Testimonials
Here is what our customers have said about our barn dances
Thank you all for such a wonderful night! Everyone had an amazing time - obviously we are all terrible dancers so thank you for your patience. What we lack in skill, I hope we make up for in enthusiasm.
I would really, really hope to be able to do another one and hopefully you'd consider coming back?
Kindest regards
Lisa and the rest of the PTA
Hi Mike, thank yo so much to you and the band for such a wonderful evening yesterday. All my friends really enjoyed it - many commented on what an uplifing night it was and how the band brought so much joyinto the room. And my husband danced with me for the first time ever in our 31 year marrage
A valued customer
Brilliant night last night Mike. Many, many thanks - we abosolutely love the cedilidh you did for us.
All the best
Peter
Hi
It was 30/10/21 and we had a guy called Mike
who was fab xx
A valued customer
Full marks to Pig's Ear, two genial gents, who gently marshalled us into a convincing group of Barn Dancers thanks to their music and instruction. I speak as a nervous novice, who has the dancing skills of a marionette with two strings missing.
At first I feared public humiliation but actually found I was enjoying myself. The dances were more or less straight forward and the caller and music were first rate. Credit must go to Ann Mills.
A valued customer
Hello Mike, Phil, Clare and Brian
Thank you so much for last night - we so much enjoyed your playing and ‘calling’, it was brilliant and we were so pleased all went well. It was great that you got so many people on their feet, the dances you chose were just right, and everyone had a good time. We couldn't have asked for any more!
All the best
Sheila & Peter
Hello!
Just a quick email to say thank you so much for making my 21st birthday so special.
I had such a lovely evening and I know all of my guests did too!
Like I said, many of them did not know what to expect from a ceilidh but so many people have said that they thoroughly enjoyed the music and the dancing.
Thank you for being so patient with us all in the heat (and for being patient with us when we struggled with the dances)!
A valued customer
Hi Mike, Fiona
Adele and I would just like to say how much we enjoyed Mike performing at our wedding on Saturday evening. As Mike could no doubt tell, none of our guests were regular barn/ceilidh dancers, but Mike did a great job encouraging people to give it a go to supplement those who could not wait for it to begin. Thank Fiona for understanding our requirements, going through the options and recommending Mike.
All the best,
Rob
New Years Eve Dance at Liberty Church Rotherham
A great night! everyone enjoyed themselves.
The caller was friendly and fun and did a great job getting everyone organised.
Excellent music,
thank you so much!.
A Jones
Hi Mike and Band
just wanted to say a huge Thank You to you all for playing at Mick's 60th Birthday celebration last Saturday (22/2/19) and it was lovely to meet you. Everyone had a fantastic time and thought Strings and Reeds were brilliant. You brought the party to life with everyone joining in, the calling was spot on, the music wonderful and just
what we wanted - A truly entertaining evening with family and
friends.
We will certainly recommend you to everyone!
Many thanks again,
Jackie and MickHi Mike,
Myself and the other marshall’s would just like to say a big thank you for the entertainment on saturday night.
The night was a huge success as was the whole rally.
Thanks again
Karen (Caravan Club)
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Thank you,thank you, thank you (Pigs Ear Duo)for a simply excellent evening of dancing fun.Your professionalism,flexibility and willingness to accommodate the difficult and somewhat cramped conditions at ourvenue was remarkable and proved to be the reason we,and our guests, were able to enjoy the evening.
Ann has had a wonderful 70th birthday party,and its success rests with you,thank you again and please put 16th October 2028 in your diary as we would like to book you now for Ann’s 80th."
Regards
-Frank and Ann
Hi Mike!
I just wanted to say a huge thank you for last night you were as always, absolutely wonderful and everyone had a great time!
Kind regards
- Lois and Tom
Thanks for a brilliant night Mike best party ever.
So many people saying what fun it was. Thanks again it was fab.~Yvonne
Hi Mike,
We just wanted to thank you so much for leading the dancing at our wedding reception last night. It was a really lovely and enjoyable part of the evening. Thank you for your warm and easy going style. They did get up and dance!
