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I just wanted to thank you all for giving us such a wonderful evening. Everyone had a great time (I have received so many glowing letters) and it was largely due to you and the band. I could not have asked for more and so appreciated you keeping the theme Scottish. Everyone enjoyed rising to the challenge and your instructions were so clear.
So many people said it was the best New Year they had had for a long time.

50th Party, December 2009

Our best thanks to you and the Swallow Tail for a wonderful evening, everyone enjoyed themselves and we shall remember it for ever. You have such an amazing energy, great to see! My husband and I had so much fun dancing, as we love it. Hope you all made it home without too much inconvenience as we realised it had started to snow, again. Have a Good Christmas and best wishes for 2010.

Wedding December 2009 (John calling with Thingumajig)

> Just wanted to touch base after our wedding on Saturday. Ivan and I have
> been replaying it over and over for the last couple of days and we've both
> said that the barn dance was our favourite part of the day. It really was
> absolutely fantastic - so please pass on lots of thanks to all of the
> players and to John.
> I'm so sorry I didn't come over and say hi in person on Saturday. I seem
> to have been on a slightly different planet for much of the day - I think
> I was a bit overwhelmed by everything!
> Very many thanks again

Wedding November 2009 (Liz calling with Thingumajig)

The feedback has been 100% positive - we had an absolutely fantastic evening and the experience of ceilidh has left us thirsting for more. We sincerely hope that you and the other "ThingumaJig" members enjoyed being with us too.

Party October 2009 (John calling and playing with local musicians)

This is just to say another really big thank you to you, John, for all your professional and accommodating help. You were great. I hope you got some rest after that.
Sorry I did not see you again to say Bye. The whole evening was very encouraging for all of us.

Corporate Line Dance Party September 2009 (Liz with band High Voltage)

Thank you very much for a fantastic evening last night, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the dancing and the band was excellent! I hope you enjoyed it too – I hope we weren’t too noisy!

Party August 2009

We were so so pleased with the band you put together for my party. It was in a word - brilliant and I absolutely loved the music you chose. I would most certainly recommend you to any of my friends or work colleagues for a fantastic night of entertainment. Thanks again to all of you.

Street party July 2009

Thanks a million for your brilliant music and calling last night at our street party. It was just amazing to see the whole street dancing together in a big circle - kids, adults, everyone with huge smiles on their faces. It was great - thank you so much - you were both fantastic. And we were very lucky to get both of you - thanks so much.

Wedding July 2009 (John calling with Thingumajig)

Thank you so much for the fantastic ceilidh you & the band did for our wedding... It was brilliant. Everyone really enjoyed it. It was the perfect evening for our special day. Please pass on our thanks to the rest of the band for a fantastic evening. Best Wishes."

Line dance party for children July 2009

Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed the line dancing last week at Wellington, it was great fun

Wedding July 2009

We wanted to write to say a massive thank you for a fantastic night of dancing. We had a brilliant time and everyone commented on how much fun the dancing was. John, you were brilliant at getting everyone up and I will never forget the arch-way at the end. It was a perfect send off. Please send our thanks to the rest of the band who were all fabulous. Thanks you so much for a superb evening.

Church social June 2009

I've been meaning to write to you to thank John for a fantastic evening last Friday (19th June) at our church in Uxbridge. His energy, enthusiasm and friendly nature really got our weekend off to a great start. I think I can safely say it's the best barn dance we've ever had! Thank you again,

Wedding May 2009 (Liz calling with Thingumajig)

Thank you so much for adding the icing to the cake of our wedding day! You were marvellous and everyone has said how you capped a perfect day. Liz has drawn compliments from everyone about how she handled our unruly mob and brought even the timid to life!
The discerning musicians amongst our guests (several pros from various sides of the profession) have all said words to the effect of that it was the quality of the playing that made the day.

Wedding April 2009

Just a brief note to say thank you so much for making our evening reception so much fun with such wonderful music and dancing. Thank you for encouraging the reluctant dancers who I know all thoroughly enjoyed themselves! We will have no hesitation in recommending you to other friends and family.

