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1529 ceilidh band reviews.

  1. booked Stringception for a corporate event

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    Brilliant experience at our corporate event. The band was extremely professional, had great sound, responded to any requests and created fun atmosphere. For many of the attendees this was their first Ceilidh ever and Jonny was great at guiding everyone through the dances. There was also superb communication prior to the event, which put us at ease and made planning the event much easier. I can only recommend, if we will have any other event with Ceilidh coming up, we will reach out to Stringception again.

    Stringception

    Ceilidh band

    Oswestry

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    Available from: £750

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  2. booked The Riot Band for a wedding

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    The band were excellent. Great musicians, great caller. Very professional and obviously know their stuff so they're able to be flexible. Good selection of music and dances. And they seemed to be enjoying themselves too, which makes a difference! Everybody had a blast. Would absolutely recommend.

    The Riot Band

    Ceilidh band

    Bolton

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    Available from: £900

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  3. booked Scott Leslie Ceilidh Band for a wedding

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    Absolutely fantastic band, would 110% hire them again and have even recommended them to the venue owner to put on her list of useful contacts for future wedding goers. Thank you so much for being part of our big day !

    Scott Leslie Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Bathgate

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    Available from: £875

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  4. booked Burdock Ceilidh Band for a wedding

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    The Burdock band were a success to finish off our wedding day, unfortunately we couldn't fit in both agreed sets due to other parts of the day getting delayed but all our guests enjoyed what they did!

    Burdock Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Birmingham

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    Available from: £1250

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  5. booked for a private event

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    Had a fun time ! Flaming Heather are an experienced couple of musicians who arrived well on time and provided exactly the level of dance music which worked well for us. Thanks so much for contributing to our birthday celebrations !

    Ceilidh band

    Livingston

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    Available from: £320

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  6. booked Buchanan Ceilidh Band (BCB) for a wedding

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    The band performed at our wedding and helped make it a wonderful night! Most of our guests were new to ceilidhs and the caller was great at making the dances understandable to our many international guests, both young and old. Everyone had a wonderful time! They are really flexible and good at improvising. We really enjoyed being piped in to get all the guests to the dance floor and begin the ceilidh. We definitely recommend them!

    Buchanan Ceilidh Band (BCB)

    Ceilidh band

    Brighton

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    Available from: £900

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  7. booked Bass Rock Ceilidh Band for a wedding

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    Band was fantastic and everyone loved them. We were all thoroughly ceilidhd out haha Would highly recommend these guys

    Bass Rock Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Glasgow

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    Available from: £1435

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  8. booked Black Velvet Ceilidh Trio for a private event

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    Excellent - far exceeded my expectations, highly recommended.

    Black Velvet Ceilidh Trio

    Ceilidh band

    Somerset

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    Available from: £1250

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  9. booked The Jacobites for a wedding

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    My husband and I had the pleasure of having the Jacobites perform for our Scotland wedding at Killochan Castle, and let me tell you, they were unbelievably fantastic, fun, and talented. They got everyone up and dancing like crazy! They were kind and patient and took time to teach everyone how to Ceilidh dance (and yes, it took a while..) Their communication was quick and straightforward which allowed everything to flow seamlessly. I wish I could hire them to come and play in the states! Thank you all again for being such a fun addition to our big day! E&C

    The Jacobites

    Ceilidh band

    Edinburgh

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    Available from: £1937.50

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  10. booked Ceithir for a private event

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    Cethir are an excellent band. Arrangements all confirmed ahead of gig including set times, prompt response to all contacts. Arrived and set up in good order and evening ran to plan. Excellent musicians, great caller, very patient and instructive. Especially as large portion of guests were novices from down South! Whole band were friendly and gave us a fantastic night of entertainment. They went the extra mile!

