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 Big Mac’s were formed in
1991 as the house band for the legendary Hollywood Club in Newport. Within
months of their formation The Commitments film was released and the band, being
of a similar size and specializing too in 60’s Soul music, were inundated with
work, constantly playing in every club, pub and eat house in South Wales.
In a short
time they were supporting The Commitments at a number of venues and were soon
welcoming offers of work that took them to holiday camps, five star hotels and
nightclubs both in the U.K. and abroad.
 The line up is that of tenor
sax, trumpet and trombone, bass, drums, guitar,
keyboards, two dynamic female vocalists and charismatic
frontman
Mike ‘Big Mac’ McNamara. Mike is a Soul singer in the
purest sense of the word, thus the band, though more
than adept at producing the raw edged originals of
Wilson Pickett, Sam and Dave, Otis Redding and James
Brown, are also proficient in the more polished
spheres of black music, Motown, Philly, Funk and those
glorious vocal harmony drenched ballads. Vocalists,
however, are only as good as their backing band
permits and Big Mac has The Wholly Soul Band… easily the
best in the business.
The
Band has played Cairo, Tenerife, Germany and Dublin as
well as settings here in the U.K. as diverse as The Café
Royal and The Marquee Club. Such far reaching appeal is
witness to the band’s adaptability and versatility.
The band is fully self contained with lights, p.a.,
transport, road crew and a highly efficient sound
engineer capable of gauging the needs and requirements
of every audience, venue and event.
To date Big Mac’s have
appeared on the bill with a vast number of top names,
from Edwin Starr, Jimmy James and The Vagabonds, Van
Morrison, The Pasadenas and Jools Holland to Go West,
Dodgy and Shed7.
Appearances on t/v and
radio shows, touring, playing, rehearsing and performing
have all served to polish the bands act, repertoire and
musicianship without ever diminishing its energy and
enthusiasm. There are a great number of bands possessing
a similar set and structure but none with such inspired
authenticity. As awed members of The Commitments said…
‘We’ve found Wilson Pickett!’
From its very beginning
the band has been immensely popular, building a rock
solid reputation. They are a firm favourite at weddings,
festivals, corporate events and social gatherings where
a first class, energetic and wholly infectious good time
act is required
     
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