School workshop April 2009

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and your husband, for all the work you did in our school today. The children (and staff!) had a really fantastic time. It was really very lovely to watch all ages getting involved and having such a good time.

Wedding April 2009

Just thought I'd drop you a line to say thank you very much for the ceilidh you did for our wedding. We had a great time and I think everyone else did as well - we certainly had lots of positive comments. The children's disco was a great hit - I have now seen the video of them all line dancing with the sparkly hats on and wish I'd been there to watch! Thanks also for the emergency dance lesson beforehand - I think we just about muddled through our first dance with your help!

Line Dance Party December 2008

“We all had a fantastic evening, the dancing was really good fun, so thank you for making it a special occasion for us. I’d gladly recommend you to others or hire your services again in the future.”

Birthday Party November 2008
With Ring O Bells Band

“You were superb and the ceilidh was everything I hoped it would be, and more, Liz was brilliant”

Fundraiser for Deaflympics November 2008

“Hi Liz, I would like to express my grateful thanks to your good self , John and Rosie for the hard work put in to make the Barn Dance on 22 Nov such a roaring success,
The success of last year’s Barn Dance obviously had spread because we had far more people this time which made it more of a challenge for your team to shepherd people onto the dance floor and teach them the moves. However everyone had fun and enjoyed themselves very much indeed.”

Harvest Barn Dance October 2008

“..what a wonderful evening we had in the capable hands of Liz & husband. As soon as next year’s date is supplied I will ring to re-book Liz, which is praise indeed.”

Wedding September 2008

“Dear John, We wanted to send you a special thank you note for the magical country dance you provided at our wedding at Missenden Abbey. The music and your excellent calling made everyone join in and our guests all commented on how much fun it was to dance the night away.”

Regency Themed Party Sept 2008

“…wish to thank you all so very much for all the hard work you did in giving us one of the best nights we have had in a long time. Our Regency party was a blast…the music and dancing was everything we wanted and carried out to such high standards we would not change a thing. “

Line Dance Party August 2008

“Hi Liz, Just wanted to say a big thank you from everybody at the convention for the line dancing party. Have been told on a number of occasions since that the dancing was the icing on the cake.”

Barn Dance July 2008

“Dear Liz and John, just to say how glad I am that I came across your website when organising our barn dance! Thanks so much for the lovely music (Swallowtail) and wonderful calling which helped to make the evening such fun. Although shy to dance at first it was great to see so many people joining in by the end. Our Head, whose retirement party it was, said the evening had been all she hoped for and more.”

Wedding Ceilidh July 2008

“Dear Liz, Thank you so much for making my daughter and her husband’s wedding end in style. Time and again guests have said what an excellent caller you were and how much they enjoyed the dancing and how good the band (Rocas) was. Do please pass our thanks on to Rocas.”

Wedding Ceilidh June 2008

“We would like to thank you all for the wonderful ceilidh last week at our wedding. You were able to get people up and joining in brilliantly; lots of aching muscles the next day I am sure. Lots of people said how much they enjoyed it and how good the band (Firecracker) was – something we echo too.”

Birthday Ceilidh May 2008

“..thank you so much for all your and Swallowtail’s hard work for my 50th Birthday Party. You really made it go, no easy feat with a host of people who hadn’t the first clue (bar a few). I had a wonderful time. I am really grateful to you and would recommend you without hesitation.”

Barn Dance, May 2008:

“Liz and John, just wanted to say thank you for a lovely party on Saturday. I loved the barn dance, and I have received loads of compliments from my guests about how good you both were - including from experienced barn dancers who all said you were the best callers they had had! And you were both delightful people to have around. Thanks again.”

Suprise Party, April 2008:

“Sorry it's taken me so long to send this but just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to you, your husband and the band. The surprise party was a huge success and it would be fair to say that this was in no small way due to energy and enthusiasm of your husband and the band. Everyone had a fantastic time.”

Wedding, April 2008:

“Thank you very much for a great evening at our daughter's wedding. Many people have commented on how much they enjoyed the dancing despite never having barn danced before - congratulations to the caller!”

Barn Dance, May 2008:

“Thank you so much for terrific music and efficient calling which kept us all on the dance floor all night. Everyone had such fun. Many many thanks for making my party go with a swing.”

Wedding, September 2007:

“Finally, we want to say a HUGE thankyou to yourself for all your help in the run up to the wedding and on the day itself. Big thanks to the awesome band too.”

Wedding, July 2007:

“In any event, please pass on our heartfelt thanks to the band, who we thought were just terrific.”

Barn Dance, July 2007:

“Just a note to thank you and John for calling at my party at the Dragon Hall last Wednesday.
I don't need to tell you that everyone had a brilliant time - I think it was obvious on the day!
The party was the talk of the school for the next few days, and everyone who didn't come was madly jealous of those who did! Several people are searching for country dance classes near their homes as a result......
Once again, a thousand thanks,
All good wishes.”

Barn Dance, April 2007:

“I want to tell you that the band was a wonderful success on Saturday. Thank you so much for getting the guests dancing (almost all of them) and for fitting in with the party needs. The children's band in the interval was especially appreciated.
I have to tell you that your particular style and leadership were much admired by the assembled company, you did wonders rounding as all up!
The music was just right for the occasion and I shall recommend the band to any friends or colleagues who are organising a special event.
I wish you every success in the future.”

After a Wedding Ceilidh in Kent, September 2005:

“Please pass on thanks to all the Thingumajig members especially Philippe and John. John worked very hard to make sure everyone "got the hang" of the various dances. We all had a wonderful time and enjoyed the music tremendously. It was great watching the youngsters dance their socks off!!”

Barn Dance, October 2006:

“Just to let you know that our Barn Dance was an enormous success and a large part of the credit for that goes to you and your wonderful musicians. So, once again, many thanks for a fantastic evening, we haven't had so much fun for years and even if we couldn't walk next day it was worth it.”

Wedding, June 2006:

“It was brilliant and such a great way to get all the guests up and mingling with each other. We found all the band including your callers very professional and detailed!! Everyone we've spoken to since the wedding has mentioned the Ceilidh dancing and how much fun they had, despite not really knowing what they were doing!
Thanks again for helping to make our day so memorable!”

Wedding, June 2006:

“Dear ThingumaJig
We just wanted to thank you for the amazing entertainment you provided for our wedding at Loseley park on 17th June.
You pitched the music and dancing at just the right level, ensuring everyone, from our 3 year old pageboy to our 92 year old great uncle was able to join in the fun. You were all highly professional and very approachable which made the whole evening flow beautifully.
We have received endless compliments, with many people saying it was the best entertainment they have had at a wedding and we can't thank you enough for making the day so special.
Once again, many thanks.”

Wedding, August 2005:

“Dear Pete and all the members of ThingumaJig,

We just wanted to write to say "thanks" for providing such great, fun entertainment at our wedding ... We and all our guests had a fantastic time and had such a good laugh attempting all the dances. Many of our guests commented on what an excellent band you were and how you brought such great entertainment to the evening. They wondered how we'd found such a 1st class band.

We were most impressed with your caller and how he managed to get even our most reluctant dancers on to the floor (even they told us how much fun they'd had!) Our younger guests loved it too, we thought the idea of having a dance just for the children was excellent. Thank you so much for making our wedding day such an enjoyable and memorable one. We would recommend you highly to anyone thinking of having a special 'do'.”

Wedding, June 2005:

“Dear both,
Thank you thank you thank you for such fantastic music on our wedding day. We had a blast and the mandolin and accordion were perfect with the drinks - thank goodness we had a bit of sun then. Liz' calling and the barn dance was brilliant. Everyone has said that it was the highlight of the wedding for them.

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