Review Centre: Ceilidh Bands

"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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"Asked Oscar to play at a family funeral. Couldn't have been happier with his performance, he was very dignified and it was a great way/tribute to a family member.many thanks Oscar."

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"We would like to thank you so very much for the tremendous set you performed for us all on Saturday night; it exceeded all of our expectations! Right from the word go, your professionalism and enthusiasm shone through, with both of you demonstrating superb musicianship combined with the excellent calling skills of Anna who got everyone up on their feet for the whole night! It gave all of us all an amazing evening to remember all our lives and greatly contributed to the success of the wedding as a whole. So thanks again and we will certainly bear you in mind if we have any other events coming up in the future!"

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"Blag played at our wedding reception and were fantastic, it created such a good atmosphere and everyone really enjoyed it!"

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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!

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"Highlight of the wedding! The Brogues were such a fantastic part of our wedding. They called the dances in a clear but fun way, which made everyone want to get involved. Their playing was top-notch. We were delighted to have them at our wedding, and would definitely recommend them to others!"

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"The band were excellent, thank you. Everyone had a blast, and they loved the dancing. The band and your caller made the whole thing very easy and fun, especially for beginners, and I know quite a few people who were really taken with you. Thanks again!"

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"What a smashing little band. We had such fun dancing to their caller and lively tunes on Saturday night. Thank you Mac and your crew. I recommend you for any size of party"

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"Thank you and your team for a truly excellent evening on Saturday at South Warnborough. We had a full house and everyone seemed to be fully engaged in the event. We certainly didn’t have any sliding away early unless they had to! Please thank the team for all their support, and in particular please pass on my personal thanks again to Alistair for composing his hornpipe, “Old Navigator’s Measure”, especially for me. We would like to get our booking in for a similar Saturday next year, so please can you see if you can fit us in? Thank you again for a wonderful evening."

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"Birthday Party Surprise! Not only was the performance outstanding and unique but they were just wonderful people as well. Very talent and I think it was so cute that they’re husband and wife as well. Def will book them again in future!!!!!!!"

Reply by Celtic Bagpipe Team
Super fun time by All in attendance, warmest thanks for your kind words! ☘️❤️☘️

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"It was wonderful having you at the event! and we hope to work with you again in the future!"

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"I've just want to say what a fantastic evening we had dancing at the Ceilidh. We were visiting Edinburgh for a special birthday on Burns night as I'd always wanted to celebrate it in Scotland. Though our kids / young adults (13 & 16) were the youngest there, we were all warmly welcomed. The music was great, the calling helped us get to grips with the dances, and the atmosphere was fantastic. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, thank you! Thanks again for an amazing night."

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"We had a brilliant time at our conference ceilidh banquet, and the band was awesome! I would party with them again in a heartbeat!"

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"Local wedding we enjoyed a mix of easy listening music, to start the evening, customised dance list then a ceilidh dance segment with a caller to get the party into full swing followed again by another live music set. Brilliant combo great to get everyone involved. Reasonable pricing for all that you enjoy. Really made the wedding special Thank you"

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"Great tunes and dance selection. Good caller with a nice sense of humour."

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