"We just wanted to say thank you so much for performing at our wedding at
Upwaltham Barns on 14 March. The barn dance was the highlight of the day and
so many of our friends and family have commented on how good the band was
and how much they loved the rocky style of your music! Roger was a fantastic
caller and did such a great job of filling the dancefloor for almost every
dance. Suddenly it was impossible to keep even our most uncoordinated
friends away from the dancefloor!" - Emma and Alex Heath
"Just wanted to say thank you so much for all the fun we had at our wedding on 13th December at Priest House.
We didn't really know what to expect but it really exceeded our expectations and everyone is still talking about the fun we all had. We have a lot of pictures of the night ... There is not a single photo where people are not smiling. We will definitely recommend you to family and friends and should we have another party in the future." - Alison and Leigh Gates
"We are writing to thank you so much for providing such an excellent line up and caller for our wedding reception on Saturday, 6 September.
The feed back from our guests has been fantastic and we had a brilliant time - it all ended far too quickly." - Brigitte and Nick Hoare
"We just wanted to say a big thank-you for playing at our wedding.
Both out families have never experienced Ceilidh before and were a bit
worried, but they were thrilled and thought it was brilliant and even
people who never dance at weddings got up there ..." - Claire-Louise & Neil (Statford-on-Avon)
"I just wanted to drop you guys a quick line to thank you for your
efforts at our wedding (Loseley Park, 5th April). We had a fantastic
time and everybody has commented on how good you were and how much they
enjoyed it. It was so great to see everybody getting involved and having
fun." - James and Carly Lawrence.
"Thank you for your excellent & professional performance last Saturday.
We thought it was great fun, lively, with a fantastic atmosphere and it was
so good to see all those people enjoying themselves - I think the only
people who didn't join in were those who physically couldn't and they wished
they could!" - Liz Brown (Wedding Ceilidh at Chalfont St Peter - January, 2008)
"Just a quick note to let you know how very much we enjoyed your playing at our wedding.
To have 200 people dancing away in a marquee in the woods was a realy magical
evening. So so many people commented on how much they enjoyed themselves and how much
better it was than having a diso! Our Scottish family were impressed by your repertoire of
dances and enjoyed the Orcadian strip-the-willow very much! We'll never forget the human arch
out of the marquee at the end of the evening. A HUGE THANK YOU!" - Colin + Katherine
(Wendover Woods)
"Just a quick note to say a HUGE thank you for providing the ceilidh at
our wedding on 21st April. Everyone I have spoken to agreed that it was a fantastic
idea, the children had a ball, and the grown-ups all had the best night out in ages!"
- Liz + Lee (Ipswich Corn Exchange)
"You were able to get people up and joining in brilliantly. Lots of people
said how much they enjoyed it and how good the band was - something we echo
too." - Wedding in Sussex.
" Just a quick note to say a big thank you for the band's
efforts in making our evening such a memorable event, neither of us have
ever seen as many people on the dance floor at a wedding before, you all
helped create a day that will be remembered for a long time by us and our
guests, many many thanks" - Terry and Helen Skuse (Wedding Ceilidh in Rugby, July 2006)
"We had an absolutely fantastic day and everyone thought the ceilidh
was brilliant. We have had so many comments from our guests afterwards
saying that they really enjoyed the dancing (they have all said it was so
much better than a disco!) and someone even told me today they'd been
looking up local ceilidhs on the internet! The amount of people that were
dancing was really brilliant- more than I'd hoped seemed to be really
getting into it - and it was fun to dance with so many different people."
- Cressida (Wedding in Rickmansworth)
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank yourself & the band for the fantastic entertainment at our wedding reception on 1 August.
Everyone had a really great time & it was wonderful seeing all of our family & friends up & dancing. The caller that we had on the evening was absolutely fantastic (especially during the last dance when she jumped in to make up the numbers). A number of our party had never been to a dance of this kind before & because of her were old hands at it by the end of the night & others who have held dances themselves kept telling me how good they felt you were.
If I ever need to book a function again you will be first on my list of people to contact, I will also be recommending you to others." - Sarah Bennett (the bride)
"Thank you all very much for doing such a fabulous job on Friday. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves" - Clare & Bernard (London)
"I would like to write and say thank you to and your band Moondance, for the wonderful evening we had when you played at our wedding on the 14th June at Water End. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and it was a great success for us." - Gemma & Andy (Surrey)
Corporate Events and other Functions
"A really good time was had by all!
Thank you for all of your hard work and patience in explaining the
dances - I feel that people enjoy it most when they know what to do...
and the band were brilliant. We had a lot of aching legs the next day
(me included!) however the feedback that we got back was brilliant and
many claimed it was our best 'surprise' yet." - Carol Bader (Molly Maid Franchise Support)
"Just a short note to reiterate my heartfelt thanks for a superb evening last
night. I knew I was engaging one of the best bands around but you all
surpassed yourselves last night.
