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The Emerald Thieves

"The Emerald Thieves are hands down the best wedding band EVER! I love my live music but I have never seen any band play such a wide variety of styles so convincingly."

Capitalising on the hugely in-demand and super-cool trend for 100% live, honest, folk, pop and rock music, Glastonbury Festival regulars The Emerald Thieves take this highly popular genre by storm.

Overview

There have been imitators, but nothing else has been so successful and stood the test of time like this band. As well as ticking all boxes for fans of Mumford & Sons, vintage acoustic folk and traditional Irish music they have an electric rock and pop repertoire to die for, make sure you check it out on the set-list tab above, they'll have every single person in the room on the dance-floor!

The Emerald Thieves are a storming 5-piece, multi-instrumentalist line up of male vocals & guitar, violin & female vocals, bass, keyboards, mandolin and drums. This definitely isn't your average pub band, but instead an extremely highly-polished professional group of musicians with incredible experience whose passion is in delighting their audiences time after time after time.

Specialising in weddings, private functions and corporate events, The Emerald Thieves demonstrate unrivalled attention to detail at each and every booking they take. State of the art sound and lighting equipment comes complete with the band as standard, as do 2 hrs of the most amazing live music entertainment you'll find anywhere UK-wide, plus a disco playlist service when they're not performing.

Here at Hireaband, we'll only work with the very best, as you can see. So if you want to book the finest band the North East has to offer then don't hesitate to get in touch today! If you can't wait, get an instant quote and availability check right now by filling in the quick enquiry form on this page.

Tracks

Set list

IRISH - COUNTRY - FIDDLE
Bap Kennedy - Angel is the Devil
Bellowhead - New York girls
Charlie Daniels – Devil went down to Georgia
Chieftains - I’ll tell me Ma
Chieftains - Star of County Down
Dolly Parton – Nine to Five
Dougie MacClean - Caledonia
Dropkick Murphys - Shipping up to Boston
Dubliners - Black Velvet Band
Dubliners - Fields of Athenry
Dubliners - The Wild Rover
Horslips - Trouble with a Capital T
John Denver - Country roads
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands in the Stream
Kenny Rogers – The Gambler
Lonestar – Amazed
Levellers – One way of life
Levellers – What a beautiful Day
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel
Pogues - Dirty old town
Pogues - Fairytale of New York
Pogues - Fiesta
Pogues - Irish Rover
Pogues - Sally MacLennane
Pogues – Streams of Whiskey
Saw Doctors - I Useta Love Her
Saw Doctors - N17
Sinead O’connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
Steve Earle + Sharon Shannon - Galway Girl
Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
Thin Lizzy – Boys are back in Town
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
Trad reel – Toss the Feathers
U2 - Where the streets have no name
Waterboys - Fisherman’s Blues
Waterboys - And a bang on the ear
Waterboys - A man is in love
Waterboys - The whole of the moon
1960s – 1980s
ABBA - Does your mother know?
Aztec Camera - Somewhere in my heart
Beatles - Come together
Beatles - Hey Jude
Beatles - I Feel fine
Beatles - I saw her standing there
Beatles – Twist & Shout
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Bob Marley - Is this Love?
Bob Marley - No woman no cry
Bluebells - Young at heart
Booker T & the MGs - Green Onions
Bruce Channel - Hey Baby (Dirty Dancing)
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
Bryan Adams – Summer of 69
Bryan Adams & Mel C – When you’re Gone
Bryan Ferry – Lets stick together
Chic / Nile Rodgers - Everybody dance
Chic / Nile Rodgers - Le Freak (Freak-out)
Cream – Sunshine of your love
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Chuck Berry – You never can tell (from Pulp Fiction)
Cockney Rebel - Make me smile
CCR – Bad moon rising
CCR - Have u ever seen the rain?
CCR - Proud Mary
David Bowie - Jean Genie
David Bowie – Lets dance
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Deacon Blue – Dignity
Deacon Blue – Real gone kid
Dexys Midnite Runners - Come on Eileen
Dire Straits - Money for nothing
Dire Straits - Sultans of swing
E L O - Mr Blue Sky
Eagles - Take it easy
Elton John – Your Song
Elvis Presley – Hound dog
Fleetwood Mac – Go your own way
Hollies – The Air that I breathe
Huey Lewis - Hip to be Square
Jackson 5 – Blame it on the boogie
Jam - Town called Malice
Joe Cocker – You are so beautiful to me
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues
Lynryd Skynyrd - Sweet home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Martha & the Muffins - Echo Beach
Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the sky
Pink Floyd – Wish you were here
Prince – Purple Rain
Prince Buster - Enjoy yourself
Ray Charles - Shake a tail feather
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Woman
Rolling Stones - Brown sugar
Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil
Spencer Davis - Gimme some loving
Status Quo – Rockin’ all over the world
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle (from Reservoir Dogs)
Steely Dan - Reeling in the years
Stevie Wonder – Signed, sealed, delivered
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
T Rex – Get it on
Thin Lizzy – The boys are back in town
Thin Lizzy – Whisky in the Jar
Tina Turner – Proud Mary
Travelling Wilburys – Handle with care
Undertones – Teenage Kicks
Van Morrison - Brown eyed girl
Van Morrison – Have I told you lately?
Whitney Houston – I Wanna dance with somebody
ZZ Top – Gimme all your loving
ZZ Top - Sharp dressed man
90s ONWARDS
Amy Winehouse – Valerie
Avicii - Wake me Up
Ben Howard - Keep your head up
Ben Howard – Only Love
Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Coldplay – Sky full of stars
Coldplay – Viva la Vida
Daft Punk - Get Lucky
Dua Lipa – Levitating
Elbow - One day like this
Ellie Golding – How long will I love you?
George Ezra - Budapest
George Ezra - Blame it on me
George Ezra – Shotgun
James - Sit Down
Killers – Human
Killers - Mr Brightside
Kings of Leon – Sex on fire
Kings of Leon – Use somebody
Kings of Leon – The Bucket
Kodaline – The One
Levellers – One way of life
Levellers – What a beautiful Day
Lonestar - Amazed
Lumineers - Ho Hey
Lumineers – Flowers in your hair
Mumford & Sons - I will wait
Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
Oasis – Wonderwall
Oasis – Don’t look back in anger
Oasis – She’s electric
Of Monsters and Men - Little talks
Paolo Nutini - 10/10
Paolo Nutini – Candy
Paolo Nutini - New Shoes
Pharrell Williams – Happy (from Despicable Me)
Proclaimers – 500 miles
REM – Losing my religion
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
Sam Fender - Will we Talk?
Snow Patrol – Chasing cars
Stereophonics - Dakota
Tom Odell - Grow old with me
Vance Joy – The fire and the flood
Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
Verve – Lucky Man
Walk the moon - Shut up & dance with me

