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"The Blaggers played superbly at my pub conference at Laverstoke Park."

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"Black Velvet Band Ceilidh Trio – Emma’s Daughter’s Wedding – April 2025 What a brilliant evening! The band were exactly what we wanted for my daughter’s wedding and really helped the reception go with a swing. Good music and the caller was great fun and guided us through the dances. Really good communication leading up to the wedding, too. Thank you for a fabulous evening. "

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"The Blue Ceilidh band are absolutely fantastic! They stand out not only because of the quality of the musicians but also because of the caller gives the ceilidh such a fun atmosphere. I couldn't recommend them more highly. Book with confidence."

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"Please pass on my thanks and good wishes to the band. They arrived on time, and fully prepared. The entertainment was great fun, and all our guys got involved. I would definitely recommend to anyone that wants a fully inclusive experience and a really good laugh."

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"Big thanks to Mick, Mick and the band for a great ceilidh/party. Mary was an awesome caller too, getting everybody up and dancing. A good time was had by all!"

Reply by Wraggle Taggle Ceilidh Band
Thank you Andrew. I am delighted that you enjoyed our performance. Thank you for a lovely party. Please bear us in mind for any future dates. See you at The Lamb! Best Wishes Mick Bailey (Bandleader) Wraggle Taggle

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"Hi Fiddlestix, Please pass our thanks on to Geoff, Alan and Debbie - they were great, and we had a tremendous time. I hope we can book you again sometime. Best wishes, David"

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"Hi Davie, I hope you and the guys are doing well. Just wanted to email and say thank you so much for playing at and being the highlight of our gymnastics training weekend. We have heard nothing but amazing feedback from everyone at the ceilidh and will definitely be booking you guys in the future. Thanks again for making our training weekend such an enjoyable event! "

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"Blu Country was fantastic. Everyone at our party loved them. Would definitely use again and recommend."

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"A great bunch of lads who made our wedding reception swing. Their set was exactly what we wanted and set exactly the right atmosphere. They even let me take the mic for 2 songs. Which they probably regretted within seconds! A great choice for any kind of party."

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"This band was excellent. The music was great. They explained the moves very well and continued to call out instructions as we were dancing. I recommend them"

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"We had such and amazing time on Saturday and wanted to convey our thanks for your wonderful playing at our wedding. All of our guests had a great time whether they danced or just listened to you play and we couldn’t have asked for a better band to create the wonderful atmosphere for the evening. We will definitely be recommending you and we hope you all had a great evening too."

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"Thank you so much. Despite the bad weather you really made our party perfect. Everybody loved you and couldn't stop asking where we found 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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"I was only a guest at this event but just wanted to say what a phenomenal voice you have Lucy! Could have listened to you all night!"

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"Please pass on my thanks and huge congratulations to the Black Velvet Band for making the evening one to remember! The members of the band were very friendly and excellent at leading the crowds all of various ages! It was a night to remember for all the right reasons and I have not smiled so much since my wedding day! The Swiss roll formation is genius and the children (and adults) are still wondering how it worked! We will most definitely be booking them again!"

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