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Tel: 07711 167759
Buckinghamshire based Ministry of Funk are a great live six piece R’n’B, Funk and Soul style band. The bands have worked at many different types of functions and venues over the years - from London to Rome and all the band members are accomplished professional musicians in their own right.
25 Miles - Edwin Starr
54-46 Was My Number - Toots & The Maytals
Ain’t No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Ain’t Nobody - Chaka Khan
All Night Long - Mary Jane Girls
All Of Me - John Legend
All This Love That I’m Givin’ - Gwen McRae
Am I The Same Girl - Barbara Acklin / Dionne Bromfield
American Boy - Estelle
And The Beat Goes On - The Whispers
Ascension - Maxwell
Be Thankful - William De Vaughn
Beggin You - Franki Valli/Madcon/The Saturday’s
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jacksons
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke ft Pharel (G)
Boogie Shoes - KC and The Sunshine Band
Brick House - The Commodores (sung by Steve)
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Celebration - Kool And The Gang
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock (Instrumental)
Cold Sweat - James Brown
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
Cosmic Girl - Jamiroquai
Crazy In Love/One Thing Medley - Beyonce Knowles/Amerie
Cross The Tracks - Maceo & The Macks
Dancing In The Street - Martha & The Vandellas
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Do You Love Me - The Contours
Do Your Thing - Basement Jaxx
Don’t Cha - The Pussycat Dolls
Don’t Leave Me This Way - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith
Express Yourself - S.O.U.L.
Fever - Peggy Lee
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
Forget You - Cee-Lo Green
Georgia - Ray Charles
Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft Pharel
Give Me The Night - George Benson
Golden - Jill Scott
Grease - The Bee Gees
Green Onions - Booker T and the MG’s
Groove is in the Heart - Dee – Lite
Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles
Halo - Beyonce
Happy - Pharell
Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight
Heatwave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
I Need A Dollar - Aloe Blacc
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
I’m Feeling Good - Nina Simone/Michael Buble/Muse
I’m Free - Soup Dragons/Rolling Stones
I’ve Found Lovin - The Fatback Band
I'll Take You There – The Staple Singers
It Had To Be You - Frank Sinatra/Harry Connick Jnr
It’s Your Thing - The Isley Brothers (sung by Howard)
Joy And Pain - Maze
Just Be Good To Me - SOS Band
Just My Imagination - The Temptations
Just The Way You Are - Barry White/Billy Joel
Kiss - Prince
Knock on Wood - Wilson Picket
L.O.V.E - Joss Stone
Lady Marmalade - Labelle/All Saints
Let’s All Have a Good Time - Brand New Heavies
Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Let’s Talk About Sex Baby - Salt ‘n’ Pepa
Light My Fire - Brian Auger/Stevie W
Liquidator – Harry J & The Allstars
Lively Up Yourself - Bob Marley
Long Train Running - The Doobie Brothers
Lost Without You - Robin Thicke
Love You More - JLS
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Memphis Soul Stew - King Curtis
Mercy - Duffy
Midnight At the Oasis - The Brand New Heavies
Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Moondance - Van Morrison
Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
Mr Big Stuff - Jean Knight
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
My Girl - Temptations
My Kind Of Town - Frank Sinatra
My Life - Chanel
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
Night to Remember - Shalamar
Nobody But You - Clarence Reid
On Broadway - George Benson
One Love - Bob Marley
Out of Sight - James Brown
Outstanding - The Gap Band
Papa Was A Rollin Stone - The Temptations
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Price Tag - Jessie J
Rehab/Valerie Medley - Amy Winehouse
Remix To Ignition - R Kelly
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
Save Me - Aretha Franklin
Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
Senorita - Justin Timberlake
Sex Machine - James Brown
Shake Your Body Down (To The Ground) - The Jacksons
She Came To Give It To You - Usher
So Much Trouble In My Mind - Joe Quarterman & Free Soul
So What - Miles Davis
Some Kind Of Wonderful - Joss Stone
Somebody Else’s Guy - Jocelyn Brown
Someone To Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald
Somersault - Zero 7
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Soul Man - Sam & Dave
Staying Alive - The Bee Gees
Stir It Up - Bob Marley
Street Life - The Crusaders
Sugar Pie Honey Bunch
Summertime - George Benson
Sunshine Of Your Love - Spanky Wilson
Super Duper Love - Joss Stone
Superstar - Jamelia
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Chicago - The Blues Brothers (sung by Howard)
Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley
Take Me to the River - Al Green
Teardrops - Womack & Womack
Tenesse Waltz - Ed Sheeran
The Bottle - Gil Scott Heron
The Master Plan - Diana Brown & Barrie K Sharpe
The Urban Theme - Maxwell (instrumental)
Theme from Starsky & Hutch - JTQ (Instrumental)
There’s Nothing Like This - Omar
Thinking Of You - Sister Sledge
To Be In Love - Masters At Work
Too Funky - James Brown
Too Young To Die - Jamiroquai
Trick Me - Kelis
Unbelievable - Craig David
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson ft Bruno Mars
Use It Up, Wear It Out - Odyssey
Use Me - Bill Withers/Esther Phillips
Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
We Can Work It Out - Chaka Khan/The Beatles
What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye/Donny Hathaway
Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes
Whole Lotta Love - JTQ/Led Zeppelin
Wish I Didn’t Miss You - Angie Stone
Work It Out - Beyonce Knowles
Work To Do - Isley Brothers
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
You Do Something To Me - Paul Weller
You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) - Dawn Penn
You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees
You’re Losing Me - Ann Sexton
You’re The First, Last, My Everything - Barry White
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Staton
Your Love is My Love - Whitney Houston
Thank you all for the best night of our lives you guys were INCREDIBLE and all our guests LOVED you. Thank you for making it so memorable for us and all our guests.
We were so happy with the band at our wedding we couldn't resist hiring you guys again and we were not disappointed! Thankyou so much for making the party an amazing night! The place rocked! Everyone was up dancing all night and made Marks 40th a night to remember. We will definitely be getting in touch for future events!
My husband and I would like to thank you all for being such a fantastic band at our Wedding in June last year. Our family and friends all LOVED your performance and approachability. Even letting us and a few others join you on stage to attempt to sing with you!! The dance floor was full all evening and that alone is a sure sign that everyone loved your live music. The highlight for us, was you learning three songs at our request, our first dance, which was sung beautifully and also our 'family song' which meant the world to my parents. In summary, we couldn't recommend you more.. A great band with fantastic approachability and 'can do' attitude.. Thank you!!!
Thank you ever so much for coming up to North Yorkshire. We both enjoyed the band so much, it was perfect! Everybody else keeps commenting on how great you were also! We hope you enjoyed the evening too.
I have had so many reports on how brilliant you all are. It was such a treat to have you play at our wedding. You sang our first dance song so beautifully. Thanks so much for learning it.....Laura
Just wanted to say a big fat THANK YOU for doing such a great job at my party. You sounded amazing and certainly got the guests dancing the night away! I’ve had so many lovely comments about what a great band you were, so I just wanted to pass that onto you all and thank you again. Thank you also for being so prompt and organised with all the communication, with contracts, song lists, emails etc. Look forward to seeing Ministry of Funk at some point in the future. Best wishes, Claire
Ministry of Funk, what can we say but a massive thank you for making our wedding extra special. Everyone who came couldn’t stop talking about you guys! Lots of love Chris & Emma x
Just a quick note before Sally & I go off on our honeymoon to say thank you all so much for yesterday. I had no doubt that you would be fantastic and you certainly didn't let us down. Every song was perfect for us and our guests and Nicky. All of our guests commented on what an amazing voice you have! Your version of Halo was brilliant. We've just watched the DVD and we think it's better than the original! Hopefully our dance did it justice....The keyboard & sax on the terrace was amazing and again, everyone commented… P.S. We found a copy of your set list in our papers when we got home today, something to keep as a momento from you of our day... Best wishes, Nick & Sally
My partner and I would like to say a huge thank you to Ministry of Funk for playing at our wedding on 22nd May 2010. We had an amazing day and having the band play made the day even more special. Many of our guests have commented on how brilliant you all were, the dance floor was full all evening, and we were all left wanting more. You guys are truly a class act, and the atmosphere you created was amazing. Thanks again and we will HIGHLY recommend you to anyone and everyone we know.
