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Roaming Bands in the South West

Find roaming bands for your wedding or event in the South West

Whether you're planning a wedding or event in a city-centre hotel or a country house miles from anywhere, roaming bands in the South West cover the whole region. This page brings together acts that play everywhere from Truro, Clifton, Exeter, Poole, Salisbury and Gloucester, so you can compare them side by side.

Our listings for the South West take in Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Each of those areas has its own page too, which you'll find in the links further down, but the acts here will travel to any of them.

Venues across the South West that our acts know well include Nancarrow Farm and Goldney Hall, ANRÁN at Tidwell Farm and Symondsbury Tithe Barn, and Grittleton House and Cripps Barn. Every venue has its own space, power supply and finish time, and we'll check those with the act for you.

Across the South West you can choose from acoustic roaming duos and trios, swing and jazz groups and walkabout brass bands that move around the room playing to small groups of guests. Most will take a few requests ahead of the day, and many can learn a special song if you ask.

Since 1999, Hireaband has matched acts with clients right across the country. The roaming bands here all cover the South West and include travel in the price. The instant quote button shows pricing and availability for your date in seconds.

The essentials:

  • Typical cost: £800 to £2,500, depending on line-up, date and how long the act plays
  • Always included: travel, in every quote
  • Acts travel to venues right across the South West
  • Summer Saturdays and December dates book up first
  • Every booking carries a 14-day change-of-mind refund

Some venues have sound limiters, early finishes or restrictions on where acts can set up. Check these early, as they can decide which line-up is the better fit for your wedding or event.

Expect to pay from around £800 up to £2,500 or more for a larger line-up. The act, the date and your set times make the biggest difference. Every quote includes travel, so nothing is added later.

Rather than a generic demo, every act's page shows the actual line-up you'd be booking, with videos, audio and a song list. Underneath are reviews from clients, often at venues you'll recognise.

Use the instant quote button on this page to see prices and availability for your date. Once you've chosen an act, we handle the contract, the deposit and the arrangements, and stay in touch through to the day. Every booking includes a 14-day change-of-mind refund, and an emergency contact line is available on the day if anything needs sorting quickly.

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The Roaming Romantics

4 Piece Acoustic Roaming Band Bringing A Mix Of Genres To Any Event

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From £1,945

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Tommy & Sons

Three or Four Piece Folk Style Covers Band | Roaming or Static Options Available.

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From £2,020

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

The Wanderers

Mumford Folk Meets Pop & Rock. Available Static or Roaming.

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From £2,160

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Central Park

Four Piece Roaming Band | Wedding or Corporate Events | Perfect Addition To Any Event

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From £1,550

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Hosen Brass

Hosen Brass are one of the UK's leading Oompah bands.

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From £800

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

The Wayfarers

Roaming Band | 3 Piece | Male Vocals

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From £1,635

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

FAQs

A roaming band plays acoustically while moving around the room or garden, stopping to play to small groups of guests at a time rather than performing from a stage. They're ideal for wedding drinks receptions, garden parties and corporate events where guests are mingling.

Usually not. Most roaming acts play fully acoustic, so they need no stage, PA or power. If they also play a static set with amplification, they'll let you know what they need.

Yes, and many bookings are outdoors. It's worth agreeing a covered spot with the venue in case of rain, and roaming acts can move inside quickly if the weather changes.

From around £800 for a smaller act to £2,500 or more for a larger band. The number of musicians, the date and the length of the booking make the biggest difference, and travel is always included in the quote.

Most play two or three sets of 30 to 45 minutes, which covers a typical wedding drinks reception. Longer bookings, or a mix of roaming and static sets, can be arranged when you enquire.

Yes. Many couples book a roaming act for the drinks reception and a separate band or DJ for the evening. We can quote for both together.

Reviews

(5)

“Tommy & Sons we’re absolutely phenomenal - and every one of our guests would agree! (So much so, we have friends desperate to try and hire them for their weddings abroad!) They went above and beyond to learn not just one, but numerous songs, take requests, change their schedule to our order of the day and perform a great DJ set to suit the vibe of the evening. Their outstanding vocals, upbeat nature and friendly personalities were just the cherry on top of the cake! We can’t recommend this band enough for other couples wanting to dance the night away and impress their guests with incredible live music! You won’t be disappointed!”

