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"Professional adaptable unflappable and friendly nothing was to much trouble. Great musicians as well, got everyone on the floor...... "

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"Absolutely fantastic performance! Highly recommend!"

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"What a marvellous evening last night. We have been running live music evenings for four years and this was right up there as one of the best."

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"Murphy's Lore Ceilidh you are amazing and I had the best party ever Thank you so much for making my retirement party so much fun Everyone who was there said it was fantastic..Thank you so much "

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"A huge thanks to The Shooglers for a fantastic evening at Ross Priory for Kathryn's 50th Birthday Ceilidh. The band were fantastic and got everyone up dancing from the bairns ( The "Duracell Baby" 18-month-old Ava) to the adults (80+ year old gran) in what was a memorable night for our family and friends. The pattern was good, the ceilidh music was great and Pink Floyd's "The Wall" during A Dashing White Sergeant is STILL being talked about. Thanks for a great gig guys and would highly recommend for a booking...why would you choose anyone other than The Rockiest Ceilidh band in the World? "

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" Davie, I just wanted to contact you to say, ‘thank you VERY much, indeed’ to you and your band members for performing last Friday evening at the annual Grange Dyvours Tennis Club ‘Snow Ball’ and making it the tremendous success that it was. I have been to many weddings, ceilidhs and parties over the years and danced to many bands and I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt, that ‘The Shooglers’ stand head and shoulders above the rest. Who would have thought that weaving in Pink Floyd and Deep Purple tracks in the middle of a Dashing White Sergeant would have worked but it did! You were an absolute pleasure to deal with, before our event; you all drove a considerable distance to arrive, at exactly the time requested, to set up all your equipment then, after our dinner, you returned to put on the most amazing performance. Some of our (non-Scottish) members had never danced some of the dances before but you made sure to talk everyone through what was expected, as a warm up, before the mayhem began. My face was sore laughing, at the end of some of those dances. Just brilliant. Our ‘Snow Ball’ on Friday evening was an astounding success and we have you to thank for that. Absolutely first class. P.s. Also, thanks for taking our booking for our ball, next Christmas. I wanted to get in quick to secure you as I know how much in demand you are! "

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"The band were a pleasure to work with, professional but friendly. They set up very efficiently and discretely considering their arrival time was mid-meal. Considering they had a tricky audience demographic of 65-90 year olds, they managed to get people up on the dance floor with gentle encouragement, for a fabulous end to a great event. Would book again for sure. Thank you!"

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"To all the fantastic band members, Thank you so much for a memorable night. Everyone who was at the party are still talking about the great time they had. Thank you so much."

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"You guys were BRILLIANT on Saturday at my brother’s wedding @ Three Sisters Bake. We all had so much fun and your tunes were brilliant! ♥ thank you! Xxx "

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"Thank you for the fantastic ceilidh Hi Mick and team, We just wanted to say a huge thank you for the fantastic ceilidh at our wedding (8th June 2019 Saturday Layer Marney Tower, Layer Marney, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9US). It really made the evening so special and everyone had such a wonderful time. We have so many happy memories of everyone dancing and the great music. I hope you got enough food and cake in the end - I think the caterers were taken by surprise at how fast it all went! Thank you for making our day so very special! All the best" Felicity and Antony Milne 10th June 2019"

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"Black Velvet Band Ceilidh Trio / Claire’s 60th Birthday / May 2025 Black Velvet Trio were absolutely perfect for the barn dance we hosted. The trio were cool, calm and professional in their ability to literally herd cats! They were able to bring a huge smile to every face which was always my wish. The musicians were brilliant at just playing wonderful barn dance music whilst we laughed and bumped and crashed about with our two and sometimes three left feet. Our last (came too quick) dance was the Swiss Roll. We all loved it and would be so happy to have Black Velvet Trio back to do it all again."

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"Hi Davie,I hope you and the guys are doing well. Just wanted to email and say thank you so much for playing at and being the highlight of our gymnastics training weekend. We have heard nothing but amazing feedback from everyone at the ceilidh and will definitely be booking you guys in the future. Thanks again for making our training weekend such an enjoyable event! "

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"Dear Mike, Jason and Terry (in no particular order) Thank you so much for your part in a lovely evening. I realise now what a creative act a barn dance is, requiring co-operation (co-ercion??!) (gently done!!) from all sorts of assorted people. We had a fabulous time, and I shall treasure the looks of thorough enjoyment on each of the dancers’ faces. "

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"A fantastic country and western singer Lilac is, with an authentic good old country sound, for everyone to sing along too, line dance with and be country happy. Worth every penny. Don’t hesitate book now."

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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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