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Band for Small Wedding (Around 30)

  • 12-09-2020 11:06pm
    #1
    c.p.w.g.w
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    Can anyone recommend a band for some music, it's a small wedding (30 guests) in a country house style venue in the Limerick/Clare area


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  • #2
    Granadino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 729 ✭✭✭Granadino


    So many recommendations. What type of music etc.
    Tiny Giants would be good.


  • #3
    Mollywolly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 566 ✭✭✭Mollywolly


    Atomic Chicken. Never used them personally but know someone who has and was very happy.


  • #4
    c.p.w.g.w
    Registered Users Posts: 4,994 ✭✭✭c.p.w.g.w


    Sorry, it's a small venue, looking for some ambient/mood/background music...


  • #5
    ShatterProof
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    spotify / bluetooth speaker and make up a playlist before hand?


  • #6
    afro man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 617 ✭✭✭afro man


    c.p.w.g.w wrote: »
    Sorry, it's a small venue, looking for some ambient/mood/background music...

    atomic chicken can provide this Also


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  • #7
    Granadino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 729 ✭✭✭Granadino


    Hire or borrow a speaker system, and make a playlist, hook it up. If it's background ambient you want, this might be the handiest option.


  • #8
    Sheridan81
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Sheridan81


    Iron Maiden.


  • #9
    bazz26
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    Crystal Swing are available, apparently.


  • #10
    denismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 267 ✭✭denismac


    These lads would suit what you're looking for.....and more.
    https://www.facebook.com/megatradmusic[/


  • #11
    Derbhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 116 ✭✭Derbhoy


    DJ or Speaker system These Wedding Bands ripping off Couples for years demanding huge fees yet get maybe 200e for a Pub gig.


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  • #12
    blindside88
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    Acoustra are good, or if you wanted something more ambient there guitarist and lead singer (Liam McCarthy) does solo gigs. He does some excellent Paulo Nutini etc


  • #13
    Poorside
    Registered Users Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭Poorside


    Jane Fraser is very good,especially for that kind of thing.


  • #14
    Granadino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 729 ✭✭✭Granadino


    Derbhoy wrote: »
    DJ or Speaker system These Wedding Bands ripping off Couples for years demanding huge fees yet get maybe 200e for a Pub gig.

    What band gets €200 for a gig? An average pub gig, say a band with 3 in it, would get roughly €100 each for a 2 hour gig. Roughly. Some might get more depending on the band etc. 2 man band might get €200 for a gig, 1 man might get €150, on average...

    Same band could play a wedding and might get €1,000 for it. Could be more, could be less.

    They'd usually play for around 2.5 hours, break in between for "tea and sandwiches" etc. May tailor the set to suit the wedding etc. They'd probably have to arrive during dinner, and hang around and wait to set up etc. travel to gig etc. The time that goes into setting up gear, taking it down, learning songs etc.
    Is a €1,000 a rip off? Who knows. How much is a wedding photographer v what they would charge for a regular job on a Wednesday? Someone playing with backing tracks is a rip off.

    But a small wedding of 30? Hook up a laptop to speakers, and get a spotify playlist. Make sure you have enough power in the speakers though.


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