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"Thank you Groove Allstars for making my 60th Birthday celebration at Ponteland Golf Club on 28th April 2018 so special. The band sound was great and both singers had fantastic voices. We thoroughly enjoyed the night and would not hesitate to recommend this band to anyone, in fact we have booked them again for my daughter’s wedding in 2019, and we are already really looking forward to it. Sandy Aynsley, Birthday Party at Ponteland Golf Club – 28th April 2018 "

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"Hi Ben, Thank you so much for Thursday. My client loved the music and was so happy. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you all again! Thank you "

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"Motion Picture were absolutely amazing, the whole act was flawless! The music was tight, singing was fantastic and they set up so quickly and efficiently. They came to our wedding with a large number of musicians in attendance and everyone was so impressed we are still having people tell us now how great they were. I would recommend the guys to absolutely everyone they are fab! Thanks so much Becky and Darren xxx"

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"Classy and cool music, perfect for any kind of event, we will most definitely recommend you!"

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"Fantastic professional band. They made our anniversary party a total success. We had so many really positive comments from our friends. Looking for an excuse to book them again."

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"The Confidential were amazing we could not be happier! We booked the acoustic duo for our drinks reception which set the scene perfectly for our chilled atmosphere and we have the 5 piece band for the evening to get the party started! Everyone was on the dance floor - I just wish we could do it all over again! Thank you so much guys!"

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"Possibly the greatest live singer ever! James and his band absolutely made our wedding and our guests were all blown away by how amazing his voice was. Would recommend him to any one for a wedding, party or just some amazing background music! Thanks again James!"

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"I’d just like to say a massive thank you to Dave, Mike and Gerry who form BM Ceilidh Band. This is the third event that we have booked them for and once again it was a massive success. They are always reliable and turn up on time. They set up the equipment with no fuss and are very adaptable to any type of event whether it be a Burns Night, a Ceilidh, a Wedding or a Birthday Party. Dave is incredibly patient at giving instructions to those who are novice dancers and even goes out onto the dance floor to help people with the dance steps. They cater for all abilities, young and old! Dave encourages people to get up to dance without being too intrusive and has a good sense of humour which makes people laugh and enjoy the night. Everyone who has been to our events where BM Ceilidh Band have played have thoroughly enjoyed themselves and have always been very positive about this band. I would certainly recommend the BM Ceilidh Band for any occasion and will be booking them again in the future."

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"Fabulous night with Capricorn. From the outset, he gauged the flavour and vibe of the venue and the audience. He has a brilliant voice, and his guitar work is really substantial; he's not just a three-chord wonder. Everything he did was technically on point and gave a real feel of the original. He arrived in good time, was friendly, relaxed, and polite, and started promptly. He didn't stint on time set-wise either, we felt very much that he gave a good, long 1st and 2nd half performance. He played a long list of favourite, but not cheesy, tracks, and got the audience singing and on their feet dancing from the start. He was friendly and kept the audience engaged, but didn't fill out the set with a lot of pointless chatter, it was just good solid music, performed really well. We really couldn't fault him and will definitely be having him back. 100% recommended."

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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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"A huge thank you to you and the rest of your band for your wonderful performance on Saturday.  The compliments have been flying in and the atmosphere was excellent.  I hope you got the same sense of satisfaction that I did from seeing so many people, both young and not so young, having a really enjoyable time. "

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"Would just like to say a big thank you for the wedding last weekend. Everyone had a great time and having you guys playing live was definitely a big part of it - one of our friends (who's a professional musician himself) said you were the best band we could have possibly found! Thanks again!"

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"Great band. Really easy and quick communication, considerate of any request we had. Everyone young and old enjoyed the music. Lots of fun and dancing throughout the night. "

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"Hi, Just wanted to say a big thank you for last night. You guys were great & everyone has said how fantastic the band were. And you got everyone dancing all night. It really did make our Wedding that extra bit special. Thank you also for performing our 1st Dance. Cheers!"

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"Dance All Night were incredible at our wedding, they created such a good atmosphere, got everyone dancing and our guests loved them. They learnt a song for us for our first dance and were just such a pleasure to deal with. I'd 100% recommend them to anyone looking for a first class band. Thank you so much Laura and the band!"

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