12
Jun
The Pizza Cabina
Threemilestone, Cornwall
Our regular residency at The Pizza Cabina - intimate, warm, and full of groove.
Raising for:
Man Down Cornwall
Cornwall Groove Collective
Digging deep for groove across Cornwall and beyond - a large live ensemble playing funk, soul, jazz and unexpected musical gems with real rhythmic heart.
The Groove Diggers are a large live band and community collective based mainly across Cornwall. We're a group of experienced musicians who share one obsession: groove.
We play funk, soul, jazz, folk-soul and covers that don't always come from the obvious places - the songs nobody expects but everybody feels. We love finding music with real rhythmic depth and digging into what makes it tick, then bringing that to life on stage with a full band sound: rhythm section, horns, and singers.
We're not a corporate function band or a slick touring act. We're a community band driven by musicianship, feel, energy and a genuine love of playing together. Most of what we do supports local charities and community causes - because music works best when it connects people.
Our members come from across Cornwall, with a few making the brave journey from further afield - including Canada, and even Devon. Between us we bring a wide range of musical backgrounds, but the same thing brings us all to the stage: the groove.
The Groove Diggers are bigger than any single set of faces. We're an ever-evolving collective of musicians who share a common language: groove. Here's who makes up our current core ensemble.
The Groove Diggers is a collective, which means our lineup is fluid. These are musicians who regularly join us on stage or form part of our wider family.
We don't just play what's expected. We dig - through decades, genres, and record crates - for the songs that have that thing. That feel. That lock. That swing.
Our musical world ranges from the heavyweight funk of Tower of Power and James Brown to the soulful sophistication of Incognito and Brand New Heavies, the harmonic adventurousness of Snarky Puppy and Cory Wong, and the genre-blending joy of Postmodern Jukebox and Scary Pockets.
We love Dirty Loops' relentless musicianship, Huntertones' contemporary horn-funk, and the timeless depth of Stevie Wonder and the Blues Brothers. Funk, soul, jazz-funk, groove-led soul - these aren't just genres to us, they're a philosophy: music should make you move.
One of our favourite things is finding a song that nobody expects - a folk track, a pop song, a deep album cut - and discovering there's a groove hiding inside it, waiting to come out. Then we dig it up.
We're also beginning to explore original material - music that grows naturally out of our collective sound. Watch this space.
We play mainly community and charity events across Cornwall. Come and join us - all gig profits go to charitable causes.
Threemilestone, Cornwall
Our regular residency at The Pizza Cabina - intimate, warm, and full of groove.
Truro, Cornwall
A community event in collaboration with Truro School - great people, great atmosphere, great groove.
Cornwall
A private birthday celebration. Not a public event - get in touch if you'd like to enquire about booking us for something similar.
Cornwall
A charity gig celebrating the Cornwall Beaver Project - expect good vibes and a big groove.
Mounthawke Millennium Green, Cornwall
An outdoor summer gig on the Millennium Green - live music, fresh air and plenty of groove.
We're always building our archive of live photos, clips and recordings. In the meantime, take a look at what we've shared so far - and if you've been to one of our gigs, we'd love to see your photos too.
Live video coming soon
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Playing for the community isn't an add-on for us - it's the point. We play for people, for causes, for connection.
From the very beginning, The Groove Diggers have kept charity and community at the heart of what we do. Profits from our gigs go to charitable causes, and we try to direct that support to organisations doing real, grounded work in Cornwall and beyond.
We've had the privilege of supporting some brilliant causes, and we're always open to enquiries from community groups, charities and events organisers about what we might be able to do together.
The organisations named below are causes we have supported or have connections with. Please review and update this list before publishing to ensure it accurately reflects your history.
Interested in working with us on a community event? Get in touch.
For gig enquiries, charity events or community collaborations, send us a message and we'll get back to you.
We're always open to conversations about playing for community events, charity fundraisers and local happenings. We're based across Cornwall and love playing for people who love live music.
The Pizza Cabina
Threemilestone, Cornwall
Details TBC - watch this space and follow us on Instagram for updates.