irish / folk band reviews

Irish / Folk Band Reviews

99% of customers would recommend Alive's Traditional Irish / Folk Bands to their friends

99% of customers would recommend Alive's Traditional Irish / Folk Bands to their friends.

Exactly what we were looking for

5 stars - The Whiskey Priests are Highly Recommended
booked The Whiskey Priests for their event in Derbyshire March 2025

“We booked the band for our first St Patrick's Day event and will definitely be looking to book again. A good mix of quicker and slower songs, and added so much to the atmosphere.”


We hope you return soon!

5 stars - Yellowbelly Ceilidh Band are Highly Recommended
booked Yellowbelly Ceilidh Band for their event March 2025

“Serena. We had a great evening at Corby Glen last evening. Great collection of music with your fellow musicians. We hope you will return to the area in the near future! ”


Thank you!

5 stars - The Celtic Mandolin Man are Highly Recommended
booked The Celtic Mandolin Man for their event in London

“We very much enjoyed the music and the feedback for our event has been incredible which is largely due to you so thank you again”


GREAT IRISH NIGHT - ST PATRICK'S DAY 2025

5 stars - The Irish Ceilidh Band are Highly Recommended
booked The Irish Ceilidh Band for their party in West Midlands March 2025

“A really good evening. Lovely group of talented individuals who interacted well with the audience. Residents were singing and dancing and enjoying themselves all evening. The tuition for the Irish dancing was very good and it was great seeing everyone joining in and enjoying themselves (even though we were not that good at it)! Some feedback from the residents is as follows: 1) A tru...”


Just want to say a MASSIVE thank you

5 stars - The Celtic Mandolin Man are Highly Recommended
booked The Celtic Mandolin Man for their event at The Navigation Inn in Buckinghamshire

“We all just want to say a MASSIVE thank you to Terry for the wonderful music he performed at my fathers wake. He was everything we required, bang on time, very attentive towards the needs of the night and everyone commented at just how great a player he was. A true professional and would recommend to anyone for any occasion. So thank you once again Terry. ”


5 Stars!

5 stars - The Celtic Mandolin Man are Highly Recommended
booked The Celtic Mandolin Man for their event in Buckinghamshire November 2024

“We all just want to say a MASSIVE thank you to Terry for the wonderful music he performed at my fathers wake. He was everything we required, bang on time, very attentive towards the needs of the night and everyone commented at just how great a player he was. A true professional and would recommend to anyone for any occasion. So thank you once again Terry.”


Just brilliant!

5 stars - The Whiskey Priests are Highly Recommended
booked The Whiskey Priests for their party in Leicestershire November 2024

“A great night, judged perfectly! Absolutely brilliant! What a lovely bunch too!”


Fun, friendly and exactly what we needed for our reception drinks

5 stars - Traditional Duo are Highly Recommended
booked Traditional Duo for their wedding in Kent October 2024

“The traditional duo provided the perfect background music to our wedding reception drinks. Our guests loved them and they even became roaming to play us into our wedding breakfast at the end of their performance. If you are after this type of music these are your pair!”


A 50th To Remember!!

5 stars - Craic Attack are Highly Recommended
booked Craic Attack for their party September 2024

“What a great bunch of guys, really made my 50th birthday celebration a memorable one. They pulled us out of a last minute pickle and we can not thank you enough for doing that. Anyone booking these guys will simply not be disappointed. 10/10”


A Great performance

5 stars - Craic It Up are Highly Recommended
booked Craic It Up for their party in Hertfordshire August 2024

“I can honestly say we had a great performance from the band. The musicians were top class and Lilac the vocalist was brilliant, so versatile. Thoroughly recommend them .”

Customer Reviews (567)

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Performance quality: 5 stars
Sound quality: 5 stars
Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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