Some feedback from our customers :-
Mr and Mrs C booked Speed the Plough for their combined birthday and wedding anniversary party in September 2021.
Mrs C wrote afterwards:-
"To Richard and Band
I can't tell you how much everyone enjoyed our great evening. This was mainly due to the wonderful music and great fun dancing. You were awesome!! Thank you so much."
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DG organised a Ceilidh to celebrate his wife's birthday and emailed on June 23rd 2019 :-
" Hello Richard
I just want to say thank you so much for the entertainment last night. I know it wasn't an easy crowd - particularly for your caller - but everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening and we were delighted with the whole event.
Thanks again "
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" Hello Richard
I just want to say thank you so much for the entertainment last night. I know it wasn't an easy crowd - particularly for your caller - but everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening and we were delighted with the whole event.
Thanks again "
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SC organised a large ( c.160 guests ) charity fund-raising ceilidh at which Speed the Plough performed, and emailed on June1st 2018 :-
" I wanted to say a huge THANK YOU to yourself and the band for putting on such a fabulous show, we had so much positive feedback regarding your musical accompaniment. I was so pleased that so many people got up to dance ! "
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Speed the Plough provided a Ceilidh at the Wedding celebrations of Sue and Ian who emailed afterwards on February 8th 2018:-
HI Richard
Thank you so much for playing at our wedding on 22nd December 2017.
The Ceilidh provided by you and your fellow musicians was just what we wanted; the volume was perfect and the ‘calling’ much needed and skilfully provided.
You also all coped superbly well with the fact that the room in which the Ceilidh was held wasn’t really big enough especially considering how many enthusiastic novices you had to contend with!
A great time was had by all - many commented what fun the dancing was and how much they enjoyed the music.
Regards
Sue and Ian
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Katharine B arranged a 70th birthday party just before Christmas 2017 and emailed on the 27th December:-
Hi Richard
I hope you had a great Christmas.
Please pass on VERY MANY thanks to all the members of Speed the Plough. We, and our guests, all commented how skillfully you fitted into our event. The volume was perfect - and although it took a bit to get folk to dance the amount of dancing and the 'calling' were just what we needed. Overall we were very impressed with the quality of your
performance - you are great musicians (and some of my family know enough to spot what's really good!) and we want to say a huge thank you for the central role you played in the event.
Happy New Year,
Katharine
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Tomasz S. arranged a 40th birthday party for his wife at a pub on 17.6.2017 and emailed the next day to say:-
"Dear Richard
Big big thank you to you and your colleagues for making the party as great as it was. The music you played was so entertaining and yourselves so happy to help us with any requests. All of our guests enjoyed the evening and no one hesitated to share a very positive feedback with us...............
Thank you very much. "
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"Dear Richard
Big big thank you to you and your colleagues for making the party as great as it was. The music you played was so entertaining and yourselves so happy to help us with any requests. All of our guests enjoyed the evening and no one hesitated to share a very positive feedback with us...............
Thank you very much. "
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MB organised a ceilidh at an Arts Centre and emailed on 16.10.2016:-
"Hi Richard, ... thank you very much to you and your group for another wonderful evening. From all the comments everyone enjoyed themselves.
Will be in touch.
Thanks again
Margaret
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Speed the Plough played at a Wedding Ceilidh for Rosie and Chris on 16.7.2016 and they later emailed:-
"Thanks so much for the fantastic music at our wedding, everybody loved it and we were delighted with how it went. We hope that you enjoyed the evening, I will recommend you to others.
Thank you again.
Chris and Rosie"
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"Thanks so much for the fantastic music at our wedding, everybody loved it and we were delighted with how it went. We hope that you enjoyed the evening, I will recommend you to others.
Thank you again.
Chris and Rosie"
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MP organised a Ceilidh for her daughter's 18th birthday 0n 7.5.2016 and emailed afterwards:-
Hi john
Sorry I haven't been in touch sooner but I have been busy. I would just like to say what a fantastic time we had at the party. Everyone has commented on how much they enjoyed themselves and can't wait to do it again.
Thank you very much. Please pass our thanks on to the rest of the band
Regards
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Hi john
Sorry I haven't been in touch sooner but I have been busy. I would just like to say what a fantastic time we had at the party. Everyone has commented on how much they enjoyed themselves and can't wait to do it again.
Thank you very much. Please pass our thanks on to the rest of the band
Regards
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The organiser of a fund-raising event for a local charity emailed on 28.01.2016:-
Please pass on my heartfelt thanks to "Speed the Plough" for playing such a fantastic part in Saturdays proceedings.
Everyone has said how much they enjoyed the music and dancing as well as John's great calling.
Thanks once again for providing such a wonderful evening for us and, if you are free, we would love to repeat the event next year.
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Please pass on my heartfelt thanks to "Speed the Plough" for playing such a fantastic part in Saturdays proceedings.
Everyone has said how much they enjoyed the music and dancing as well as John's great calling.
Thanks once again for providing such a wonderful evening for us and, if you are free, we would love to repeat the event next year.
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After her birthday party at a Derbyshire Village Hall on 5.12.2015, MA wrote:-
Thank you all so much for a great event last Saturday. I've had lots of comments on how good you were and how much everyone enjoyed the dancing. Thanks again.
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Thank you all so much for a great event last Saturday. I've had lots of comments on how good you were and how much everyone enjoyed the dancing. Thanks again.
