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Irish / Folk Band Reviews

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5 stars - The Celtic Mandolin Man are Highly Recommended
booked The Celtic Mandolin Man for their event in London

“We very much enjoyed the music and the feedback for our event has been incredible which is largely due to you so thank you again”


GREAT IRISH NIGHT - ST PATRICK'S DAY 2025

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

“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...” Read more


Outstanding and the best band we have ever seen.

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

“Wow, what a band! We booked the country genre for our Country Hoedown with taught line dancing. It was the most fun I’ve had in years. Outstanding and the best band we have ever seen. Will be using for all events now. Thank you”


Beyond our expectations

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

“We hired this band for my mum's 60th birthday hoedown, and they were absolutely outstanding! From the moment they started, they set the perfect vibe for the party. Their use of various instruments added a fantastic depth to the performance, and they kept everyone on their feet with line dancing that was so much fun. The entertainment package they provided went beyond our expectations, with a perfe...” Read more


Thank you for making my 30th so great!

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

“These guys are brilliant! They had the everyone up and involved with the country dances! All of my guests said how much of a good time they had and have since tried the dances out! Such a fantastic variety of songs too. These guys are brilliant! They had the everyone up and involved with the country dances! All of my guests said how much of a good time they had and have since tried the dances out!...” Read more


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

“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

“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

“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

“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!”

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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