Review Centre: Folk Bands

"Over the years Spectra have used Bob Ferguson and his bands Celtic Horizon and Beggars Row to entertain many of our corporate clients. Bob is a natural charmer, has a great voice and delivers many traditional and more contemporary songs with great style. He always has fun on stage, loves to interact with guests and uniquely can always be relied on to read the room so that audiences feel they are part of the experience. We love having Bob play for our clients!"

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"Professional, friendly, versatile, great dance plan that never stopped playing. I would definitely contact them again for another event and most definitely recommend them!"

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"Bob Ferguson has played in Hannes Musikcafe in March 2023 and we have been to several of his concerts. His repertoire ranges widely from the Scottish/Irish/American song treasure mixed with his own numbers. From beginning to end, he involves the audience – ie; - he moves around among the audience and gets them to sing along to the many well-known sing-along songs. Bob is fantastic at "reading" his audience, makes lots of fun, laughs and jokes and has a fantastic contact with his audience. The songs mix with seasoned fine stories, lots of humour and vivid descriptions. Dressed in a kilt and with his powerful voice, from the moment he takes the stage, he creates a close and intimate atmosphere, and you leave the concert in a good mood. We can wholeheartedly recommend Bob Ferguson."

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"Many thanks to Oak & Brass, for making my daughters special day even more special! Oak and Brass are not only very talented, but also very likeable which endeared them to the guests. their very varied song choice was ideal , and would be very well received at all types of occasions I’m sure. Thanks, keep up the good work, and hopefully see you again at our sons 21st."

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"Such a great band , fantastic voice and had everyone up dancing asking for more . Highly recommend for a party or gig. Such lovely people too!"

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"A great season (Summer 2021) ended and we want to thank Mr Takis and all the crew for the great cooperation and support. Despite the Covid-19 Conditions everything was perfect and our performances had the color and smell we all wanted. Thanks a lot, until next time..."

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"Perfect for our birthday ceilidh! They were friendly and helpful, and had great chat and clear instructions for the ceilidh calling. Would 100% recommend! "

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"The guys were brilliant! Great communication beforehand and very accommodating with requests. Arrived on time and set up. Flexible as needed to fit in with speeches etc. Made a great night! I definitely recommend Blag for a wonderful band. Thanks guys! Mike"

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"Wow, what a wonderful evening! Last Friday night was so much fun and it was such a real pleasure to collaborate with you all at Cat's Claw. It was a magical night and it was lovely to see the two worlds of music come together so successfully. Our musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales very much enjoyed working with you all and it was great to hear that you too all had a great time. I also think that from the audience's reaction that everyone who was present also very much enjoyed the evening. In particular, my Mum absolutely LOVED the evening and was blown away by hearing all of the music that she loves so much played so brilliantly! Sincere thanks for your invaluable contribution to such a special evening celebrating St David's Day. "

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"Meant to write sooner, but things have been hectic since the wedding and honeymoon. I just want to say a big thank you for the band's performance at my wedding reception. You went down an absolute storm, and people are still telling me how much they enjoyed it. Thank you especially for your flexibility in staying on for an hour, Kind Regards, Nicola"

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"I just want to drop you a quick note to thank you both for performing at our party last week – you both really completed the night and we’ve had lovely feedback from all our guests."

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"10/10, The highlight of our wedding celebration. Amazing performance from start to finish. Such a talented band. Highly recommend to anyone looking to add an element of Irish culture to their wedding celebration."

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"After being left in the lurch by our existing band with only 5 days to booking date, we had 6 bands offered and we chose the Playlisters from their effortless videos. And they lived up to everything and more. On time hassle free set up and breakdown. Their professionalism showed from the day we booked them till the very end. But most of all their talent and ability to wow the crowd. Every guest raved over them from the smallest child to the OAPs. There was something for everyone. 100% we will book them again. Foxys Den Somerset. "

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"If you're looking for a band who can come onstage to a marquee full of people quietly chatting and drinking and within minutes turn them into full-scale dance Machine with everybody in the place laughing and enjoying themselves, Then I think BLAG might be the act for you. Guests at our event (held to raise funds to prevent the destruction of a greenbelt zone) ranged from 20s to 60s, But all were captivated by the humour professionalism and generally good time emanating from rom the band. I am a professional filmmaker and have shot an l lot of promo videos for bands, from Euorope (yep, “the final countdown”) to Paul Young to AC/DC, and BLAG have that same charismatic quality that you see in all these massively successful bands. For a 3 piece they also a pack a monster sound, and over the course of three sets in one evening they played not only the gay Gordons and other traditional stuff but also sex and drugs and rock'n' roll and people are strange by the doors - not something you hear from average ceilidh band. I would highly recommend them if you're having any kind of function we want to get the whole crowd involved. Oh and did I mention they’re very nice guys as well?"

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"We all loved the band Dear Mick, many thanks for Sunday (20th October 2013 (trio) The Provenance, 62 High Street, Colliers Wood, SW19 2BY) and being so flexible. We all loved the band and apologies for such cramped conditions. Best Wishes The Baroness McDonagh (life peer in the House of Lords) 22nd October 2013"

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