Liam Blunts Funky Rhythm Train started in 2001 as a four-piece funky blues band in north east Victoria and grew into a covers outfit playing everything from the sixties to now. The line-up is five: Meagan on lead vocals, Tim on drums and vocals, Michael on bass, keys and vocals, and Ian and Peter on guitars. Add the four-piece horn section, known as The Hornies, and it becomes a nine-piece with a much bigger sound for a big room. Everything you hear is played live. No backing tracks, no sequences. The list runs through R&B, funk, soul, rock, Top 40, pop, jazz and Latin, from Dragon's "April Sun In Cuba" and Jet to Billie Eilish and Paramore. They'll learn a song for a bridal dance at no extra charge, and they travel: Albury, Shepparton, Bright, Echuca, Gippsland and further.
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Songs Liam Blunts Funky Rhythm Train can play
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Act Yr Age - BluejuiceAffirmation - George Benson (instrumental)Ain’t It Fun - ParamoreAin’t No Sunshine - Eva CassidyAll Night Long - Lionel RichieAll Of Me - Jazz StandardAll Shook Up - Elvis PresleyAlways On The Run - Lenny KravitzAnimal - Neon TreesApril Sun In Cuba - DragonAre You Gonna Be My Girl - JetAre You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny KravitzAs - Stevie WonderBad Guy - Billie Eilish/Conquer DivideBad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater RevivalBags Groove - Jazz Standard (instrumental)Beautiful Day - U2Beggin' - ManeskinThe Best - Tina TurnerBetter - The Screaming JetsBetter Man - Pearl JamBirds Of A Feather - Billie EilishBlame It On The Boogie - The Jackson 5Blister In The Sun -Violent FemmesBlue Bossa - jazz standard (instrumental)Blue Moon - jazz standardBlues By Five - jazz standard (instrumental)Boys In Town - The DivinylsBoys Of Summer - The Ataris/Don HenleyBrown Eyed Girl - Van MorrisonBuild Me Up Buttercup - The FoundationsCan't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie ValliCelebration - Kool & The GangChameleon - Herbie Hancock (instrumental)Chicken Fried - Zac Brown BandCome Away With Me - Norah JonesCrazy - Gnarls BarkleyCrazy Little Thing Called Love - QueenCry In Shame - DeiselDancing In The Moonlight - ToploaderDani California - Red Hot Chili PeppersDecember 1963 What A Night - The Four SeasonsDon't Start Now - Dua LipaDown On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater RevivalDrive - IncubusDrops Of Jupiter - TrainEagle Rock - Daddy CoolEarly Warning - Baby AnimalsEverlasting Love - The Love AffairEverything - Michael BubleEvie Part 1 - The Wrights/Stevie WrightEx's & Oh's - Elle KingFamily Tree - Kings Of LeonFavela - Jazz Standard (instrumental)Feel It Still - Portugal The ManFine And Mellow - Eva Cassidy/Billie HolidayFlowers - Miley CyrusFly Me To The Moon - Jazz StandardFootloose - Kenny LogginsForever Begins Tonight - The McClymontsFortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater RevivalGeorgia - Jazz StandardGimme Some Loving - Blues BrothersGold On The Ceiling - The Black KeysGroove Is In The Heart - Deee-LiteHappy - Pharrell WilliamsHard To Handle - The Black CrowsHigher & Higher - Jackie WilsonHigher Love - Steve WinwoodHit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat BenatarHold Me Now - Johnny LoganHoly Grail - Hunters & CollectorsHorses - Daryl BraithwaiteHound Dog - Elvis PresleyHowling At The Moon - Bondi CigarsHurt So Good - John MellencampI Got You I Feel Good - James BrownI Just Wanna Make Love To You - Muddy Waters/Geoff AitchisonI Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor SwiftI Love Rock ‘n’ Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts pI Wish - Stevie WonderI'll Make You Happy - The Bamboos/EasybeatsI'm Gonna Be 500 Miles - The ProclaimersIn A Mellow Tone - Jazz StandardIsn't She Lovely - Stevie WonderIt's So Easy - Linda Ronstadt/Buddy HollyIt's Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy JoelJessie's Girl - Rick SpringfieldJolene - Miley Cyrus/Dolly PartonJust A Girl - No DoubtKC & the Sunshine Band Medley (That's The Way I Like It/Keep It Comin' Love/Boogie Shoes/Give It Up and more) - KC & the Sunshine BandLa Samba - jazz standard (instrumental)Learn To Fly - Foo FighterThe Letter - Joe CockerLife Is A Highway - Tom Cochran/Rascal FlattsLips