The elusive Black Dog Ceilidh Band

The "Dogs" are one of the most popular bands in their home county of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties. They are well known on the Eastern side of UK but have been seen in places as far away as the North West, the West Midlands and the South Coast. How did their name come about? Many years ago the line-up went through many band names – none of which they liked. Then, one Saturday evening, loading up after a gig, someone came up and said," I like your music but I never know where you are going to be next. You are harder to find than Black Shuck!” Bearing in mind that this was out in the Lincolnshire fens we assumed Black Shuck meant something so, after a bit of research all became clear. Most of the eastern counties have legends about a mysterious black dog, known in various regions as Black Shuck, Old Shuck, Old Shock or simply Shuck which is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia. That is how the band came to be The elusive Black Dog! The band is made up of long serving musicians playing guitar, bass guitar, melodeon and drums plus their seasoned caller. They have played at festivals, private parties, celebrations, corporate events and fund raisers. The band has full public liability insurance, they carry all their own sound and lighting equipment and everything is annually PAT tested.