Fret and Fiddle
Founded in Birmingham in 2000 award winning jazz trio Fret & Fiddle draw inspiration from the small string bands of the 30's and 40's, and particularly from the most famous of all: the Quintette du Hot Club de France featuring Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt.
Their repertoire consists of songs that Grappelli played during his 75-year career - from Gypsy Jazz to the top hits of Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, George Gershwin and Hoagy Carmichael and Grappelli's own songs.
Fret & Fiddle have played at corporate events for Alternative Holidays - Sicily, The Nightingale Club - Birmingham, Barclays Bank, The I.C.C, Gardeners World for the B.B.C, Moda U.K, Birmingham's Symphony Hall, The N.E.C and have made appearances at The Exeter Summer Music Festival, The Birmingham International Jazz Festival and the Prestigious Gypsy Jazz Festival L'Esprit Manouche.
Line-up:
Salene Bijou - Violin
Andy Bole - Guitar
Mike Green - Double Bass
An idea of Fret & Fiddle's repertoire
AFTER YOU'VE GONE
AINT MISBEHAVIN
ALL OF ME
AS TIME GOES BY
AUTUMN LEAVES
CARAVAN
CHINATOWN
CLOSE YOUR EYES
COQUETTE
CSARDAS
DANCE ME TO THE END OF LOVE
DARK EYES
DEED I DO
DESTINEE
DINAH
DJANGOLOGY
DJANGO'S CASTLE
DON'T CRY BABY
DON'T WAIT TOO LONG
DOUCE AMBIANCE
EMBRACEABLE YOU
EXACTLY LIKE YOU
FIVE FOOT TWO EYES OF BLUE
FLEUR DE LAVENDE
FLY ME TO THE MOON
GEORGIA ON MY MIND
GIRL FROM IPANEMA
HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
I CANT GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE
I GOT RHYTHM
INDIFERENCE
IT DON'T MEAN A THING
IT HAD TO BE YOU
IVE FOUND A NEW BABY
I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
LA MER
LADY BE GOOD
LADY IS A TRAMP
LETS FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE
LIMEHOUSE BLUES
MACK THE KNIFE
MINOR SWING
MISTY
NIGHT AND DAY
NUAGES
PALLET ON THE FLOOR
SHINE
STOMPIN AT DECCA
STRANGER IN PARADISE
SUMMERTIME
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN
SWEET SUE
SWING DE PARIS
SWING GITANE
TAKE FIVE
TCHAVOLO
TEA FOR TWO
THE CHARLESTON
THE LARK
THE NEARNESS OF YOU
THEM THERE EYES
TWO GUITARS
UNDECIDED
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Andy BoleAn outstanding musician whose playing of the Bouzouki and Mandolin is in regular demand for many different events.. |
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Testimonials:
Dear Nicky
Thank you for helping us with our event on the 3rd of April from us all. It worked really well and Fret & Fiddle and your DJ were both brilliant.
Please pass on our thanks to the artists. I hope that they enjoyed it- it really made a difference to our event. Thank you again and I hope that we work together again in the future. Eithne - Corporate Event for 1700 guests - ICC Birmingham
