Review Centre: Folk Singers

"A great evening of amazing music with talented musicians and singers. Great sing-a-long and dancing too. Vast selection of songs Everyone enjoyed themselves. Harmonika Lewinsky has a natural wit and humour and gets the audience involved . Will be booking him again soon for sure, Thank you for a great night."

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"I booked Ant to surprise my boyfriend with a marriage proposal on 7th Feb 2021. He was so professional, friendly and down to earth. Great communication & flexibility before the event. It went absolutely perfectly, how I dreamed and he even learned a new song for us. His voice was beautiful and bless his fingers turning purple in the icy cold wind. I will definitely be in touch with Ant when lockdowns & viruses are done with to play at our wedding. Much love Ant, can’t thank you enough! x"

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"Birthday Party in Leven KY8 Fantastic evening 5 Where to begin. Bob was highly professional and provided me with excellent communication. He went out of his way to learn my husband's favourite songs and created a fantastic atmosphere at his surprise party. He really knows how to get the crowd going and the quality of his sets was unbelievable We have recommended you to a few of our friends."

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"Good foot-tapping Irish tunes by musicians who really know and love their stuff. Excellent !"

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"Amazing show! Rich was punctual, accommodating and very entertaining! He is an amazing singer and guitar player! He even let me sing (and butcher) one of my favorite songs lol. All of our guests were very impressed and entertained! Book him and you will be glad you did!"

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"I loved Jack's folk sound, he did requests ad even learned new requests for a later day on the cruise. He was a pleasure to listen to."

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"Another wonderful original song by Corey at the Speakeasy!"

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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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"Matt was the perfect choice for our intimate wedding at The Lost Village of Dode in Kent. He arrived early, was polite, chatty and mingled with the guests perfectly. Matt has the most incredible voice we'd ever heard and is a wonderful musician. We feel absolutely honoured to have had him perform on our special day. All the guests have raved about him and his performance since! Matt was a star, dealt with requests with patience and good humour and is a thoroughly lovely guy. I wouldn't hesitate to book with you again for other celebrations and I'm sure our guests would too. Thank you so much Matt, you're an absolute star!"

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"Before seeing this show I had heard many rumours about Harmonica Lewinsky, whose background was shrouded in mystery, although I believe he learned his harmonica skills in the Deep South in the deltas of Harrow on the Hill under the tutelage of Blind Les Battersby. But, it was a very different character to the one I expected who performed at the posh Victoria pub in Highgate! Mr Lewinsky, looking like a cross between a rabbi and one-half of Chas 'n Dave (I'm not sure which half) appeared in cloth cap and braces and presented a highly original selection of songs, some of which rarely see the light of day. There were no predictable “Brown Eyed Girls” or “Mustang Sally’s” here: instead - a veritable feast of the unexpected - as we witnessed one man, his guitar and his trusty harps. When was the last time you heard a pub act kick off his set with Chas 'n Dave's “The Sideboard Song” and follow it with the Theme to “Top Cat” and then offerings of cheery, chirpy Cockney ditties including “Waiting At The Church,” “Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner”, “Show Me The Way To Go Home” and Tommy Steele's “What A Mouth”? I’m guessing the answer to that question is ‘rarely’ (if ever) but the fun didn't stop there. Mr Harmonica Man is a really great entertainer and demonstrated, with great finesse, his harmonica technique on - wait for it - the Shadows' “Apache”! It was quite a feat playing the melody on the harp while strumming his guitar. ‘Harmy’, as he is known to his close friends (or 'Self-Harmy‘ to others) also tackled in the first half the theme to "The Flintstones"; Elvis Costello's catchy “Watching The Detectives” and the Cockney knees-up “I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts”. Harmy was back in terrific Pearly King form for the second half starting with “Any Old Iron” followed by a touch of the Formbys with “Leaning On A Lamppost” after which he did a ‘Donegan’ with a riotous version of “My Old Man's A Dustman” complete with enthusiastic audience participation. Mr Lewinsky has a great sense of humour, which he constantly shares with the Victoria regulars. "Here's another Cockney classic sung by a Welsh man", quipped Harmy before diving into “Delilah.” Other gems included the theme tune to ‘Match Of The Day’ (played on two harmonicas); a very funny and risque interpretation of Mike Jerome's “Sling Yer Hook”; a great version of the Small Faces' mod anthem “Lazy Sunday”; and a yahoo rendition of the old country favourite “Riders In The Sky”. After many encores Mr Lewinsky packed away his cap and braces and headed off to the Deep South (of London) for some pie and mash. The Victoria would do well to snap up Harmy for some more gigs before he hop-foots it down the Strand for a residency at the Old Bull and Bush!"

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"Paul performed for our venue on June 10th. We still have not stopped hearing the many compliments he received from attendees. It was a wild success, and we hope to have him back!"

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"We had Trio come perform at our wedding Day 2 in Cavan, and it was truly one of the best decisions of our wedding planning. They had all of our guests signing along and dancing to their music in the pub. The set list was absolutely incredible and they even performed an encore because our guests weren’t ready for them to leave! The lads were also absolute gentleman to work with when booking them, super responsive and flexible with our venue changing during the process. We would hire the Trio again in a heartbeat, and cannot recommend them enough. Thanks!"

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"Matt played at my wedding on 14th July and he was amazing! We had seen him play at Oporto in Leeds and knew straightaway we wanted to book him. He had a tough crowd at the start as it was the most glorious evening and everyone wanted to sit outside, but as people started to realise how great he was the dancefloor filled up! He played our first dance song which sounded fantastic and was such a special moment for us as it was the song we got engaged to. We received lots of great comments about Matt after the wedding and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him."

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"Takk Charles for at du reiste ned til Sandefjord på lørdag for å synge i min overraskende 50-årsdag. Jeg synes du er fantastisk, og det samme gjorde alle som deltok på festen. Jeg har fått tekstmeldinger som spør om deg og massevis av meldinger som sier hvor enestående du er. Jeg hadde en fantastisk tid, og du sang alle favorittsangene mine. Takk for at du gjorde bursdagen min så fantastisk."

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"Paul sang at our wedding, nothing was too much trouble for him - organising new music sheets and musicians. Paul also sang at many charity events that were organised and brought the house down "

Reply by Paul Byrom Tenor
Thanks a million Gordan, Delighted it all went as planned!

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