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"Thank you The Haystacks Band for making our Halloween/Fireworks party a great night! Everyone thought the band was excellent and you helped create an amazing atmosphere!! Also Sue mentioned that you were all absolutely brilliant! – She overheard loads of compliments from our campers and the local residents whilst selling tombola tickets! Look forward to booking the Haystacks at our next event! Would highly recommend to others - I have nothing but good to say about The Haystacks!"

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"I have had Paddy at our pub twice in the last year, the 1st time he played in our garden on a sunny Sunday afternoon, he certainly gave the cottage pub a garden party to remember, he had everyone up on their feet. The 2nd time was a Saturday night inside and once again he had the place rocking, people constantly ask when is Paddy coming back, great singer, a great guitarist and a top performer, this man is a must for any event, pure class. Oh and what a lovely bloke!!! "

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"Tila died in May last year, she told me what she wanted to do for her 60th. I decided to put her birthday on for her, the first thing to do was find a band, I asked around looked on social media, someone said to me have you seen Prairie Moon. I looked them up, listened to there songs and straight away I knew this was the band for Tila. I contacted them and Sarah replied told me how much and I said yes pretty much straight away. Sarah contacted me again and asked if there was anything special they could do for Tila, I asked if they wouldn’t mind singing a couple of her favourite songs. They didn’t know these songs but they both learned them especially for Tila. Everyone was so excited and they went down a storm, they were brilliant, singing Tila’s songs brought lots of memories back and it was very much appreciated. I hope to see them both soon and we are already keeping in touch with them. Book Prairie Moon you will have a fab night and you will not regret it."

Reply by Prairie Moon
Thank you Fiona for inviting us to play at this very special event. We had a wonderful time and really enjoyed learning those new songs. It was great to see people up and dancing, and I am sure from what we learned from you and her family that Tila would have been up and doing so too! Thank you again and stay in touch. Sarah-Lou & Jimmy (Tennessee Waltz) x

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"Mike and his band played for Martin’s 60th birthday barn dance. They made it a very special night full of lovely memories. Alan was a fab caller. Navigated us through the dances with humour and laughter. Alan was extremely helpful and empathetic towards one of our guests who is blind and called dances that she could join in without making it obvious to lots of guests. Many didn’t even realise she was not sighted. We had many comments from our guests who complimented the band on the accordion player (sorry I forgot your name) Mike the fiddle player and Alan our caller. A great trio and we really recommend them! Thank you guys! "

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"Oh my goodness, Clint was absolutely incredible. We booked Clint for our day 2 celebrations for our wedding. After searching high and low for an authentic country singer, we reached out to Clint, who was already booked for another gig that day. He went above and beyond to accommodate us in his schedule and continued to do so on the day, taking requests, chatting with all of our guests and creating the most wonderful atmosphere. Honestly our guests were so amazed and we think everything loved it so much more as they were able to relax and enjoy listening. So many of our guests said it was the best day 2 they'd ever been to and pretty sure this was down to Clint. I am so so glad we were able to have our slice of real country music as part of our wedding. We are so thrilled we booked you and that you were able to come and play for us with your second gig. We're already talking about when we can book you again, any excuse. "

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"I've wanted to try live music in our little Country pub for the longest time and Lucy and Jack were so great I'll definitely be having them back again and again. Engaging, entertaining, and had people up dancing all night. Can't recommend enough!"

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"Cat's Country made our wedding! Thanks so much for coming to play for us! Everyone said how good you were, you certainly made our night extra special! Thank you"

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"Thankyou for an amazing time last night! The Dad 'N' Daughter Line Dance crew had an awesome night dancing to your fabulous sets! 🎉🤠❤️ "

