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"Jack was absolutely amazing. Such a delight to deal with in advance and on the day - he is so talented and played so many amazing tracks, everyone loved him! A real talent."

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"When planning the wedding we were both very keen to have entertainment through the day as it was an early start and we didn't want the guests being bored in between. You performed amazingly during the ceremony and for the drinks reception. All contact leading up to the day was friendly and encouraging and we could tell you were as excited as us to have you perform for us. I just wanted to say a big thank you to you both for joining us and for being a part of our special day! If anyone is looking for an acoustic country act, I would recommend you time and time again."

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"We have booked Black Velvet Band for our Wedding in Devon on 20th May. We were delighted to find out from Jennie that they were playing at The Water Poet in Spitalfields on St Patricks Night. Being from London, this was perfect. We arrived to a heaving pub with great Irish tunes belting out the door. The pub was packed and everyone was Irish on Friday. Black Velvet Irish Band played everything from The Wild Rover to some traditional reels and jigs. The were excellent and we cannot wait to have them play on our special day. We met with the lads after who were all so friendly and welcoming. I’ve been in a quite a few pubs on St Patrick’s Day but I’ve never experienced an atmosphere like that. The crowd were singing and dancing, Black Velvet your were fantastic, we cant wait to see you guys on 20th May 2017. Niamh Ivey"

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"Brilliant band. Played loads of songs people actually knew and wanted to dance to. No filler, just hit after hit. Exactly what I wanted."

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"Good Band ?? I had an good fun last night!! They all enjoy themselves and create positive atmosphere. Great going guys !! All the best !!"

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"Nick is very professional. Fantastic musician and very accommodating . Would definitely recommend him."

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Thank you so much Claire!

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"Whether you are a Blues Brothers fan or not, these guys will give you a brilliant night's entertainment. Slick, polished and professional. They had all my guests up dancing and singing along, and had to do 3 encores! All that, and then they DJ'd the rest of the night too - can't fault them - excellent."

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"Jack took requests and was a lot of fun. Lots of variety and a very nice voice."

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"Jamboree James was amazing! Highly highly recommend, he learnt and performed our first dance music at short notice. Took on board all of our requests. We had a very small wedding of 25 including children so by the time the evening came there were less than 20 of us. I worried that the vibe would be off with such a small crowd but James brought the good vibes and we danced all night. He even played through his break as we were all having such a good time. Thoroughly recommend. Thanks for making our wedding evening so fun! "

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"Black Velvet Band Ceilidh Trio – Angela’a Son’s Wedding – August 2025 Black Velvet Band Ceilidh Trio were brilliant at our son’s wedding. They arrived promptly, set up without any fuss, played two brilliant sets , were very generous with their time and got everyone dancing. Mike called the dances clearly and gave people chance to have a quick practice. Mike encouraged everyone and the dance floor never emptied. The band really helped make the wedding very special."

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"These guys are brilliant! They had the everyone up and involved with the country dances! All of my guests said how much of a good time they had and have since tried the dances out! Such a fantastic variety of songs too. Thank you for making my 30th so great!"

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"Just a quick e-mail to say thank you for a superb couple of sets at our wedding. I hope you enjoyed it as much as our guests. Beryl and I are most grateful we chose you and would recommend you to anyone who asked."

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"Black Velvet Ceilidh Trio performed at a surprise party for my wife’s 60th Birthday recently. It was intended to be a function at which people could be fully involved and Boy! Did they do just that! I honestly cannot remember such a function where all of the guests were agreed it was an evening to remember that was also such fun. The whole success of the celebration came from the bands active participation and willingness to do everything possible to make the evening into a night to remember. That, they surely did. Thank you Black Velvet Ceilidh Band. You and the band made my wife very, very happy. She will not forget and neither will I. You are indeed very special musicians and very special people. May I wish you all well."

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"From start to finish they were amazing. So easy to communicate with beforehand and completely nailed it on the day. The mix of music suited everyone and the dancefloor was packed."

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"Hired these guys to perform their acoustic set for my husband's 40th Birthday. They were fantastic from start to finish, from enquiring if there was a specific song that my husband likes and performing it for him to having the entire audience including my 80 year old grandmother dancing and singing. Can't recommend them highly enough. Thanks so much Kelly and Graham."

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