(5)

“Thank you so much for coming and doing such an amazing job for us! So sorry we didn’t get to say bye and thank you as you left, but we really appreciated the amazing job you did. All our guests commented on how fab you were. I hope you weren’t too boiling in that room like the rest of us were!!”

(5)

“We got married at The Ned in July and booked The Roaming Romantics to kick off our Champagne reception, we couldn't have asked for a better way to start the celebrations- all the guest were up dancing and singing immediately, just having the BEST time! They are all fantastic musicians and such good fun. Prior to the wedding communication was fantastic, very professional... simply great guys to work with. Don't think about it... Book them! Thank you so much Roaming Romantics for making our day truly memorable.”

(5)

“Tommy & Sons were absolutely fabulous. We loved their sets, and so did all our guests. They were genuinely lovely people, and some of our guests were able to get up and sing with them. This was brilliant! Couldn't be happier with our choice to hire Tommy & Sons; comms between hireaband, and the band were excellent and we hope to use them again in the future. Thank you!”

(5)

“This band sound amazing! Beautiful acoustic vocals, the balance of a male and female voice worked so well. They sent us their song list before the wedding and we liked it all. They do a great mix of classic and modern songs through the eras to suit everyone. We also asked them to learn some specific songs for us to make an entrance to which they did with no questions and they did them perfectly. We also asked them to move to a different location for the last set which they did so smoothly and we didn’t even notice them moving and re-setting up. They were the perfect addition to our wedding, all our guests loved the music and many guests complimented them! 5/5”

(5)

“We couldn't have been more pleased that we picked The Roaming Romantics as our wedding band. Aside from being really talented musicians and incredibly professional in the lead up to the wedding, they were absolutely phenomenal on the day and really got everyone involved. The fact that they moved around was also amazing, as it worked well for a summer's evening when people wanted to be outdoors, as they also got to dance and sing along outside without missing out. I couldn't recommend them enough to anyone looking for a band for an event and so many of our guests are still saying what a great choice they were. We absolutely loved you guys!”

Local Venues in South West

Nancarrow Farm

Nancarrow Farm

An organic family farm in the lanes outside Truro, where restored barns, a millpond and wood-fired feasts make for a wonderfully unhurried wedding.

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Goldney Hall

Goldney Hall

A walled Georgian garden, a Grade I shell grotto and a glasshouse of a party room, hidden away high on Clifton Hill in the middle of Bristol.

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ANRÁN at Tidwell Farm

ANRÁN at Tidwell Farm

A 30-acre estate near Ashburton, where a tropical glass house, a lily pond and a late-night hut add up to one of Devon's most characterful weddings.

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Symondsbury Tithe Barn

Symondsbury Tithe Barn

A 1440s barn in a thatched village under Colmers Hill, a few minutes from the Bridport coast. Here is how a wedding day unfolds at Symondsbury.

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Grittleton House

Grittleton House

A gothic Victorian manor on the Cotswold edge near Chippenham, with Italian gardens, a great double staircase and an orangery made for dancing.

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Cripps Barn

Cripps Barn

A converted 18th-century barn in the Coln Valley near Bibury, where the food is cooked over open fire and the dancing runs on into the night.

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Priston Mill

Priston Mill

An ancient watermill, a 1720s tythe barn and gardens beside a brook: Priston Mill near Bath is a lovely place to marry, and a lovely place for a band.

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Launcells Barton

Launcells Barton

Hidden in wooded countryside near Bude, this listed manor and its barns hand you 230 Cornish acres entirely to yourselves for the whole weekend.

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Barley Wood House

Barley Wood House

The old Hannah More house on the hill above Wrington, with Italian gardens, long Mendip views and the whole estate yours from Friday to Sunday.

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Rockbeare Manor

Rockbeare Manor

A Grade I listed Regency house in 100 acres of East Devon parkland, Rockbeare Manor near Exeter is yours alone for the day, ballroom and all.

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Hope Farm

Hope Farm

A secluded valley farm near Bridport with alpacas, a pond and two barns, kept by one family. A warm, relaxed Dorset venue for a whole weekend.

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Barford Park Barn

Barford Park Barn

A restored 17th-century barn on a 300-acre farm in the Avon Valley near Salisbury, yours for up to 4 unhurried days, and no corkage at the bar.

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