I know of a few musicians that have been involved in the Ship Band over the years and they have all been of excellent players and I have no doubt that the ceilidhs they put on are of a good standard.

Their online marketing is a bit cheeky (in so far as you could get the impression you were supporting a local band) but how many people booking them would actually care?

To call them a fraud is certainly unfair. Anyone that booked them would get what they paid for.