Recommendations 1997 to 2007

 

Saturday 28th December 2007 with caller Mike Whitford and guest musicians:-

Dear all

 Just a note (apologies for delay ) to thank you for making my party a great success and enjoyable evening for all.  All are still commenting on the lively atmosphere and the chance to have some fun doing something different !!!!  A  job well done . Thank you.  We are recommending you to all and there are future events on the horizon and we look forward to being in touch with you again.  All the best for  2008

 Julie Croft

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Saturday 15th December 2007 with caller Reg Hutchings:-

The Woodsiders were fantastic - just what Amy and Peter wanted. Reg was a great caller - he got the floor full of people without nagging them!

Thank you for making a wonderful day even better.

 

Kind Regards, Pam

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Saturday 24th November 2007 with caller Reg Hutchings and guest musicians:-

Hi Mike,

Lisa and I are now back from our honeymoon and back to work as well (oh joy!), so we thought we should drop you a quick email! 

The barn dance was not what we expected, it was much, much, much better!  We had people on the dance floor who would have never done a disco or anything else remotely like it (including us two).  The caller was brilliant and really got people going, and the band were superb.  So many people said to us afterwards, "what a brilliant idea" - well, it was, but you guys made it work!  So thank you for your helping to make what many of our guests said was the best wedding they had ever been to!

Thanks again - brilliant!

Brian & Lisa Hill


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Saturday 3rd November 2007 with caller Mike Whitford:-

Dear Mike

I just wanted to write and thank you and your band for a great performance. I shall certainly be recommending you all. I have received many comments about the evening especially regarding your band and music, so thank you.

Best regards

Chris

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Sunday 28th October 2007 with caller Rob Haskell. Also Mike playing solo accordion :-

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Saturday 15th September 2007 with caller Barbara Garfath:-

Dear Mike,

Just a quick email to say thank you so much for providing such a fantastic Ceilidh at our wedding last Saturday. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it - including us! It was great fun and we had many guests commenting throughout the night on how good you were.

Thanks again to you and the rest of the band and your fabulous caller,

Claire and Jon

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Saturday 8th September 2007 (Large Guide camp social) with caller Barbara Garfath:-

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Saturday 28th July 2007 with caller Mike Whitford:-

Hi Mike,

 A very big "thank you" to you and the band for the dance on Saturday evening.  So many people have said what a wonderful 'do' it was.  "Just what a wedding party should be" was one comment.  The fact that the dance floor was full for the majority of the evening just showed how much the guests enjoyed it.  Please pass on my sincere thanks to Mike for all his hard work and I'm sorry I never said "au revoir" to you all right at the end, it was all a bit hectic!

  Kind regards from us all,

Rob, Jane, Helen and Leigh

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Saturday 21st July 2007 with caller Mike Whitford:-

Hello!

Just a quick email to say a MASSIVE thank you for playing at our wedding - we, and all the other guests, had such a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the music and dancing. A lot of our guests thought it was the most fun and relaxed wedding they had been to, and the barn dance played a large part in that! 

Thanks again, we will definitely recommend you!!

Tom and Emily

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Saturday 8th July 2007 with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Saturday 3rd June 2007 with caller Barbara Garfath:-

Dear Mike,

 What a fantastic evening everyone had on Saturday 3rd June!  It was very much enjoyed by all who attended the Pompey Puddleducks 2CV Club ceilidh, and your caller Barbara Garfath was great!  She made everyone get up and dance, and absolutely made the evening. 

Thank you all very much, and we hope to book you all again next year!

 Wendy Griffiths

Chairman Pompey Puddleducks

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Sunday 27th May 2007 with caller Rob Haskell:-

Hi Mike

Just a line to thank everyone from the Woodsiders for giving us such a good time on Sunday. So many people have told me how much they enjoyed it, and many said it was the best night they had had at Lasham for a long time !  I will certainly keep your name and details for future reference and I am sure we will be inviting you back to Lasham again in the future

 Thanks again

 Marjorie

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Tuesday 15th May 2007 for Christchurch food festival with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Saturday 12th May 2007 with caller Barbara Garfath:-

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Saturday 10th March 2007 (School social) with caller Mike Whitford:-

Just to say thank you again for playing for us last night. It probably wasn't the most traditional of barn dances (!) but the kids really enjoyed themselves and by the end of the evening seemed to have made some progress.

We'd certainly recommend you if we were asked -

Hilary Herson

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Saturday 2nd December 2006 with caller Mike Whitford:-

Mike....

 Many thanks for an enjoyable evening at Colbury Hall, everybody had a great time, great music, great atmosphere, good caller.  I hope we will have another one next year.

