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"What can I say... Acoustic Duo ROCKED our wedding on Sat! they were absolutely brilliant and made the party so much fun. I hope they enjoyed it too. We had a magical day and it was such a fun wedding. So a huge thank you to you and the guys for everything. Two great friends of mine, Catherine and Dom, get married in April next year and are desperate to have the same band as they thought they were so fab. Thank you again!!! "

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"Just want to say thank you so much for playing during our ceremony on our wedding! My husband really appreciated you learning You Never Walk Alone and turned out beautiful! Hope you also enjoyed being part of the start of our special day?"

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"Really fun band for our Christmas party - amazing vocals and really got everybody dancing!"

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"The standard was excellent, the playlist perfect…sound quality very good and the sound engineer was a star! Great energy on stage and a packed dancefloor! We can’t wait for the next one!"

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"Anna sang out our engagement brunch and was amazing. From the minute we contacted her we knew that this was one thing we didn't need to worry about. She couldn't do enough for us leading up to the day and the day itself. Everyone commented on how amazing she was to listen too. I highly recommend."

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"We just want to say thank you for all your work, you were absolutely fantastic and went down a storm. Could you please pass on my appreciation; they made the night special. "

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"Can I just say a huge thank you from us and our guests who loved every moment of your performance and the bands performance. It was fantastic and made our night! We would recommend you for any parties and please pass on our thanks to the rest of the band (as an avid Michael Jackson I particularly loved the guitar riff in beat it!!!) Thank you so much once again for helping to make our special day that extra bit spectacular."

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"I saw Jo perform recently in "The Jewish Legends" and was completely mesmerised by her wonderful, charismatic voice. She truly is a born entertainer with a warm, friendly personality. Highly recommended."

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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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"Wow! The Groove Ambassadors are just exceptional in every way (including vocals, instrumentals and professionalism). The band played at our wedding recently and they went above and beyond to ensure the dance floor was constantly full, and fun, and that the guests were fully engaged. We had the three piece plan an acoustic set during cocktails/canapes and the eight piece during the evening reception. In both settings they really brought such presence and energy, setting the correct tone in each environment. I can honestly say that choosing The London Soul Band to play at our wedding was one of the best decisions we made and I take it as a great compliment that we already have guests enquiring about the band's details to play at their own events! Extremely grateful for everything the band did, both on the day, in communications leading up to the day and in follow-up conversations afterwards. 10/10 from start to finish - thank you, the best! :D"

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"Thank you so much for the most amazing performance - we absolutely loved you, as did our guests! You played hit after hit and sounded brilliant. We couldn't have asked for anything more."

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"I just wanted to express my sincere thanks to The Tribe on what I can only say was the best day of our lives, you made our wedding so very special, you were total professionals & made sure that everything was just perfect! You are truly amazing at what you do, Thank you again. I would most certainly recommend you to everyone, I now need to find another excuse to have The Tribe perform again!"

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"The band were amazing, so many compliments about them. Thank you for asking them to learn our first dance too."

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"Excellent musician! Play with heart. Lovely sound and repertoire. Recommend."

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"This band rock! The band really know how to hold the room! The lead singer held the audience in captivation! The dance floor was full from beginning to end and they didn't want it to end. We will book again and again! thank you! "

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