Review Centre: Bands & Ensembles

"Swing Mode Vintage absolutely made our day: they were absolutely the perfect evening entertainment for our wedding! The music was really really cool, they had people up and dancing and just really brought a great atmosphere with them. It was fantastic. The band were all really kind and well organised; there was zero stress & zero faff. They got everything set up in good time including background music between the two sets. They took a special request for our first dance and it was really really wonderful. Overall we were just thrilled with the music: it was really really cool stuff - modern and funky, but most important just great fun!"

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"You were very professional and did what was asked of you. Laura, Birthday Party, Oakham, Rutland, Rory @ Private Event, Oakham, Rutland, June, 2025"

Reply by Rory
Hi Laura, I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback — I really appreciate it. Thanks, Rory

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"Absolutely fantastic, welcoming this duo back to our pub in November. Both lovely,friendly people. "

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"Thank you for a fantastic evening at our wedding reception at the Blakelands. Highly recommend these guys. Fab musicians, great mix of music and very professional. Best wishes, Lisa & Dan x"

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"We just wanted to say a massive thank you to you and your band mates in Ceili Max for Sunday! You’re very talented musicians and created exactly the atmosphere we’d hoped for!"

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"We hired It's No' Reel for our English/Scottish wedding and they had guests of all ages up on the dance floor immediately. We were inundated with well-deserved compliments on our choice of band all night and our wedding was fantastically fun and family friendly thanks to them. The guys are all unbelievably talented musicians and it is testament to their skill that a group of three individuals could keep 100 adults and 20 children entertained for a whole evening. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend them for any event - they made our day! There were a couple of things on the day that completely outshone our expectations and these guys were one of them. What a fun night of dancing!"

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"The poor downtrodden girl’s Fairy Godmother, played to perfection by Lucinda! "

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"These guys were excellent. They travelled quite some distance to play at my husband's birthday party and were extremely well received by all of our guests. I would recommend them highly to anyone considering a steel band."

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"Thank you so much for such a fantastic set! Everyone commented that you were incredible and we really enjoyed having you play. The whole experience was positive, from the correspondence prior to the event, the flexibility with first songs and repertoire, the set up and sound tests to the sets themselves. We would not hesitate to recommend you!"

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"Perfect music for the reception at our wedding! "

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"We had the best day and you guys absolutely nailed the evening vibe!! Thank you SO much. You really had people on their feet and more people danced than we expected. We loved the plugged in sound and we loved your set mix and perfect running order! "

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"Radio Dukes have been FANTASTIC throughout our wedding planning process all the way through to the final event where they did not disappoint. We changed our date a few times and each time Mitch was great at communication and keeping my mind at rest! The band learned our first dance song especially for the occasion and all the guests commented how lovely it was, they kept our guests up dancing all night and played a mix of genres to suit everyone. Their dedication and enthusiasm showed- all the way down to the drummer having his covid jab on the same day as our wedding and surviving the whole gig and doing it amazingly too! Thank you for making our evening reception so special and I hope I get to go to an event where you are playing again very soon!"

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"Wonderful and unique interpetation of classic standards creating a chilling atmosphere."

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"Thank you all for putting on such a fantastic show. I had several compliments from the guests, my clients and from the staff at the venue. It’s a wonderful concept and you’ve perfected it well."

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"Amazing musicians! They performed at my mums wedding and they were able to take requests on the day. They also perform great when I’ve seen them perform live at bars. Would definitely rebook! They’re both such lovely people."

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