The Four Leaf Clovers
Irish Wedding Band
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Darlington, County Durham
£1,000 - £2,000
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About The Four Leaf Clovers – Irish wedding band for hire in the UK

The Four Leaf Clovers are a very lively Irish covers group based in the North East of England.

Over the last 15 years this group of raggle taggle misfits have unquestionably become one of the most popular Irish music tribute groups in the UK.

The band started as a duo in 2005 with one simple goal in mind, to play Irish music that was impossible to not like.

From humble beginnings playing in small pubs and clubs they quickly moved on to playing private events like garden parties and weddings.

If your taste in music lies on the lively side of Irish, The Pogues, The Dubliners, The Saw Doctors, Floggin' Molly, The Dropkick Murphys, Brendan Shine, Nathan Carter, The Fureys and even the odd Foster and Allan now and again, then The Four Leaf Clovers are the group for you!

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About The Four Leaf Clovers – Irish wedding band for hire in the UK

The Four Leaf Clovers are a very lively Irish covers group based in the North East of England.

Over the last 15 years this group of raggle taggle misfits have unquestionably become one of the most popular Irish music tribute groups in the UK.

The band started as a duo in 2005 with one simple goal in mind, to play Irish music that was impossible to not like.

From humble beginnings playing in small pubs and clubs they quickly moved on to playing private events like garden parties and weddings.

If your taste in music lies on the lively side of Irish, The Pogues, The Dubliners, The Saw Doctors, Floggin' Molly, The Dropkick Murphys, Brendan Shine, Nathan Carter, The Fureys and even the odd Foster and Allan now and again, then The Four Leaf Clovers are the group for you!

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6 Verified Reviews

"Absolutely perfect! Fantastic communication prior to our wedding then on the day itself they were amazing. So much fun and every guest commented on how good they were. Thank you for being the icing on the cake for our special day!"

Chris O'Reilly, 29 August 2023, wedding in North Yorkshire
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"Very happy and enthusiastic beforehand, despite their seven-hour drive! Music wise - brilliant, interacted with the crowd and kept them amused, Everyone got up and danced and commented on how great they were. Really pleased I booked The Four Leaf Clovers through FixTheMusic."

Ian Chanin, 24 June 2023, wedding in Devon
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"We and our guests loved having The Four Leaf Clovers as they were catchy, different and everyone was up for a good bit of dancing!! Great band and nice guys! Thanks."

Sonia Reynolds, 24 January 2023, birthday party in North Yorkshire
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"Loved The Four Leaf Clovers! Great musicians playing fun and entertaining music, and all-round nice guys! Very engaging with the audience between songs. Very responsive to emails prior to the event, which made us both feel at ease. All the feedback from our guests has been very positive, everyone in attendance really enjoyed both sets. My only regret is getting these guys to play 2 x 45 min sets instead of 2 x 60 min (which they did offer)! For anyone looking for a band for any event, I would highly recommend The Four Leaf Clovers. Gentlemen - it was a perfect day for my bride and me, we can't thank you enough for your contribution to it! Stuart & Cheryl."

Cheryl Bailey & Stuart Bunce, 22 August 2022, wedding in Northamptonshire
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"Amazing band everyone at the wedding loved them. Every single person was up dancing, thank you so much and apologies that I didn't get a chance to thank them personally before they left."

Diane Robinson, 19 August 2022, wedding in Lancashire
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"The band was great, great guys, great music. I'm really glad we booked them, they made our wedding very special. I would highly recommend them. Thanks guys."

Ross Hodgson & Alison Anderson, 13 July 2022, wedding in Durham
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Set List

Whiskey In The Jar
Wild Rover
Sally Maclennanne
Black Velvet Band
Las Vegas
Galway Girl
I'll Tell Me Ma
Streams of Whiskey
I Usta Love Her
American Land
Fall from grace with God
Mollys Bar
Dirty Auld Town
Irish Rover
Holloway Boulevard
Irish Post
Ferrymen
R U Looking at me
Whiskey You're the Devil
Small Bit of Love
When you were Sweet Sixteen
Holy Ground (Fine girl you are)
Paddy Murphy
Body of an American
Brown Eyed Girl
Molly Malone (Cockles and Muscles)
Seven Drunken nights
Nancy Whiskey
Bould O Donaghue

