Double Shot Maggie A fun 5-piece band playing fast, loud Irish trad and contemporary Celtic rock

We need a stage or floor area large enough to accommodate 5 band members, with drums, amplifiers etc in there too. Standard 240V power, preferably with multiple outlets, is essential.

Knowing whether or not a venue has its own sound system / mixer / foldbacks will help us plan what we need to bring and how we might set up. Being aware of any venue quirks is also really helpful (do you have a trapdoor in the middle of the stage that you'll need to access to change kegs during our performance? That sort of stuff is pretty important. )

We are completely self-sufficient for sound equipment and can arrange lighting for an additional fee if required.

We can easily push Spotify playlists through your (or our) PA in between our sets. For an additional fee, we can also provide "wandering accordion" background music if your event has a meet & greet period and you'd like to start it out cute and mellow. Don't worry, we'll ramp it up with the full band when the time is right.

We regularly perform to packed pubs, some particularly memorable ones include playing to a full house of visiting Gaelic football teams; providing all-night entertainment for corporate birthday celebrations for a large Irish-founded international company, and playing at the Koroit Irish Festival in a tent that was overflowing with energetic punters who knew every word to every song!

We love playing venues where there's a real appetite for dancing and singing along with us!

Each of the five band members are experienced in other bands and in many styles of music - some are also solo artists in their own right. Double Shot Maggie was formed when two of us realised we shared a real love of Irish folk style, and we wanted to bring more of that to everyday audiences. We've been incredibly fortunate to have found such wonderfully complementary musicians to complete the band. We started gigging locally in the lead up to St. Patrick's Day and quickly found that there was strong appetite for our style of music.

With 5 of us in the band, our individual influences are many and varied - our tastes include everything from Country Rock to Death Metal, medieval folk to eastern European polka music, 80's indie to 30's crooners, and dark Americana to shanty punk! Greatest song of all time - that's a hard one! For us, the song that we absolutely love to play is a very, very old Irish traditional tune called "Frost is all Over", we absolutely adore bringing it to new audiences and breathing new life into it.

We can be set up and soundchecked within around 45minutes. We typically play 3 x 45-50minute sets with 15-20minute breaks between.

We're happy to perform outside but it does need to be undercover to deal with rain and/or baking sun.

We develop our own setlists but will consider any special requests from clients, provided the requested song fits with our musical style, and with sufficient lead time for us to do the song justice. We don't take audience requests.

Previous clients have loved us (and still do). We are regularly asked back - many of our performances are repeat enagements and we have formed great friendships with many clients. Our clients are delighted with our energy, or flexibility and the way we put smiles on audiences' faces!