 Best wishes,

 Robert Morgan.

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Saturday 11th November 2006 with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Saturday 28th October 2006 with caller Mike Whitford:-

Dear Mike & Boys,

I would just like to say a big thank you for the wonderful entertainment you provided at Sarah & Nic's wedding on Saturday.  It was fantastic and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it.  We have been receiving such wonderful comments about the evening and your performance and would just like to say again a big thank you for finishing off what was an absolutely fantastic day.  It was so good to see so many people, young and old up on the dance floor having ago and very much appreciated that you did 'another' last dance or two, I think people could have carried on all night! I know we could the evening just went so quickly.

Once again, a great big thank you.

With Very Kind Regards

Julie & Andy Hazell

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Saturday 21st October 2006 with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Saturday 7th October 2006 (evening) with caller Mike Whitford:-

Hi Mike,

Just wanted to drop you a quick line to thank you and your band for doing such a great job at our wedding.  Everyone loved the dancing and my concern that the 'South Africans' that were there who had never been to a barn dance before wouldn't dance were definately not realised.  They danced more than most (even if it was pretty badly!). We had a totally amazing day, and having you there made it a little different and memorable for everyone.

Many thanks and kind regards,

Justine

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Saturday 7th October 2006 (daytime) - Folk Music for Community Event:-

Just a note to say a very big thank you for playing at the event on Saturday.  I didn't get  to spend as much time listening to you as I would have liked but what I did hear was great - I had many people come up and tell me how good you were. Thank you once again for coming along to the event.  I hope you enjoyed it too.

 

  Kind regards
 
  Hilary

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Friday 6th October 2006 with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Friday 29th September 2006 with caller Rob Haskell:-

Hi,

I want to say thank you so much, you guys were fabulous and did an excellent job. my guests have all been saying that they want a barn dance band at every wedding they go to. It exceeded all my expectations. I will recommend you to everyone who needs a band.

best wishes

Catherine

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Saturday 10th June 2006 with caller Barbara Garfath:-

Dear Mike,


Just a note to thank you all for the splendid entertainment you provided on Saturday for Sarah and Colin's wedding party.  It was just what we wanted.  Your caller was so good and clear.   We have had many enthusiastic comments in our 'thank you' letters.

Best regards

Richard Thomas

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Saturday 27th August 2005 with caller Mike Whitford:-

Dear  Mike,

We've returned from our honeymoon about a week ago. Can we please thank you for your excellent performance! It was our great pleasure to have you and all our guests absolutely loved you!

Best wishes,

Emmanuel & Katy

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Saturday 11th June 2005 with caller Barbara Garfath:-

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Saturday 21st May 2005 with caller Ray Sargent:-

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Saturday 23rd April 2005 with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Saturday 12th March 2005 with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Saturday 5th March 2005 with caller Barbara Garfath:-

Hi, Mike,

Greetings.

A rather belated line to thank you and your band for a very enjoyable evening last Saturday.  We’ve had a lot of letters back complimenting us for finding you (that was easy, thanks to Giulia Rhodes!) and, better, for the inclusiveness of Country Dancing and the excellent (and patient) guidance by the Caller.

 Thank you again for coming up to the ‘big smoke’ and for giving us all such a good time.

 Regards,

 Tim Neill

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Friday 31st December 2004 with caller Mike Whitford. 

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Saturday 16th October 2004 with caller Mike Whitford. 

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Saturday 2nd October 2004 with caller Henry Garfath.

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Saturday 18th September 2004 with caller Mike Whitford. 

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Saturday 30th May 2004 with caller Mike Whitford:-

Hi, Mike, 

Many thanks for performing Nick and Charlottes wedding for us, it was good to work with you again. The happy couple are back from their honeymoon and were really pleased with the whole day,  so thanks for all your help. Look forward to working with you all again. 

Many thanks to the lads,

Paul

www.wessex-events.co.uk

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Saturday 11th October 2003 with caller Henry Garfath:-

Dear Woodsiders 

Many thanks for a great evening last Saturday at Otterbourne Village Hall.

With best wishes.

Pam and Richard Thompson

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Saturday 12th July 2003 with caller Mike Whitford:-

Mike and Pals! 

Sorry this is so late, but Frances and I (also Roz and Paul) wanted to thank you so much for super music and fun at our daughter Roz's wedding on 12 July.   We have been in a state of exhaustion since (also on a well-earned holiday), hence the delay, but we are so glad that we chose to have a barn dance and especially with the Woodsiders!

