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"Wow! What can we say. Thank you so so much for being part of our very special wedding day. Throughout the day our friends and family commented on how amazing you were. We loved you singing at our wedding breakfast. You are very talented and we highly recommend you ?"

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"The Bilberries were on superb/top form last night at The Plough pub, Coldharbour. Hugely entertaining, enjoyable and, above all, fun. I love their unique “folk” twist on some well known classics. Can’t wait for the next gig! "

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"The Back Beat Buskers played and entertained at my friends 50th birthday party. They are a very talented band with a great repertoire of songs and they really understand how to entertain both during dinner and when the party needs to get going. As an added bonus they are all very easy on the eye which gave great delight among the female guests at our party."

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" Thank you! Everyone commented on how great the band and music are, thank you for an amazing evening!"

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"One of the hidden treasures of London is the range of talent that exists on the folk and acoustic scene that rarely get the acclaim they deserve. Three London based bands that excel at performing Eastern European/Balkan Music are Szapora, Mukka and Beskydy, each of whom are worth looking out for. Nine strong Beskydy perform songs and tunes from across Eastern Europe and beyond, in fact looking at the sources on their cd listing is almost like a tour around that part of Europe, from Macedonia to Hungary via Galicia and Bulgaria and taking a detour through Slovakia. The bands name itself comes from the range of mountains that run through the centre of former Czechoslovakia which according to the band has heavily influenced their musical choices whilst they turn their hand to music from a range of sources (excellantly). The first track is a Macedonian song, Jovano, Jovanke (click here to hear the song) and the range of Joanna Fosters vocal skills are further displayed in the three Slovakian songs that make up track 4, from the slow Janosik to the more up beat cheery Anicka Dusicka and A Ja Taka Dzivocka although Foster and the band manage to intertwine the tunes with sufficient skill so the songs merge as one. Again Track 9 is a duet with Accordian player, Peter Murphy, joining Foster on the Macedonian song Iz Dolu, along with some damned fine fiddling. The range of Beskydys musical skills are illustrated well by the instrumental tracks ranging from the delightful Slovakian Waltzes (Track 5) to the slightly more manic Tropanka from Bulgaria (track 10) and onto the ordered upbeat and furious synthesis between sax, fiddle and accordian that is Tantz, Tantz Yiddelekh (a wonderful Galician Jewish tune), yet again garunteed to result in limb movement, a delightful fusion of fiddles and saxaphone, furiously creating a wonderful atmosphere one that demands a physical response. One very minor complaint is the sleeve of the CD, it would be nice (or do I just lead a very shallow empty life) to have some information/lyrics or even translations of the songs, something about the origins of the tracks. That said its more than possible for bands with large bank accounts to produce nice extensive sleeves but not so easy for bands whose talents lie in their music rather than some slick marketing agencies. It would be impossible to identify one part of this cd that could be said to stand out more than the rest. The band have produced an album that is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish - the question that comes to the fore when listening to this is when is the follow up going to be available?"

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"Zoe and I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and the band for your amazing performance at our wedding. It really was the perfect day and you guys were as great as ever. Our friends and family that haven’t seen you before were blown away and are definitely now part of your fan club!!"

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"Best Motown Band. The lead singer Kurt has the voice to die for. Excellent!"

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"We had a fantastic night in Greetham watching the band. What a fantastic mix of talents. Very entertaining. They even managed to get my Dad on the dance floor and that never happens!"

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"Thank you for being so perfect last night. Perfect band to get everyone up singing and dancing!"

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"Our guests ranged in age from 18 to 90 and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their music. They have a fabulous range of songs which kept our guests entertained. They are extremely professional and very easy to deal with. Our guests raved about them and we would thoroughly recommend them. They made our special day extra special and you can’t ask for more than that". Andrew and Eleanor Mackay xx"

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"Good communication before event. Arrived and set up quickly. Made an excellent highlight to the event. Would recommend."

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"Thank you for all your & the bands efforts on Saturday night. The whole band looked & sounded superb & really added to the atmosphere of the whole event. The Jazz music set the initial mood, & the soul & funk songs really got everyone dancing!"

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"Thank you so much to The One Night Band for playing at our wedding. The music was fantastic, we loved your energy and you made the whole set so much fun! Loads of people commented on how good you guys were, we would happily recommend you to anyone!"

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"The perfect wedding band and DJ package! Our evening flowed perfectly and so many beautiful memories were made!"

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"My go to band for any corporate needs, they always kill it."

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