A. The answer is: it depends! We are a busy act and are booked well into 2006. Our rates are set by demand. Like most businesses, we are subject to market forces, which means some days of the week are more desirable than others. Typically, Friday or Saturday night private events have the highest rate (other than New Years eve). Overtime is per half hour, which may be arranged at anytime before the last song. If you would like to know exactly what we would charge for your event, just complete our on line Entertainment Planner. You'll receive pricing and availability information by email, usually within 24 hours! If we're not open for your date, we'll provide you with links to web pages of several of the area's top bands. Our base price is for engagements that are held in the suburbs surrounding Boston. We charge a bit more for Downtown Boston locations, as well as those outside of Route 495. We may have to charge extra if the load-in and load-out is especially difficult or the event requires unusual load-in or load-out times. This is pretty rare and we usually know about the tough places in advance so you can be advised well ahead of time.

You can also e-mail us with the date, hours and location of your party. Be sure to leave both a daytime and an evening phone number. If you provide your mailing address we will send you a free CD demo. You can also give us a call at (781-340-3337).

A. Sometimes it's OK to come out to a wedding or function and view the band. You must be appropriately attired in dress clothes and behave discreetly at all times. You should try to arrive at least two hours after the function has begun (after dinner). As a general rule, hotels are better than country clubs for allowing viewing the band. However, each facility has its own guidelines, including some that do not allow any viewers. This is beyond our control and we cannot guarantee that you will not be asked to leave.

A. YES! Although we play at parties, dinner dances, corporate functions and holiday parties, we play more weddings than any other type of party. Our Recommendation Letters are just a small sample of comments we've received from many satisfied couples, families and businesses who've had Carousel as their band. We also occasionally play at nightclubs in the Greater Boston area. Visit Our "News" page for a listing of any upcoming club dates.

A. In addition to all of the promotional material found here on our website, we also have an updated audio CD (recorded in October of 2002) that we would be happy to send out upon request. Just complete our on line Entertainment Planner. If we're open for your date you'll receive a free CD demo in just a few days!

We made a very nice (and expensive) video several years ago and people were happy with it, but we found that as our repertoire changed the cost of remaking or updating it was far too expensive. Most clients were making their hiring decisions based on the updated audio demo, our song list, and by seeing us perform live (which we prefer).

A. We get a lot of inquiries and it is our policy give our dates to the first client who calls us wanting to confirm. For this reason we are not able to hold dates for those who are still deciding if they wish to hire us.