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About BlackRock Ceilidh

BlackRock Ceilidh - Enthusiastic and experienced. Committed to craic ! One of the busiest bands in the Highlands

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Ceilidh band

Dingwall

Public liability insurance of £2 million

BlackRock Ceilidh is an experienced and enthusiastic duo from the Highands of Scotland. We perform Ceilidh, Celtic, Covers and Original material for Functions, celebrations, Corporate events, Festivals and Pub , Music venue and Hotel gigs. We perform as a duo line up performing a 3 and a half hour set of music and songs and can cater for dance calling. longer or shorter sets are no problem by arrangement. The band plays all over the UK and has appeared at many Scottish festivals over the years. We have the luxury of 2 composers/ song writers in the line up which allows us to produce new music all the time. The line up can include 2 vocalists, Guitar, accordion, mandolin, small pipes, bagpipes, saxophone, drum pedals and bodrain. We are very conscious of our customers needs and have our own p.a. set up. We arrive on time, set up & sound check prior to commencement and perform a set to cater for all ages. We also have the facility to allow clients to run their own i,device favourites mix through our p.a., with our supervision, during any breaks. Above all we are committed to craic, giving everyone an amazing time from our wide range of musical genres, as we love what we do.

BlackRock Ceilidh

5 out of 5

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Punctuality

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BlackRock Ceilidh's Reviews

5 out of 5

Lovely guys ! We had a ball thank you do much ! Highly recommend ( ask for the pipes to be played absolutely beautiful) Mr BAILLIE

5 out of 5

BlackRock Ceilidh could not have been more amazing for our party. The pre event communication was great, absolute no hassles in arranging things and on the night they were incredible, everyone was full of compliments and they were so good at reading the room and keeping people going.

5 out of 5

Really great, all our guests enjoyed themselves

5 out of 5

Excellant, crowd loved them and will book again.

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5 out of 5

BlackRock Ceilidh played our 10th wedding anniversary party and were absolutely amazing!! Highly recommended, we had a great time! Half of the room had never been to a ceilidh before and they did a great job teaching us the dances. Thank you for a great night!

BlackRock Ceilidh played at our wedding & all we can say is book them. They were fantastic ! Our guests haven't stopped talking about how great the band was ! They played music to suit everyone with some guest putting in requests. Euan even gave us a Ceilidh dance lesson. The songs rthey sang and the instruments they used created such a grat atmosphere, all the guests were dancing. Great musicians and vocalists . They really mage our wedding reception an unforgettable one. ( Paul & Shiona )

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10 gigs

Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore

Saved the day!

Booked for an Encore gig with less than 24 hours’ notice

8th Anniversary

This act has been working with Encore for over 8 years

BlackRock Ceilidh's Song list

Covers list Jan 2022

Waterboys- Fisherman’s Blues, Bang on the Ear, When will we be Married Molly, Raggle taggle gypsy

Levellers- 15 years, Beautiful day, The Boatman,

Avicii - Wake me up, These are the nights ( my father )

Lumineers - Ho Hey

Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man

George Ezra – Blame it on me, Shotgun

Jake Bugg - Lightning bolt

Deacon Blue – Twist & Shout

Primal Scream – Country girl

Paolo Nutini – Pencil full of lead, A Man’s a Man, New shoes on, Candy

Bob Marley – 3 little birds

Rednex – Cotton eye Joe

Mavericks – Dance the Night Away

Talking heads – Psycho Killer

Undertones – Teenage Kicks

Steve Earle – Galway Girl , Copperhead Road

Proclaimers – 500 miles, Jean

Pogues - Dirty old town

Runrig- Every river

Thin Lizzy – Whisky in the jar

Rolling Stones – Honky Tonk Women

Old Crow Medicine Show – Wagon Wheel, Mary’s Kitchen

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Green river

Johnny Cash – Ring of fire, Folsom Prison Blues, Get Rhythm,

Kenny Rodgers – The Gambler

Bruce Springsteen – Shackled and drawn

John Denver – Country roads

Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown

Van Morrison – Moondance, Brown eyed Girl, Bright Side of the road

Dougie Maclean - Caledonia, Feel so Near, The Gael (last of the Mohicans)

Skippinish – Walking on the waves

Saw doctors - I Useta’ love her

Dr. Feelgood – Back in the Night, Going back home

The Killers – All these things that I have done

Robbie Williams – Let me entertain you

Elvis Costello – Pump it up

Hot House Flowers – Don’t go

Need to Breathe – The Outsiders

Gerry Cinnamon – Belter

Nathaniel Rateliff – S.O.B.

