Gentlemen Traders of Fine Wedding Music!
Available as either their popular 5-piece Band or a brassy 8-piece Band
Vocals, Piano, Saxophone, Electric Guitar, Bass & Drums
Fronted by the charismatic Dave Martin, The Merchants Band provides premium lively entertainment for weddings, corporate functions, festivals and events across Ireland & the UK. Their seasoned band contains the finest professional musicians in the province.
Their vast collection of music is bursting at the seams! They provide a fresh, lively mix of modern chart music, old-school rock, funk, soul, country and all the classics guaranteed to keep your guests on the dance floor all night long!
Each musician has over a decade of performance experience. They’ve performed with many top local bands and artists. They’ve supported, recorded and performed with artists such as Van Morrison, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Tom Jones, and Snow Patrol, to name a few..
They’re far from being your standard cover band. They don’t try to make every song sound just like the original… they engage with their audience instead of just occasionally shouting out “Come on up on the dance floor folks”… they don’t go for cheesy numbers or party games… Instead, they strive to be anything but your typical wedding band, carving their authentic sound into every song they perform.
The Merchants Band offers a captivating and incomparable tribute to some of the greatest music around. Whether you require a smooth background Acoustic set for a stylish function, or a lively mix of upbeat classics and modern chart hits for an evening reception or party, they promise to give your guests a performance they are sure to remember!
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Repertoire
CHART
- Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
- Blinding Lights – The Weekend
- By Your Side – Tom Grennan/Calvin Harris
- Dance Monkey – Tones & I
- Happier – Marshmello Ft. Bastille
- Hold My Girl – George Ezra
- Memories – Maroon 5
- Moves – Olly Murs
- Outnumbered – Dermot Kennedy
- Pretty Shining People – George Ezra
- Promises – Sam Smith/Calvin Harris
- Senorita – Camilla Cabello
- Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- Say Something – Justin Timberlake
- Someone You Loved – Lewis Capaldi
- South of The Border – Ed Sheeran
- The Business – Tiesto
- Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
STANDARDS
- Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
- Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
- Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
- First, Last, My Everything – Barry White
- Galway Girl – Steve Earle
- Higher & Higher – Jackie Wilson
- I’m a Believer – The Monkees
- It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones
- Mustang Sally – The Commitments
- Nine To Five – Dolly Parton
- Oh What A Night – Four Seasons
- Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
- Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley
- Shake Your Tail Feather – Ray Charles
- Superstition – Stevie Wonder
- Suspicious Minds – Elvis
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- Valerie – Amy Winehouse
FIRST DANCES
- All I Want Is You – U2
- All of Me – John Legend
- Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
- Everything – Michael Buble
- Have I Told You Latey – Van Morrison
- Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
- Ho Hey – The Lumineers
- My Girl – The Temptations
- Perfect – Ed Sheeran
- Someone Like You – Van Morrison
- Stand By Me – Ben E King
- Tennessee Whiskey – Chris Stapleton
- The One – Kodaline
- You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne
- You Are The Reason – Calum Scott
- Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
SWING
- Ain’t That A Kick In The Head – Dean Martin
- Bad, Bad Leroy Brown – Frank Sinatra
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Wlliams
- Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
- Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Buble
- King of The Swingers – Jungle Book
- Little Ole Wine Drinker – Dean Martin
- Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin
- Moondance – Van Morrison
- New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
- Pencil Full of Lead – Paolo Nutini
- Sway – Michael Buble
- That’s Amore – Dean Martin
ROCK & ROLL
- A Hard Day’s Night – The Beatles
- Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis
- Burning Love – Elvis
- Do You Love Me – The Contours
- Grease Lightning – John Travolta
- Great Balls of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis
- Hound Dog – Elvis
- Jailhouse Rock – Elvis
- Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
- La Bamba – Ritchie Valens
- Long Tall Sally – Little Richard
- Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson
- Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley
- Tutti Frutti – Little Richard
- You Can Never Tell – Chuck Berry
1970’s
- Blame It On The Boogie – Michael Jackson
- Bennie & The Jets – Elton John
- Copacobana – Barry Manilow
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
- Crocodile Rock – Elton John
- Does You Mother Know – Abba
