DUBLIN CITY FOLK Ireland's most recommended and versatile trad band for weddings, corporate and parties.
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http://www.dublincityfolk.com The most recommended wedding band (ON IRISH WEDDING WEBSITES), we won't be beaten on quality or price - call / DUBLIN CITY FOLK"IRELAND'S MOST RECOMMENDED WEDDING BAND" (over validated references)
trad music/ballads/main stream/pop/ rock and roll/ U2.Church band/ Soprano/ Drinks Reception/ Main Function/ Riverdance/CeiliProfessional DJ to end of night.We are pleased to bring to you for your wedding music on your special day a fantastic offer by City Folk, Ireland's most recommended wedding band on wedding sites in Ireland. Visit our website to see our verified reviews from happy brides!It was great to get Clem and the group to play at our work event. The music really added to our day and everyone's enjoyment. They played lively music that kept everyone in good spirits and added to everyone's enjoyment. I'd recommend them and will definitely hire them again if I ever need some trad music! Katie, Wolfgang Digital, Dublin City Folk are one of the few true traditional Irish bands that are available for weddings and are made up of professional musicians with considerable experience and qualificationS, graduates of Trinity College and U.C.D. with qualifications in music and teaching. If you want to give your whole wedding day an "Irish" feel then these guys will put on a show that is second to none - from your ceremony, drinks reception and a different energised band for the main function and then on to your DJ and everything in between including ceile and riverdance. They also offer a great value price of half price (limited offer) for the full day with their three musicians and professional soprano for the ceremony , then great trad musicians for the drinks reception, then main function with ceile or and riverdance followed by professional dj. and they play cross over styles of music on request.They are the most recommended wedding band in Ireland, so their reputation goes before them. Dublin City Folk are longer in the music business than any other trad or folk band and they were happy to help some trad bands now doing weddings to establish a foothold in the industry. Members are classically trained with the Trinity College Quartet and Orchestra so the range of their music is incredible for your all important ceremony which sets the tone for the whole day ... City Folk offer soprano, organ music, as well as all traditional Irish instruments...with all members multi disciplined playing uilleann pipes, fiddle and classical violin church organ and piano, flute, banjo and mandolin and guitars as well as bodhran They are also All Ireland Champion musicians in traditional music and are members of Ceoltais Ceolteori Eireann and have played with members of Ireland's premiere band The Chieftains, leading ballad groups the Dublin City Ramblers, The Fureys, and The Dubliners.At corporate level they have played for movie stars such as Glen Close, Coca Cola international, Diageo, and Google International.to name but a few and have played with Dolly Parton in Dollywood and Glen Campbell and Tony Bennett in Silver Dollar City during several tours to the United States.
Here is what is included in this special limited offer:
1. Church Service with professional soprano and band
2. Drinks Reception with band
3. Main Function with band and professional Ceili option and/or dancers.
4. Professional DJ to end of night.
5. Alternative band type available for main function on request.
Alternative bands
Reviews of DUBLIN CITY FOLK Ireland's most recommended and versatile trad band for weddings, corporate and parties.
4.1
84 reviews
Quality of service
4.2
Value
4.2
Responsiveness
3.9
Flexibility
4.2
Professionalism
4.0
Michael Keane
0.5
Married on 1st Jul 2020
Jacinta CONWAY
0.5
Married on 10th Nov 2019
Extremely disappointed with this service and would advise against booking them. I booked and paid ?700 for 2 musicians to play for 3 hours on day 2 of our wedding. The agent insisted that this was paid in advance. The musicians played for only 2 hours and then informed me that they were already booked for that evening and could not stay later. They let me know that out of the ?700 they were receiving only ?100 each. When I contacted the booking agent the next day..he replied in the first instance "see terms". He then said that "no musicians would play 3 hours for the bargain price that I got them for". The whole experience was extremely upsetting and embarrassing for us on the second day of our wedding. The musicians themselves were very embarrassed when they learned how much we had paid and that they were supposed to be there for 3 hours so they kindly played on for another 20 minutes. Also while the t&cs allowed for it, the musicians which were sent were different to those we had booked and played completely different instruments and did not sing, which was something we had specifically requested. Cannot recommend strongly enough that you stay away from this booking agent.
Added 3rd Dec 2019
Kate
3.8
Married on 3rd Aug 2019
The musicians were fantastic and really great fun. They got everyone dancing with a ceili, and led everyone through the steps with good humour! Can't fault their musical skills at all, it was exactly the style we were going for! Cracking traditional Irish tunes.
