The
Mangledwurzels - A Wedding
Band!
When The Mangledwurzels first formed, we envisaged that
we would be playing pubs and clubs, maybe an agricultural show or
two - and perhaps some music festivals. It didn't occur to us that
we would be booked for weddings. How wrong we were!
 Our
first appearance at a wedding reception was at Batcombe, in deepest
darkest Somerset where The Mangledwurzels serenaded the wedding
party under a large conker tree. As you can see from the picture
(right), the bride was most amused!
On
a later occasion, the bride at the reception (held at the Square
and Compass in Ilminster) totally ruined her dress whilst enthusiastically
dancing along to The Mangledwurzels; and at wedding reception in
a large marquee near Wrington, The Mangledwurzels even performed
for the couple’s First Dance. Not many couples celebrate the
start of their married life by getting to waltz to Speedy Gonzalez!
This
year, we have continued to provide the celebrations for numerous
happy couples. All were wonderful events, but the highlight was
probably a gorgeous sunny day playing outside in Chestnut Parade
Green in Shepton Mallet. Anyone recalling the “summer of ’07”
will know how rare and precious “gorgeous sunny days”
were! In saying that our most northerly gig to date - a wedding
reception in the Northamptonshire countryside in November - was
a brilliant night with the bride and groom doing their First Dance
to The Blackbird all tanked up on Cornish Rattler Cider!
Bookings
for the Mangledwurzels to perform at weddings continue to come in
and we are receiving numerous enquiries for both this year and next.
It looks like The Mangledwurzels - although not initially by design
- have become a Scrumpy & Western wedding band!
If
you are interested in booking The Mangledwurzels for your wedding,
please complete a booking enquiry form and we'll get back to you
with availability and prices. You
can check the band calendar
to see whether The Mangledwurzels are available for a specific date.
As
you can see from the band calendar, weekend dates do get booked
up rather quickly, so it really is advisable to book early to avoid
disappointment - unless you are willing to change your wedding plans
just to have us there!
Please note that
the band calendar does not show any other enquiries pending, and
that first refusal is usually given to the first enquiry received.
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Wedding
Venues
The
Mangledwurzels have played at weddings at the following venues.
Some were just halls booked for the day, but those marked with a
red star appeared to have excellent facilities and specialised in
wedding receptions.
-
Cripps Barn,
Fosscross Lane, Bibury, near Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7
5ND (01285 740035) *
-
Bailbrook
House Hotel, Everleigh Avenue, London Road West,
Bath BA1
7JD (01225 855100) *
- Square
and Compass Inn, Windmill Hill, Ashill, Ilminster,
Somerset TA19
9NX (01823 480467) *
- Wellington
Barn, Calstone Wellington, Calne, Wiltshire SN11
8PY (07773 717275) *
- Castle
Cary Rugby Football Club, Brook House Field, Ansford
Bridge, Castle Cary, Somerset BA7
7PF
-
Bridgwater & Albion
RFC, College Way, Bath Road, Bridgwater, Somerset
TA6
4TZ (01278 423900)
- Cleeve
Village Hall, Cleeve Hill Road, Cleeve, Somerset BS49
4PG
- Penscot
Inn, The Square, Shipham, Somerset BS25
1TW (01934 842659)
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Links
to other wedding facilities
A good
wedding relies on a lot of things coming together on the day. We
can recommend the following companies as good people you can rely
on to make sure everything goes smoothly:
Chris
Lilley Catering and Marquee Services
- Licensed catering and marquee hire. Chris is also an excellent
MC at weddings to make sure everything goes smoothly.
John
Woodhams Vintage Tours - these guys own Adge Cutler's
vintage 1937 Bedford WTB with 25 seat coachwork by Duple. It is
available for hire for weddings or other special occasion. They
sometimes take the bride to the church, or guests to arrive in style!
Based in Ryde, Isle of Wight.
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