Reviews (26)

The Emerald Thieves

The band were simply magnificent! They played a fantastic set and were the talk of all our guests on how good they were and the entertainment they provided. We were absolutely delighted with both the service provided by Hireaband - The Entertainment Experts and the band The Emerald Thieves. I have and will continue to recommend you guys to any friends/relatives.

The Emerald Thieves

Fantastic band - all of our guests commented on how good they were. A good variety of song choices for guests of all ages. Cannot thank you guys enough - you were amazing!

The Emerald Thieves

Saints & Sinners were an absolute dream! They created a personalised cover of Cosmic Girl for our first dance which was just perfect. We adored the Irish music, as did our guests. They drew people onto the dance floor instantly and the whole experience was unforgettable both vocals and musicians. I truly felt like I was in my beautiful home country but in rural Northumberland. Robert was so helpful and communication was great. We also had the manned DJ set after the band played which was hijacked by a few of our guests for a sing song! Highly recommended!
Mary & Gareth X

The Emerald Thieves

The band were just brilliant. Arrived in plenty of time, introduced themselves and set up without affecting our guests. The music was phenomenal and our guests all commented on how much they enjoyed the band and the set list they played. Even those who don't dance were on the dance floor! We could not fault them and would highly recommend them to anyone. We would like to thank them for making our wedding night a fantastic experience.

The Emerald Thieves

I just wanted to say a huge thank you from my husband and I for helping to create the most magical wedding day that we could have wished for. The first dance arrangement of Titanium was completely perfect, and so many people commended us for picking an Irish band too! We loved being able to get up and join in the singing and (I think) the guests seemed to enjoy our performance!!

Once again, thank you ever so much and I hope we get to dance to your brilliant music again sometime soon!

The Emerald Thieves

Can I just pass my on a massive thank you to you and the band. You guys surpassed my expectations of wedding bands! Guests were complimenting you and even the staff at the venue were impressed. We had an absolutely brilliant time and will be recommending you guys. One last thing, the first dance song (‘Lover’ by Taylor Swift) I couldn’t believe how amazing it was, it was beautiful and Anna was so good at singing it! Thanks again x

The Emerald Thieves

Saints and Sinners were absolutely excellent. Myself, Ross and all our guests thought they were great. My friends were asking who they were and how I found them. Thanks very much!
I could not have asked for better for our wedding. 100% recommend them.

The Emerald Thieves

We thought the band were absolutely excellent. Great set list and very professional.
Would definitely recommend them or have them again!

The Emerald Thieves

Hireaband made the whole band booking process so straightforward. Thank you so much Irving for your help and patience.

We absolutely loved Saints and Sinners, we just sent them an email, pasted below FYI.

Hi everyone in Saints and Sinners,

Thank you so, so much for making our wedding so incredible on Saturday. Absolutely everyone has told us how phenomenal you were, we’re so happy we chose you guys and even happier that you agreed to come all the way down to Bucks for us. Some people have commented they’ve never danced so much at a wedding, and that’s all down to you. Thank you.

Thanks also for your patience with the endless emails over set lists and surprises etc, we hope you didn’t mind too much.

We’ve had a sneak peek at our wedding photos, nothing of you guys just yet but as soon as we have the rest, we’ll share them with you in case you’d like to nab any.

Thanks a million and we hope we get to dance to your tunes again!