Our whole evening was running really late so we didn't have them play for as long as we'd hoped, but it's completely understandable as they were only booked until a certain time.
The communication was a little mixed, though. We had booked a four-person band (specifically because our venue was quite a large space with difficult acoustics) but it turns out that means 2-3 people with 1-2 in reserve to swap out between sets. I don't think that's quite the same thing and this wasn't communicated to us. Still, it didn't spoil the evening, everyone had a great time, and this is no reflection at all on the quality of the band itself. On the plus side, they were really flexible about our requirements and happy to discuss what we wanted ahead of time. I would still recommend them despite these minor issues, and the price is lower than many other bands.
Our whole evening was running really late so we didn't have them play for as long as we'd hoped, but it's completely understandable as they were only booked until a certain time.
The communication was a little mixed, though. We had booked a four-person band (specifically because our venue was quite a large space with difficult acoustics) but it turns out that means 2-3 people with 1-2 in reserve to swap out between sets. I don't think that's quite the same thing and this wasn't communicated to us. Still, it didn't spoil the evening, everyone had a great time, and this is no reflection at all on the quality of the band itself. On the plus side, they were really flexible about our requirements and happy to discuss what we wanted ahead of time. I would still recommend them despite these minor issues, and the price is lower than many other bands.
Response from DUBLIN CITY FOLK Ireland's most recommended and versatile trad band for weddings, corporate and parties.
Hi Kate
Thank you very much for your positive feedback...we are delighted that you and your guests had such a memorable wedding day and enjoyed the music ceili and the craic..and that the five musicians including the ceili caller did an excellent job.
Kind regards to you both
Thank you very much for your positive feedback...we are delighted that you and your guests had such a memorable wedding day and enjoyed the music ceili and the craic..and that the five musicians including the ceili caller did an excellent job.
Kind regards to you both
Added 23rd Aug 2019
Anne michael
Married on 17th Nov 2018
The band were hired for a family reunion and they were fantastic. Claire and the guys were flexible and adapted to what we wanted, they got everyone up and dancing.. What more could you ask for
Added 19th Nov 2018
Catherine
Married on 15th Sep 2017
A massive thank you to everyone who performed at the Gala dinner at the Royal Marine on September 15th - the audience were blown away by the dancers and musicians. The dance floor was full from the time the band started and it just continued as the DJ came on - her leading the line dancing was a particular favourite moment. It was a testament to her ability that the dance floor was full right up to the last dance !
Thanks a million.
Thanks a million.
Added 3rd Oct 2017
Kiera and Pierre
5.0
Married on 18th Feb 2017
Pierre and myself would like to thank you and the gang (soprano, musicians, irish dancers and dj) for making our day so perfectly brilliant! We weren't quite sure at first if the French gang would get into the mood or join in easily, we thought it might take them a while but you worked your magic and we couldn't get them off the dance floor in the end! Our guests had an absolute ball and are bound to remember our wedding. They were all mesmerised by the soprano and I have to say so were we! She was everything we dreamed of for our big day! You guys are true professionals, you know what you're doing and that helped things to run smoothly and naturally from start to end. Thank you so so much for making our magical day so perfect!
Added 16th Mar 2017
Jackie
5.0
Married on 5th Dec 2016
Dublin City Folk were a fantastic addition to our event. Clem was very quick to respond and attend to our needs to make sure everything ran smooth on the night. The music was lively and traditional and they had everybody joining in and up dancing. They even allowed one of our guests to sing a song with them on the night. Everybody commented on how much they loved the music, would highly recommend. Extremely professional and great price too.
Response from DUBLIN CITY FOLK Ireland's most recommended and versatile trad band for weddings, corporate and parties.
Many thanks We were happy to oblige and look forward to hearing from you for any further family celebrations.
Added 12th Jan 2017
Jean
Married on 31st Oct 2016
This Band are first class. Dublin City Folk Band played at a small and intimate venue at which 30 guests were present. The celebration simply would not have been a success without them. Guests from both sides of the Wedding Party who were initially shy about mingling fast became friends as they were gently and expertly encouraged by the Band to gather, to dance and not long after all wanted to participate in the singing and dancing. We were pleased to hear a variety of music played and/or sung with expertise, precision and enthusiasm ranging from traditional Irish Ballads, Ceili Music and a good helping of whatever the guests wanted, even blues, country, sing-along and easy listening etc. We were encouraged to submit requests. I suspect this Band could play any music asked of them and for us guests and for the Wedding Party it meant a very personal and unique experience.
Response from DUBLIN CITY FOLK Ireland's most recommended and versatile trad band for weddings, corporate and parties.
