Review Centre: Irish Bands

"Steve, Geoff and Absolute Band were brilliant to deal with from start to finish. Really friendly people, superb musicians and ensured our dancefloor was busy all night. The addition of a fiddle player was so much fun. Would 100% recommend booking these guys for a wedding or party! Sarah & Ross, Wedding at Rushton Hall in Northamptonshire – 1st January 2023 "

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"We’ve loved seeing Kelly and Graham perform at a variety of venues over the last few years so we were delighted when they agreed to sing at our wedding last weekend. They provided four incredible sets across our wedding afternoon / evening: one acoustic and three electric. All were absolutely wonderful! They were happy to work with us beforehand to personalise their setlists and include requests - for which they gave guests shoutouts on the day! The duo are so bubbly and energetic: they got everyone up dancing. Kelly has a stunningly beautiful voice and is able to breeze through a wide range of genres. Graham is a phenomenal guitarist and also a wonderful singer. They brought a huge amount of joy and fun to us and our guests. We were particularly grateful to them for learning our first dance especially for us and performing an absolutely beautiful rendition. Highly recommend this wonderful duo!! 🎤🎸🎶"

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"Thank you so much for last night. Everyone really enjoyed it. Is it ok to post a video of you playing on FB? Sandra xx "

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"Many thanks to the Black Velvet Band Ceilidh Trio for a fantastic 21st Birthday Ceilidh. The band provided a perfect balance for the young and young-at-heart, catering for everyone from the super-lively, to wheelchair-friendly dances, which was a lovely touch. Everyone had a great time."

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"Thank you so much again to Bry and Josh - you were a massive hit with ALL of our guests! Hope to hear you play again soon. "

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"Hi, Hope you're all well! Just a quick email to let you know my appreciation for both your music and your passion shown at the weekend. You played at my partners grandparents party on Saturday evening and I must say both I and everyone attending was absolutely blown away by you guys! I will definitely be contacting you in the future to book again. All the best for the new year!"

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"What can I say? If you are a fan of Irish music, instrumental or with vocals then Dermot and the rest of the amazing musicians are who you need to hire! They were an absolute joy and a pleasure to have play at my beloved father's wake. They are such lovely and friendly people as well as fantastic musicians with a vast array of instrumentation between them. They graciously accepted requests prior to the event and also from some of the guests. My dad would have absolutely loved it and it made a very sad day very joyful and comforting for everyone. Our guests commented on how wonderful they were and the pub staff as well. I highly recommend hiring Dermot and the gang for any event, not just a wake. Communication was excellent before hand and hiring Dermot and the band were the easiest part of the many arrangements that we had to make when organising our dad's funeral and a wake. We sincerely thank you and highly recommend you, The O'Brien family."

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"What a fantastic night of ceilidh dancing courtesy of the Black Velvet Band Trio. Nobody was able to resist dancing and the guys were the highlight of the evening for all. Thank you so much for making our evening a huge success. "

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"Incredible band and absolutely made the Wake of my father-in-law perfect. Cannot recommend it more highly. Superb musicians and lovely people. Really can't thank them enough."

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"Great band."

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"We had a lovely time as always. Everyone was so sweet and the dances were well taught and quick to pick up!"

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"Thank you so much for being able to accommodate us on the wedding of my son! What with atrocious weather causing extensive flooding that weekend and having to postpone the wedding from the Saturday night until the Sunday, we were more than grateful that the band was still willing and able to perform on the Sunday. Great music and excellent calling made the evening, with all participants thoroughly enjoying themselves - sometimes with a little over enthusiasm! I highly recommend this band to any future clients booking. The band were more than helpful - especially Jennie with all my questions and the band on the day were superb. "

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"The band were great musicians and managed to organise lots of teenagers as well as us oldies during a joint 18th/50th party. Everyone danced and really enjoyed themselves - I would highly recommend them!"

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"They were absolutely cracking!! What a great way to spend a Friday night - and we feel too energised by the atmosphere and the music to go to bed!!! Thank you for a fabulous night!!"

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review:

"Another great show at the Raglan Road bar. Good music, great craic, looking forward to the show at the VicFest. God bless, Slainte."

Rating: 10 / 10 Share this review: