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  1. booked The Sweeney Ceilidh Band for a private event

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    Very entertaining group - lots of positive feedback from the guests.

    The Sweeney Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Farnham

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    Available from: £1050

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  2. booked Monster Ceilidh Band for a hotel / restaurant event

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    Simply loved them - would hire them again in a heartbeat !

    Monster Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Newcastle upon Tyne

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    Available from: £1500

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  3. booked Foot Stompin' Ceilidh Band for a wedding

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    We booked Foot Stompin’ for our wedding and they were absolutely fantastic! Their communication was brilliant and the music on the night was phenomenal! The caller for the ceilidh did a great job and I think it’s the best ceilidh we’ve been to (not that we are biased). Would 100% recommend these guys.

    Foot Stompin' Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Glasgow

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    Available from: £1500

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  4. booked Bowstring for a wedding

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    Bowstring were the perfect ceilidh band for our wedding. Enthusiastically leading a crowd with mixed experience levels, Bowstring made sure everyone had the best time and was a highlight of our wedding. I can’t praise them enough.

    Bowstring

    Ceilidh band

    Kent

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    Available from: £675

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  5. booked Dancing Feet Ceilidh Band for a private event

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    Dancing feet played for my husband's 40th birthday family ceilidh! They were fantastic!!! A great selection of tunes and dances. They were able to read the crowd, playing a tune when the dances needed a break etc. Everyone had a super party and loved the music and dancing.

    Dancing Feet Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Scotland

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    Available from: £525

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  6. booked Drop Spindle Ceilidh Band for a wedding

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    Drop Spindle Band were brilliant!! We hired them for our wedding and had the most wonderful time. We had so many people talk about how great they were. The music was fab and really fun sets. They were also great at explaining the dances to a group of mostly new ceilidh-ers! Would highly recommend, they made us feel so comfortable and were all so lovely.

    Drop Spindle Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Newcastle upon Tyne

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    Available from: £787.50

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  7. booked Drop Spindle Ceilidh Band for a private event

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    Drop Spindle was fantastic! They did a great job engaging an international group of family and friends (we were 15-18 nationalities!), in a pre-wedding event. Guests had lot's of fun and some people managed to follow despite not speaking English.

    Drop Spindle Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Newcastle upon Tyne

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    Available from: £787.50

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  8. booked The Navvies for a private event

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    Hi Ann, It was lovely to meet you, Keith and the band at the weekend. Many, many thanks to you both and the band for an excellent and fun evening of ceilidh music and dancing. I had a complete ball and you guys made my celebrations, thank you, Ali :)

    The Navvies

    Ceilidh band

    Bury Saint Edmunds

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    Available from: £625

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  9. booked John Carver Reels & Ceilidh Calling for a wedding

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    John was absolutely brilliant. He was flexible when we ran behind, extremely friendly and the ceilidh was so fun and was accessible for everyone from age 3 to 70-something, including a guest in a wheelchair. The groom said it's the most fun (and exercise) he's ever had at a wedding reception. It was mad, hilarious and entertaining. It was also a lot of fun to watch for those who didn't have the energy to join in. As the bride I was so sad to not have the energy (chronic fatigue sufferer) as it looked SUCH fun, but it was wonderful seeing everyone having such a whale of a time. We couldn't have asked for a better ceilidh caller – thank you so much, John, for a fantastic evening!

    John Carver Reels & Ceilidh Calling

    Ceilidh band

    Aylesbury

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    Available from: £600

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  10. booked Drop Spindle Ceilidh Band for a wedding

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    Drop Spindle were beyond amazing- we had a very big mix of abilities and confidence and they ensured everyone got involved and had fun for every second of the ceilidh! Could not recommend them more - they made it so fun and easy for everyone to join in on any of the dances! Thank you all so so much

    Drop Spindle Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Newcastle upon Tyne

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    Available from: £787.50

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  11. booked Bow & Box for a wedding

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    We cannot recommend these guys enough. We booked them for our wedding and their communication about cost, answering our questions and set up in the lead up was excellent. On the day they arrived in plenty of time, set up as directed by our best man with no fuss and taught us the first dance we opted for in 2 minutes or less! We loved our first dance and it made us feel so much more confident to do it than if we had had to come up with our own! The music was superb. The caller with the band was absolutely the best caller we have ever experienced. He was so friendly and adept at getting everyone at the wedding on the dance floor (a pub lawn in our case) without being remotely pushy - despite the fact many of our friends had never done a celidh before and were a little trepidatious about joining in! Every guest fed back to us that the celidh was a real highlight of the day and we loved it too. A small thing, but we also really appreciated the caller's use of "this side" or "that side" and gender neutral terms for instructions as we are a gay couple and had quite a few Same-sex dancing couples at the wedding so this made everyone more comfortable. The band were genuinely excellent and the quality of the music was commented on by the venue, and they packed the two hour slot with dances which we really appreciated.

    Bow & Box

    Ceilidh band

    Southampton

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  12. booked BlackRock Ceilidh for a private event

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    Euan and Mark played at our wedding party. Pre-event communication was friendly and relaxed. They were punctual and set up on the night with no fuss. They were happy to play requests from their setlist and provide instructions for first time ceilidh dancers. The dancefloor was full all night. Our guests loved Mark giving it full-tilt on the pipes. Wouldn't hesitate to book them again.

    BlackRock Ceilidh

    Ceilidh band

    Dingwall

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    Available from: £360

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  13. booked Blue Hat Ceilidh Band for a private event

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    We had the Blue Hat Ceilidh band for my 60th birthday. They were fantastic! They were very good at explaining the dances and getting everyone involved and choose dances to suit the experience level. They were also flexible on timing as we needed up starting late. I would thoroughly recommend them!

    Blue Hat Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Newcastle upon Tyne

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    Available from: £850

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  14. booked Ceithir for a private event

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    Ceithir were a brilliant band that brought my 30th bday party to life. They provided a great mix of songs and instructions that encouraged even the first-time ceilidh dancers to get involved. Everyone raved about them afterwards. They were magic, thank you so much!

    Ceithir

    Ceilidh band

    Glasgow

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    Available from: £850

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  15. booked Drop Spindle Ceilidh Band for a wedding

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    All so brilliant! Incredibly patient, inclusive and brought great energy to our wedding! All guests had a fabulous time and you were so flexible and accommodating. Great communication before and very relaxed and enjoyable experience in planning stages. Great with novices and more experienced dancers. Thank you and would highly recommend!

    Drop Spindle Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Newcastle upon Tyne

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    Available from: £787.50

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  16. booked Ceilidh Tree for a bar / club / venue event

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    Perfect!

    Ceilidh Tree

    Ceilidh band

    London

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    Available from: £605

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  17. booked Ceòl Beag Ceilidh Band for a private event

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    Great ceilidh band, would recommend! The music and calling was perfect and the band members were lovely. Would book them again :)

    Ceòl Beag Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Edinburgh

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    Available from: £700

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  18. booked KJ Ceilidhs for a wedding

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    So much fun and got everyone dancing throughout. Cannot recommend highly enough.

    KJ Ceilidhs

    Ceilidh band

    Peterborough

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    Available from: £1250

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  19. booked Silver Street Ceilidh Band for a birthday party

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    Lovely personable people who were very accomodating. Talented musicians and Erin a great caller with a sense of humour.

    Silver Street Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    London

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    Available from: £1250

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