We are glad you enjoyed the night. It was great fun to play for you and your guests. If you ever need us again just ring 085-7319753. KInd Regards. DCF band
Added 3rd Nov 2016
Josie and Paul
5.0
Married on 4th Aug 2016
Dublin city folk were a brilliant addition to our big day. We went for the ceili band option after our meal - and that certainly got everyone up on the dance floor!
Clem was so fast on the email and great at answering our queries.
I would not hesitate to recommend Dublin city folk to any bride to be. Loads of people commented on how great they were and how much fun they had at the ceili. Thanks so much for helping to make our day so memorable!
Clem was so fast on the email and great at answering our queries.
I would not hesitate to recommend Dublin city folk to any bride to be. Loads of people commented on how great they were and how much fun they had at the ceili. Thanks so much for helping to make our day so memorable!
Response from DUBLIN CITY FOLK Ireland's most recommended and versatile trad band for weddings, corporate and parties.
Hi Josie and Paul. It was a pleasure to help out and to organise musicians. If you ever need us again just ring 085-7319753. Kind Regards and best wishes. DCF.
Added 14th Sep 2016
Elaine
Married on 22nd Aug 2015
Hi Clem and Dublin City Folk
I wanted to say a big thank you for your bands incredible performance throughout the whole day at my sisters wedding in August. The music was brilliant and I think it was obvious that everyone thought so too, judging from the numbers that were up dancing for the c?il? part of the show. It was truly a great show from beginning to end and I include the Riverdance dancers who were spectacular! From the very first the dance floor was packed and that was so nice for us to see as this was something that we had worried about before the wedding day. Also we would like to thank the Soprano who sang in the Church. She was so amazing. We were just looking at some of the photos taken during the c?il? and it was great to see photos of relatives dancing whom we never thought would take to the floor!!
Thank you so much again. I wouldn?t hesitate to recommend you.
I wanted to say a big thank you for your bands incredible performance throughout the whole day at my sisters wedding in August. The music was brilliant and I think it was obvious that everyone thought so too, judging from the numbers that were up dancing for the c?il? part of the show. It was truly a great show from beginning to end and I include the Riverdance dancers who were spectacular! From the very first the dance floor was packed and that was so nice for us to see as this was something that we had worried about before the wedding day. Also we would like to thank the Soprano who sang in the Church. She was so amazing. We were just looking at some of the photos taken during the c?il? and it was great to see photos of relatives dancing whom we never thought would take to the floor!!
Thank you so much again. I wouldn?t hesitate to recommend you.
Added 26th Sep 2015
Ann & Richard
4.9
Married on 16th May 2015
We wanted a "one stop shop" so to speak with our Musical Entertainment for our big day and we loved the fact that Dublin City Folk provided all we needed form start to finish ...
Even though we were having a simple Registry Office Ceremony I liked the idea of a Soprano for a couple of songs and we choose a Guitar and Fiddle from the options Clem gave us.
They were truly superb and a couple of other Musicians joined them for the Drinks Reception and Evening Reception - we had Guests from the States and France so we wanted to include a Celil which was great fun and everyone loved it - Natalie our Ceili Caller knew how to get everyone on the dance floor and people are still commenting on it ... The Band played a huge variation of traditional music as well as the classics and chart hits before a DJ finished the night for us.
I would have no hesitation in saying that if we were to do it all again ( I would love to get to wear my dress again !!) we would re book Dublin City Folk for sure - thanks again Guys for being part of our special day
Even though we were having a simple Registry Office Ceremony I liked the idea of a Soprano for a couple of songs and we choose a Guitar and Fiddle from the options Clem gave us.
They were truly superb and a couple of other Musicians joined them for the Drinks Reception and Evening Reception - we had Guests from the States and France so we wanted to include a Celil which was great fun and everyone loved it - Natalie our Ceili Caller knew how to get everyone on the dance floor and people are still commenting on it ... The Band played a huge variation of traditional music as well as the classics and chart hits before a DJ finished the night for us.
I would have no hesitation in saying that if we were to do it all again ( I would love to get to wear my dress again !!) we would re book Dublin City Folk for sure - thanks again Guys for being part of our special day
Added 14th Jun 2015
Meadhbh Murphy
5.0
Married on 15th May 2015
Hey there,
What can I say about the Dublin City Folk ceili band and caller you provided for our wedding? Excellent, amazing, brilliant! The band were fantastic and the caller had young and old up getting involved and enjoying the dances. The caller was very clear with her instructions, patient with the unsure of foot and brave to be in the middle of a melee of wedding guests! I would highly recommend these guys. The dance floor won't be empty for the whole night! We want to give them 10 out of 10 for everything.
