Review Centre: Bands & Ensembles

"Hi Shama, A massive thank you to you and your team… you were truly incredible and we’ve had nothing but positive feedback from all of our guests… THEY LOVED IT!!! Yours and chirag’s voices are beautiful to listen to!! And yes, Jessica was amazing. It was my dream for a while to have her perform at my wedding and I can’t believe we made that happen with the extra icing on top being you guys! We couldn’t have hoped for a better evening celebrating our wedding and that’s massively down to you smashing the entertainment. I hand on heart loved every second and so did our guests! It’s lovely to hear from your perspective that everything came together exactly as we hoped and planned over the last year and yes, we can’t wait for some downtime in Dubai! A place we love too. I’m sure many many of our guests would love to see you perform again. I’m pretty sure we found you some big fans yesterday Take care and lovely to meet you and speak with you. One of the best decisions we made."

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"Massive thanks to you and the band for last night, you guys absolutely made the evening! Everyone thought you were great!!! You are all really good! Booking you for my 30th in a couple of years!"

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"Rory, as always, was excellent."

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"Thank you for an amazing night last night. Hopefully, I won't be long till we do it again. To anyone who missed it, one of the best Ska act out there today definitely worth checking them out."

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"The band were very professional with a great range of songs. We had a lot of fun dancing and singing along."

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"We loved the music and were so impressed, so well done on doing a great job!"

Reply by Latina Festivale
Great, thanks. Look forward to working with you again soon! Cheers, Rory

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"As a wedding venue we get to listen to a huge range of bands with prices varying from £500-£5,000. Sadly price has nothing to do -or so it seems- with professionalism, personality and ability! Jolly Polly and the Pirates is very much at the bottom end of this price spectrum, but very, very much at the top of the performance ratings! To sum them up? They are musicians with really nice personalities who have great technical ability and understanding of sound, mixing and the audience. On bass guitar and vocals is Polly, who is probably one of the most energetic singers we have come across, with great variations, presence and depth. On lead guitar (and keys) Jon has great technical skills and enthusiasm for his role in the band, and on drums (and occasionally keys at the same time!!) a drummer who actually loves his drums - at last someone who realises drums are an instrument, not an object to take out your aggression on, perhaps that is down to his experience and talent. Individually they are great - as a band they are awesome! - Certainly at the top of our list and always hoped for! Alpheton Hall Barns - Historic Suffolk Wedding Venue "

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"Hi James, Mark and I just wanted to say thank you so much to the band for performing at our wedding on Saturday! I'm really not exaggerating when I say that practically everybody commented on how brilliant you were! It was exactly as we hoped it would be, everyone up and dancing and having a wonderful time. I think my little flower girls Daisy & Poppy particularly enjoyed Charlotte's voice...they kept waving at her! I will certainly recommend you to friends,right from my initial enquiry you were helpful and reassuring!"

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"Just absolute gold can’t say enough about these guys you won’t be disappointed "

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"These guys are absolutely awesome!! We booked Radio Dukes for our wedding in July 2025. Everything about these guys was just amazing. Mitch was a pleasure to deal with, his communication was excellent, fast responses and clear advice. Their set list is a great mix and they even learnt our first dance no problem. We booked the 5 piece band which included the saxophonist (well worth it!) plus the additional DJ service to cover all night. One of the biggest draw cards to these guys was we wanted a band who had good engagement with the guests. They honestly didn’t disappoint. We had guests playing the drums, singer dancing with us, guitarists raving!! We just had the best time. For anyone looking for a wedding band, we honestly couldn’t rate these guys high enough!! The issue is that most bands are managed by an agency. The agency hikes the prices to make commissions, mixes different talents together to form a band (sometimes having never played together before) and generally you’re unsure of what you’re gonna get. Radio Dukes were so much cheaper than everyone else, but simply because they don’t go through an agency. Because we booked them all night with DJ, they just read the room and mixed up the live sets with some played music so it didn’t seem like it was a block of the band, then rest was DJ music. It was well mixed. Well done guys, absolutely outstanding service. Thank you for an unforgettable wedding day."

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"We booked GG to perform at our party to celebrate getting married and what a delight! "GG has an amazing voice and is a real pleasure to listen to. GG has a really versatile voice and performed some classic numbers to which she brought her own magic and warmth. GG captured the atmosphere perfectly and the music was fantastic. Thank you GG for a superb performance and for helping to make our celebration really special. Julie & Richard."

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"We booked The Good Rebels for our wedding in August and they were absolutely fantastic! The playlist was brilliant, with all guests enjoying what was played. A good combination of classic hits and indie rock. The band were willing to play our first dance acoustically which was lovely, a great option to have before leading into the main set. I was initially quite hesitant about booking, but booking these guys was really one of the best decisions I made for our wedding. It really helped round off our day, they were professional (managing some of our more rowdy guests very well) and really helped end the day on a high. They created a fantastic atmosphere, guests danced their socks off, and the band even signed our polaroid guest book - I loved that they got involved with our day. The band also provided us with a DJ playlist between sets and up until close. Don't hesitate booking these guys!!!"

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"A nice duo, bringing different flavours together."

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"I just want to say a big thank you to you and the band for yet another great show last night, it was brilliant. Everyone has said how good the event was and how great you guys were. You guys really helped us put on a great evening and I really appreciate how flexible you are logistics wise and with all the planning in the build-up to the big day."

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"I just wanted to thank you again so very much for coming yesterday and helping to complete what was an incredible, happy and emotional day for everyone. Please pass on our sincere thanks to your fellow performers Many many thanks again! "

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