About the band
Dancing with Sharks is the big sound of dancing in the north. Performing songs from the sixties through to modern, we guarantee that we will get your guests on the dance floor.
Please get in contact (details below) to discuss your wedding dance or party plans.
Email: jesharkey54@gmail.com
Mobile 07769710350
All images Michael Carver Photography
Upcoming events
27 July. Wedding, Inverness
2 August. Rose Street Foundry, Inverness
31 August. Rose Street Foundry, Inverness
6-7 September. Toe 2 Toe Strictly Come Dancing, Inverness
Sample set lists
Pop classics
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
- Back to Black Amy Winehouse
- Moondance Van Morrison
- Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
- Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett
- Hi Ho Silver Lining Jeff Beck
- Uptown Funk Mark Bronson
- I Will Survive Gloria Gaynor
- Dancing In The Streets Martha Reeves
- Dance the Night Away Mavericks
- Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd
- Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
- Do You Love Me The Contours
- Burning Love Elvis
- Fools Fall in Love The Drifters
- Simply The Best Tina Turner
- I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash
- Love Is In The Air John Paul Young
- Walking On Sunshine Katrina&Waves
- Sweet Dreams Eurythmics
- Superstition Stevie Wonder
- Feel Like A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
- Proud Mary Tina Turner
- Blame It On The Boogie Stevie Wonder
Soul and Blues
- Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
- Night Train James Brown
- The Sweetest Feeling Jackie Wilson
- Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett
- Dancing In The Street Martha Reeves & Vandellas
- My Guy Smokey Robinson
- Zoot Suit Riot Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
- Be My Baby Ronettes
- Baby Love Supremes
- Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
- Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd
- Do You Love Me The Contours
- Get Ready The Temptations
- My Girl Smokey Robinson
- Burning Love Elvis
- Fools Fall In Love The Drifters
- Baby I need Your Lovin’ Lisa Stanfield
- Sweet Inspiration Sweet Inspirations
- She Caught The Katy Blues Brothers
- Proud Mary Credence Clearwater Revival
- Sweet Home Chicago Blues Brothers
- Soul Man James Brown
- Flip Flop Fly Blues Brothers
- I Feel Good James Brown
Jive
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
- Jonny B Goode Chuck Berry
- Run Around Sue Dion DiMucci
- Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd
- Great Balls Of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
- Yeh Yeh Georgie Fame
- Jailhouse Rock Elvis
- Alright OK You Win Count Basie
- Splash Splash Bobby Darin
- Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
- Night Train James Brown
- Moondance Van Morrison
- Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
- In The Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett
- Dancing In The Streets Martha Reeves
- Do You Love Me The Contours
- Get Ready The Temptations
- Burning Love Elvis
- Fools Fall In Love The Drifters
- I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash
- Reeling’ In The Years Steely Dan
- Dance with Me Tonight Olly Murs
- Sweet Home Chicago Blues Brothers
- I Feel Good James Brown
Ballroom Dancing - classics
- Mean To Me Foxtrot Ella Fitzgerald
- Let Yourself Go Quickstep Ella Fitzgerald
- Mambo Italiano Cha Cha Bette Midler
- Moon River Slow Waltz Henry Mancini
- Hernando’s Hideaway Tango Adler and Ross
- Beyond The Sea Foxtrot Bobby Darin
- Alright OK You Win Jive Count Basie
- Run Around Sue Jive Dion DiMucci
- Stand By Me Cha Cha Ben E King
- Mack The Knife Swing Michael Buble
- I Wanna Be Like You Samba Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Fascination Slow Waltz Joe Loss
- Jonny B Goode Jive Chuck berry
- Delilah Viennese Waltz Tom Jones
- Riviera Life Salsa Caro Emerald
- Libertango Rhumba Astor Piazzolla
- A Fine Romance Foxtrot Ella Fitzgerald
- I Only Have Eyes For You Foxtrot Ella Fitzgerald
- Fools Fall in Love Jive The Drifters
- Baby I Need Your Lovin’ Swing Lisa Stanfield
- Three Times A Lady Slow Waltz Lionel Richie
- Almost Like Being In Love Quickstep Natalie Cole
- Nice and Easy Jive Frank Sinatra
- Splish Splash Jive Bobby Darin
Ballroom Dancing - modern
- A Place In The Sun Foxtrot Jools Holland
- Tell Her About It Quickstep Billy Joel
- Street Life Cha Cha Randy Crawford
- I Wonder Why Slow Waltz Curtis Stigers
- Sweet Dreams Tango Eurythmics
- The Time Is Now Foxtrot Jools Holland
- Dance With Me Tonight Jive Ollie Murs
- Enjoy Yourself Jive Jools Holland
- One day Cha Cha Caro Emerald
- Big Time Boppin’ Swing Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
