ceilidh band reviews

Ceilidh Band Reviews

99% of customers would recommend Alive's Ceilidh Bands to their friends

99% of customers would recommend Alive's Ceilidh Bands to their friends.

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If you’re looking for some fun and upbeat Irish Music then look no further

5 stars - Rakish Paddy are Highly Recommended
booked Rakish Paddy for their Wedding in Kent

“Ruth and Rakish Paddy are brilliant. If you’re looking for some fun and upbeat Irish Music then look no further. They performed a fantastic set for us on the beach and it was everything and more that we had imagined. Despite playing early on in the wedding day within no time people were up and dancing and having a brilliant time. Booking and communication was super easy and Ruth was more than happ...”


The band really were perfect for our event, the music was great and all our gues...

5 stars - Rakish Paddy are Highly Recommended
booked Rakish Paddy for their Wedding in Hertfordshire

“Thank you so much for playing at our wedding celebration on Saturday evening. Our guests loved it and we had a great time. The band really were perfect for our event and got quite a few of the known non-dancers on their feet. “Rakish Paddy were brilliant at our event. Communication beforehand was excellent. They were very accommodating as we were running late! The music was great and all our gues...”


Absolutely brilliant for our wedding reception!

5 stars - Rakish Paddy are Highly Recommended
booked Rakish Paddy for their Wedding in Hertfordshire

“Rakish Paddy were brilliant at our event. Communication beforehand was excellent. They were very accommodating as we were running late! The music was great and all our guests thoroughly enjoyed it. They even got some of the “non dancers” dancing! Would highly recommend and would definitely book again!!”


Brilliant entertainment. So professional

5 stars - Gypsy Rogues are Highly Recommended
booked Gypsy Rogues for their event in Worcestershire

“Everyone had a fantastic time thanks to Gypsy Rogues such talented musicians and very professional. They had everyone on the dance floor most of the night. It was great fun. Thank you for making our celebration one to remember.”


Your music was fantastic.

5 stars - Rakish Paddy are Highly Recommended
booked Rakish Paddy for their Wedding in Suffolk

“Thank you guys all so much for yesterday. Your music was fantastic you judged it all perfectly! Also, your caller was great at trying to keep us all in order (or as much as possible!).”


Amazing end to the evening! Couldn’t be happier.

5 stars - Rabscallion are Highly Recommended
booked Rabscallion for their Wedding in Nottinghamshire

“Honestly couldn’t be happier with how the evening of our wedding went. We were running over by about an hour but the band were really friendly and understanding and the guests absolutely loved it once we got started, even the people who didn’t really enjoy dancing!”


I would highly recommend them for any occasion!

5 stars - Jigs n Gigs Ceilidh are Highly Recommended
booked Jigs n Gigs Ceilidh for their event

“We were delighted to have Jigs N Gigs Ceilidh help us celebrate our golden wedding anniversary at the Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh. A 3-piece band was perfect for a company of 50. I would highly recommend them for any occasion.”


fantastic wedding performance!

5 stars - The Manchester Ceilidh Trio are Highly Recommended
booked The Manchester Ceilidh Trio for their Wedding in Powys

“Michael and the band performed at my wedding. They were fantastic. Only a couple of my guest shad ever done a ceilidh before so Michael was great at accommodating everyone range of abilities. He was a clear caller and great fun. Our wedding was running behind schedule but the band must have waited patiently, without me noticing them, for our speeches to be over before coming to set up, they wer...”


They can’t come highly recommended enough, had everyone up on their feet and hav...

5 stars - Rakish Paddy are Highly Recommended
booked Rakish Paddy for their event in London

“We spent a long time looking for the perfect ceilidh band for our wedding – everyone kept telling us ‘you have to make sure you get one with a good caller!’ Choosing Rakish Paddy for the Big Day is one of the best decisions we made – not only did we get that good caller, who had everyone up on their feet and having a whale of a time, but the band also added in musical sections at either end of the...”


They kept everyone on the dance floor and set a wonderful atmosphere!

5 stars - Jigs n Gigs Ceilidh are Highly Recommended
booked Jigs n Gigs Ceilidh for their Wedding

“Jigs N Gigs Ceilidh played for our wedding reception and they were fantastic! Cameron was always so friendly and prompt with communications and nothing was ever a problem. On the night, they kept everyone on the dance floor and set a wonderful atmosphere.”

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Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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