    Ceithir

    Ceilidh band

    Glasgow

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    Available from: £850

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  11. booked Staffin Island Ceilidh Band for a private event

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    I would just like to say a huge thankyou to yourself and the Staffin Island Ceilidh Band who played for us on Saturday night. They were amazing and everyone I spoke to thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and probably danced more than usual. Even the manager of the venue we hired said they were the best band he'd ever had playing there, and he may look to book you for some of their own functions in future. They got everyone dancing, and managed to keep most of us doing the correct moves 😀. They were such a big hit, and it made our special night go down an absolute storm. Thankyou once again.

    Staffin Island Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Dundee City Council

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    Available from: £1200

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  12. booked The Rock Ceilidh Band for a private event

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    The team was Excellent! Really strong performance and a solid night. Will definitely book again!

    The Rock Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Bathgate

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    Available from: £1062.50

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  13. booked Ceilidh With Us for a birthday party

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    Fantastic. We are so glad we chose this band. Everything was perfect.

    Ceilidh With Us

    Ceilidh band

    Luton

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    Available from: £1800

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  14. booked for a wedding

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    Flaming Heather was a great ceilidh band, ideal for the wedding reception. Our guests enjoyed the music and the dancing.

    Ceilidh band

    Livingston

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    Available from: £320

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  15. booked Stroma Folk & Ceilidh for a wedding

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    We booked Stroma for our wedding after they performed at a friend's wedding. They definitely lived up to our expectations and would highly recommend them! We were particularly impressed by how accommodating they were to change of plans during the evening.

    Stroma Folk & Ceilidh

    Ceilidh band

    London

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    Available from: £1125

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  16. booked Price of My Pig for a charity event

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    Absolutely brilliant! We had a large group at a conference with an international audience ranging from Japan, Singapore, the USA, all across Europe and the UK. Every part of the booking, from initial approach questions, through the stuff we needed to establish once our booking was made to their arrival on site was handled well through Encore. These guys set up quietly in the background while we were eating dinner, waited for my nod to start their set and then went on to make the evening perfect. The band were so good, the caller was funny, engaging and really got everyone involved. A significant amount of people were dancing until the end, myself included and I'm not a dancer! It was fantastic. The feedback from people who attended has been amazing, everyone loved it, even those who couldn't participate due to mobility issues. They just loved the craziness when people didn't know their left from their right! We all laughed all night. I would totally recommend Price of my Pig to anyone thinking about hiring a ceilidh band for their event. This was my first ever ceilidh and I loved every minute of it. Thank you guys, you made our seven day event even better. Julia

    Price of My Pig

    Ceilidh band

    Lancaster

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    Available from: £1150

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  17. booked Burdock Ceilidh Band for a wedding

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    The Burdock Band played for our wedding and were amazing. They were friendly and helpful before the event, & worked well with our venues noise limiter. They did a really fun mix of some more traditional dances with some fun and silly stuff too. (The ‘wedding blessing’ dance is certainly something I won’t ever forget!). They got everyone involved and lots of people mentioned how much fun they had, including those who had never ceilidh-ed before.

    Burdock Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Birmingham

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    Available from: £1250

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  18. booked Stroma Folk & Ceilidh for a hotel / restaurant event

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    We had Stroma play a Scottish ceilidh for our wedding last weekend and they were fantastic. Musicianship was excellent and the caller was clear and patient (thankfully!). We had the whole range of familiarity with the dances and Stroma walked us all through them and made sure we knew what we were doing all the way through. Communication was clear and prompt (thanks again, Jordan). If you're considering booking them for your event I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them. 10/10, would ceilidh again.

    Stroma Folk & Ceilidh

    Ceilidh band

    London

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    Available from: £1125

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  19. booked Ceilidh Minogue for a corporate event

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    Fabulous - highly recommend this band who played at our international conference - they got all the delegates up dancing - a really memorable evening

    Ceilidh Minogue

    Ceilidh band

    Doune

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    Available from: £875

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  20. booked The Sweeney Ceilidh Band for a birthday party

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    Everyone had a great evening - even if the older dancers were a bit thin on the ground! Many thanks.

    The Sweeney Ceilidh Band

    Ceilidh band

    Farnham

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    Available from: £1050

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