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MC organised a Barn Dance at an Arts Centre and emailed the next day, 18.10.2015:-
Hi Richard, I’d like to thank you and your band for giving us a wonderful evening of music and dancing last night. We have had great feedback and I hope that from your prospective you felt that we enjoyed ourselves. I have had many requests for another barn dance evening to be arranged and hope to be in a position in a week or two to confirm a date. Please pass on my thanks to your friends.
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Hi Richard, I’d like to thank you and your band for giving us a wonderful evening of music and dancing last night. We have had great feedback and I hope that from your prospective you felt that we enjoyed ourselves. I have had many requests for another barn dance evening to be arranged and hope to be in a position in a week or two to confirm a date. Please pass on my thanks to your friends.
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After her 50th birthday party at a Derbyshire Community Hall, MT emailed on June 1st 2015:-
Hi Richard
Thanks again for a fantastic night on Saturday at the Nightingale centre. We all had a brilliant time, you and the rest of the band really did make it a party to remember. We have had so many messages about how much people enjoyed it.
We would happily recommend you to anyone who is looking for a ceilidh band so please feel free to pass on my email address if needed.
Back to reality and work today! 8 weeks until the end of term!
Thanks again
Warm regards
MT
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Hi Richard
Thanks again for a fantastic night on Saturday at the Nightingale centre. We all had a brilliant time, you and the rest of the band really did make it a party to remember. We have had so many messages about how much people enjoyed it.
We would happily recommend you to anyone who is looking for a ceilidh band so please feel free to pass on my email address if needed.
Back to reality and work today! 8 weeks until the end of term!
Thanks again
Warm regards
MT
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A popular Derbyshire pub ran an outdoor Hoedown on Spring Bank Holiday Monday and the Landlord emailed the next day May 26th 2015:-
Just wanted to say a massive Thank You to Speed The Plough for yesterday……….perfect for the Hoe Down .....
We will definitely be in touch for future events.
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Just wanted to say a massive Thank You to Speed The Plough for yesterday……….perfect for the Hoe Down .....
We will definitely be in touch for future events.
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On July 2nd 2014 Sarah and Jon emailed:-
" Sorry this has taken me so long, we really wanted to say a big thank you for doing the ceilidh at our wedding ………..
Everyone LOVED it and it was certainly one of the highlights of the day! we were thrilled that so many people got stuck in and we thought the band was brilliant and of course the calling was superb.
My new parents-in-law have their ruby wedding next year and were so impressed they are thinking about having a ceilidh at their party... I may very well be in touch! "
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" Sorry this has taken me so long, we really wanted to say a big thank you for doing the ceilidh at our wedding ………..
Everyone LOVED it and it was certainly one of the highlights of the day! we were thrilled that so many people got stuck in and we thought the band was brilliant and of course the calling was superb.
My new parents-in-law have their ruby wedding next year and were so impressed they are thinking about having a ceilidh at their party... I may very well be in touch! "
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ES, for whom we ran a 50th birthday ceilidh emailed 22.02.2014 :-
Hello, I just wanted to say thank you once again for a fantastic evening. .....
The evening was a huge success and I have had such great feedback from my family and friends.
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On Saturday January 25th 2014 Speed the Plough once again provided our programme of Scottish music and song at a Burns Supper held at the Three Horseshoes, Long Lane, Derby.
The following day one of those attending put this review on Trip Advisor:-
This country pub put on a Burns supper with all the trimmings. From the moment we entered the premises we knew we were in for a good night,the atmosphere was perfect with the host dressed in traditional attire and really looking the part, music filled the air but not too loud to stifle conversation. This quartet played great music and the singing of a young girl was an added pleasure. The Haggis was duly addressed and served with tatties and neeps truly a fine well presented meal. This was without doubt the best Burns supper I've been to. This pub is well worth a visit with good ales and great food all reasonably priced.
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The following day one of those attending put this review on Trip Advisor:-
This country pub put on a Burns supper with all the trimmings. From the moment we entered the premises we knew we were in for a good night,the atmosphere was perfect with the host dressed in traditional attire and really looking the part, music filled the air but not too loud to stifle conversation. This quartet played great music and the singing of a young girl was an added pleasure. The Haggis was duly addressed and served with tatties and neeps truly a fine well presented meal. This was without doubt the best Burns supper I've been to. This pub is well worth a visit with good ales and great food all reasonably priced.
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HC, organiser of a village hall event near Burton, emailed 20.05.2013 :-
Many thanks to you all for a very enjoyable evening on Saturday night. Even people who are not usually 'barn dance people' have been converted. It's so lovely to find something that all ages can take part in and enjoy.
Hopefully we'll arrange another event next year.
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Many thanks to you all for a very enjoyable evening on Saturday night. Even people who are not usually 'barn dance people' have been converted. It's so lovely to find something that all ages can take part in and enjoy.
Hopefully we'll arrange another event next year.
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JC, organiser of a Commmunity event near Alfreton, emailed 19.4.13 :-
'Everyone agreed the night was a great success. I think we had 60 people there, and if we had had any more I'm not sure the hall could have taken it. The response to the evening was incredibly good, with many people asking " why we hadn't had such an event before " '
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JS emailed 13.12.11:-
' Just a quick note to say thanks for Saturday. So many of the guests said how much they had enjoyed the music. '
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' Just a quick note to say thanks for Saturday. So many of the guests said how much they had enjoyed the music. '
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D&EM wrote 22.8.10 :-
' We just wanted to write to say thank you; the dancing was thoroughly enjoyed by everybody and it helped to make our wedding day so perfect . '
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' We just wanted to write to say thank you; the dancing was thoroughly enjoyed by everybody and it helped to make our wedding day so perfect . '
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