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.
John H 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
Samantha W 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”
Victoria M 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!
Christy S 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.
Rachel A 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 ...”
Everyone is still raving about your performance!
Ffion booked Craic Attack for their Wedding
“Thank you for playing at our wedding....you were brilliant and made our night, everyone is still raving about your performance!! Thanks again!”
Played with real joy and skill - really brought our party to life!
Henda C booked The Avocets for their event
“Thank you so much for playing at our party - you were such a wonderful addition to my partner's 60th birthday. We loved the breadth of music you played, and especially loved your klezmer rendition of 'Whole Lotta Love' as he entered - Led Zeppelin are his favourite band and it was an amazing surprise for him, really original! Thanks also for being so easy to deal with whilst organising. There was...”
Feedback from our friends and family (from Ireland) has been fantastic -happy ti...
Su A booked Craic Attack for their event
“You were fab on Saturday night. We really enjoyed ourselves, though not quite sure how Mike got up with you to sing! Feedback from our friends and family (from Ireland) has been fantastic -happy time had by all!”
The sound was really professional, song selection perfect, everyone was up danci...
Emma A booked Craic Attack for their Wedding
“We booked Craic Attack for our wedding because we wanted something a little different and we were absolutely delighted. A great bunch of guys who have a really mastered the art of creating an atmosphere without completely taking over. The sound was really professional, song selection perfect, everyone was up dancing or tapping their feet! We really can't recommend these guys enough!”
Jessica L booked The Irish Ceilidh Band for their Wedding in West Yorkshire
“We hired this band for the evening at our wedding and they were fantastic! Great music, very skilled with their instruments and really got the crowd going. Would recommend to anyone looking for Irish music”
Customer Reviews (540)
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