Review Centre: Celtic Groups & Ceilidh Bands

"I've had the tremendous good fortune to have been asked to call ceilidh dances with Kellys on numerous occasions. It's never difficult to get people up on the dance floor once Helen kicks off on the accordion, and when Steve's driving rhythm guitar comes in, coupled with Tony's pounding bodhran, the only 'problem' is getting people to sit down and have a breather between dances! And when you get Simon and John bumping it up to a 5-piece with fiddle and banjo (plus various pipes and whistles) well, all I can say is "Hold on to your socks!""

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"The band on the night were excellent and catered to all our last minute adjustments. The caller was supurb at knowing when people needed more instruction and when they were just best left to their own devices!"

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"Awesome set at the Causeway Foot this afternoon guys! Thank you for the great music! Me and my family loved it and we will definitely be keeping an eye out for when you're back in the area! ☘️"

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"I certainly will be hiring you again Thank you Wraggle Taggle for a fantastic Ceilidh on January 26th in Oxford, to celebrate my 50th (26th January 2019* Saturday, Woodstock Road Baptist Church, 198 Woodstock Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7NQ). Everyone is raving over your music playing (especially me!). Big thanks as well to your fantastic caller Margaret (and hubby). We all had a blast! Several of the children want you for their next birthdays and I certainly will be hiring you again given the chance. Thank you for helping to make it a truly blessed evening Christine Nixon 1st February 2019"

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"Thank you and the band SO MUCH - it was a brilliant time even in the heat! We absolutely loved you guys - your music quality and level of instruction was spot on. Thank you for making our special day even more special!"

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"Black Velvet Band Irish Duo performed at my Mum’s surprise 70th birthday. We loved the performance and didn’t want them to stop! The party was a huge success and the excellent music really helped to create the atmosphere. Thank you very much, guys! "

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"I just wanted to say again how fantastic you all were on Saturday. Everyone enjoyed themselves and appreciated all you did. You were all so brilliant. You made my birthday great fun and very special. Such a happy night for me to remember always. Best wishes!"

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"Hi Aly, Richard and I wanted to say thank you very much to you and the band for an excellent wedding ceilidh on Saturday evening. We had an absolutely wonderful evening and a large part of that was thanks to yourselves for providing such a fantastic ceilidh. The calling was great and allowed everyone to get involved even if they had never been to a ceilidh before. The music was second to none & made for a wonderful atmosphere all night. Thank you all so much, Best wishes, Hollie & Richard"

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"You guys are amazing! I couldn't believe it when during the Dashing White Sergeant that you went straight into a Pink Floyd tune!! It was inspired! I'll be recommending you guys for our society's reunion event next year. "

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"Great music, thank you! Everyone enjoyed them very much. "

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"Wow what a night of fantastic entertainment!! It is safe to say that Lilac made our event with customers raving at how good the music was and the energy she bought to our event was through the roof. Lilac is a must if you’re looking for a talented and exceptional musician. A definite re-hire for us."

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"Having Absolute Band topped off our perfect day. I don't think we really got any photos as everyone was dancing from the moment they came on. In fact, I think people were even dancing to their sound check! Communication was great throughout the booking process and we liked that you could choose to add certain musicians so we included a fiddler as we wanted some Irish classics too. The band played two brilliant sets and before we knew it, the night was over. Exactly how we wanted our wedding to end, with everyone wanting more! Really lovely guys... would highly recommend to anyone. Rachell & John, Wedding at Littlefield Manor in Guildford – 2nd July 2022 "

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"A massive thank you for playing at our wedding! We loved every minute of the dancing "

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"Attended the Sewerby Food Festival this weekend. Great festival with cookery demos from Wolds Cookery School, but the event was really enhanced by the Shamrock Experience - really talented band which kept the visitors entertained and generated a great atmosphere "

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"Thank you so much for playing the bagpipes for us on the 18th October 2019; it was one of the best decisions I made for the wedding! Tom was very surprised along with all the guests - and I only managed to let slip the secret a few times! We're still waiting on our wedding videos and I'm very excited to watch my dream of walking down the aisle to bagpipes all over again. Thank you again, and we hope you had a lovely Christmas and a wonderful start to 2020! Love, Kathryn and Tom"

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