"We loved the band and everybody gave them rave reviews."

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"Thanks to MIB for a brilliant evening of music and dancing. I barely saw my new husband for not leaving the dance floor! Thanks for making our evening reception a memorable one, many people said it was the best wedding they have been to and I’m 100% sure the music had a lot to do with that!"

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"The wonderful musicians that make up the Beskydy band played at our wedding. A big day for us and they did not disappoint! They are easy to deal with and were very flexible on the day, and not mention, played amazing music! Truly recommend them!"

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"____ We can’t wait to sign you up for next year… ____"

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" Me and a friend booked Manouche North for a 1920s themed party at a local venue, and we were very happy with the two sets they played. The group perform well together, and their upbeat sound certainly got people up and dancing. The band's set list worked brilliantly for the 20s theme, and they dressed the part too! I wouldn't hesitate to book them again. Hope that is ok, All the best Ebony -- "

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"I booked Joanna to perform at my local Masonic Lodge. She is absolutely outstanding!! Prior to the evening she regularly kept in touch to ensure that the night we planned properly. Her performance on the evening was brilliant - she connected to the audience and treated us to a diverse and powerful display of her repertoire. Lots of dancing ensued. Highly recommend Joanna!!!"

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"Everybody loved the band was ask were I found them .And could I give them the telephone no and email address so they could book them in future people were dancing all night so that says it all, it made for a fantastic night thank you."

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"A string duo bound for glory. "

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"The kind of quality that you couldn’t fake or acquire in a hurry. "

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"We are just blown away! Thank you so much for making our wedding so special. The Jewish section of the evening was just BRILLIANT – we've never seen a band play the traditional Israeli songs with such energy… and thank you so much for putting so much effort into the playlist – it worked perfectly! Much love to you all."

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"We'd just like to say a belated thank you for your performance at our wedding. It was an awesome set list and all of our guests commented on how brilliant you guys were. We loved our first dance to These Arms of Mine and also the Daft Punk number Get Lucky was absolutely fantastic!"

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"One of the hidden treasures of London is the range of talent that exists on the folk and acoustic scene that rarely get the acclaim they deserve. Three London based bands that excel at performing Eastern European/Balkan Music are Szapora, Mukka and Beskydy, each of whom are worth looking out for. Nine strong Beskydy perform songs and tunes from across Eastern Europe and beyond, in fact looking at the sources on their cd listing is almost like a tour around that part of Europe, from Macedonia to Hungary via Galicia and Bulgaria and taking a detour through Slovakia. The bands name itself comes from the range of mountains that run through the centre of former Czechoslovakia which according to the band has heavily influenced their musical choices whilst they turn their hand to music from a range of sources (excellantly). The first track is a Macedonian song, Jovano, Jovanke (click here to hear the song) and the range of Joanna Fosters vocal skills are further displayed in the three Slovakian songs that make up track 4, from the slow Janosik to the more up beat cheery Anicka Dusicka and A Ja Taka Dzivocka although Foster and the band manage to intertwine the tunes with sufficient skill so the songs merge as one. Again Track 9 is a duet with Accordian player, Peter Murphy, joining Foster on the Macedonian song Iz Dolu, along with some damned fine fiddling. The range of Beskydys musical skills are illustrated well by the instrumental tracks ranging from the delightful Slovakian Waltzes (Track 5) to the slightly more manic Tropanka from Bulgaria (track 10) and onto the ordered upbeat and furious synthesis between sax, fiddle and accordian that is Tantz, Tantz Yiddelekh (a wonderful Galician Jewish tune), yet again garunteed to result in limb movement, a delightful fusion of fiddles and saxaphone, furiously creating a wonderful atmosphere one that demands a physical response. One very minor complaint is the sleeve of the CD, it would be nice (or do I just lead a very shallow empty life) to have some information/lyrics or even translations of the songs, something about the origins of the tracks. That said its more than possible for bands with large bank accounts to produce nice extensive sleeves but not so easy for bands whose talents lie in their music rather than some slick marketing agencies. It would be impossible to identify one part of this cd that could be said to stand out more than the rest. The band have produced an album that is thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish - the question that comes to the fore when listening to this is when is the follow up going to be available?"

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"You'd never expect they are only two musicians when you listen with your eyes closed! The sound of this duo was so rich that it blew us all away. They are amazingly talented and will surely be booking them again for future events! Thank you!"

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"I had such a fun time dancing with MIB in Hyde Park"

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"East of Eden what a great band - energy and passion, fiddle and sax weaving over hand percussion and Neil's various pairs of strings, and a bassist that I still say reminded me of Victor Wooton."

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