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A highly experienced Ceilidh, Barn Dance band whose repertoire embraces traditional & contemporary music & song from the British Isles, Ireland, Europe & the Appalachians.

'Great CD, with shades of Swarbrick' (of Farewell to Reason)
Brendan Curran, Aviemore Festival

'the vocals reflect confidence and experience'
Unicorn Folk Magazine

‘Superb set, really very good indeed’
Alistair Hulett

'A real folk band; with 2 fiddles!’ Dave Swarbrick

'High powered music, great vocals’ Northern Times

‘Superb; beautiful fiddle playing right
down to the dusty bit!’ Bruce MacGregor
* Highly experienced, 15 years ceilidh/band

* 2 vocalists

* Fiddle driven Celtic music with solid rhythm section, guitar/bouzouki and mandolin second lead.

* Played many major folk festivals
Rates From £ 688
The minimum rate is for the band local gigs.

Playlists / Performance Info:

The band now only play for ceilidhs & barn dances. The band has played in every county in England, across most Scotland and the individual band members have played all over Europe and as far off as Australia. Dances are usually over a 3 hour period with a break, ie 8-11pm. ! but of course every booking is different! We sing songs and play tunes after every couple of dances so you can recover

We have our own PA System, our kit is PAT certified and we have Public Liability Insurance.
Entertainment Types:
Ceilidh Band
Genres: Celtic, Folk
Options: We can change or add to the standard lineup with flutes, Scottish Small pipes, Irish pipes and accordion up availability.
Experience: Venues we have played include:
Balnain House, Inverness
The Mill Theatre, Thurso, Caithness
Rogart Hall, Rogart, Scotland
AROS Theatre, Isle of Skye
Raasay House, Isle of Raasay
Lochcarron Village Hall, Ross-shire
Woburn Abbey
Plinston Hall, Letchworth
The QE2
Inverbeg Hotel, Luss, Loch Lomond
The Lodge on Loch Lomond – Hogmanay 2004
Bedford Corn Exchange
The Headgate Theatre, Colchester
The Embassy Club, Selsey, Sussex


Festivals
Caversham Festival
Broadstairs Folk Week
Shrewbury
Brampton Live - Cumbria
Brigg Fiddle Festival - Lincs
Ashwell – Summer Solstice
Cornwall Celtic Music Festival
Shetland Folk Festival 2004 (as Chord)
TPGM Music Festival
Bedford Beer & Cider Festival
Royston Arts Festival
Indian Summer Festival
Rhythms of the World

Radio - Live & recorded
BBC Radio Scotland – various programs
BBC Radio 4 – You & Yours
BBC Radio 3 Counties – various programs
BBC Radio Kent - various festival broadcasts

USA CD plays on various stations


Previous Clients: Regular RAF & Army Burns Night Officers Mess, Regimental Dinners

Private & Corporate Functions:
Weddings, birthdays, company socials etc just too numerous to list!

Fund raisers:
Very many from Harvest Festivals, school PTA’s
Church restorations & various charities.

Tech Details:

PA System:
Own sound system
Light System:
We carry basic lights
Setup Times:
60 - 90 mins upon access
Sets and
Times :
Up to 2 x 90min
Tech Requirements:
several 13 amp sockets

Reviews:

RAF Wyton, Cambs 28th January 2013 I would like to pass on my gratitude for a fantastic evening of Ceilidh dancing that you provided us on Friday. It was tremendously good fun and certainly made the evening the success that it was. Perhaps we will have the pleasure of your entertainment again next year . . . . . . . . Kind regards and many thanks! Plt Off S S. T DGIFC Cambridge 29th October 2012 The Band did a magnificent gig for us at 254 Medical Regiment for our joint mess Burns Night supper, so we want to book you again for 2013. N.B. Captain ROSO 254 Medical Regiment Abbots Langley 7th July 2012 Dear Alan, thank you so much for playing/calling for our barn dance last night, the music really was superb and we had a fantastic evening. It was lovely to see our (old) friends and our son's, young, friends as well as family, all joining in and having such fun. There were lots of musical friends at our party and many of them commented on the excellent quality of both the vocals and the instruments. Please pass our thanks on to all the other members of your band. Thanks again, and hope to see you again sometime! Joy & Neil Chalfont St Giles 19th May 2012 Dear Alan, Thank you for a great night of music - you helped create a great atmosphere on what was a rather chilly night - please pass on our grateful thanks to all members of the band. Best wishes Helen Milton Keynes 30th December 2011 I just wanted to pass on my sincere thanks to the band that came on 30th December for our ceilidh. We had a really great night and the band were absolutely brilliant, really accommodating and made the atmosphere really vibrant. It was a great 40th birthday, thank you! Kate Amersham, 6th November 2010 Alan Just wanted to thank you and the band for a brilliant night on Saturday. I had a fantastic evening and EVERYBODY enjoyed themselves. I think many were at their first ceilidh and are converted!! Thinking of an excuse to do it all again! Please thank the band - many comments about how good you all were and how you made it so easy to join in. I had the best evening ever - it was the perfect way to get different groups of friends to mix and was so much fun!! Many, many thanks Karen
Plt Off S S. T DGIFC
Guilden Morden, 26th January 2008 Hi Alan Thanks ever so much for Friday, we absolutely loved it! Take care, and if we have another one of these we'll be in touch! Best wishes M Royston, October 8th 2005 Dear Alan Thank you for making our wedding at Smeetham Hall so special. The music was FANTASTIC you more than exceeded our expectations. Everyone commented about you all, saying how wonderful you were. We had a great day, we hope you managed to enjoy yourselves too. Love Steve & Vicki Stevenage, June 27th 2005 Dear Alan – Thank you for providing the great music on Saturday, we all enjoyed ourselves despite it being a bit chilly - at least it didn't rain! I had several comments during the night -'the band is so good', so please pass on our thanks to your fellow band members for the excellent entertainment. I expect we will see you again sometime - no hesitation in recommending you! Many thanks again Sue C. Knebworth, 8th September 2004 Dear Alan Thank you for a splendid evening on Saturday. We had so much fun and lots of people have suggested we make it an annual event. I think they enjoyed themselves! Please pass on our thanks and compliments to the rest of the musicians and the caller. Once again, thanks for a great evening Best wishes, Rebecca Bedford, 28th November 2002 Dear Alan We really enjoyed the Ceilidh at our wedding last month when you played for us at the Swan Hotel in Bedford. Thank you all ever so much – we had many compliments on the band and the dancing – people of all ages were able to join in and have fun, and it was a good ice –breaker and many guests did not know each other. If you have any public events coming up we would be keen to hear about them, here’s hoping we’ll be along to another of your Ceilidhs before long ! All the best Sue and Trevor
Sue & Trevor
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