• "We wanted to thank you for all your hard work in the organisation of the event, and to thank the band from the bottom of our hearts for their amazing performance..."

    Nicole & Mathieu, Bride & Groom, Auch, France

  • "THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! The band were quite amazing on Saturday night, the vocalists incredible and the dance floor was packed from start to finish!"

    Caroline, Mother of the bride, Burkham (Hampshire)

  • "Let me just say a huge thank you for rocking our party! We had such a lot of fun!! Please can you pass on the message to all the musicians who played!"

    Nicole, Bride, London

  • "Please pass on our renewed thanks to the band. They were absolutely superb and made the evening. Seeing 100 people dancing to "Play that Funky Music White Boy" was something I shall remember with a smile..."

    Sarah, Bride, London

  • "I would like first and foremost to thank you for an absolutely amazing evening. The atmosphere was electric and the dance-floor full. Well done and thank you!!"

    Diana, mother-of-the-bride, London

  • "Once again many thanks for making it a fabulous evening, as you did for my other daughter last summer - well done! I am now un/fortunately fresh out of marriageable childern..."

    Diana, mother-of-the-bride, London

  • "Wow!! and wow again!! The Swing Connection were fabulous! I didn't doubt that they would be but they exceeded all expectations. The choice of music was spot on and the singer was great..."

    Sue, Birthday, Fleet (Hampshire)

  • "Absolutely blown away by your fantastic performance and we would not hesitate to strongly recommend you in the future. The artists were amazingly talented, and great fun too!..."

    Vicky, Bride, Hook (Hampshire)

  • "Thank you once again for the huge part you played in ensuring that this years' Leukaemia Research Charity Ball was such a success. Once again the dance floor remained full all evening and we all had a fantastic time."

    Christine, Organiser, London

Gold Diggers Brass Band

Quirky pop and funk covers with a New Orleans infused brass band twist.




Repertoire

The list below gives the most common choices of repertoire, but feel free to ask if you don't see your favourite tracks listed. We may be able to add them for you!


  • A Closer Walk With Thee (traditional)
  • Boom Boom Boom (Outhere Brothers)
  • Brooklyn (Youngblood Brass Band)
  • Cissy Strut (The Meters)
  • Do Watcha Wanna (Rebirth Brass Band)
  • Feel Like Funkin' It Up (Rebirth Brass Band)
  • Hey Ya (Outkast)
  • Human Nature (Michael Jackson/Youngblood Brass Band)
  • I Want You Back (Michael Jackson)
  • Jump (Van Halen)
  • Love The One You're With (Steven Stills/Aretha Franklin)
  • Passtime Paradise (Stevie Wonder/Youngblood Brass Band)
  • Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye/Hot 8 Brass Band)
  • Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
  • Take Your Mama Out (Scissor Sisters)
  • Thriller / Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
  • War (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble)
  • When The Saints Go Marching In (traditional)
View complete repertoire list

Performance Options

  • [5] - Trumpet, Sax, Trombone, Sousaphone, Drums
  • [6] - Trumpet, Sax, Trombone, Sousaphone, Drums + Trumpet/Trombone/Sax
  • [7] - Trumpet, Sax, Trombone, Sousaphone, Drums + 2 of Trumpet/Trombone/Sax
  • [8] - 2 x Trumpet, 2 x Sax, 2 x Trombone, Sousaphone, Drums
  • [9] - 2 x Trumpet, 2 x Sax, 2 x Trombone, Sousaphone, 2 x Drums

Biography

The Gold Diggers Brass Band is a 5-piece brass & percussion band playing quirky pop and funk covers with a New Orleans infused brass band twist. They are completely portable and acoustic so they are equally at home performing on a lawn at a garden party or performing on stage in an arena! Their flexible lineup enables the band to adapt to more of a 'compact' performance with the 5-piece or they can scale up to the full-on brass extravaganza of the 9-piece marching sound machine.


Their musical arrangements are completely original and not necessarilly of tunes you would expect a brass band to play; Van Halen and Stevie Wonder alongside The Meters and The Scissor Sisters. The band draws its influence from legendary pop and soul artists such as Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson, performing in the style of some of today's outstanding brass bands such as Youngblood, Rebirth and The Hackney Colliery Band (with which some of GDBB's musicians perform). Completely unique, entertaining and unexpected!