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"Thank you so much for your superb violin interpretations of "The Lark Ascending" and "Boum" at my wife's outdoor memorial on 11th May 2022. And, although you weren't expecting to play anything else, when asked you played some inspired Bach for ten minutes. It made the whole service very memorable Thank you again and I hope to hear you play in the near future."

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"Wow! Just wow! I contacted Alberto with a very short notice and he travelled for 3 hours just to perform for us. I had planned a surprise engagement and requested a mix of Italian and american songs. He delivered 100% and his voice is amazing! I recommend you book Alberto!! "

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Thank you very much Oli! So proud to be part of that special moment!! 🤗🤗🤗 -Alberto Aperi One man band -

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"Everything was perfect, couldn’t have asked for a better performance for our small wedding. "

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"Professional/ quality sets and music and very entertaining. We will hire them again"

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"This is a great group for a variety of venues. I have seen them in a variety of places and have been a longtime supporter of this group. They play a variety of music and are fun to listen to. Hard to beat the combo of violin, 12 string guitar and voices. They do a lot with just two people!"

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"Had a good time, this was the first bbq of the year and I will definitely have them back for the rest of my bbq’s if they are not booked. Thank you Wallace and the rest of the band for putting up with my cooking and my guests?. Reviewer: Andy Hruby Event Date: June 26th, 2021 Services Provided: Americana Band, Bluegrass Band, Celtic Music, Country Band, Folk Band View messages"

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"Fun duo to listen too. They sang everything and too requests from the audience. Highly recommend. You won’t be disappointed. "

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"Con Alberto ci siamo trovati benissimo. Bella performance ottima selezione dei brani. Bellissima voce calda e potente! Belle ballate ma anche brani energici e coinvolgenti suonati da solo ma con il sound di una band! Molto professionale nell'atteggiamento! Consigliato 👍👍👍"

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"Jools composed and remotely recorded violin sections for 3 of my tracks: Just For a Day; Roman 7; Boneyard. The tracks have an American influence but would fall under the indie genre. Essentially, the remit for Jools was to 'bulk them out' with strings. Although I had not actually met Jools in person (and still haven't), he was extremely responsive when communicating via email and therefore didn't need to meet. Before agreeing, he encouraged me to listen to his back catalogue - I was impressed with the breadth and depth of genres that Jools had worked with and I was pleased to learn he had worked with a couple of acquaintances of mine- namely The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra and Chris Tye. Listening to his work, I was impressed by his knack around texturising songs- in my experience, strings can sometimes feel isolated from the rest of the instrumentation and I am aware that some string players find this aspect of composition challenging. Throughout the process, Jools ensured he had a secure understanding around my expectations. This brought about discussion around dynamics, chord progression technique (tremolo, tied sections etc). Although he was happy to read from transcript, I felt that his take on composition would be much better than mine, so he kindly agreed to compose the parts himself. After recording the first version, he sent me recordings via YouTube- he even went to the trouble of including a running text commentary of his thoughts within the video itself. This meant that I could give better feedback and bounce off his ideas. I was especially amazed by the turnaround (3 days to complete the process) as I had not set any deadlines or ball-park timeframes. Jools' playing is technically perfect and he has an exceptional ear for harmony and dynamics. e.g. He knew not to play for the sake of playing, and when to build to crescendo. He was able to add a range of chords, hooks and new melodies to the song. In Boneyard, the melody in the instrumental chorus ended up becoming the dominant hook- this was totally unplanned. Much like his violin playing, the overall recording quality was very professional. If you are looking for an outstanding string player who is both technical and visionary, Jools would be my number one recommendation."

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"Nice atmosphere old country songs. Great voice and good guitar skills 🤠🪕👍. "

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"No Funny Stuff the perfect musical group. Adaptable to every type of event. I have called them for Christmas Parties, Classy Corporate Events, Weddings big and small, Street Festivals and Clubs. I even had them play my personal birthday party. They are very unique and the strange and crazy instruments they build and the huge sound they create, always gets the audience involved and on their feet. As a promoter they come through and my clients praise me every time. "

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"Jools was amazing, nothing was too much trouble for him. He was sounded beautiful at our wedding and he is just a lovely guy! Thank you Jools "

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"This guy is a true professional his songs are amazing He is a very fun music act I have booked him at several events all over the Nashville area and in different parts of the country. His Nashville recorded albums are as good as anybody's out there. His music is being played on radio stations across the country."

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" I just wanted to say a MASSIVE ‘Thank You’ you were amazing. We had so many positive comments about you. Really sorry we didn’t get to talk. Them two hours of arriving at the venue were crazy. Everyone wanted photos. I was listening though and you sounded amazing. Thank you for doing the wedding at short notice, we couldn’t of asked for a better violinist. Thank you for the bottom of our hearts."

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"My guys were booked at this location and it went well. I got good feedback from the Mgr and they just rebooked them again. They are excited the business liked them and wanted them back."

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