The idea of an evening of traditional dancing had been met with some
resistance but I persevered and with your help the result was one of the
most successful events the 1853 Association has held. There are a lot of
aching legs and faces this morning and it is all your fault !!!"
- Mandy Wright, (1853 Association, Royal Russell School, Croyden)
"I'm writing to thank you and everyone in the band for a truly splendid evening at our Halfway Ball last night. We haven't had so much fun in ages!
The calling and music were both terrific and the choice and progression on dances were perfect. I've already been deluged with compliments (Quote: "It's my best night at University - ever!") and demands for a ceilidh at every future Med School ball." - Amanda Dalcassian (University of East Anglia, Feb 2006).
"What a great evening!!
We have had so many calls from friends today to say how much they enjoyed last night - thank you all so much for making it such a fantastic party.
My only concern was that people wouldn't dance, but there was almost a stampede to get to the dance floor! The music was great, and Liz [the caller] did an amazing job getting everyone going, especially as there were loads of people who had never done anything like it before.
We were also very pleased that the kids joined in so much.
So please pass on our thanks to the band for doing such a fantastic job."
- Beth and Rob (St Andrew's Night Ceilidh, Piccadilly, London)
"You really caught the spirit of the evening and got everyone on their feet. Thank you also to the wonderful caller." - Barbara Macintosh (a fund raising ceilidh in Harpenden)
"Everybody I have spoken to since has raved about the high quality of music and calling . . . For our part, we sincerely hope that we will have the opportunity of working with you again on a future fundraising event" - Mike Hall (Datchworth All Saints' Church)
Festivals and Public Events
"I'd like to say a big thank you to the MoonDance BIG band who played our Valentine's Dance ...
Wow! We had a great night." - Penny Allen (Meltdown Ceilidhs)
"It's always a pleasure to work with a band who keep their sound completely unique from any
other on the circuit, yet play very danceable music firmly rooted in the ceilidh scene. MoonDance
are one of these bands and are a very refreshing alternative to some of the 'same old' bands you
may hear so much of the time."
- Pete Rees (one of the new breed of young callers on the folk dance scene)
"they bring dance music bang up to date...MoonDance are THE ceilidh band for the 21st century - top stuff!!" - Keith Kendrick (after seeing MoonDance at Broadstairs Festival)
"Just loved the way this band did a 'rolling start' for all the dances (see the video). Never seen a ceilidh caller and band do that before.
It's the way to go - we were all dancing proper before we realised it!!" - Paul Asher (gigsremembered.com, about the Broadstairs FolkWeek LNE)
" I've been wanting to have a really good high-energy ceilidh band at the festival for a number of years now, to
remind people how much fun bush dancing can be when done to a rocking band. You certainly filled the bill and I was delighted with the audience response." - Steve Barnes Fairbridge Festival 2008 Artistic Director (Western Australia)
 "By far the best GuilFest ever! Musically absolutely brilliant - especially The Australian Pink Floyd. I thought that Farmer Giles' Barn Dance was particularly superb" - Tony Scott (founder of GuilFest) referring to the MoonDance contribution
"Absolutely loved it!!! We poked our heads round the door on the Saturday with no intention of getting involved and before you know it, we were being hurled around in sets. Thanks to everyone who asked me to dance, had a cracking time and hope to see you back next year" - GuilFest 2008 Forum post
"That was the best day in my life so far...a gift was presented to us all at Guilfest from the heavens...in the form of barn dance. Thanks, I am greatful!" - comment on YouTube after GuilFest (christophernugent)
"...many thanks to Brian and MoonDance for a spectacular evening" - Peter Crowther (Poynton Ceilidhs)
"I can thoroughly recommend them to English Ceilidh enthusiasts" - Mike Courthold (Dance Director, Chippenham Folk Festival)
"I'm pretty sure we set records last Friday for both the number of dancers who came along ... More importantly, everybody I spoke to enjoyed dancing to Moondance as much as I did. Thanks for a great night, & I daresay we'll be seeing you again." - Chris Broan (Phoenix Ceilidhs, Manchester)
"I think MoonDance were fab last night. A massive thanks to them. Also, Liam Robinson was a superb caller. An utterly memorable evening - thanks guys" - Holly (Hastings) [Hastings Old Town Ceilidhs Guestbook]
"a big exciting sound... electric folk, jazz, ceilidh band and pure rock...all in one number" - Bucks Examiner
See our mention in
BBC2 Folk Awards website
Demo CD and DVD available on request
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