Review Centre: Celtic Groups & Ceilidh Bands

"Dermot’s music was one of the highlights of our wedding day. Having moved our wedding from Ireland to the UK due to Covid, we really wanted to capture the emotion and essence of an Irish wedding, and the music and drinks reception were perfect! During our walk down the aisle there wasn’t a dry eye in the house! Beforehand Dermot organised zoom rehearsal with my sister in law so she could sing alongside him confidently during the ceremony and I know she was extremely grateful. The impromptu singalong during the drinks reception was a highlight for so many of us (and staff at the venue!). Dermot was professional, courteous, flexible and my only regret was that we had to leave the drinks reception to for the wedding breakfast! We are so grateful to him and could not recommend him enough."

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"Funk With Us played at our wedding this weekend and they were absolutely FANTASTIC! High energy, super helpful and just a pleasure to work with, we cannot recommend them highly enough! Lilac and Remko both spoke with us in advance to get to know us a little better and find out more about the type of music we were interested in. Lilac gave us a call in the lead up, was available via whatsapp and was just generally super helpful. On the night of our wedding the dance floor was always filled with everyone singing and dancing along and having a really great time! So, so, so pleased we booked Funk With Us, thanks for making our wedding evening so awesome! Thanks Lilac, Remko and the rest of the band! "

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"Beautiful... it was amazing. Very pleased with the performance. Made it very magical and extra wonderful. Thank you so much xxxx"

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"Thank you both so much for an excellent fun ceilidh on Saturday. The music was superb and commented on by so many people, and really found helpful that you were able to guide us through so many of the dances! If ever I need to book a ceilidh band again (or anyone else i know) will be sure to recommend you. "

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"Could not fault Patrick, fantastic piper. Thank you so much for having him on your books."

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"Absolutely brilliant would have loved them for longer ,sadly they had to travel a long way everyone loved them "

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"Such a special event" Good morning Mick, Just a quick note of appreciation to you and the band for helping us make last night such a special event (15th September 2023* Friday (8 - 11pm tbc) The London Irish Centre, 50-52 Camden Square, London, NW1 9XB). A ceilidh is a great way to bring the generations together, and, as you could see from the number on the dance floor, everyone had a fantastic evening. Thanks again and keep up the good work. Alex Kenny 16th September 2023"

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"Have seen Paddy a couple of times, tremendous entertainment. Great voice and excellent catalogue of music."

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"We would like to say thank you again for playing at our wedding last month, you really added something special to the celebration. From the earliest planning stages it was very important to me that we would have a piper playing some of the tunes I knew from all the Highland Games my dad took me to as a youngster. I had the window open in the room at the hotel where I was getting ready so I could hear you clearly. You were brilliant on the day, going above and beyond the call of duty throughout, and were glad we chose you. It was very good of you to stay on as long as you did. We hadn't even considered being piped into the meal, but it was a lovely way to introduce the next part of the day. Very best wishes, and thanks again. Neil & Anna. PS: Thanks for "Hector the Hero". (Hector the Hero was composed by Neil's great grandfather, James Scott Skinner, in 1903. Maj Gen Hector MacDonald who joined the Gordon Highlanders as a private soldier was his friend. PL.) "

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"Hi Dermot Thank you so Much for playing at our wedding. It was truly magical and we really loved it. The ceilidh was amazing and everyone joined in and had a fab time so please extend my thanks to the caller who was great at explaining what to do in simple terms.! And also the guitar and Pipe players. Thank you all for being part of our special day it was truly fantastic from Start to finish Take care Caroline and Rob June 2011"

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"Excellent ceilidh band! Had everyone up and dancing, very clear instructions so you don't have to know what you're doing. Music sounded fantastic. All communication beforehand and on the night very good. Would highly recommend."

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"Davie, Nicky and I are just back from a trip up north and have only now got 'connected' to the outside world again. Just a wee note to thank you and the rest The Shooglers for an amazing ceilidh at our wedding at Lunga. We loved it and everyone else did too, more than a few folk took your cards and are trying to think of an excuse to have their own ceilidh and book you guys for it! We'll keep an eye on the local ceilidh clubs and if you’re playing in this part of the world again and we'll get ourselves along to it. Thanks again! "

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"Once again we want to express our deep gratitude for making Eileen and Thomas' wedding last weekend a once-in-a-lifetime event for all of us – especially we Caseys from the U.S.! The music and dancing added to what was already an idyllic wedding in the beautiful Scottish countryside... You are all so talented and Morag is an excellent caller. Highly recommended for an amazing time!"

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"Oh my goodness these guys were amazing!! Such great music and energy! Totally made our wedding so fun and a total success. "

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"The band were excellent, turned up on time and played brilliant. Everyone was happy with them."

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