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The Cricket Bat Guitarists - 2019 Cricket World Cup

The Cricket Bat Guitarists - 2019 Cricket World Cup

We get all kinds of unusual requests at Find a Performer Ltd, and when we were approached to provide Asian Brass Bands for the Indian and Pakistan games, we were asked if we might know any electric guitarists who might be interested in playing on a guitar made of a cricket bat guitar on a podium!

by Geoff Robb
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Showcase Bookings Sep 29, 2025

Live Music for Bastille Day: Accordionists Across the UK

If you’re planning a celebration and looking for live music for Bastille Day, then keep reading! Whether you are looking for a solo accordion player, French singer or duo, Gypsy Jazz duo or a full band, we have some of the most exciting and professional acts in the UK.

by Geoff Robb
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Showcase Bookings Sep 13, 2025

Dubai Expo 2020 Cossack Dancers

We were contacted by the production company creating the Dubai Expo 2020 advert and they asked if we could provide some Russian Cossack dancers. The team had already cast over 200 performers at this point, so we wanted to help them make it as smooth as possible.

by Geoff Robb
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Our Collaboration with The Joe Lycett Show

Our Birmingham dancers performed every week on Channel 4’s Joe Lycett Show - see behind the scenes footage and find out how we supplied our talented performers for the show

by Geoff Robb
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Showcase Bookings Oct 31, 2022

Our Collaboration with Michael McIntyre's Big Show

We’ve had the pleasure of working with some incredible television productions over the years, but one of the most memorable collaborations was with the BBC’s hit programme Michael McIntyre’s Big Show.

by Geoff Robb
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Showcase Bookings Sep 29, 2022

Murder Mystery with Jack Whitehall

Who created the Murder Mystery on Jack Whitehall’s ‘Travels with my Father’? If you watched Episode 1 from Series 5 of Jack Whitehall’s ‘Travels with my Father’ you will have seen the duo take part in a ‘Murder Mystery’ game at Burgh Island in Devon, famed for being the inspirational setting for Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’

by Geoff Robb
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Showcase Bookings Sep 14, 2022

Lute Player for Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’

When we were first asked if we could provide a lute player for the Netflix show, ‘The Witcher’ we thought was a standard enquiry – maybe a request for a musician to play on the soundtrack or to perform a short cameo role, but we soon found out they had other plans!

by Geoff Robb
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Showcase Bookings Jul 24, 2019

Meet Our Performers on Love Island After Sun!

Did you see last Sunday’s Love Island guests on the ‘Aftersun’ episode? If so, you will have seen our fantastic Fiesta Band and Spanish Dancers pop up at the end! We love a last-minute challenge to keep us on our toes so when ITV contacted us looking for a Spanish Band to be their all-singing, all-dancing Love Island guests on Sunday 21st July, the search was on.

by Geoff Robb
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Showcase Bookings Jul 20, 2019

Our Minstrel is at Blenheim Palace!

Europe’s first-ever pop-up Shakespearean Theatre ‘Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre’ is at Blenheim Palace this summer and we had our very own Medieval Minstrel setting the scene as audience members arrived.

by Geoff Robb
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Press Night - Gloria Estefan's Musical On Your Feet

We submitted five of our talented Latin and Salsa acts and these musicians were personally chosen by Gloria and Emilio Estefan themselves! We were thrilled they accepted this prestigious invitation to spice up the London Coliseum red carpet with vibrant Latin beats.

by Geoff Robb
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Showcase Bookings Jun 30, 2019

The Cricket Bat Guitarists - 2019 Cricket World Cup

We get all kinds of unusual requests at Find a Performer Ltd, and when we were approached to provide Asian Brass Bands for the Indian and Pakistan games, we were asked if we might know any electric guitarists who might be interested in playing on a guitar made of a cricket bat guitar on a podium!

by Geoff Robb
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