Jill Elliot 

Mark Wallis

 

Jill - 01275 847909

Mark - 07866 600368

enquiries@theperfectcureband.com

 

 

 

Traditional Music and Song Entertainment

Barn Dances

Irish Set Dance

Portishead Ceilidh Club

 

 

 

Jill and Mark are a highly experienced and sought after duo who provide a full and varied programme of music and song. 

Jill plays violin and sings and Mark plays button accordion, guitar and also sings.  Their extensive repertoire covers a wide range of musical genres with the main focus on traditional dance music and song of England, Ireland and Scotland.

The Perfect Cure also offers barn dances as a duo or we can form a larger band with other musicians.

Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Summer Fetes, St. Patrick's Night, Burns Night, Flower Shows, School Visits, Retirement Homes, Lunch Clubs, Coffee Mornings, Town Twinning Events, Summer Language Schools, Folk Clubs, Pub Nights, Irish Set Dancing, Barn Dances, Charity Events, Folk Festivals, Corporate Evenings, School Fundraising Events,  Scout and Guide Groups

01275 847909

Also offering weekly tuition in learning traditional tunes on a variety of instruments

 Monthly public Barn Dance at Portishead Ceilidh Club, Gordano School, BS20 7QR

   

  enquiries@theperfectcureband.com

ha  "Thank you so much for the wonderful music and singingChurch Fundraising Evening

"T·        "You "made the day" for usMusic for Golden Wedding Celebration Lunch Party

·       "We had such a lovely time" 40th Birthday Party Barn Dance

            "....it was a fantastic night, and the music was excellent."   Village Summer Fete

 

      

 

Click on the icons and  below to hear clips of the music

 

To book The Perfect Cure ring Jill 01275 847909 or Mark 07866 600368

 

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT

 

Coffee mornings, Lunch clubs, Support Groups and Care Homes    

A morning or afternoon of music, song and poetry.  We can also bring along a visual presentation of old photographs that are projected onto a screen.

“What a lovely afternoon.  I can’t believe the time went so quickly, we hope you’ll come back again soon.”  Eastcombe Lunch Club

“…. a well chosen selection of both jolly and peaceful tunes and songs….”  Daylight Plus lunch club, Clevedon

Thank you for providing such a varied selection of tunes, poems, songs and carols - the best entertainment I've heard all year."  Christmas Coffee morning at Brunel Court, Portishead.

Schools, Playgroups, Childrens' Festivals

Educational visits to show a variety of instruments and how to play them.  Can be extended to include country dancing to live music.   (Various primary schools) 

Music and Movement games and songs.  (Pill Music Festival, Weston Super Mare Children's Music Festival, Swindon Special School)

Workshops introducing traditional dance music to pupils who are learning to play violin, mandolin, banjo, concertina, melodeon, guitar, whistle or other similar instrument.  (Bristol HELP Group)

Workshops to teach tunes sometimes culminating in a concert (St. Katherine's School,  Highdown Junior School, Bristol HELP Group)

 

Irish Waltz

Summertime

The Owl and the Pussycat

Irish Reel

 
 
Public House Themed Evenings

St. Patrick's Night is the obvious one! - Plenty of well-known sing-along favourites interspersed with lively jigs, reels, polkas and slides.  

The Perfect Cure is also great for promotional evenings for drink brands or for fundraising.

 

Irish Hornpipes

Irish Jig

Ain't Misbehavin'

 

Irish Polkas

Irish Slide 

Sweet Georgia Brown

 

To book The Perfect Cure ring Jill 01275 847909 or Mark 07866 600368

 

BARN DANCES 

 

Jill and Mark's duo barn dances are ideally suited for the smaller venue or where cost is a consideration.

Additional musicians can be invited if a larger band is desirable.

We also work with many different callers.

English Dance Tunes

"A barn dance is the perfect answer for any kind of celebration.  It is a wonderful leveller of all ages and levels of fitness - and is GREAT FUN!!!"  wedding celebration
The Perfect Cure Barn Dance Band

Mark's dynamic button accordion playing provides a full sound perfect for dancing, whilst Jill is an extremely proficient and entertaining caller, joining in on fiddle once the dance is under way.

Polkas

Portishead Ceilidh Club

Barn Dance every first Thursday of every month at Gordano School, BS20 7QR  7.30pm - 9.30pm

Held in the Old Hall

Join the dancers or the band

English Dance Tunes

To book The Perfect Cure ring Jill 01275 847909 or Mark 07866 600368

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.....and if you would like to get involved in playing traditional music yourself, 

visit www.fiddlelessons.co.uk for more details