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"OMG where to begin?!? What an amazing experience we had, from our initial contact with the group/owner/lead singer, Lilac, all the way through to our wedding day. Before booking we had a fair amount of correspondence, information bouncing backwards and forwards with my specific questions to their professional opinions and information. I had a vision which I presented and it was clear from the start we could trust them to produce exactly what was wanted. Once we confirmed our booking, over the 12 months before our wedding, there were zoom chats and even a dinner date for us all to meet and put together our tailored set list arrangements, for both solo acoustic sets and country band sets (which we had booked a 5 piece but due to some changes in circumstances ended up with an 8 piece 🫶🏼👌🏼) Their professionalism is 2nd to none and faultless. On the big day, they arrived early, with their engineer not only managing to get a whole lot of equipment set up and maintained for 2 different on site locations but also spending time documenting the highlights.. the work that goes on behind the scenes is paramount and knowing the basics I was highly impressed. Now, for the performances.. obviously this is what everyone soaks in the most! Perfection is in the eye of the beholder and as I have no doubt, the band will confirm this, my requirement of this is relentless (the musical element to the day was almost as important to me as the day itself) and I can hand on heart express how I felt their performances were exactly the level of perfection I envisioned. I'm not the crying kind, I held back tears at the ceremony but Lilac managed to break me during her solo acoustic performances twice! Upon the band starting to play for our bride and groom enterance to the marquee we were compelled to jump straight onto the dance floor and we were both encapsulated by a stunning performance. Not being one to usually be found on the dancefloor too long I felt the lack of need to leave for the entire 1st set. I remember a conversation with Lilac about being able to get all the guests dancing and my stating I'll put every effort into ensuring that dancefloor was filled. Well, within the 1st minute we went from Mr & Mrs alone on the floor to having the room filled, although my assertiveness instigated this, it was the band that kept them all there from start to finish. What a wonderful wedding we had and what an epic musical experience everyone had! We've had nothing but high praise from all our guests and my only response is "weren't they amazing?!" Finally, on a personal level. These guys are absolutely as lovely as they are professional. Their genuine passion for what they do and their personalities shine through not only their performances with smiles, energy and interactions but just in conversation before and afterwards. Outstanding work, beautiful people. We love you, we loved what you did for us and appreciate each of you for being you and being a major piece of the best day of both our lives 🫶🏼👌🏼🤗 Thankyou!!!! Oh, and they can even provide a videographer and other services if required.. just another quick plug for you. Yee Hawww 🤠🥳🎶🔊❤️"

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"After spending weeks looking for a wedding band who could play more than the standard fare, we were intrigued on seeing their repertoire; finally a band who could satisfy all the guests with a mixture of classy soul, RnB and pop. Once we listened to their demo we were sold; it was clear that Rebecca has the voice of an angel. However, this didn’t prepare us for the performance on the day, which exceeded all expectations. Love songs delivered with heartbreaking beauty and pop that had everyone off their seats until the last note of the evening. Rebecca and the Somerset Soul are a wedding band for the discerning listener who gave us the perfect end to a perfect day."

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"Totally Blown Away……. We had arranged a small celebration in a local village hall for our friends and family and the venue itself was tiny. We looked around to try and find a band to entertain our guests, the majority of which were at the older end of the spectrum. We spent weeks and weeks searching without success and almost changed our plans but eventually came across Kelly & Graham. Having looked at their videos we were amazed how versatile they were but given the fact they were based over 200 miles away we were resigned to the fact they probably wouldn’t travel so far for a one off event. We needn’t have worried, Kelly put us at ease straight away and accepted the booking. She is a great communicator and kept us totally up to speed throughout the process. We were pretty stressed out with co-ordinating the whole event but she promised that we did not have to worry about the music and she was right. They arrived early and set up their equipment and mingled with our guests. We had selected the music to perform from their vast songbook and also added a couple of songs that meant a lot to us. They were brilliant. The night went with a bang. Everyone who came that evening has spoken to us to say how good they were. Kelly’s voice is amazing and Grahams guitar playing is fantastic. If you need a band to entertain your guests no matter how big or small the party, then you need to book these two, you will not be disappointed "

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"The event was lovely and everyone commented on how lovely the music and singing was so thank you."

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"Rosanna and guitarist were absolutely brilliant, set the scene and atmosphere for our party perfectly. Rosanna chose songs that were ideal for our theme, her voice is beautiful and so many people at our event asked where we found them. We would not hesitate to book again in the future, thank you so much x "

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"What a wonderfully talented person! I cannot recommend Sarah enough! She played for us at an event in the early evening. Her playlist of cover tracks was perfect - popular songs for all ages that created a really magical atmosphere as the sun set! Sarah has a gorgeous voice, and to top it off she is a really lovely person too!"

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"Black Velvet Band Ceilidh Trio – Amanda’s 60th Birthday Ceilidh – December 2025 Black Velvet Ceilidh Trio played at a ceilidh to celebrate my 60th birthday. It was actually the fourth time they have played at events for my family over the last ten years, and I’m hoping to have them again in future. It was a wonderful afternoon. The band’s music was cheery and infectious and soon got people dancing enthusiastically, including guests aged from five to 85 and those who had previously warned me that they wouldn’t be able to dance because of knee problems! Phil is a fantastic dance caller who makes ceilidh dancing easy and a pleasure even for those who have never done it before. We all really appreciated his clear instructions about each dance. This, together with Black Velvet’s expert musicianship made the ceilidh very enjoyable and huge fun. I can’t wait to do it again! Thanks so much."

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