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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.

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Excellent performance

5 stars - The Whiskey Priests are Highly Recommended
booked The Whiskey Priests for their event in Lancashire May 2025

“At our party our guests were saying why are having an Irish band, when the whisky priests had done there sets they were saying why had we never had a group like that, they all loved the music ,the interaction with the group was brilliant. They made our party something special and will be a great memory to remember and look back on.”


Absolutely incredible - could not fault them!

5 stars - Craic Attack are Highly Recommended
booked Craic Attack for their event in Gwynedd April 2025

“Craic Attack played as a surprise for my sister on her Hen do and they really were the absolute highlight of the weekend! Brilliant set, great fun and the guys got everyone dancing! Craic Attack were incredibly professional, friendly and the song selection was perfect - a mix of traditional Irish and some classic crowd pleasers. Great communication in the lead up to and on the day of the event. Th...”


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.”


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 event 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 event 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 event 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”

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