High Flying Birds – Holy Mountain.

From the film Juno – All i want is you

T Rex – 20th Century Boy

Cockney Rebel – You’ve done it all

Wilson Pickett - in the midnight hour

Men at Work – Down under

Tom Odell – Grow old with me

Tom Baxter - Better

Traditional songs –

Barnyards of Delgaty,

Lads o the fair,

Ye Jacobites,

Burnieboozle,

Are you sleepin’ Maggie,

Fiddler in the north,

Shady Grove,

Leaving of Liverpool,

I’ll tell me Ma’ ,

Raggle Taggle Gypsy ,

Loch Lomond,

Wild Mountain Thyme,

Peggy Gordon.

Summer of ’46,

Killiekrankie,

Lock the door Lariston,

Lammas tide,

Kismuil’s Galley,

Walking on the waves,

Auld Lang Syne,

Flower of Scotland ,

A mans a man

and many more including 50 original songs in a celtic vein

BlackRock Ceilidh's Prices

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Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

We give a high energy set and put everything into each performance. We are all very committed to our bookers, practices and performance and are enthusiastic about our set and performances. We turn up in plenty time set up discretely ,sound check for an optimum sound . We always try to give our booker a great show & a little more than they expect.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Strathpeffer pavilion, Clashmore Hall, Bogbain, Sligachan Hotel, Three Chimneys. Skeabost House Hotel ,Skye. Institute Hall Fochabers. Aswanley House, Huntly. Caledonian, Mercure,Bunchrew, Achnagairn, Inverness, Kings College, Maryculter House, Aberdeen, Brodie Castle, Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh, The Torridon & many more hotels and small to large halls

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Martyn Bennet, Shooglenifty, Steve Earle, CCR, The Levellers , The Waterboys, Mumford & Sons, Van Morrison , Dougie Maclean and many more

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

Belladrum Festival, Channel 5 TV, Fox TV US, Duke of Westminster Estates, Islay festival, Barra Fest, Aigas estate for Virginia McKenna & Sir John Lister Kaye. Alladale for Stolchinaya Vodka business owner , Suzanne Dando & various high profile guests whom we are not at liberty to divulge.

Can you perform covers?

Yes we have included a list of the one's we use most. this is always evolving.

Do you have different line-up options?

We generally perform as a duo , Duo consists of 2 Vocalists, guitar, accordion, mandolin, mandola, small pipes, bagpipes, saxophone, bodhrain and drum pedal

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

We try to be flexible. Let us know in plenty time especially if we have a distance to travel to your event.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

We are happy to run your i.device through our p.a. upon request at booking stage. we shall operate this for you. we charge £80/hour

How much time do you need to set up?

For small venues 60minutes for larger venues ( larger p.a. set up ) up to 90mins including sound check

Do you provide a caller?

We often provide this service for those unfamiliar with the dance steps. Our caller is available with every line up option. Just tell us if you need us to help you with this at the booking stage

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Our set lists are crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure guests dance and have an amazing time. However, we're definitely happy to chat through and make sure we find what works for your event. ”

Is all of the equipment (e.g. PA) included in your quote?

Our various PA systems are included in your quote. We usually require a minimum of 5m x 4m space to perform”

Can you learn song requests before the event?

“If a song isn't included in our song list there may still be a chance we already know it. If there is a special song you'd like us to learn we are happy to do this for you, if the arrangement suits our instrument set, given notice. There is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times etc. ”

Musicianship

Genres:

Ceilidh, Folk rock, Traditional Scottish folk, Traditional Irish folk, Country, Folk

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Types:

Ceilidh band, Celtic folk band, Folk band

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Event types:

Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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