. Their song repertoire was varied and well executed. We would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone looking for two great musicians and singers.


    Pricing

    We give you a bespoke price based on the exact location of your event. The pricing below is based on a central location for your area so you have an idea of what your price will be. The exact price will be given in the booking process after you’ve provided the location details.

    East
    • Cambridgeshire £3968
    • Norfolk £4092
    • Norwich £4092
    • Suffolk £4092
    East Midlands
    • Derbyshire £4340
    • Leicestershire £4340
    • Lincolnshire £4340
    • Northamptonshire £4340
    • Nottinghamshire £4340
    • Rutland £4340
    Foreign Locations
    • Europe £5580
    • Rest of the world £6200
    North East
    • Durham £4960
    • East Yorkshire £4960
    • Leeds £4960
    • North Yorkshire £4960
    • Northumberland £4960
    • South Yorkshire £4960
    • Tyne and Wear £4960
    • West Yorkshire £4960
    • Yorkshire £4960
    North West
    • Cheshire £4340
    • Cumbria £4340
    • Lancashire £4340
    • Liverpool £4340
    • Manchester £4340
    • Merseyside £4340
    Scotland
    • Aberdeen £4960
    • Ayrshire £4960
    • Dumfriesshire £4960
    • Dundee £4960
    • East Lothian £4960
    • Edinburgh £4960
    • Fife £4960
    • Glasgow £4960
    • Inverness £4960
    • Lanarkshire £4960
    • Midlothian £4960
    • Perth £4960
    • Stirlingshire £4960
    • Sutherland £4960
    • West Lothian £4960
    South East
    • Bedfordshire £3968
    • Berkshire £3968
    • Buckinghamshire £3968
    • East Sussex £3968
    • Essex £3968
    • Hampshire £3968
    • Hertfordshire £3968
    • Isle of Wight £3968
    • Kent £3968
    • London £3968
    • Middlesex £3968
    • Oxfordshire £3968
    • Surrey £3968
    • Sussex £3968
    • West Sussex £3968
    South West
    • Bath £4464
    • Bristol £4464
    • Cornwall £4464
    • Devon £4464
    • Dorset £4464
    • Somerset £4464
    • Wiltshire £4464
    Wales
    • Anglesey £4960
    • Brecon £4960
    • Caernarvonshire £4960
    • Cardiff £4960
    • Cardigan £4960
    • Carmarthen £4960
    • Denbigh £4960
    • Flint £4960
    • Glamorgan £4960
    • Monmouth £4960
    • Pembroke £4960
    • Wrexham £4960
    West Midlands
    • Birmingham £4340
    • Gloucestershire £4340
    • Herefordshire £4340
    • Shropshire £4340
    • Staffordshire £4340
    • Warwickshire £4340
    • Worcestershire £4340

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    FAQs

    What do you wear on stage?
    The Travelling Hands are proudly sponsored by the award-winning designer Menswear brand Marc Darcy, commonly performing in their three-piece, tweed suits. If you're after a more relaxed approach, they frequently perform in a range of festival, 'Mumford and Sons' style attire. Examples of this can be found in various photos and videos.

    How long do you take to set up?
    The Travelling Hands take only 15 minutes to setup for a roaming gig. When they team up with production companies (either for stage sets or roaming sets with wireless microphones, 

    Which line-up should I choose?
    The Travelling Hands regularly perform with varying members in endlessly different scenarios, so they're more than happy to discuss the best possible outfit to accommodate for your event. 

    The Walkabout / Roaming Option
    For the perfect classic entertainment with a twist, why not opt for the roaming performance? This unique package sees the barriers of the stage and the guests broken, as The Travelling Hands will mingle around the guests as they enjoy their evening - giving them a musical experience they'll never forget! Whether you’re planning a wedding, private party or corporate event, The Travelling Hands can provide the perfect soundtrack. They promise to bring people to the dancefloor (or bring the dancefloor to the people!) and create a warm, feel-good vibe for your guests.

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