- Uptown Funk Jive Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars
- Three Times A lady Slow Waltz Lionel Richie
- Sweet Home Chicago Jive Blues Brothers
- Smooth Cha Cha Santana
- Rikki Don’t Lose That Number Rumba Steely Dan
- Tangled Up Argentine Tango Caro Emerald
- Completely Foxtrot Caro Emerald
- Love Is In The Air Foxtrot John Paul Young
- Footloose Jive Kenny Loggins
- Flip Flop Fly Swing Blues Brothers
- Natural Woman Slow Waltz Aretha Franklin
- Bright Side Of The Road Quickstep Van Morrison
- I’m In The Mood For Love Jive Jools Holland
- Together We Are Strong Jive Jools Holland
Swing
- Woodchoppers Woody Herman
- The Hucklebuck Tommy Dorsey
- I Love Being Here With You Peggy Lee
- I’m Gonna Sit Right Down Nat King Cole
- Roll ‘em Pete Count Basie
- Flip Flop Fly Blues Brothers
- Brown Derby Jump Cherry Poppin’ Dads
- Bad Bad Leroy Brown Sinatra
- Dance the Night Away The Mavericks
- Mack The Knife Michael Buble
- Big Time Operator Big Bad Voodoo Dad
- Wake Me Up Before You Go Wham
- La Bamba Richie Valens
- Everybody Needs Somebody Blues Brothers
- Zoot Suit Riot Cherry Poppin’ Dads
- Pencil Full of Lead Paolo Nutini
- Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
- Yeh Yeh Georgie Fame
- Fools Fall in Love The Drifters
- Baby I Need Your Lovin’ Lisa Stanfield
- That Man Caro Emerald
- Ain’t What You Do Lisa Stanfield
- Big Time Boppin’ Big Bad Voodoo Dad
- Footloose Kenny Loggins
Sixties
- Hi Ho Silver Lining Jeff Beck
- Let’s Twist Again Chubby Checker
- Dancing In The Street Martha Reeves
- My Guy Mary Wells
- Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd
- Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
- It’s Not Unusual Tom Jones
- Burning Love Elvis
- Fools Fall in Love The Drifters
- Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
- Be My Baby The Ronettes
- My Girl Otis Reading
- Night Train James Brown
- The Sweetest Feeling Jackie Wilson
- Baby Love The Supremes
- Jumping Jack Flash The Rolling Stones
- I Can’t Get No Satisfaction The Rolling Stones
- He Ain’t Heavy The Hollies
- Delilah Tom Jones
- Do You Love Me The Contours
- Get Ready Smokey Robinson
- I Wanna Hold Your Hand The Beatles
- A Hard Day’s Night The Beatles
- I Feel Good James Brown
Big Band
- Bad bad Leroy Brown Sinatra
- New York New York Sinatra
- Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin
- Nice and Easy Sinatra
- Ain’t That a Kick In The Head Dean Martin
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Andy Williams
- As Long As I’m Singing Bobby Darin
- Alright OK You Win Count Basie
- I Only Have Eyes For You Ella Fitzgerald
- Almost Like Being In Love Natalie Cole
- That Old Black Magic Ella Fitzgerald
- Ain’t What You Do Lisa Stansfield
- It’s Oh So Quiet Bjork
- Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend Nicole Kidman
- Big Time Boppin’ Big Bad Voodoo
- I Wanna Be Like You Big Bad Voodoo
- Lullaby Of Broadway Ella Fitzgerald
- Mess Around Ray Charles
- Pick Up The Pieces Ave White Band
- Together We Are Strong Jools Holland
- The Time Is Now Jools Holland
- A Place In The Sun Jools Holland
- Teach me Tonight Amy Winehouse
- Something’s Got A Hold Of Me Jools Holland
Light Rock
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
- Back To Black Amy Winehouse
- All I Wanna Do Sheryl Crow
- Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
- Smooth Santana
- Smooth Operator Sade
- Zoot Suit Riot Cherry Poppi’ Dads
- Pencil Full Of Lead Paulo Nutini
- Jumping Jack Flash Rolling Stones
- I Can’t Get No Satisfaction Rolling Stones
- That Man Caro Emerald
- It’s Oh So Quiet Bjork
- It’s All Good Roger Niven
- Simply The Best Tina Turner
- The House Is Rockin’ Brian Setzer
- Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye
- Hear That Guitar Ring Powder Blues Band
- Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf
- Good rocking’ Tonight Powder Blues Band
- Rock This Town Brian Setzer
- Let It Roll Little Feat
- Blame It On The Boogie Jackson 5
- Sweet Home Chicago Blues Brothers
- Proud Mary Beyonce
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A range of styles to suit your event
We have a pretty extensive repertoire these days and can tailor our set list to meet your needs. Sixties nights, “Strictly” events, party time, and of course wedding packages. We can even provide ceilidh music for traditional Scottish dances. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
Our line-up
Our musicians have many years of experience playing in the north. Our singers (Catriona and Pete) are simply the best. Our rhythm section just rock – it’s pretty much impossible not to get up and dance. And of course the brass and saxes add that special sound.
Send us a message
Please get in touch if you wish to discuss your requirements, or request a quote.