Bluephunk are York’s premier 9-piece funk/soul/fusion band
We are available to book and love entertaining people at weddings, parties and functions
We have played at:
Hazlewood Castle York/Leeds
Cedar Court Hotel York
Blenheim Palace
Sandburn Hall York
Owston Hall Doncaster
Ripley Castle
Queens Hotel Leeds
Crathorne Hall Yarm
Leeds Armouries
Royal York Hotel
And many more…
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Get a feel for what we do. In the past 8 years we have entertained thousands of people at weddings, parties and functions across North Yorkshire and beyond.
About the band
Eve Spofforth
vocals
Eve has been singing on stage since before she can remember. Brought up with music in a musical family she is influenced by all musical eras. Although she has dabbled in musical theatre, funk and soul is at her heart.
Martin Ledger
guitar
Martin is well known on the York music scene as he’s handy with sound engineering in addition to the guitar. ‘Slej’ is one of the nicest people you could meet, but just don’t ask him to take his PA up some stairs.
AJ Nash
tenor sax
Born into aristocracy
(12th Viscount of Nether Whallop) AJ hails from Leeds but has additional residences in Jersey and Canary Wharf. He likes to transcribe the solos of Eric Dolphy.
Andy Daish
bass
Looks like his Fender – battered and abused. Has played bass in several bands around York and has resorted to making his own amps and pedals in order to fund a crumpet habit.
Theo Daish
tenor sax
By far the youngest member of the band, Theo recently had green hair and dines only on the finest potted beef from Inverness. He owns four whisks.
Dan Clarkson
keyboard
York born and bred. Dan’s been playing keyboards and performing for a few years now in the region – mainly jazz, but is finding a penchant for cooking funk. Loves the sound of Rhodes in the morning, influences include Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehldau and Joe Sample, amongst others.
Mike King
trumpet
Mike loves to scream top ‘E’. He can also play high notes on his trumpet. He’s a mean jazz player and in the halfway break can regularly be found knitting his own tea cosies.
Andy Spofforth
drums
London born, but is now a token Yorkshireman. Playing since the age of 12 in many long forgotton bands but notably The Lost Boys in London and Best Friends with fellow Bluephunker Dave. Fond of thumping a vintage drum or two and collecting rare jazz vinyl, Andy likes it LOUD and FUNKY!
Amanda Prosser
trombone
Born at an early age into a musical family, Amanda settled on the trombone. She gigged regularly in Dorset and Cardiff until she got a proper job in 1991 In her time, Amanda has been a handyperson, brewery quality controller (!), nursery worker, van driver and wildlife biologist. Amanda prefers American trombones and now owns three and a half of them.
Funky Feedback
The whole band where fantastic, playing a good selection of music which got everyone up dancing.
From booking through to setting up on the day was handled efficiently and we felt in very good hands at all times. We could really leave it with them to sort the whole evening’s music. I would definitely recommend Bluephunk for any occasion, fabulous!!
You guys definitely helped create an awesome atmosphere and lots of people have commented on how good you guys were. Limbo under a hay bale mid solo! Nice work from your horn section!
Duncan & AmyDefinitely made the night, everyone commented then or later on how fab you all were. Amazing. Great sound, v tight, lovely interaction with the crowd.
KateYou were absolutely brilliant and made sure there was a real party atmosphere for our evening reception, which was just what we were looking for. The band totally exceeded all expectations and we couldn’t have asked for a better celebration on our big day.
Becky & ChrisThank you for providing such wonderful entertainment and supporting the Ball , it was a truly amazing night and I think everyone enjoyed themselves. You were well appreciated. The dance floor rocked!! Your energetic & talented performance reaffirmed my confidence that the night would be special. And it was.
AudreyYou are an outstanding band, great musicians, great vocalist but also kept us all thoroughly entertained throughout the evening! Many of our guests commented on what a fab band you are and have asked for your details for their weddings, a testament to how much they enjoyed your performance. Most importantly, you were reliable and punctual as well as great fun.
Lindsey & PaulPlease pass on my thanks to all of the band for a brilliant performance on Friday night at the Sheffield Business Awards. Feedback has been brilliant, with lots of people asking for details of the band … it was obvious that guests really enjoyed it as the dance floor was quickly filled!
Kate StephensonMatt and I would just like to say a massive thank you to you and the band. It was amazing, (especially when you let me come up and pretend to play the saxophone with you all!) Everyone loved you; your music was outstanding, you were so entertaining and fully involved the crowd. Lots of fun was had and you finished our wedding day with a bang! Thank you so much!
Mr and Mrs GreenGigs – 2022
- Saturday 4 June – Private function
- Saturday 25 June – SeatonFest (time TBC)
- Saturday 9 July – Rocking All Over The Wold Festival, Easingwold (time TBC)
- Sunday 7 August , 3pm, The Blues Bar
- Saturday 24 September, private function
- Sunday 16 October , 3pm, The Blues Bar
Material
Our set list includes the following:
Uptown Funk | Happy | This Old Heart Of Mine | Young Hearts Run Free | Proud Mary | Dont You Worry ‘Bout A Thing | Rescue Me | Get Lucky | Sir Duke | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Some Kind Of Wonderful | Disco Medley | Higher and Higher | Mr Big Stuff | I Feel Good | Sex Machine | Love Shack | Valerie | Respect | Pricetag | Mercy | Streetlife | Play that Funky Music | Super Duper Love | Masterblaster | Blame It On The Boogie | Car Wash | September | I Wish | Move On Up | Forget You | Motown Medley |
Get in touch
You can contact us via this form – if it works properly, you’ll return to the homepage after. If you’re thinking about booking us, we’ll get back to you within two days. We’ve created FAQ’s for the most common things we get asked.
bluephunkyork@gmail.com
07745 806602