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The Wild Turkeys Trad Band

Co. Wexford
Reviews (28) 5/5
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€600
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The Wild Turkeys Ireland are an award winning Trad band. 

Available for church and civil ceremonies, drinks receptions, dinner, after dinner ceili and Day 2 entertainment. As a versatile group we can offer groups as small as 3 musicians for your wedding or up to 8 musicians depending on your needs. With over ten years of experience the Turkeys will be sure to have the perfect package for your needs.

All of the members of the group are professional musicians and have high profile careers including performing An Chualainn live on RTE for the 100 years Dail celebrations, performing with Riverdance and international traditional superstars like John Spillane, Orla Fallon, Luka Bloom, Sharon Shannon, Gerry O Connor, Michael O Suilleabhain, Michael Buble, U2, Kila, DeDannan, and Zoe Conway.

We are always delighted to create bespoke ceremony music with each individual couple and are very happy to arrange a couple of songs especially for your wedding day free of charge. We have arranged songs like One Day Like This, What a Wonderful World, Blackbird, and Pachelbel Canon for previous weddings. 

Although primarily an instrumental group we are happy to offer a selection of songs throughout our set including Follow Me up to Carlow, Whiskey in a Jar, Marie's Wedding, Mursheen Durken, Tell Me Ma, Raggle Taggle Gypsy and Galway Girl. We can offer you an acoustic set or a fully micd up set at no extra cost. 

We now are delighted to announce one of the members of our group  is a traditional Irish dancer and she is amazing!!!! She is also delighted to organise a Ceili for you and your guests. It is a great way of getting your guests involved. We are happy to create a show to suit your needs. Get in touch today to chat more about it.

Still 2022 dates available and booking for 2023 is now open!

