Dear
Derrick,
I am writing
to thank you and the other members of Two Left Feet for the
fantastic job you did at our wedding reception at Mabie House on
January 5th. I am embrarrassed that this thank you is 3 months
late and am keen to emphasise that this is a symptom of our
disorganisation (and bafflement at how quickly time has passed
since January.) and not of a lack of gratitude.
We had a
fantastic day and were so pleased with how the evening went and
this was largely down to the atmosphere that Two Left Feet
created. You were a fantastic choice for evening entertainment
(as I said to you in an email before, I've had Two Left Feet
pencilled in for wedding evening entertainment since I was 16
and you played at the first ever ceilidh I went to at Dumfries
High School around 1995/1996ish?...! So no pressure for you
there in terms of expectations...!)
Your
caller (generally regarded as quite a 'dude' you should tell
him... the hat and chilled approach I think!?) was great and
relaxed; the music and dancing was just what we wanted (despite
the fact that after all that time we never did get to meet you
prior to the event, you were though very calming and helpful on
the phone prior to the event and sorting out with Colman on the
evening itself, thank you for that). People (Irish, English and
Scottish alike) really enjoyed themselves. I love a ceilidh and
whilst I discovered a big frock does little to enhance
your ability to ceilidh dance (!... too much being stood on..) I
have such great memories of our friends and relatives dancing
and of doing the slower dances, particularly the last
waltz. Whilst some of my younger relatives enjoyed the bit of
disco music at the very end, for other people, the evening was
made by the fact that some of the band stayed on and played in
the other bar at Mabie when the disco started in the main room,
it created such a great atmosphere and I won't forget how
relaxed Lionel and Nick (I looked them up on your website to
find out their names!) were at the very end of the night, not
only tolerating the guitar-stealing very good humouredly when my
brother decided it was time for him to sing (!)but also what
amazing musicians they are to be able to join in with him and
make his songs sound so different. We've a wee recording of it
on our home-made dvd and the tin whistle and fiddle sound
amazing. A suitably whistful sound for the end of our wedding
day.
Its a job
and you get paid I know but as far as we're concerned you
provide amazing value....We've been to three wedding where
the band was border line hostile Bands at weddings should
make people feel happy. We were delighted to have such a laid
back, fantastic sounding band play.....
..... I'm
sure you have played many weddings and other events before and
since and our wedding is a distant, blurry memory at this stage
but, for us, your band helped provide us with great memories of
the only wedding day we'll have. That's no small thing, you do a
great job and we're very grateful for it. Thank you.
Wishing you
and all of 2Left Feet every good thing for the future.
Anna &
Colman