- Escape (Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
- Grease Lightning – Frankie Valli
- Let Your Love Flow – Bellamy Brothers
- Let’s Stick Together – Bryan Ferry
- Lido Shuffle – Boz Scaggs
- Lovely Day – Bill Withers
- One Way Or Another – Blondie
- Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
- September – Earth, Wind & Fire
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
- Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder
- Stuck In The Middle – Steeler’s Wheel
- Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton
- Waterloo – Abba
- When The Morning Comes – Hall & Oates
1980’s
- 500 miles – The Proclaimers
- A Little Respect – Erasure
- All Night Long – Lionel Richie
- Always On My Mind – Pet Shop Boys
- Call Me Al – Paul Simon
- Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
- Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
- Don’t You Want Me Baby – Human League
- Faith – George Michael
- Footloose – Kenny Loggins
- Happy Hour – The Housemartins
- It Must Be Love – Madness
- Let’s Dance – David Bowie
- Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley
- Rio – Duran Duran
- Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel
- Sweet Home Chicago – Blues Brothers
- Take On Me – Aha
- Time of My Life – Billy Medley
- Town Called Malice – The Jam
- You Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins
- Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – Wham
- What Is Love – Haddaway
1990’s
- Basketcase – Green Day
- Back For Good – Take That
- Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai
- Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis
- Everlong – Foo Fighters
- Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
- Good Riddance – Green Day
- I Only Wanna Be With You
- I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
- Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
- Living La Vida Loca – Ricky Martin
- Mambo No 5 – Lou Bega
- One Week – Barenaked Ladies
- Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry
- Two Princes – Spin Doctors
- Wonderwall – Oasis
2000’s
- All The Small Things – Blink 182
- Crazy – Gnarles Buckley
- Crazy In Love – Beyonce
- Hey Ya – Outkast
- I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
- Ignition – R Kelly
- Lady – Modjo
- Mr Brightside – The Killers
- National Express – Divine Comedy
- One More Time – Daft Punk
- Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
- Shine – Take That
- Sex On Fire – King of Leon
- Ten Out of Ten – Paolo Nutini
- This Love – Maroon 5
- When You’re Looking Like That – Westlife
2010’s
- Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
- Castle on The Hill – Ed Sheeran
- Get Lucky – Daft Punk
- Happy – Pharrell Williams
- Hold Back The River – James Bay
- Hold My Hand – Jess Glynne
- Marry You – Bruno Mars
- Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
- Paradise – George Ezra
- Riptide – Vance Joy
- Shotgun – George Ezra
- Shut Up And Dance – Walk The Moon
- Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
- Wake Me Up – Avicii
- We Found Love – Rhianna
- What Makes You Beautful – One Direction
COUNTRY & IRISH
- Amazed – Lonestar
- Baton Rouge – Garth Brooks
- Country Roads – John Denver
- Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
- Galway Girl – Steve Earle
- Hills of Donegal – Goats Don’t Shave
- Hold On To Your Hat – Derek Ryan
- I Loved Her First – Heartland
- Jackson – Johnny Cash
- Lay Down Sally – Eric Clapton
- Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
- The Gambler – Kenny Rogers
- Wagon Wheel – Nathan Carter
- Red Rose Café – The Fureys
- Your Wedding Day – Jimmy Buckley
CLASSIC ROCK
- Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer
- All Right Now – Free
- Bad Moon Rising – CCR
- Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy
- Jump – Van Halen
- Mr Blue Sky – ELO
- Power of Love – Huey Lewis
- Rockin’ All Over The World – Status Quo
- Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top
- Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams
- Sweet Child of Mine – Guns ‘n’ Roses
- Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
- Whiskey In The Jar – Thin Lizzy
- You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC
WALZES
- Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
- Delilah – Tom Jones
- I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
- Moon River – Andy Williams
- Piano Man – Billy Joel
- Que Sera Sera – Doris Day
- Red Rose Café – The Fureys
- Songs of Love (Father Ted) – Divine Comedy
- That’s Amore – Dean Martin
- Wild Rover – Wolfe Tones
CHRISTMAS
- All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey
- Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas – Sinatra
- Blue Christmas – Elvis
- Christmas Song – Nat King Cole
- Fairytale of New York – Pogues
- Frosty The Snowman – Buble
- Holly Jolly Christmas – Buble
- Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms
- Last Christmas – Wham
- Let It Snow, Let It Snow – Dean Martin
- Merry Christmas Everybody – Slade
- Rockin Around The Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee
- Santa Clause Is Coming To Town – Jackson 5
- White Christmas – Buble/Crosby