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FAQs
How many of you are in the group?As a rule there is three of us, Middi, John and Ryan. If one of the group is unavailable for the date you request we may offer the other two as a duo, the line up will always feature Middi.
How much do The Four Leaf Clovers cost to hire?Roughly £600-£900 Depending on where in the UK the venue is.
What time do you arrive and how long does it take you to set up?For a typical evening event, we'll arrive at 6pm to be set up and sound checked by 7pm. Our standard performance time is 2 x 60 minutes and singing our last song at 11.30pm. If you want us to arrive earlier or finish later this is an option on an hourly extra charge but performance time will still be 2 x 1 hours maximum
What if we only want you for an hour, would that be cheaper?It makes no difference, we'd still have the same costs getting to and from the venue and we'd still be booked out for the night so you have to pay full fee, some people like just 1 hour of full on lively stuff cause it suits their evening but we always offer the full 2 x 1 hour option.
Can you do 3 x 40 mins instead?Yes, but it doesn't work very well, the show gets too broken up that way, as always it's your choice on the day but we wouldn't recommend it.
Can we pay you for an extra set?Yes you can, If you'd like an extra hour it's £350 extra
Can we also hire the musicians who are on the backing tracks?Yes, however, it is hard to coordinate the other musicians as they all come from other pro-touring bands, Price for the full 6 piece start at £1800 for the night.
What's the biggest place you've played?Peterborough Arena, we played there for the motorhome show, it was huge.
How much space do you need?Our dream space is a 4m wide x 3m deep raised stage, however, we can pretty much play anywhere, we've played in living rooms, garages and smoking shelters before.
Can you play outside?Weather permitting, yes, however, you must provide us with some kind of shelter, a gazebo or similar in case of rain and to stop us getting sunburned (Remember, our guitarist is Scottish, which means he can get sunburned watching a firework display).
Do you have your own sound and light system?Yes, we're fully self-contained with our own PA and stage lights.
What do you need from us on the night?Not much, a plug socket, somewhere to stand, somewhere to change clothes and our payment.
Can we choose which songs you play?Good God No! You book us to do "our show" if you want to choose the songs and the order they're played in start your own band!
What songs do you play?Our setlist is top secret, it's kept in a safe at The Four Leaf Clovers HQ guarded by that Sparta security guy off the rent a cop TV show, however, if you'd like a peek at some of the songs we do you can download a PDF from this website.
Are you playing local to us, can we come see you?We're out about 4 nights a week if it's a public gig we list it on our website and you're more than welcome to come but we wouldn't invite you to someone else's private function, as we wouldn't invite people to yours if you book us.
Can you play background music between your sets?Yes, BUT.. It's only a background music, it's a medley of soft Celtic songs that fills the silence before the show and during the break. We can not play requested songs, it's not lively music, just nice background.
Do you offer a 'Disco' Option?We do, if you'd like us to bring our DJ system and have someone play party music for you after we've finished the live show then this is £180 extra (up to midnight) and £150 per hour after midnight
Can we hook our iPod or laptop to your PA systemYes, we'll supply you with a cable and you can play what you like the cost is £150 (up to Midnight) and £100 per hour after midnight.
Have you ever not turned up for a booking?Only three times in 12 years. Once when Middi got a punctured lung from a fight with a cow, once due to severe weather conditions and once due to the (brand new van) blowing up.
Do you do any rebel song?No, we don't do anything political.
Do you do any Scottish/Celtic songs?No, we're an Irish group.
How far do you travel?We cover the whole of the UK and Mainland Europe providing our own transport and equipment, for other worldwide locations (USA, Middle East, Etc.) you have to provide transport, accommodation, food, drink and all sound/light equipment.
Can you sing our first dance at our wedding?If it's a song we already do in our show we are happy to perform an acoustic version of it for your first dance but otherwise, you'll have to get the disco or the venue to play it for you.
Do you work for the armed forces?No, I work for The Four Leaf Clovers - but we play on army, navy and RAF bases on many occasions entertaining the troops.
If you're unavailable for the date I want can you recommend anyone else who does what you do?Nobody does what we do, that's why we're busy, but our agents have other fantastic (if slightly less raucous) Irish acts on their roster.
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