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"Hired The Shooglers for our wedding, a mixture of an idea and blind faith, as the big day approached our anxiety increased we needn't have worried, they were excellent the dance floor was filled all night everyone had a ball,(and the free dance lessons were excellent too guys), this morning we've had texts and phone calls from loads of people all commenting on what a great night it was; brilliant. "

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"Blue Jewel were fantastic fun and got everyone on their feet dancing. A friendly band who were a pleasure to have join us- we had to move the furniture out the way as so many people were dancing! Thank you so much for a fantastic time, would highly recommend! "

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"Eljay were fantastic. Everyone at our party loved them. Would definitely use again and recommend."

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"Jimmy Rae and Sarah performed for our fund raiser in December 2016 , they where superb , totally engaging with terrific vocals.They added so much to our events success , the feedback from all who attended was fantastic the blend of original songs and music was exactly what we needed to give all attendees a great time . Thank you both so much , your amazing . Hilary x"

Reply by Prairie Moon
Thanks Hilary for such a lovely review! Jimmy & Sarah-Lou x

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"I booked Danny for my wife’s surprise 50th birthday party on the strength of the video clips on his profile and I’m so glad I did! Danny was very professional and approachable both before and during the gig. His musicianship and voice are superb and he has a real warmth with audience. At least half the party guests were either singers, actors or musicians and they all had nothing but praise for Danny. Definitely first choice for any events in the future. "

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"The Extonions played at our wedding in Somerset at the end of October and we cannot recommend them highly enough! They got everyone up on their feet and all our guests enjoyed dancing, clapping and tapping along! A very talented group of musicians and a must see! Thank you all so much."

Reply by Irish Band: The Extonions
Thank you so much for the review Emilie it was an honor and pleasure to ply for you. Macv😌🎸🎻🎨

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"I would just like to thank you all for playing at Louisa and Martin's wedding reception last Friday. The music was great and everyone thoroughly enjoyed dancing. I felt you had the right balance of ceilidh and disco music. Like all good events it all passed too quickly! We will certainly be recommending you too anyone looking for a ceilidh band in the future. Extra thanks to the fiddle player (Aaron?) for being at two places in the one day!!"

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"Thanks for Saturday. You were the star of the party and made my evening truly special."

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"Blue Jewel played at our daughters wedding this past weekend. They were great fun and had all our guests up dancing at one point! The calling was clear, the guys were prompt and friendly. Highly recommended! "

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"For 13 years I have coordinated highly successful ceilidh dances in Bishopbriggs High School and now the new Bishopbriggs Academy. These Christmas dances are the culmination of 3 weeks of social dance with all year groups and it it a priority of mine that we have live music to create an upbeat atmosphere. I consider it part of my job to ensure these traditional dances are taught in school in a way pupils will enjoy and will perpetuate. This year I secured the services of The Shooglers for our S5/6 dance. The evening was a fantastic success and enjoyed immensely by pupils and staff alike. The band worked a perfect blend of traditional Scottish dance tunes with contemporary music the pupils are familiar with, which heightened their participation in – and positive attitude to – “social dancing”. I have already asked the band to perform at next year’s S5/6 dance in the school. I know it will be a special occasion. I recommend The Shooglers unreservedly to anyone hosting school dances, weddings or any kind of function. "

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"I first encountered The Tuning Forks fairly recently, at a 200 capacity independent venue in the Strathbungo area of Glasgow. I was there as House Audio Tech and it was one of those nights where before the soundcheck had even commenced, I had a sense that something pretty special was about to happen. The individual tones they delivered during soundcheck were staggeringly rich and I knew that once the faders were at unity and the ensemble played as a unit that my initial instinct had to be correct. I was NOT prepared for the emotive, playful and dare I say, danceable set which we were treated to. Like an organism made of limbs that mostly supported each other without obstruction, ego or flashiness, but with occasional forays into wild and feral territories; always as a unit and simultaneously bubbling like a pot on the stage with sudden bursts of joyous phrase manipulation or flurries of individual hyper-expression that always teased and never outstayed their welcome. I was left shellshocked and almost lost for words immediately following their performance. Frivolity, lullabying, romance, questing, struggle, sadness, ecstasy and introspection seemed to come like waves from the stage but, the overall feeling was that the explorations I was witness to were a fun and gentle love letter to the magic of the life experience. In summation… There are very few artists that inspire me to lower my inhibitions enough to literally ASK to work with them again as soon as possible… but that’s exactly what was called for!"

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"Hi Fiddlestix! We absolutely loved our barn dance and had the most amazing time!! Thankyou all so very much and thanks again for performing the special song for us to all have a slow dance to, we really appreciated it!!!!! All our guests said how lovely the whole thing was! I just felt so awful that you didn’t get your platter of food, I’m so so sorry, I promise you it was all arranged and paid for but the pub completely forgot apparently, I was not best pleased!! There wasn’t even enough food for the rest of the guests really as so many more came than we anticipated!!!!! Anyway thanks again for being amazing ❤️ Love Zoe and Hannah xxx "

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"Just a quick email to say a big thank you for Saturday evening, we had an absolutely fantastic evening and everyone enjoyed themselves. Numerous people commented on how great the band was and we agree. You all did a great job to help make the evening go with a swing. We will definitely recommend you to our friends and certainly use you again. "

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"Excellent performer, everyone loved him. Very professional and a genuinely nice guy. We'd definitely have him back!"

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"These guys were GREAT! They played at our wedding and were so professional from start to finish - good communication on the run up and provided us with all the info we needed. On the day, the sets they played for us were brilliant, everyone danced from start to finish and really enjoyed how they came into the crowd. Would definitely recommend !!!!"

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