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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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GREAT IRISH NIGHT - ST PATRICK'S DAY 2025

5 stars - The Irish Ceilidh Band are Highly Recommended
booked The Irish Ceilidh Band for their event in West Midlands March 2025

“A really good evening. Lovely group of talented individuals who interacted well with the audience. Residents were singing and dancing and enjoying themselves all evening. The tuition for the Irish dancing was very good and it was great seeing everyone joining in and enjoying themselves (even though we were not that good at it)! Some feedback from the residents is as follows: 1) A tru...”


Just want to say a MASSIVE thank you

5 stars - The Celtic Mandolin Man are Highly Recommended
booked The Celtic Mandolin Man for their event at The Navigation Inn in Buckinghamshire

“We all just want to say a MASSIVE thank you to Terry for the wonderful music he performed at my fathers wake. He was everything we required, bang on time, very attentive towards the needs of the night and everyone commented at just how great a player he was. A true professional and would recommend to anyone for any occasion. So thank you once again Terry. ”


5 Stars!

5 stars - The Celtic Mandolin Man are Highly Recommended
booked The Celtic Mandolin Man for their event in Buckinghamshire November 2024

“We all just want to say a MASSIVE thank you to Terry for the wonderful music he performed at my fathers wake. He was everything we required, bang on time, very attentive towards the needs of the night and everyone commented at just how great a player he was. A true professional and would recommend to anyone for any occasion. So thank you once again Terry.”


Just brilliant!

5 stars - The Whiskey Priests are Highly Recommended
booked The Whiskey Priests for their event in Leicestershire November 2024

“A great night, judged perfectly! Absolutely brilliant! What a lovely bunch too!”


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 .”


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!”

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Value for money: 5 stars
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