Review Centre: Irish Bands

"We are so grateful to Black Velvet Ceilidh Band for their last minute flexibility in playing for our wedding! We moved the wedding forward by a month to beat the lockdown and the band not only made themselves available on the new date, but also changed the style of music with just 3 days notice! Firstly their contactability and organisation was brilliant, making the booking and discussions with them hassle-free. Ceilidh would no longer have been appropriate, so the guys played a mix of Irish songs and jigs and reels. The music they provided was fantastic, creating the most beautiful atmosphere for the milling around and photo time between ceremony and reception. They were inconspicuous but added so much. Would definitely recommend them (and their versatility!) for any event.’"

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"Yes it was great thanks! Dermot was a brilliant chap, they even played on a little longer as everyone was dancing like crazy."

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"So that’s two weddings, a family reunion, a charity fundraiser AND we have recommended you to our friends for their daughters’ wedding. We’re thinking about getting divorced and remarrying just so that we can have you play again for us."

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"We had a fantastic joint 30th birthday party for 60 people and the Black Velvet Ceilidh Band did an amazing job of making the evening a huge success! Mike gave me a call a couple of weeks prior to the event to confirm all arrangements such as timings, location, numbers, and the experience of the party goers (very mixed - lots of complete beginners). Mike was really enthusiastic on the phone and I felt very confident all was going to go well. At the beginning of the evening, we were pretty disorganized and neither James or I were there to meet the band on arrival, but our friend saw them into the venue and they were very flexible and happy to go with the flow and got set up really quickly. The whole band were keen to help and happily agreed to start the ceilidh a little later than planned, as well as letting me use the mic to make announcements! The 2 x 1 hour sets of ceilidh dancing were amazing and both the calling and music were fantastic - our guests absolutely loved every moment of it and have all said how much they enjoyed the music and dancing. Thank you very much to the whole band for an excellent evening, we would recommend you to anyone! "

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"Was so good to meet you on Ambience during our Mediterranean cruise,you were great and your music was so varied music we were in the observatory most nights. Really made our cruise having Take 2 onboard "

Reply by 'It Takes 2' Acoustic/Electric duo
Hello both, thank you for taking the time to give us a review. It's very much appreciated. We are so pleased that you enjoyed our performances. We thoroughly enjoyed entertaining everyone onboard. Kelly & Graham x

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"These guys never fail to give us a wonderful nights entertainment. Highly recommended"

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"Black Velvet Band Ceilidh Trio – Hatty’s Wedding – September 2025 Such a wonderful band, and would definitely have them again. Everyone enjoyed the dancing even if they were just watching. Even my husband who never dances joined in and is now a ceilidh addict. 10/10! Highly recommend!"

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"I wanted to thank you and your brilliant band for your fantastic work on Saturday 3rd June 2017. Our wedding wouldn't have been the same without them. I didn't get a chance to say thank you on the day so please pass on our delight. The dance floor was never empty when they were playing and so many people commented on how good they were. Many thanks Zoe and Paul Rainey, wedding at Syon Park in Middlesex – 3rd June 2017 "

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"Party Sounds were simply excellent. Not only was the music fantastic, but they are really nice guys too. Helpful and supportive, the dance floor was packed from start to finish. We had a varied age group at the party and all enjoyed the performance without exception. I would highly recommend this band and if I was hosting another party they would be the first band I would contact."

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"Mark was great - arrived on time and set up before anyone arrived. good sense of humour. He played all the right sort of music that I had asked for-and sounded even better than the clip on-line. All the comments I heard from people who came to the party were extremely positive. Several people asked for details - so there may be more bookings coming Mark's way! I would book him again."

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"I just wanted to write to say thank you so very much for your wonderful performance on Friday! I’m sure you were aware just how much our members enjoyed themselves. The question “can you get them back?” was repeated to me countless times and I promised I would pass on the members appreciation."

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"Brilliantly talented and genuinely nice guys, saw them on the Anthem, most nights end up at one of their sets but our fav was the rock set we watched. fingers crossed to see them again next year when we sail again!"

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"Black Velvet Band Irish Duo was absolutely Brilliant, we wanted an authentic Irish Night and this is what we got! Thoroughly recommended got everyone singing and dancing, will definitely be booking again!"

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"My new husband and I hired Absolute Band a fortnight ago and they were simply amazing - we chose the 5-piece band because we wanted the fiddle for our Irish theme and it was the best decision! The dancefloor wasn't empty once and compliments from our guests came thick and fast about the band! They learnt our first dance really quickly and the whole night was a musical success. Honestly, hiring them was one of the finest choices we made Thank you to all the band members for making our wedding so memorable. Suzanne and Chris, Wedding at Priors Tithe Barn in Gloucestershire – 20th July 2019 "

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"A big thank you to Mike and the other two band members of the BVB Klezmer band for a fabulous night. This was on the occasion of our Ruby Wedding Anniversary held at Birmingham Progressive Synagogue on Saturday, 16th July 2016. Everybody was very impressed with the quality of the music and you helped to make a memorable evening even more memorable. We would have no hesitation in recommending you."

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