Dai & The Ramblers are a group playing acoustic arrangements of honky tonk, 1950s R&B and zydeco music. Available as solo, duo or with a 3 or 4 piece band giving a fresh and different sound that's guaranteed to get people on their feet.
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Male vocal/Guitar.
Male vocal/Guitar, Accordion or Fiddle or Double bass.
Male vocals/Guitar, Double bass, Accordion or Fiddle.
Male vocal/Guitar, Double bass, Accordion, Fiddle.
Description
Dai & The Ramblers are a group playing acoustic arrangements of honky tonk, 1950s R&B and zydeco music. Available as solo, duo or with a 3 or 4 piece band giving a fresh and different sound that's guaranteed to get people on their feet.
The story so far
The band’s debut album, Duw Duw, was released in November 2013 and was recorded with Liam Watson, producer of Elephant by The White Stripes. The band have gigged all around the UK, from the smallest bars and speak-easies to international music festivals with huge audiences. Band members have featured for artists such as Van Morrison, Loudon Wainright, Richard Thompson and Nick Lowe.
Vintage feel
Taking inspiration from the songs of Big Joe Turner, The Band, Hank Williams Sr, Ray Charles, The Carter Family and Clifton Chenier, the band take an old sound – detailed harmonies, accordion, fiddle, double bass and guitar – and make it new. Dressing the part, with their old-timey tunes, they add a special and unique edge to any festival or event.
Lineup options
Dai & The Ramblers can provide different line-ups, from a duo to a four piece band.
Repertoire
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
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
I Would Rather Go Blind – Chicken Shack
Brave Son Of America – Cw Stoneking
Moanin’ – Hank Snow
River Man – Nick Drake
Wild Wood – Paul Weller
He Never Said A Mumblin’ Word – Spiritual
The Night They Drove Old Dixy Down – The Band
Chocolate Jesus – Tom Waits
Hoist That Rag – Tom Waits
Lie To Me – Tom Waits
Way Down In The Hole – Tom Waits
Crazy – Willie Nelson
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Clients & Venues
Venues
The Slaughtered Lamb
The King’s Head Theatre Pub
69 Colebrooke Row
Barts Speakeasy
The Betsy Trotwood
The Total Refreshment Centre
The Blues Kitchen
The Harrison
…and many, many more…
Specs
- Name
- Dai & The Ramblers
- Main region
- London
- Other regions
- Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cornwall Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset East Sussex Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Herefordshire Hertfordshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Liverpool London Manchester Newcastle Norfolk North Wales Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Rutland Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Somerset South Wales Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Warwickshire West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wiltshire Worcestershire Yorkshire
- Main category
- Ceilidh Bands, Folk & Country
- Other categories
- Acoustic Bands Acoustic Soloists & Duos Bands Ceilidh Bands, Folk & Country Corporate Entertainment Live Music for Bars & Pubs Rock n Roll Bands
- Set Up Time
- 1 hours
- Arrival Time
- 6:30 pm
- Finish time
- 11:30 pm
- Set Option 1
- 2 x 60 minute sets
- Minimum space
- 2m x 1.5m
- Maximum space
- 4m x 3m
- PA System included
- Yes
- PA Suitable for
- 200 people
- Stage Lighting
- No
- Dance Floor Lighting
- No
- Free use of PA via iPod etc
- Yes
- DJ included
- No
- Technical
- 13 amp electricity supply to artist location.
- Hospitality
- Soft drinks as required and a meal prior to performance. Parking for one vehicle.
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Just about as good as it gets. One of the best bands I’ve ever seen, and over 50+ years, I’ve seen them all
The foot tappin’, finger snapping blues of Dai & The Ramblers held nothing back… Dancing on the same floor as the stage, the contagious energy in the room is fueled by the performers. With this group in the old theater pub it truly felt like a different time.
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!
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.