Love
~David and Amy
~DONCASTER CALEDONIAN SOCIETY
Hi Mike
- so pleased that you and Phil enjoyed yourselves last week
- we certainly thoroughly enjoyed your music
- everyone I spoke to said it had been an excellent night!
Many thanks for the Pig's Ear music!
ASHOVER VILLAGE
The Pigs Ear Band provided a wonderful exhausting,hilarious evening of entertainment.They never stopped and encouraged everyone to their feet. I can absolutely recommend these friendly chaps. The Pigs Ear Band personalities ,raised our Christmas spirits and provided our wedding guests a unique alternative to the usual Wedding Disco that they will never forget.One of the best callers we’ve heard.
Thank you both and sorry we didn’t buy you both a drink,bad hosts
Kind regards
~Denise and James
"Strings and Reeds have been playing for us at our barn dances for many years. I cannot recommend them too highly. Their music and humour constitute and excellent evening's entertainment. They have a very varied selection of dances with instrumental breaks. They have our bookings from year to year and we now consider them as friends."~Coal Aston Barn Dance Group
"Just want to give you feedback on the SR band we booked for our ceilidh at Swanick on Saturday. They were brilliant! Everyone had a great time and we really appreciated how well they included the children. We'd be more than happy to recommend them ." "Please could you pass on our sincere thanks to Mike Tissington for doing a great job at Mick’s birthday celebration Saturday evening. In the rush of meeting the deadline to clear the Village Hall we realised Mike had left before we could say a final thank you. Mike was very accommodating and created a happy party atmosphere. Our guests enjoyed the dancing as well as his good-nature and sense of humour."~Angela and Mick Lucking
"I want to take this opportunity to say how wonderful tonight was. We have had so many excellent comments. The music was great! The caller of course was fab! A great atmosphere and a fun time. Please thank everyone in the band again. We hope to book again next year. Hope your journeys home were ok. Thanks again.'' ~Claire Smales
"Hi Mike,
Just to let you know that we had really good feed-back from the Barn Dance this morning at Church. Everyone was especially impressed with your patience with the children.
We all had a brilliant time, so thanks very much for coming and helping us to celebrate harvest.
Regards
"
~Chris Jones (Chesterfield)
"Hi Mike,
The barn dance went down a storm-we’ve had many comments from people saying how great it was.
Thanks again"
~Ann & Jeff (wedding at The Bell, Barnby Moor)
"I would like to thank you for the excellent evening you did for us on Saturday. We have had loads of positive feedback to say how good it was, we have had a quite a few of these in the past but I would say that it was one of the best we have ever had.
We are already thinking of another in the Autumn so stand by for a call!
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"Just wanted to drop you a note to let you know that our Folk Dance event with Mike Tissington (Bare Bones) went really well on Saturday. Everybody had a superb night and danced the night away. Huge thanks to you for saving the day and finding Mike for us, he was great. I got the impression Mike enjoyed himself too, and I know he was thrilled that we were all so up-for-it and ready to dance from the outset – we at St Mark’s don’t need persuading to enjoy ourselves and have fun!
Please pass our thanks and appreciation to Mike.
"
~St Mark
"I would just like to thank you for suggesting Mike for our barn dance last night. He really was amazing and everyone had a lovely time. He really got the girls involved and the younger girls never stopped dancing. Thanks again."
"Dear Gill,
How absolutely LOVELY to hear from you with such a terrific glowing report of the evening Mike did for you all. I’m chuffed to bits and totally delighted to hear this. I shall forward your lovely message over to Mike for his enjoyment. May I keep the email you sent to send out to potential bookers of Mike, so they will know how successful and good he is at what he does?
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It was great thanks…the children especially enjoyed it because Mike tailored the dances to suit them as well as the adults…..so it was a fun evening for everyone.
Please pass on our thanks to Mike
St Giles Derby
