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"Hi Kellys- Thanks for giving us yet another great night. All of our guests have said how good you are and as always Tony managed to get everyone on their feet. Nick is already talking about the next big date - mine of course!"

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"Just wanted to say a huge thank you for the fantastic ceilidh at our wedding on Wednesday. The guests have been raving about the whole experience- for many it was their first ceilidh experience and a very very positive one! You guys were brilliant! "

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"The band were excellent on Thursday night & we received many a compliments about the event, largely due to them! Thanks for helping organise it!"

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"Wow, what a fantastic evening. Steve and his band were brilliant. A fun a lively evening was had by all. Everyone joined in and in all the photos EVERYONE is laughing. We raised money for the Shaw Trust which is great. Would 100% recommend the band. Thank you. "

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"Widely regarded as one of Wales’ foremost traditional bands, since their formation in 1996, Allan Yn Y Fan have taken Welsh traditional music all over the world. Wednesday 28th March, however, saw the band performing closer to home with a gig at one of their favourite venues, Blackwood Miner’s Institute. The evening took the format of two halves with an interval and this six piece band entertained us with a selection of traditional Welsh songs and tunes interspersed with original compositions, mainly from the pen of founder member Kate Strudwick but also with contributions from Chris Jones and Alan Cooper. All the music was taken from across the band’s 22 year career and took us on a journey from the Festival Interceltique at L’Orient to sparsely attended performances in Ireland before returning to Wales across a stormy Irish Sea, stopping to remember Kate’s former landlady and her cat along, the way. The songs were mainly entrusted to Catrin O’Neill who, since joining the band in 2015, has taken on the role of lead vocalist and her vocal style adds a haunting quality to such songs as Dafydd Y Garreg Wen and Lisa Lân, both of which take the passing of a loved one as their subject matter, Catrin’s versatility means she is equally at home singing about hopeful love, as in Ym Mhontypridd Mae’n Nghariad, or the celebratory staples of the Mari Lwyd in Pwnco and Canu Cwnsela or rousing songs of workers' rights, as in Gorthrwm Y Gweithiwr with its dire warning to the Victorian Ironmasters of Beaufort. This evening had all the ingredients needed to make a memorable performance, six talented performers who obviously enjoy performing together and transmitted that joy through their music to an appreciative audience, a quality venue with friendly staff and a crystal clear sound system ensuring that none of the music’s nuances were lost. It was a pleasure to attend this concert and I look forward to seeing Allan Yn Y Fan perform again in the not too distant future. "

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"We had Kip and the Blue Diamond ceilidh band play at our fund raiser for the MNDA. We received so many comments stating what a fantastic band they were and a very fun evening was had by all. We will definitely be repeating next year. Would highly recommend this band."

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"For the past four years, we have employed the services of It's No' Reel' Ceilidh Band. Given the fact that we have several visitors from overseas locations, Tom shows great patience and discretion when calling out the dance steps and making sure everyone knows their steps. I've had lots of compliments regarding the success of our events. I personally would have no hesitation in recommending them for any occasion."

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"Unwritten Duo performed at our wedding last weekend, which we struck lucky with as we originally had booked another band but got let down with two weeks to go. We came across Joanne at a wedding fair and when she started singing we knew straight away that Unwritten Duo would be perfect for our wedding. We booked them straight away. The choice of music was perfect for us as well, we gave them a few artists that we liked and everything in between was just us. We had a lot of our guests comment on the band and Joanne's voice. We will definitely be going to see them at their future gigs to keep memories alive. Highly recommend booking them!"

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"A captivating set of highly original songs… there’s rare emotional warmth and fullness to Good Habits' sound. "

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"We hired It's No Reel Ceilidh Band for our wedding reception in May 2013, and were absolutely delighted with their professionalism, musicianship and the all round show. We appreciated their promptness and efficiency at responding to our queries and questions prior to wedding, and in fact, hiring them was one of the most stress-free and easiest parts of planning our wedding. Our guests were a mixture of seasoned Ceilidhers and complete novices, and everyone commented on how good the band were and what a great evening of dancing it was (the music, dancing and calling were excellent). As someone who took part in many Ceilidh's as a teenager, I have high expectations of what a ceilidh band should sound like, and these were met and far exceeded by Tom and the boys. We would heartily recommend 'It's No Reel' to anyone planning a Ceilidh no matter what the occasion. Thanks for a fabulous and memorable evening of dancing."

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"The band were fantastic, dance floor full all evening. Booking process was very easy! Thank you!"

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"Fantastic band. Made it a proper party. Their music got everyone on the dance floor. Great pre- event communications with a member of the band. They delivered exactly what we wanted. Can not recommend highly enough."

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"Hey I was at the wedding yesterday you performed dirty old town you guys were superb"

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"Blue Jewel Ceilidh band were absolutely amazing at our wedding, I cannot rate them highly enough. They were so understanding about us running slightly behind schedule. The music was incredible and got everyone dancing. Kip was also a great caller - really easy instructions to follow and very funny. I even asked for a Welsh tune to be played and one band member actually composed one himself and performed it on the day. I'm unbelievably impressed with this band, and if you're thinking about booking, I'd highly recommend."

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"Hiya guys, just wanted to say once again how great the music was! The caller really got everyone going in no time. A really special night, thank you for being a part of it x"

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