Reviews

5.0/5
28 reviews
Quality of service5.0/5
Value4.9/5
Responsiveness5.0/5
Flexibility5.0/5
Professionalism5.0/5
Riannagh & Ian
Added 22nd Jan 2023
Wedding 26th Nov 2022
The Wild Turkeys played at our Day 2 celebrations in Durty Nellie's pub and were absolutely brilliant! The guys were so good we had to convince them to play for an extra hour, which they very obligingly did! Excellent musicianship, which inspired a lot of singing & dancing. Brilliant trad band.
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Riannagh and Ian. We had a ball at your day! #bestcraicever!
Aoife
Added 15th Jan 2023
Wedding 8th Oct 2022
Lynda was great to deal with from the beginning. Friendly and responsive. The music was exactly what we envisioned for day 2 of our wedding. The guests were very impressed with the set up. Thank you!
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Aoife. We loved being part of your wedding celebrations.
Emmet
Added 16th Jan 2023
Wedding 3rd Sep 2022
We booked the Wild Turkeys for our day 2 garden party for our wedding. They were excellent. The music was lively and got everyone dancing. It included a fantastic rendition of Raglan Road that was just a magic moment. We would definitely recommend the band
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Emmet. We were delighted to be part of your celebrations.
Emma
Added 29th Jul 2022
Wedding 24th Jul 2022
The Wild Turkeys played for our day 2 barbecue and they did a fantastic job! They were very easy to liaise with coming up to the day and Lynda was extremely responsive to all of my messages. The music was just perfect, lively and the ideal tone for the day! The musicians were so talented and were clearly enjoying themselves, many of our guests asked who they were! I’d highly recommend these guys, thanks for making our celebration exactly what we wanted :)
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Emma. We had a ball being part of your day 2 celebrations.
Cori Wemyss
Added 12th Aug 2022
Wedding 8th Jul 2022
We booked The Wild Turkeys for our wedding pre Covid and when it got cancelled twice, I was so so grateful that this band stuck with us all the way. They finally played at our wedding this year and the were amazing! In the run up to the wedding Lynda could not have been more helpful, she was so lovely to deal with and really went out of her way to help us. We had their three piece band play after the wedding dinner and the guys were brilliant. They are such talented musicians and they created such a great atmosphere in the bar. Those who wanted to dance could and those who wanted to relax and chat could do that also. It was the perfect balance. Thank you again for being part of our wedding, it really did make our day!
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Cori for the wonderful review. It’s was our pleasure to be apart of your wedding celebrations. Hope your enjoying newly married life x
Claire
Added 11th Jul 2022
Wedding 7th May 2022
The contact and organisation was always friendly, helpful and efficient. On the day, the guys were such a pleasure to have as part of our special day. They had us all singing along. Such a great atmosphere and a lovely surprise for our non irish guests, who were well impressed. Very professional, talented, easy going and dedicated musicians!
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Claire, it was our pleasure to be apart of your wedding celebrations.
Aisling Murphy
Added 23rd May 2022
Wedding 9th Apr 2022
The Wild Turkeys played at our wedding on our night before bbq, they were fantastic and even let my dad up on stage to play a few tunes with them. Many of our guests had never been to Ireland before and loved the trad music, it was a great way to start our wedding weekend and welcome people. They are fantastic musicians, really easy to communicate with, arrived on time and were just lovely people. If you're looking for some trad music on your wedding day - I would 100% recommend them.
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Aishling, we loved being part of your pre wedding day celebrations. Hope your enjoying newly married life.
Sinead
Added 10th Jan 2022
Wedding 28th Dec 2021
The Wild Turkeys played at our reception drinks in December for our Christmas wedding. The music was fantastic and all of our guests enjoyed! I also asked the guys if they wouldn’t mind playing for an additional 15 mins as I had pushed the reception drinks out by 15mins and this was no problem at all. Would highly recommend ????
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Sinead, it was a pleasure to be part of your beautiful wedding celebrations.
Sinéad
Added 19th Dec 2021
Wedding 11th Dec 2021
The Wild Turkeys were amazing! Our timetable for the day was off but they didn't seem to mind and stayed and played for us. Everybody loved them and they brought so much energy. They were professional, accommodating and lovely to deal with. We are so glad we hired them! Thank you Turkeys xxx
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thank you so much Sinead. It was our pleasure. Thanks for having us. X
Andrea & Will
Added 19th Dec 2021
Wedding 4th Dec 2021
The wild turkeys were show stoppers at our wedding reception drinks before dinner ! It was such an amazing way to start off the wedding and they were absolutely fabulous
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks Andrea and Will, and what a venue in Powerscourt!. Thanks so much for having us.
Eva & Colm
Added 11th Jan 2022
Wedding 29th Oct 2021
The Wild Turkeys played as a three piece (fiddle, banjo and guitar) at the church ceremony and drinks reception for our wedding in October. Their music was genuinely one of the highlights of the day. We wanted mainly traditional music songs for the ceremony and the guys had a huge list of songs to choose from and were happy to facilitate our requests. They then played a great set of tunes at the drinks recpetion mixing instrumental trad, ballads and modern tunes. Couldn't have asked for more from them on the day, the lads were a great and our friends and family thought the music and singing was fantastic. Special thanks to Lynda for being a pleasure to deal in organising on the run up to the wedding and being extremely responsive on all our queries. Thanks again guys and have already recommended you to loads of people!
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Wow Colm and Eva thank you so much for your generous and kindness words. We were delighted to be part of your special day. Thanks so much.
Louise K
Added 8th Jan 2022
Wedding 22nd Oct 2021
The Wild Turkeys played for us on day 2 of our wedding. We were so delighted with the them it was perfect for our casual day two setting. I also found Lynda very professional to deal with all throughout our planning , she was extremely flexible and responsive and nothing was an issue, even with some last minute changes. I would definitely not hesitate to choose the wild Turkeys for your wedding celebrations.
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Hi Louise thanks so much for your kind words. It was our pleasure to be part of your celebrations. Thanks again
Eva Purcell
Added 23rd Sep 2021
Wedding 19th Sep 2021
The Wild Turkeys played for us for the day 2 event of our wedding. They were very good and enjoyed by all our guests.
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Eva.
Sarah Pawar
Added 16th Jan 2022
Wedding 18th Sep 2021