Are Moving - Meghan TrainorLooking Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater RevivalLove Is In The Air - John Paul YoungLove Story - Taylor SwiftMan I Feel Like A Woman - Shania TwainMan I Need - Olivia DeanMartha Reeves and the Vandellas Medley (Dancing In The Street/Nowhere To Run/Heatwave) - Martha Reeves and the VandellasMercy - DuffyMessage In A Bottle - The PoliceMoondance - Van MorrisonMr. Brightside - The KillersMr. Jones - Counting CrowsMurder On The Dance Floor - Sophie Ellis BextorMustang Sally - The CommitmentsMy Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina SimoneMy Happiness - PowderfingerMy Sharona - The KnackMy Wish - Rascal FlattsNever Been To Spain - Waylon JenningsNew Sensation - INXSNothing But A Good Time - PoisonNow's The Time - jazz standard (instrumental)Nutbush City Limits - Tina TurnerOn My Mind - PowderfingerOne Way Or Another - BlondiePlay That Funky Music - Wild CherryThe Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The NewsProud Mary - Creedence Clearwater RevivalRebel Rebel - David BowieRespect - Aretha FranklinRiptide - Vance JoyRock 'n' Me - Steve Miller BandROCK in the USA - John MellencampRolling In The Deep - AdeleRoute 66 - jazz standardRun To Paradise - The Choir BoysSatisfaction - The Rolling StonesSex On Fire - Kings of LeonShut Up And Dance - Walk The MoonSomething Greater - The ParcelsSon Of A Preacher Man - Dusty SpringfieldSt Thomas - jazz standard (instrumental)Straighten Up And Fly Right - Jazz StandardStuck In The Middle With You - Steelers WheelSudden Samba - jazz standard (instrumental)Summer of 69 - Bryan AdamsSunday Morning - Maroon 5Superstition - Stevie WonderSweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd SkynyrdTell Her About It - Billy JoelTequila - The Champs (instrumental)That's How I Got To Memphis - Karl BlauThese Boots Are Made For Walking - Nancy SinatraThinking Out Loud - Ed SheeranTide Is High - BlondieTo Her Door - Paul KellyTwist & Shout - The BeatlesTwo Strong Hearts - Ainslie Wills/John FarnhamUnwritten - Natasha BedingfieldUptown Funk - Bruno MarsUse Somebody - Kings Of LeonValerie - Amy WinehouseVenus - BananaramaWagon Wheel - Darius RuckerWaiting On The World To Change - John MayerWalking On Sunshine - Katrina & the WavesWatermelon Man - Herbie Hancock (instrumental)What I Like About You - The RomanticsWho Did You Think I Was - John MayerWish You Well - Bernard FanningWonderwall - OasisYou Give Love A Bad Name - Bon JoviYou Make My Dreams - Daryl Hall & John OatesYou Really Got Me - The KinksYou Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DCZebra - John Butler TrioZoot Suit Riot - The Cherry Poppin' Daddies
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What to expect
Everything you hear is played on the night. No backing tracks, no sequences, which in covers-band territory is worth saying out loud. Nine musicians can turn a room in a way five can't, and the horn section is where the funk and soul material really opens up. Soul and rock, funk, chart pop, some jazz, some Latin, plus the R&B end of things. Decades of playing between them and a core line-up that's been together more than ten years, so nobody's reading charts. They also arrange some of the well known ones their own way.
On the day
One standard 10 amp power point, ideally on its own circuit away from other equipment. If you're somewhere without mains, you'll need a generator big enough to carry the band. Sound, lights, travel and insurance are theirs, and for large public events they bring their own engineer. They've got a 6m x 3m gazebo for shelter, weather permitting. There's also a semi unplugged option with a battery powered PA speaker, which is what you'd use for a ceremony held away from the reception.
Performance options
Two line-ups. The five piece is female lead vocals, two guitars, bass doubling on keyboards and vocals, and drums, and it covers most of what you'd want from a night's dancing. The nine piece adds four horns, trumpet, alto and tenor sax and trombone, for a much bigger sound and a wider stretch of funk, soul and Latin. For weddings they'll play welcome and lounge music, dinner sets and dance sets, often five sets across the day. And they'll learn a song for your bridal dance at no extra charge, assuming they can do it justice.
