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Irish / Folk Band Reviews

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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 party in Leicestershire November 2024

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


These guys are absolutely fantastic!

5 stars - Craic It Up are Highly Recommended
booked Craic It Up for their party November 2024

“These guys are absolutely fantastic! They had the dance floor filled and all of our guests loved them. The whole booking and pre event process was professional, smooth, well run but with a lovely personal feel. I honestly couldn’t be happier or more grateful to them and would use them again in a heartbeat.”


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 party 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”


They were BRILLIANT!!

5 stars - Country Cool are Highly Recommended
booked Country Cool for their party

“We had Country Cool for my 21st country and western party, they were BRILLIANT!! Lilac had everyone up teaching us line dancing and getting everyone involved I would definitely recommend !”


Great to deal with from start to finish

5 stars - Country Cool are Highly Recommended
booked Country Cool for their party

“What a great band!!! Really made our party having the band and line dancing caller. Great to deal with from start to finish and would highly recommend :-)”


A Great performance

5 stars - Craic It Up are Highly Recommended
booked Craic It Up for their party in Hertfordshire

“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 .”


A Really Good Evening

5 stars - Amhran are Highly Recommended
booked Amhran for their party in Swansea

“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.”

Performance quality: 5 stars
Sound quality: 5 stars
Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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