The Cool Rulers

The Cool Rulers are an amazing, soulful, and talented group of musicians. From the start, working with them was a breeze. They brought fun energy to our wedding, and all of our friends and family identified with the Motown and soul music repertoire. They also played a jazz/​afrobeat style set for the cocktail hour that rocked. Many said they have never seen such a huge number of people dancing. I really can’t say enough about this band, they brought the house down!

I saw The Cool Rulers at my good friend’s wedding (review below by Sam F) and they absolutely blew me away! We had just started planning our wedding, and agonizing over finding the right band for our party. These guys had a big room full of 250 people dancing, singing and sweating all night long. I knew almost immediately that we needed to book these guys. I reached out to Charles to get info, and heard back within 30 minutes that they were available. Good news! My now husband and I had our wedding at a non traditional wedding venue, so power was a bit of a complication. Charles and his crew handled it with ease (we got it worked out ahead of time) and everything went off without a hitch. These guys played 2 awesome sets for us and our guests, and it was even better than my memories of them from my friends wedding where I first saw them. While we didn’t do much shopping for another band, their price also seemed very reasonable for a band of their size and caliber. When people talk to us about our wedding they always mention how amazing the band was! If you’re thinking about a band for your wedding, look NO further than The Cool Rulers :)

I cannot imagine a better wedding band. Charlie Ferguson and The Cool Rulers made our wedding absolutely epic. People danced so hard that they went and changed into more comfortable clothes only to come back and dance some more. Also, many had to leave, jump into the lake and come back just to cool off.
«Shout» was so insane that nearly our entire cast of wedding guests laid down on the floor.
The band was able to learn songs we suggested, and allowed us to modify the playlist. The energy they brought into the room could only be matched by our guests enthusiasm. It was an epic feedback loop that left me happier that I could have ever expected on my wedding night.
We had a storm come in that made us abandon our tent and take up the camp dining hall. The band rolled with it. We put flashlights in the rafters, ran extension cords, played without limited amplification and proceeded to have the most epic dance party of my life. My friends are still talking about it.
The band themselves are also so lovely and giving. After the wedding we all sat down by the fire and sang any 90s song that came to mind. I was happy to share a memorable moment of my life with them.

If I could give these guys 6 stars, I would!
Where to begin? Their great sounds? Their professionalism? All the fun we had at our wedding?! I don’t know!!!
I guess first and foremost is these guys know how to play. Soul, funk, motown, R&B, top 40, the hora. These guys can do everything. They have a standard repertoire which should be familiar to most people, but we did make a few special requests and they nailed all of them. (They make Daft Punk sound better than Daft Punk.) As I understand it, most of the band members are professional musicians who play in other bands, but they’ve come together for this awesome ensemble. This isn’t a corporate sounding wedding band, but a group of fantastic musicians who happens to play at weddings. (If you don’t know — I didn’t — their name «Cool Rulers» comes from a Gregory Isaac’s song… these guys love music.) One of the lead singers was in Fela! the musical. Most of the band members apparently met at music school in New York.
They are also wonderfully professional, and we felt completely at ease with Charles, the band leader, running point with our wedding planner. We held our wedding in a venue that required multiple walk-​throughs with the vendors and had onerous insurance requirements. Charles handled everything seamlessly. We did hear back from our wedding planner that they were one of the easiest bands to work with.
As you can see from the photos I posted, we had fun. Too much fun. These guys had everyone of every age out on the dance floor. We have been to a lot of weddings over the last several years, and it’s easy to tell when a band is going through the motions. Not the Cool Rulers. These guys love to play and love to party. I would not hesitate to hire them for your wedding. Get them now before they blow up and you can’t book them!