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Shoreham-by-Sea Folk Festival July 2024

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About Tripping Upstairs

We are a traditional Irish/ Celtic band based in SE England featuring uilleann pipes, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, acoustic bass and vocals.

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Celtic folk band

Shoreham-by-Sea

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Tripping Upstairs are an accomplished traditional Irish band based in the South East of England. Will is a highly rated Uilleann piper as well as playing mandolin and whistles.Sue on fiddle and backing vocals is also a respected piano and fiddle teacher. Our singer guitarist, Una, from Belfast has a huge repertoire of Irish and contemporary songs. Kim on acoustic bass completes our lineup. We perform regularly as a band in Irish sessions and venues throughout the South East of England, Ireland and beyond!

Tripping Upstairs

5 out of 5

7 verified reviews

Satisfaction

5.0

Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Tripping Upstairs' Reviews

5 out of 5

Brilliant! Hopefully can book again for next year! Chloe x

Reply from Tripping Upstairs

8 months ago

Thanks Chloe- fantastic gig. Hopefully we can repeat next year. Will, Sue, Una and Kim. Tripping Upstairs.

5 out of 5

Tripping Upstairs played our wedding drinks reception recently and we couldn’t have been happier with the band, the performance, and all comms leading up to the big day. Sounded great and lovely band members - have received lots of great feedback - would highly recommend.

Reply from Tripping Upstairs

1 year ago

Thanks Ralph and Megan, That was such a great gig. We thoroughly enjoyed it. We wish you both well on your journey henceforth! Will (for Tripping Upstairs).

5 out of 5

I hired Tripping Upstairs for my wedding, my partner is Irish, and we brought them in as a surprise to finish up the night. Overall, they were excellent, they sounded great live and were an absolute hit with both the Irish guests and our international guests. Out of the whole wedding, Tripping Upstairs were the best part, they got the party going and created a fantastic atmosphere which finished the night on a high. I mainly dealt with Will in the lead-up, he was very responsive and great to work back and forth with on the setup/song list. I honestly couldn’t recommend them enough; they would be a great addition to any event! Thanks to all 3 of you for making it an evening to remember :).

Reply from Tripping Upstairs

2 years ago

Fantastic! We loved it and so pleased to be a part of your wedding celebrations. Have a fantastic life together.

5 out of 5

Will was absolutely fantastic at our wedding day, he even made sure to come to our wedding rehearsal the evening before to be sure he knew exactly what we wanted him to play and when. Highly recommend!

Reply from Tripping Upstairs

2 years ago

Thanks Siobhan. Much appreciated.

5 out of 5

Thank you so so so so much for being so brilliant, I’ve been getting so many messages from people saying how much they loved the band… you gave the night the perfect atmosphere and I’m so grateful to you all. You were so professional and such good quality. Thank you for making my night exactly what I wanted and for being such fun and so accommodating. Best wishes Jude

5 out of 5

We all had a tiring but v enjoyable night. Great fun.

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Tripping Upstairs' Song list

Ae fond Kiss

Auld triangle

Banks of the Roses

Black is the Colour

Blacksmith

Brown eye'd girl

Croppy boy

Dirty Old Town

Down by the Glenside

Fairytale of NY

Finnegan's Wake

First time ever I saw your Face

Foggy Dew

Follow me up to Carlow

Franklin

Galway Girl

Going back to Harlem

Good ship Kangaroo

I Know My Love

I'll tell My Ma

Irish heartbeat

Jock O' Hazledean

Joe Hill

Johnny I hardly knew Ya

Kelvin's Purling Stream

Lads o' the Fair

Long Black Veil

Love is Easin' (morning dew)

Month of January

My Johnny was a Shoemaker

My Lagan Love

Never be the sun

Paper wings

Parting glass

Patriot Game

Peggy Gordon

Poncho and Lefty

Raggle Taggle Gypsy

Raglan Road

Rambling Siuler

Ride On

Sally Brown

She moved through the fair

Slieve Gallon Braes

Snows they melt

Some Say the Devil is Dead

South Australia

Star of the County Down

Streets of Derry

To Althea from Prison

Trust in Drink

Wake up Darlin' Corrie

Water is Wide

West Coast of Clare

Whisky in the Jar

Who knows where the Time Goes

Will You Go Lassie Go

You Rambling Boys of Pleasure

Tripping Upstairs' Prices

Last updated: 2024

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Customer questions

Do you have different line-up options?

Yes, Our main line-up is Uilleann Pipes/ mandolin/whistles, Fiddle, Guitar and vocals. We can also perform as a duo with Uilleann pipes and fiddle. Our singer/ guitarists also perform solo as does Will on pipes.

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

We always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event just let us know.