irish / folk band reviews

Irish / Folk Band Reviews

99% of customers would recommend Alive's Traditional Irish / Folk Bands to their friends

99% of customers would recommend Alive's Traditional Irish / Folk Bands to their friends.

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Fun, friendly and exactly what we needed for our reception drinks

5 stars - Traditional Duo are Highly Recommended
booked Traditional Duo for their Wedding in Kent October 2024

“The traditional duo provided the perfect background music to our wedding reception drinks. Our guests loved them and they even became roaming to play us into our wedding breakfast at the end of their performance. If you are after this type of music these are your pair!”


A 50th To Remember!!

5 stars - Craic Attack are Highly Recommended
booked Craic Attack for their event September 2024

“What a great bunch of guys, really made my 50th birthday celebration a memorable one. They pulled us out of a last minute pickle and we can not thank you enough for doing that. Anyone booking these guys will simply not be disappointed. 10/10”


A Great performance

5 stars - Craic It Up are Highly Recommended
booked Craic It Up for their event in Hertfordshire August 2024

“I can honestly say we had a great performance from the band. The musicians were top class and Lilac the vocalist was brilliant, so versatile. Thoroughly recommend them .”


They made our day!!

5 stars - The Foggy Dudes are Highly Recommended
booked The Foggy Dudes for their event in Norfolk July 2024

“I was quite nervous about booking entertainment online without knowing more about who I was booking but I really did not need to worry. Terry kept in touch and he really cared about our special day and the sort of music we wanted. On the day they played all our favourites and more. The lads were just brilliant!! Everyone has been in touch to say how good the music was. We really cannot thank them...”


A Really Good Evening

5 stars - Amhran are Highly Recommended
booked Amhran for their event in Swansea July 2024

“We had a lovely evening at my party, they played everything I wanted them to play and got everyone singing along. They're a good, balanced duo and excellent musicians.”


A Really Good Evening

5 stars - Amhran are Highly Recommended
booked Amhran for their event in Swansea July 2024

“We had a lovely evening at my party, they played everything I wanted them to play and got everyone singing along. They're a good, balanced duo and excellent musicians.”


Fun, laughter and needed for any special occassion

5 stars - The Whiskey Priests are Highly Recommended
booked The Whiskey Priests for their Wedding in Cheshire May 2024

“If you want party party party and an authentic Irish band you couldn't ask for more than the Whiskey Priests. They were fun, energetic and talented musicians who made a special day extra special. Their audience interaction was second to none and everyone in the room engaged and the comments around the room spoke volumes on how good they were. Would highly recommend and use again”


The best wedding band ever!

5 stars - Craic Attack are Highly Recommended
booked Craic Attack for their Wedding in Greater Manchester April 2024

“We cannot recommend Craic Attack enough!! We booked them as a five piece with fiddler Richard and right from the first song they had the whole wedding party up and dancing. The energy they brought to our evening do was just stunning. People who normally won't be seen dead near a dance floor were up and dancing and throwing shapes! They consulted us on what set we would like before hand and th...”


Blown away by the mix of traditional and modern music - absolutely loved it!

5 stars - The Avocets are Highly Recommended
booked The Avocets for their Wedding April 2024

“Thank you so much for playing at our wedding - our guests kept telling us how amazing you were! We were blown away by how beautifully you played in our ceremony, then really ramped up the energy for the reception, you even got my dad singing along! It was so nice to hear some of our traditional tunes mixed in amongst the more modern hits, meant everyone had something to listen to. Thank you!”


Amazing musicians - could tell they really cared about trad music.

5 stars - The Avocets are Highly Recommended
booked The Avocets for their Wedding December 2023

“We're so happy we found you! We were looking for a band who could play a mix of music for the young guests and our friends, but also some traditional Scottish tunes (my partner's from Inverness). You don't hear that played much around here, but you did an amazing job playing a mix of traditional Highland tunes, upbeat folk and our modern pop/indie requests. It really felt like you connected with ...”

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Value for money: 5 stars
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