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"Excellent ceilidh band! Had everyone up and dancing, very clear instructions so you don't have to know what you're doing. Music sounded fantastic. All communication beforehand and on the night very good. Would highly recommend."

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"Thank you for a fantastic evening last night. Our Burns celebration was an absolute sensation, in no small part down to Craigi. Stuart, Many thanks for advising me while I was working out how to run a Burns supper and what we needed in terms of the band and space for dancing! Sarah-Jane,Thank you for facilitating the introduction"

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"We booked The Shooglers Ceilidh band and they were FAN-TAST-IC!!! everyone had a wonderful night thanks to The Big Shoogle! Check them out. They're worth it! "

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"Dermot was wonderful last night - please thank him hugely."

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"Well, we went along to the Clutha benefit gig in The Classic Grand, there were such a choice of great bands to choose from on 2 floors, The Mrs & I were downstairs as it was mostly rock bands and we had a seat, so the bands changed again & again until I heard the next band was a Ceilidh band, quite a few were looking around sort of laughing as if how’s this gonna fit in with the night, so there's now quite a few people sitting down waiting, so on comes as expected the usual accordion, fiddle,drummer & guitarist set up, and then it began, the accordion started then in came the fiddle then this electric rock guitar and ass-kicking rock drum beat, and low and behold before you know it everybody's on their feet standing poking their heads up and down to see who the hell was making this amazingly blended sound of rock & Scottish folk, the accordion player’s fingers were impossible to track as they rolled up and down the board, and the fiddle was just about glowing to match, topped off with a great guitar and drums, with bits of Pink Floyd through to Miley Cyrus flung in, hard to believe but true, and all served up for your ears to savour at 100 mph, the whole place became electric, it was amazing to listen to and stunning to watch, I can’t say enough how much we enjoyed this band, We got talking to David (the accordion player) and his family afterwards and found him such a laugh & such a nice family, highlight of the night, so thanks to The Shooglers your time & talent is very well spent and it shows cheers. "

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"I booked Barn With Us for my husbands 60th birthday party at our house. They were absolutely Fantastic, the whole band and equipment were extremely professional and Lilac’s voice is amazing. There was lots of communication with Lilac before the event so I felt really confident I was going to get the sort of performance that suited my party. The event was fairly small with only 35 guests but Lilac really brought the party to life with lots of interaction, everyone loved it and had so much fun. I would highly recommend them Thank you so much Barn with us for making my party feel really special x "

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"We had Lucy back again for our Halloween Party and she was fabulous as ever! Very professional, entertaining and engaging!"

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"What a fabulous night of fun, laughter and dancing (lots of dancing) F.O.B. Band gave us this weekend for a joint 60th birthday party. The music was superb and Ollie's calling had everyone up and dancing all evening. Highly recommended!"

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"We had a wonderful ceilidh and couldn't recommend Paul and the team highly enough!"

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"The Extonions are great! We had so much fun on our wedding day!"

Reply by Irish Band: The Extonions
Phone it was an honer and a pleasure to play for you both at your wedding, here to an appropriate anniversary party. Mac 😄🎸🎻🎨

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"We had a brilliant evening with the Blue Jewel band. The whole evening ran very smoothly and a great time was had by all. I was really pleased with the bands rendition of 'You've got a friend' by James Taylor! We would heartily recommend the band for a stress-free evening. Thanks again to the band."

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"We had seen this band before booking them for our wedding, so we had the highest expectations of them and somehow they still managed to surpass them! An absolutely perfect choice for our special day. Do not underestimate the impact of a good ceilidh band for a wedding or other party function as it breaks the ice amongst all the guests and never fails to get everyone up dancing, whether sober or not-so-sober! We only married yesterday and already have guests messaging us requesting The Blue Jewel's details!"

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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 Big Shoogle’ stands 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 performers were brilliant. Ours was a slightly different gig: a St Patrick's Day celebration just in our front room in a terraced house with a small (about 8 people) audience. They played without a p.a system and it was an intimate, enjoyable gig with everyone joining in with the songs. LMM were great: friendly, efficient and prompt with contracts and arrangements. I'd definitely do it again."

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"The band were outstanding, I cannot recommend them highly enough, there was an issue with the caterers and they pushed their set back and changed a few things, which really helped. Rhiannon's voice is incredible. They were professional, flexible and just damn right amazing "

Reply by Boots & Buckles
Thank you so much Deb we had a great time. Also lots of fun singing deadwood stage with you 💜

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