The Wild Turkeys played at our wedding ceremony and drinks reception in September and I can honestly not recommend them enough! From start to finish Lynda was so lovely to deal with, advising on what instruments worked best together and how long to play for etc. They were really responsive compared to other suppliers which was a god send when trying to postpone and rearrange the wedding during covid. Lynda was also able to play during our wedding ceremony as she is classically trained which was fantastic. Our guests loved the music and it was a really nice touch to keep them entertained while we were off getting pictures taken. I would use them again in a heartbeat! X
Emma Duffy
Added 10th Jan 2022
Wedding 7th Sep 2021
The Wild Turkeys played at our wedding reception and were fantastic. The crowd loved them, and gave a lively start to the start of the wedding celebrations. They had a great selection. They were also so accommodating when we had to change our date. Highly recommend.
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Emma.
Aoife
Added 13th Sep 2021
Wedding 2nd Sep 2021
Well where do I begin. Thank you so much for playing at our second day. You brought such fun to our evening, along with sings a longs, laughs and of course dancing. You were amazing from start to finish and can honestly highly recommend you to anyone.
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thank you so much Aoife. We had such fun with you and all your guests and loved being part of your wedding celebrations!
Laura Bell
Added 15th Aug 2021
Wedding 12th Aug 2021
Absolutely amazing! The lads did such a great job, everyone loved them and Lynda was such a pleasure and so flexible to deal with :)!
Anthony & Lindsey O'Shea
Added 15th Aug 2021
Wedding 3rd Aug 2021
Thanks so much for being a part of our wedding, was great to have you entertain us and our guests in the afternoon and the weather held up to have you outdoors which was great, great music too, just what we wanted :)
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Anthony and Lindsey. We were delighted to be apart of your special day and just loved performing for you and your guests in the stunning Horetown House.
Catherine McGeown
Added 5th Sep 2021
Wedding 24th Jul 2021
I cannot rate The Wild Turkey’s highly enough. So responsive and flexible throughout a tough year with a few date changes. We got so many compliments on our drinks reception music, it was perfect. Thanks so much to all!
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Catherine. It was our pleasure.
Colleen & Cian
Added 16th Aug 2021
Wedding 21st Jul 2021
We were so happy that The Wild Turkeys got to play our reception drinks. They added the perfect atmosphere to the occasion and it was lovely to hear the music float around the gardens of the venue while we had our pictures taken. Lynda is wonderful to deal with and couldn't have been more accommodating to us despite having to reschedule our day.
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Colleen and Cian. We loved being apart of your celebrations.
Ian Bryce
Added 1st Oct 2020
Wedding 4th Sep 2020
Brilliant musicians and fantastic singers, the Wild Turkeys were the perfect accompaniment to our wedding ceremony in Smock Alley Theatre. They also entertained our guests during our drinks reception and all our guests loved them, we received great feedback all day. Very easy to deal with and very helpful, they even learned to play the songs we wanted for our ceremony music. I cannot recommend enough.
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Ian. It was our absolute pleasure to work with Bronagh and yourself to create the perfect music for your wedding.
Claire
Added 30th Sep 2020
Wedding 27th Aug 2020
Amazingly talented musicians and excellent at setting up the fun atmosphere for a wedding. We had their 3piece set up which was perfect for our small wedding at the end of August, they played during our Wedding drinks reception but would of worked equally well for after dinner, especially during these covid restrictions. Linda was helping us organise what would suit us on the day and was so helpful and friendly to deal with. I would book them again for any other occasion in the future for sure!!
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thank you so much Claire. We loved playing for your guests. It was such a fantastic atmosphere.
Eleanor and Patrick
Added 21st Sep 2019
Wedding 14th Sep 2019
The Wild Turkeys were absolutely fantastic for our day 2 celebrations ! They were very accommodating with timings and really got the crowd going. They encouraged everyone to get involved, lots of our guests sang with them. Many of our guests commented that it was the most fun they had every had at a day 2! Thanks so much
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Eleanor and Patrick. We had great fun at your wedding day 2 in Clonwilliam. You had some very talented guests there!
Mark C
Added 11th Sep 2019
Wedding 7th Sep 2019
Brilliant from start to finish, couldnt reccomend enough!
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks Mark, We loved being apart of your day and we loved the additions to our turkeys on the day with some of your guests joining us in! Thanks again and congratulations.
Camilla
Added 29th Jul 2019
Wedding 27th Jul 2019
These guys played our Day 2 and so amazing... setting the perfect atmosphere for what we needed... thank you so much ?? highly recommended
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks so much Camilla and Tommy, it was our pleasure to be apart of your special day and what a venue you chose with Lough Rynn Castle. Stunning! Congratulations!
Tanya and David O'Carroll
Added 13th May 2019
Wedding 15th Mar 2019
Amazing group to work with. We were delighted with our choice for music and received compliments about them,on and after the day,from so many of our guests. Thanks again to you all for helping make our day so special!
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks Tanya and David, it was our pleasure to be apart of your special day!
Katy & Andrew
Added 22nd Jul 2019
Wedding 14th Dec 2018
The Wild Turkeys played at our wedding ceremony and we were SO happy with how everything went, we would definitely recommend them. They were really accommodating with the songs we wanted, and played a selection of music from classical to popular songs to trad. They were great to deal with in the run up to the wedding too. It all sounded amazing, we received so many compliments from guests on how beautiful the music was, it really made the ceremony!
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks Katy and Andrew, it was a joy to work with you both creating the perfect music for your wedding Ceremony. Congratulations!
Anna Marie and Kevin
Added 17th Jun 2019
Wedding 30th Nov 2012
This group of talented musicians played the music for the ceremony at our wedding. We had a beautiful mix of classisal pieces, both instrumental and voice and to mix it up they also played some lively traditional pieces which was a real treat for everyone on the day. We also had them play for our day two celebrations. They created such a lively happy athmosphere all night and had the crowd joining in singing and dancing all night long. They really made our wedding weekend extra special not just us but our guests also. Thank you so much guys.
Response from The Wild Turkeys Trad Band
Thanks Anna Marie and Kevin, We loved playing such a big part in your wedding day. We had a ball at your Day 2 Entertainment too! Thanks for your lovely review.
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