Review Centre: Irish / Scottish Entertainment

"Andrew Coates Music was originally formed in 1980. Andrew Coates, Company Director, works with his P.A. Business Partner, Tricia Robertson and Team. Andrew Coates Music provides: Bands for Any type of function or event across Europe. Management of Bands. Opportunities for artists with potential for becoming top stars. We specialise in our artists being able to go on tour as support acts to Main Artists. At Andrew Coates Music we work alongside music promoters to create opportunities for TV appearances, helping artists to gain exposure. We have been working with an X Factor Finalist and a talented artist from Sweden. We have provided Bands from France, Ireland, UK & Other Overseas locations to perform in various venues in France & Ireland including: Pubs, Clubs, Private Events/Parties. At Andrew Coates Music we are hoping to promote a European Tour in the near future. We provide the following services: Band Management Providing Bands Mentoring Promoting Supporting Opportunities for TV appearances European Tours"

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"As a long-time Folkpunk, Celtic Punk, Irish Folk Punk fan, I found the line up perfect. It started with the Gavin Carpenter Duo, two men, alone on the big stage. Vocals, guitar and a cajon, that was all to give the audience a taste for the rest of the evening. Personally, I really enjoyed this hour of folk music and I was certainly not alone. The people sang along and clapped along, Gavin Carpenter took the audience to the Emerald Isle musically with his discreet, not at all obtrusive manner and looked very good in his fine suit."

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"Michael was the best decision we could have made for the wedding! His communication was incredible. He helped us think through things that we hadn't even considered and really made the schedule as smooth as could be. He was able to accommodate for our ceremony that did not have a power source. We even had our generator go out during the reception and he didn't hesitate to keep the vibe going. He started up his battery powered speakers and many guests didn't even realize the power was out. Michael was on board with our creative song choices and made them crowd pleasers. Majority of our guests complimented the DJ choice because we had the best dance floor ever. Thank you Michael for everything!!!!!"

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"David has a lovely nature and way with the audience. He has a huge selection of songs and delivers each one with a wonderful talent and ease"

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"The firsts time we met Trad Union was when the played during the drinks reception that we were working. They play a mixture of Irish tunes, slow ballads and fast songs . They kept the guests well entertained in between songs with stories of working with legendary artists like the Dubliners, Paddy Reilly etc….. we would highly recommend them for all your Wedding and corporate needs."

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"What a performance! Madeleine is incredibly talented and professional. We hired her for our Christmas party and she did not disappoint. A mixture of modern and classical music was the perfect fit for our event. I would highly recommend Madeleine for any upcoming events! - Lilly, Stott Hoare (IT Company)"

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"Brian, was the absolute best wedding DJ! He was a professional, who stayed behind the scenes and allowed the music and our vision for the wedding speak for itself. Brian listened to what we wanted and did a great job seamlessly transitioning all aspects of the wedding. Guests were dancing from the first to last song of the night. He took song requests while keeping our taste in mind. He was really great!! "

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"What an absolutely amazing bunch!! Italy’s Irish Wedding Band played our wedding in September in Perugia, Umbria, and they were fantastic! Firstly, David was so good to deal with. Really easy going, knew what he needed and was very proactive. What’s more, he was really flexible and was happy to play some acoustic numbers and learn some pretty obscure songs for our ceremony! The band was the one thing we never had to worry about. On the day itself, they knew exactly what they were doing which was fantastic because it was pretty chaotic and stressful. Got set up exactly as intended without a hitch and even brought extra equipment e.g. mics for the speeches as a back-up. Their set was fantastic and absolutely pitch perfect. We sent through ten or so songs and bands that we liked and they built it around that. Got everyone dancing, engaged the audience (like a very willing Scottish friend in a kilt singing Pretenders), and afterwards everyone was raving about them. They played long after their agreed time from audience demand. Now throughout that central region of Italy there are some, ahem, interesting wedding bands. If you are looking for a band who can perform melodies to rock classics alongside dance floor fillers with gusto, and avoid obscure Italian pop songs or old-boy wailing, then these are unquestionably the band for you. I cannot recommend them highly enough and you should speak to David - a true gent - if they’re of interest. Thank you guys!!"

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"Great ceilidh band! The keys player called really well as well. Great vibe all night, would recommend for any birthday party, wedding, celebration etc. Honestly really happy with everything."

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"David played for our wedding ceremony and during the reception afterwards; he is just brilliant. Our guests kept commenting on how fantastic the music was and he is so friendly and professional too. Thank you! "

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"Linda was there on time, was ready to go as we walked in, kept playing through the night, and added so much to our event. So fun and professional! Reviewer: Tory Brandt Event Date: November 10th, 2022"

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"When searching for a band for our wedding in Italy we came across The Waistcoats and after watching many videos and reading through all the reviews we made contact. The first email from Paul immediately put us at ease and we decided to book them. Throughout the lead up to the wedding, we had a few different requests (speakers for ceremony and microphones for speeches) all which were agreed to with no problem at all! On the day they arrived with plenty of time and had a calm presence and were easy to deal with. They are very experienced and knew what to do without having to be told, which kept us super relaxed. For both parts of the day The Waistcoats played aperitifs and after dinner. They understood what to play and created a fantastic atmosphere. All our guests did not stop dancing even during the aperitifs there was dancing. We also pushed forward the first dance and this was no problem. We had lots of ‘experienced’ wedding guests who exclaimed: “best wedding band ever”! And we also truly believe that too! We can’t thank you enough for everything you did to make our day so very special! Thank you! Ciaran and Charlie"

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"On time and very professional. The Celtic Bagpipe Team was awesome! My husband and I ran late to his surprise retirement party and they were very understanding. They were incredible nice, kind, professional and played amazzzzing bagpipes ?. Will hire again and tell others! Thank you!"

Reply by Celtic Bagpipe Team
Wow! What an outstanding Party! From top to bottom! Plus his Surprise! Whoo-hoo so F-U-N! Happy it all worked out on so many levels. Happy trails ahead! Huggies?

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"The Brogues were brilliant, really helpful in the lead up and on the day. They got everyone on the dance floor from young to old and everyone really enjoyed it!"

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"“We wanted someone to play a few songs after dinner for our wedding last December and John was so nice and played all of the songs we requested and really added a nice atmosphere to an already amazing day, thanks so much! He also played guitar for my husband who sang a song later! Great memories.” Sarah and Michael, 2019"

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