Everyone enjoyed our day in Hamble at Victoria House so much, and many of the compliments have been about yourselves.   It is really an excellent evening for family and friends of different ages and backgrounds, with nearly everyone getting involved and having a fling.   We have been to many bd's over the years, but having chosen you "blind" from the internet - super website by the way - we would unhesitatingly say you are the best and would recommend you to anyone!

Thanks again

Regards

Chris and Frances

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Saturday 24th May 2003 with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Saturday 8th February 2003 at Fleet for Tweseldown Playgroup with caller Mike Whitford:-

Hello Mike, 

Just wanted to say thank you very much to you and the band for a very good night last Saturday. Everybody really did have a good time, all the staff told be what a good night they had. 

We have already had thank you letters from people saying how much they enjoyed the band and the dancing. Well done you where all excellent and very professional.

Regards 

Sam 

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Saturday 10th August 2002 at Abingdon with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Saturday 6th July 2002 at Reading Irish Centre with caller Mike Whitford:-

Dear Woodsiders,

Just a few lines to say a belated thank-you for playing at our 40th birthday party back on 6th July. Sorry it has taken so long to get around to writing but combination of school end-of-term activities, followed by holidays and family illness has meant that it was sidelined.

Everyone enjoyed the evening and complimented us on our choice of band. It was so good to find a band who were so flexible, being prepared to travel a long distance and willing to play for longer than the set 2 hours and who's repertoire allowed us choice in the music. Nearly every country in Europe plus US and Australia were represented among our guests, their ages ranged from 80 down to my youngest (18 months), everyone of them found they were able to join in. As you know, myself and several of my guests belong to the Ceilidh club based at the venue. It's not very often that we can find a non-Irish band that knows the dances, and find someone able to call them, so others can join in as well - although with some of them you were able to stop calling and let the members of the club direct the others, something which was also very nice. Many bands can get quite put out if that happens. I was particularly impressed when you were able to find the music to the dance that my son's class had been learning in school just from his not particularly brillian demonstration of the steps. All the kids loved being able to demonstrate their skills and show the adults how to do it, especially as their class teacher was among the guests!

As I said a brilliant evening. We would willingly recommend you and will definately use you again.

Yours sincerely

Frances and Stuart Mitchell

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Saturday 22nd June 2002 at Southampton with caller Mike Whitford:-

Dear 'Woodsiders'!,

I hope you have all recovered from putting a swing into my mother's wedding reception on Saturday! Although we were a bit short on numbers/dance partners everyone really enjoyed having a 'go'. They say you should never work with children or animals - it was a good job we didn't bring the family pets as well! Still it was good practice for any future 'schools' venue you may be asked to do! Your 'caller' was extremely patient with us all especially the children.

Thanks very much! 

Wendy 

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Saturday 3rd June 2002 at Shalden - Jubilee Celebration with caller Mike Whitford:-

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Saturday 11th May 2002 with caller Barbara Garfath:-

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Saturday 13th April 2002 at Bolder Village Hall with caller Rob Haskell

Dear Mike

A big thank you to everyone for making Saturday night a great success. Laura thought you played brilliantly and Rob the caller worked really hard to get everyone into the dancing spirit. Lets hope we see you again in the future!

Regards,

Geoff

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Saturday 24th November 2001 with caller Mike Whitford

Hi Mike +All,

On behalf of all the Community Church, friends and family who attended the barn dance last Saturday (24/11/01), we just wanted to say a big thank you! We thought you were really great. Everyone enjoyed it and had a good time. If we do it again next year, you'll be the band!

Thanks again.

Andy Thwaites

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From a wedding reception Barn Dance 24/02/01

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From a wedding reception Barn Dance 13/01/01 at Beaulieu

Woodsiders,

We would like to send a big "Thank You" to you all for helping to make our wedding a most memorable occasion. It seems our guests really enjoyed themselves and we certainly did. You have so much patience!

Perhaps you could let us know if you ever play at events open to the public - I'm sure we would have no problem in getting together a group of people who would love to do it all over again?

Many thanks once again,

Greg & Rachel Brown.

 

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From a wedding reception Barn Dance 05/05/00 at Sonning, Reading

Hi Mike

Phil and I would like to thank you very much for the excellent barn dance you provided for our wedding reception on 5th May. We and all our guests thoroughly enjoyed ourselves - if proof is needed we have it in all the smiling faces from the photos ! The only complaint is that we were so busy enjoying ourselves that the time passed far too quickly !

Thank you so much for contributing to such a wonderful wedding.

Kind Regards

Lisa and Phil Garthside

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