Meadhbh and David
What can I say about the Dublin City Folk ceili band and caller you provided for our wedding? Excellent, amazing, brilliant! The band were fantastic and the caller had young and old up getting involved and enjoying the dances. The caller was very clear with her instructions, patient with the unsure of foot and brave to be in the middle of a melee of wedding guests! I would highly recommend these guys. The dance floor won't be empty for the whole night! We want to give them 10 out of 10 for everything.
Meadhbh and David
Added 16th Jun 2015
Sam & Sarah
5.0
Married on 2nd May 2015
Hi City Folk, sorry for delay in coming back to you - a big thanks to you all for a great day & night, our Family and Guests had a great time- some of our Friends have been asking for the name of our Band and they can't believe how reasonably priced you are in comparison to other Bands.We especially want to mention Judith the Soprano who was just excellent in the Church and sang all the songs we wanted.Tim was exceptional on the Uileann Pipes and fiddle and also played classical pieces on the Organ in the Church - really brilliant !! Tommy and Clem played during the drinks reception - some lovely French, Italian and classic nostalgic tunes form films that everyone knew.Later that evening the Riverdance Dancers put on a jaw dropping exhibition ! It drew everyone in form the bar - you Guys are so experienced at what you do and it works professionally and each part sequins into each other. One of the fun
highlights had to be the Ceili and the girl who called the dances (can't recall her name) had everyone up for the Paul Jones which was such a laugh !! You were so versatile with rock & roll, folk , trad and great dance music also. Really want to recommend you to other couples ...
highlights had to be the Ceili and the girl who called the dances (can't recall her name) had everyone up for the Paul Jones which was such a laugh !! You were so versatile with rock & roll, folk , trad and great dance music also. Really want to recommend you to other couples ...
Added 27th Jun 2015
Glen and Rachel
5.0
Married on 21st Feb 2015
Saw Dublin City Folk at a Friend's Wedding last year and we booked them on the night for our own Wedding earlier this year.
We met Clem from the Band in Clontarf Castle a couple of times to go through everything thoroughly before our big day as we wanted to ensure variety as we had booked the full package including Church, Drinks Reception, Evening Reception and Professional DJ.
Every aspect of their performance was second to none - we had looked at other similar Bands but are so delighted we chose Dublin City Folk because of their variety, professionalism and not least the incredible value for money !
We would heartily recommend them to any Bride and Groom - it is no wonder they are the most recommended Wedding Band on Wedding Websites in Ireland...
We met Clem from the Band in Clontarf Castle a couple of times to go through everything thoroughly before our big day as we wanted to ensure variety as we had booked the full package including Church, Drinks Reception, Evening Reception and Professional DJ.
Every aspect of their performance was second to none - we had looked at other similar Bands but are so delighted we chose Dublin City Folk because of their variety, professionalism and not least the incredible value for money !
We would heartily recommend them to any Bride and Groom - it is no wonder they are the most recommended Wedding Band on Wedding Websites in Ireland...
Added 14th Jun 2015
Roisin and Noel O'Hora
5.0
Married on 31st Jul 2014
I would highly recommend Dublin City Folk to anyone looking for great traditional music for their wedding. We booked them for the church and drinks reception . From my initial enquiry with Clem they we are so helpful and professional and he was great at advising on what would work. The music in the church really set the tone for the mass which was what I wanted. They were able to learn and perform some of our favourite pieces of music from movies such as The Secret Wedding from Braveheart which I walked up the aisle to and other instrumental pieces from lord of the rings movie. At the drinks reception they really got the party started. We opted to have some irish dances which were really great it was that something special that no one was expecting, I still have friends and family who talk about how good they were. Overall they were great to deal with and so talented at what they do. I found them to be very helpful and professional and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending them to future couples.
Added 25th Sep 2015
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Turned up to our venue with a cd player and held a microphone to it to amplify the music, terrible sound quality.
We were promised 2 musicians but only one turned up with another person just using the cf player.
We had agreed numerous songs with Clement beforehand but when we asked for these on the night, Claire said to us that Clement didn't pass on any songs and she didn't know the ones we requested..they were very popular songs!
We contacted Clem afterwards, he was very defensive, aggressive and rude. Told me that the price I paid was very cheap for their services. I paid the price they quoted and didn't bargain with them, unfortunately you have to pay in advance too.
My best advice to you....stay well clear of these guys!