Sinead & Ciaran xxxxx

The Emerald Thieves

Simply brilliant. Great set list. Talented musicians and great style. Learnt our chosen songs at short notice which meant a lot. Even more so that they let me sing with them and even set up an iPad with my lyrics. So flexible and accommodating...I know for a fact that they went above and beyond compared to other wedding bands.

Also really laid back and flexible in terms of performance times.

Highly recommend.

The Emerald Thieves

They were absolutely amazing they made our night so special and a lot of our guest said they were really good.

The Emerald Thieves

Saints and Sinners played our wedding and they made the night! Their sound is fabulous and their range of music is just amazing. They are such a lovely, friendly group too. I would really recommend them!

Thank you so much x

The Emerald Thieves

Excellent band - Dance floor was full the whole time and received many positive comments about all the band. Would highly recommend them to anyone who wants a fun, party band for any occasion.

The Emerald Thieves

Saints and Sinners were incredible from start to finish! They truly helped to make the evening amazing and all our guests commented on how fantastic they were.
They were a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend them.
To everyone at Hireaband thank you for helping us choose and organise a brilliant band.

The Emerald Thieves

This band is AMAZING!!!!!! Saints and Sinners are well worth the money, guests said it was the best band they had heard in years. Wish we could have carried the party on into the night, the dance floor was packed from start to finish :)

The Emerald Thieves

Saints and Sinners set was absolutely superb, we loved every minute of it!!! We've had so many fantastic comments about you all saying that you are the best band they have ever heard!! Superb in every way :)

The Emerald Thieves

Wow, you guys are incredible, was great talking to you. We've been to so many weddings on both sides of the pond and Saints and Sinners are hands down the best wedding band EVER! I love my live music but I have never seen any band play such a wide variety of styles so convincingly. You were so authentic with the Irish stuff we actually thought you'd travelled over from Ireland especially to play the wedding. We're now heading back to Dublin with a handful of Saints and Sinners business cards to recommend them to everyone we know getting married back home. Really, THAT GOOD.

The Emerald Thieves

The best band I have ever seen, bar none. I booked them for my 50th. What a fiddle player. Awesome.

The Emerald Thieves

Just back from our honeymoon and wanted to thank you for the wedding music. Saints and Sinners were absolutely amazing and everyone has been raving about you since. A few people have asked whether you sell CD's and how they can go about getting one? Thanks again.

The Emerald Thieves

It was very easy to book Saints and Sinners through Hireaband, and throughout the whole booking process, Hireaband were very helpful, professional and quick to respond to any concerns. The band themselves were excellent, we had a lot of positive feedback on how good they were from our guests! I would definitely recommend Hireaband and Saints and Sinners. It was the most stress-free aspect of wedding planning! Thank you!

The Emerald Thieves

Hi, we would just like to say a huge thank you for the superb entertainment on our Wedding Night. The feedback has been excellent from all the guests and you definitely made the night. No doubt I will be coming to see you again soon. Thanks again!

The Emerald Thieves

We watched Saints and Sinners on a few occasions before finally approaching them and were delighted when they agreed to play at our wedding. We shopped around quite a bit beforehand (as you do) and while some bands offered cheaper quotes, many were a lot more expensive but for us, none were able to offer us anything close to the show supplied by Saints and Sinners. It was like having two completely different bands for the price of one. The Irish music got everyone right in the party mood and the rock and pop songs had the dance-floor crammed. A pleasure to deal with. Thank you for helping make our big day so special.

The Emerald Thieves

I booked Saints and Sinners for a St Patrick's Day show plus a meal at the hotel this year expecting around 120 guests to attend. We ended up having to add extra tables when 270 people turned up! It was a fabulous night. Delighted.

The Emerald Thieves

I cannot recommend Saints and Sinners highly enough. I booked the band for a charity fundraising event that I was organising and asked them to put together a couple of sets – one Celtic and one rock and pop. For events like that, having top quality entertainment on the bill both helps sells tickets in advance and makes a big difference on the night, putting people in a party mood and loosening their purse-strings when they’re being asked to donate a little bit more to the good cause. Saints and Sinners were fantastic. Musically, they were outstanding; more than that, they really got the room jumping and interacted brilliantly with my guests. The event was a bigger success than I expected and the band played a major role in making that happen. Book them now!

The Emerald Thieves

Fantastic band, dance floor was always full. Professional, patient and polite. Have already recommended to others!

The Emerald Thieves

The band was amazing. There is nothing else that needs to be said. Simply amazing. A fantastic day that was made ten times better by such a fantastic band. Every single person up dancing, singing and clapping. The band was incredibly understanding to our needs and pulled out all the stops at a very busy period for them and with only 2 weeks notice. We can not recommend this band highly enough. Booking this band is a sure fire way to guarantee an incredible night that no one will forget in a hurry. Thank you all so much. We had the best night of our lives.

Line-Up

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Performance Times

Booking Add-ons

  • Early Arrival
  • Manned DJ Service

Provided by the Act

  • PA System
  • Complimentary Unmanned DJ Service (when not performing)
  • Able To Work With Sound Limiters
  • Stage lighting
  • Public Liability Insurance & PAT Tested Equipment

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