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Ceilidh caller

Dan Longley

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Ceilidh Caller with humour!
Ceilidh caller
Birmingham
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Dan has worked as the resident caller for the Burdock Band for over 10 years. His repertoire of dances is global, drawing on any tradition where fun is key and getting it wrong doesn't matter. "We've danced at the smallest venue - someone's front room - to the largest - Iceland's big family bash, so the aim is always the same: to get your guests mingling together up on their feet having fun". He also works with other bands and does solo performances using digital playlists, so it's worth asking him if he's available. Dan also runs Barn Dance Fitness in South Birmingham: ", an enjoyable, social way to get fit together".

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This act has been working with Encore for over 6 years
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Experienced: 10 bookings through Encore
Musicianship
Genres:
Ceilidh, Folk
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Event types:
Charity event, Wedding, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Dan
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5 out of 5
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4.8
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5.0
Communication
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5.0

Dan's Reviews

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Dagmar F
3 months ago
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5 out of 5

Dan and Co. were approachable, communicative, flexible and entertaining. No hesitation in recommending them for ceilidh novices in odd shaped rooms!

Reply from Dan
3 months ago

Lovely afternoon and great to see so much enthusiasm - thank you for letting us be part of it!

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Kathy J
1 year ago
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5 out of 5

Fantastic event all due to Dan - he was brilliant.

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Miriam J
1 year ago
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4.8 out of 5

Dan was great. Some of our guests struggled to get the hang of a very different style of dancing and found it all a bit fast. Dan did well with a diverse group. We loved it. Thank you, Dan

Reply from Dan
1 year ago

Thanks Mim. as long as they had fun, we don't expect guests to be dance perfect! Best wishes to you both for the future

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Frances N
1 year ago
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5 out of 5

Fantastic Dan was great. Everyone really enjoyed it

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Cole F
11 months ago, for a Wedding anniversary in Stratford Rd
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5 out of 5

Loved the way Dan got so involved in the dancing. A really great afternoon for all ages. Dan turned up early to make sure the tech worked, he was attentive to all our needs, choosing great songs for us to dance to. Professional and fun!

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Joe W
4 years ago, for a Wedding in Upton Warren
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5 out of 5

Fantastic band for a wedding. We booked them recently for a November 2019 wedding and everyone commented on how much fun they had. The band sounded great, were really enthusiastic and very easy to get on with. They even went as far as to prepare a dance based on a song from the Lord of the Rings on request. Highly recommend for a really enjoyable evening of music and dancing :)

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