What can I say about the Band - they were AMAZING. We had such a fantastic day and to have a band in the evening just topped the day off. I can't begin to say how many of our family and friends commented on Ministry of Funk being one of the best bands they had heard a very long time (WoW) they blew us away. We started to dance part way through James and Vanessa’s first dance - (we were invited to join them :o) and only came off the floor when Ministry of Funk took their breaks - they were just BRILLIANT. I went to bed with such sore feet but do you know what - it was worth it......I want to congratulate the band and say a big THANK YOU for making James and Vanessa's evening wedding so special. Thanks again, Jayne and Gary
I had such a Fantastic 50th Birthday Party!! Everybody is calling me and saying how they really enjoyed it and how good the band was. The band were really fantastic, they really made the evening special. I have given your details to my friends who want to book them! I must say they were great to watch. I love the Sax and the singer really does put everything in to it (she’s a great singer and mover!). I’m so pleased I hired them and they were able to play. They were worth every penny!
Just before we go away for a rest we just wanted to thank Ministry of Funk for the fantastic performance you gave at our wedding. The vocals and the energy that you put into the performance was fantastic and made it a night and set to remember. The rest of the band was also brilliant and the trumpet and saxophone player gave us the real soul sound we were looking for. We want to do it all over again!! Hope you all got back safely as I know you had a way to travel and you had enough to eat and drink all day. Let us know if you are doing any public venues as we will want to come back and reminisce (we’ve kept your play list as a lasting memory!). Thank you again… Love, Sarah and Mark
The bands performance on Saturday was absolutely perfect. Nothing can beat live music played by a talented group. Thank you very much. Kind Regards, Margaret Sparks (Brides mother)
Thank you all very much for helping to make our wedding day perfect. It was a pleasure meeting and working with you all. Many thanks and best wishes, Lucy and Chris Fink
Hi guys, As I didn't get to see you before you left (everything went by in a blur!!) I just wanted to say thank you to you and all the band so much for making our night great fun and very special. We had a fantastic time and I have lost count of the number of people that asked me where we found you and how fantastic you were! Kind regards, Candice
A big thank you to Ministry of Funk! We couldn't have chosen a better band for our wedding. They were professional from the moment we booked which was great with all the other things that we needed to plan for "the big day". On the night they really got the party started and played a great mix of music so that we had everyone - young and old - strutting their stuff on the dance floor til the end! Everyone commented on how great they were! Thanks again and we'll definitely recommend you to others - not least so that we get to hear you again! Regards, Claire & James
We just wanted to say a huge thank you for playing at our wedding. The entertainment you provided was fantastic, from the choice of songs to the interaction with our guests. Many of our friends commented that you were the best band they had seen at a wedding reception which was a great compliment. Thank you for helping us to celebrate our wedding day, we really had the most wonderful time. Everything was perfect.
Thank you and the band for an excellent performance. We hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we and all of our guests did.
The bands combined experience not only covers weddings but radio, tv, festivals and stadiums. The Ministry of Funk band members have worked together with different acts for over 10 years and in Ministry of Funk since 2003. The band provides a professional and comprehensive service and pride themselves on being easy to work with.
Ministry of Funk predominantly cover classic and modern R’n’B, Funk and Soul; from James Brown to Beyonce (with some pop thrown in), but for occasions such as weddings and corporate events, they are adaptable and versatile enough to cater for all tastes across most genres and decades.
Preferred supplier Since 2012
Consecutive annual events since 2009
Numerous events since 2013
Corporate Fun Day
IWA 90th Anniversary conference
European Boat Championships
Consecutive Annual Corporate Events
Annual Dinner and Dance
Group Target Celebrations
Graduation Awards Ceremony
Corporate Events
Store Opening
Annual Corporate Events
40th Anniversary Celebrations
End of 7yr contract celebration party
Four Consecutive Years
Annual Corporate Events
Four Annual Events since 2011
