Planning a wedding?  The Backtalk Band is the hottest wedding band in Central New York.
They are guaranteed to make your reception an event to remember.  The band performs in full tuxedo attire and also acts as a full Master of Ceremonies for announcements throughout the evening.  From the quiet dinner hour set to that last rocking dance set, The Backtalk Band is your best musical choice for a successful wedding reception.



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photo credit: strinnistudio 

photo credit:
strinnistudio


Book The Backtalk Band for $900 ! *
We'll play your Reception, learn your First Dance, Parent's dances, and MC your Reception events!
Professional attire and courteous planning!
                                          
*(3-hour reception in Tompkins County - for more options please email us)


Here is a testimonial from a very happy bride and groom:

Sept. 11, 2010 Wedding - Fountainebleau Inn, Alpine, NY

Hi Jim, A big hug and sincere thank you for the part you played in making my wedding the absolute best day of my life. Never have I had so much fun, and the amazing job the band did really made the night! Guests were telling me what a wonderful job you were doing all night long. Your tunes appealed to all ages, from the youngest flower girl who came home and told her Mom that when she was dancing she had many "fans", to my parents' generation, who loved to hear the songs from their youth. Your songs had my Uncle cutting up the dance floor, using up the hip he was to have replaced the next week! And the terrific rendition of "Only You" made for a wonderful and emotional Father-Daughter Dance I will always remember. Finally, thank you for playing a perfect version of "Stand By Me" (and for allaying my concerns about timing the morning of the wedding!) and for allowing us to show off the dance lessons we'd been taking. As I said before, your poise and warmth made the evening actually relaxing for me - avoiding the rushed feelings other brides get from DJs / Bands keeping a schedule. A million thanks yous and a promise to come see you perform at other venues!

Best, Katrina & Allan

Katrina Poetzl, M.A. kmp15@duke.edu Doctoral Candidate in Clinical Psychology Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Duke University


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Song suggestions for you First Dance or your Father/daughter or Mother/son dance:
(click on each song for the song lyrics)

What a Wonderful World
It Had to Be You
Since I Fell for You
Can't Help Falling in Love
Unforgettable
God Bless the Child
As Time Goes By
(Our) Love is Here to Stay
Wonderful Tonight
Through The Years
Chasing Cars





Band members may be hired individually to fulfill other musical needs.  
For wedding ceremony music, look no further than our keyboard player,
John White or our guitarist Bob Keefe.  For cocktail hour reception look to
Bob and Jim Lawrence, or John White.

Sound clips (MP3):
Bob Keefe solo guitar (click here)
Bob, Jim, and drummer (click here)
John White, piano  (click here)



Here are some suggested places for your wedding reception.  
We've performed at all of these locations.


The Fountainbleu Inn (Alpine, NY)
Ginny Lee at Wagner Vineyards (Lodi, NY)
The Statler Hotel on the Cornell Campus (Ithaca, NY)
Esperanza Mansion (Bluff Point, NY)
The Aurora Inn (Aurora, NY)
The McKinley (Endicott, NY)
Red Newt Cellars (Lodi, NY)
Sheldrake Point Winery (Ovid, NY)
Greystone Castle (Canistota, NY)
Belhurst Castle (Geneva, NY)
Brewster Inn (Cazenovia, NY)
The Big Red Barn at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)
Willard Straight Hall at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY)

The Country Club of Ithaca (Ithaca, NY)
White Eagle Conference Center (Hamilton, NY)
Turning Stone Resort (Verona, NY)
Dibble's Inn (Verona, NY)
Clarion Hotel (Ithaca, NY)
Springside Inn (Aurora, NY)

Lincklaen House (Cazenovia, NY)
Silo Restaurant and Carriage House (Greene, NY)
Holiday Inn (Ithaca, NY)
Lake Watch Inn (Lansing, NY)
Cortland Alumni House (Cortland, NY)
Logan Ridge Winery (Hector, NY)






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