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from £540 in London
- from £560 in South East
- from £560 in East of England
- from £595 in East Midlands
- from £595 in South West
- from £635 in West Midlands
Charming and sophisticated trio performing classic French songs and folk music for listening and dancing.
The band's huge repertoire includes classic jazz, "Musette" (Parisian folk), "Chansons Realistes" (made famous by Edith Piaf), Chansons Francaises (French songs originally sung by Nougarro, Gainsbourg, Jeanne morreau, Henry Salvador, etc...), music from the 20s & 30s, and selected pop tunes. They're also able to play some Tango, and Klezmer tunes.
The band come as a trio (accordion, guitar & violin) and are available either with amplification, or acoustically, for strolling around tables. They can also expand to a quartet (their most popular line-up, which adds double bass) or shrink to a soloist (accordion) or duo (accordion + guitar) for smaller events. The band have traditional French costumes to suit all occasions.
The band's line-up includes music graduates of Guildhall, Adelaide and Leeds universities, and collectively the Vive la France! musicians have played across the globe in Europe, North America, Japan, Australasia and the Far East. Closer to home they have played at all major hotels. restaurants and music venues in the UK including The Dorchester, The Grosvenor, The Ivy, Ronnie Scott's, the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), Wilton Music Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the National Theatre. They have also played on the Orient Express, at the West Sussex Game Fair, and on boats including the Q.E.II and the Belle Vallee on the River Seine, Paris.
Members of Vive la France! have supported Gilbert O'Sullivan, Stacey Kent, Gerry Marsden and Tina May, appeared on Top of the Pops 2, Holby City and Children in Need (Canada), and even had the pleasure of playing before Sirs Paul McCartney and Bobby Charlton, Steve Coogan!
Performance information
| Line-up | Vocals/accordion; guitar (see below for more line-up options) |
| Performance duration | 3 x 40 minute sets within a 3.5 hour period |
Interval music
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Yes (included in price) |
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Arrival & set-up
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60 minutes before start |
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Requirements
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Space of 3 x 2 metres; power supply; rider |
Booking options
| Add double bass | Add £180 |
| Add violin | Add £180 |
What people say
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Paul D., Charity Event, London, August 2009We were delighted to have you playing at the Bonhams Auction House Charity event, the style of music blended in perfectly. On the night Help the Hospices made £70,000 so as you can imagine we were extremely pleased! Please pass on our thanks too to the other members of the band.
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Rebecca, Corporate event, Berkshire, July 2009The party was lovely and everyone had a great time - all were so complementary about your music and they all loved the songs. Many thanks for helping to make it a very special event - one I am going to remember for many many years I hope! Good luck and please keep in touch if you can but I have a feeling you are going to be a very busy lady!
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Sarah, Wedding, Surrey, June 2009Hi Step - thank you so much for the CD - it arrived today and it's fab!!! The music is something I will cherish about our wedding day so thank you for making it all the more special with such fab music!! We'll definitely be in touch again if we need more live music!
Repertoire
- All The Things You Are
- Almost Like Being In Love
- As Time Goes By
- Autumn Leaves
- Beyond The Sea
- Blue Moon
- But Not For Me
- Comes Love
- Corcovado
- De L'autre Cote De La Rue
- Devil May Care
- Dindi
- Domino
- Easy Living
- Easy To Love
- Elle Frequentait La Rue Pigalle
- Fever
- Fly Me To The Moon
- Foggy Day
- Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
- Girl From Ipanema
- Golden Brown
- How Insensitive
- How My Heart Sings
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- I Get A Kick Out Of You
- I Got Rhythm
- I Love Paris
- I'll Remember April
- I'll Take Romance
- I'm Old Fashioned
- J'ai La Memoire Qui Flanche
- Je Te Veux
- Just Squeeze Me
- La Complainte De La Butte
- La Java Bleue
- La Javanaise
- La Vie En Rose
- Le Jazz Et La Java
- Les Amants D'un Jour
- Like Someone In Love
- Love Me Or Leave Me
- Love For Sale
- Loverman
- Lullaby Of Birdland
- Making Whoopee
- Michelle
- Misty
- Mon Amant De La St Jean
- My Baby Just Cares For Me
- My Funny Valentine
- My Heart Belongs To Daddy
- My One And Only Love
- My Romance
- Old Devil Moon
- On A Clear Day
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Our Love Is Here To Stay
- Over The Rainbow
- Padam
- Paper Moon
- Perfect Day
- Pigalle
- Que Reste T'il De Nos Amours
- Round Midnight
- Satin Doll
- Syracuse
- Sophisticated Lady
- Sous Le Ciel De Paris
- Stormy Weather
- Summertime
- Sweet Lorraine
- Sympathique (Citroen Advert)
- Take The A Train
- Tea For Two
- The Luckiest
- There Is No Greater Love
- They Can't Take That Away From Me
- Wave
- What's New?
- When I Fall In Love
- Young And Foolish
- Solo Accordion And Fifi La Mer Duo Repertoire List
- La Vie En Rose
- La Complainte De La Butte
- Les Amants D'un Jour
- La Java Bleue
- Pigalle
- Domino
- But Not For Me
- Elle Frequentait La Rue Pigalle
- J'ai La Memoire Qui Flanche
- All Of Me
- Blue Moon
- I Love Paris
- O Sole Mio
- L'accordeonist
- Autumn Leaves
- Besame Mucho
- Sous Le Ciel De Paris
- Mon Amant De La St Jean
- My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Sympathique (Citroen Advert)
- On The Sunny Side Of The Street
- Padam
- Je Te Veux
- The Theme Music For The Moulin Rouge
