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This well established 4/5 piece ceilidh band from South Gloucestershire has a really fine array of music and instrumentation,comprising  accordion,banjo,fiddle,melodeon and guitar. The music is lively and very danceable,appealing to novices and experienced ceilidh dancers,drawing on the traditions of the British Isles,America and a bit more besides.So as well as covering the well-known Scottish ...

A barn dance/Ceilidh band providing live music in a lively and exciting style. The band has been in existance for over 25 years, under the leadership of Tony Gibbons. Whilst the line-up has been 'liquid', the core of Tony (melodeon) and Hamish (guitar) has remained constant and,currently,accompanied by woodwind.If required,a fiddle can also be added,augmenting the overall sound. This i...

A very lively trio of musicians from South Gloucestershire,including their own caller/vocalist.There might only be three of them......but their diversity of instruments is quite staggering........between them,they use fiddle,guitars,bouzouki,accordion,banjo,flute,double bass and percussion. And they sing as well ! And Tony,their caller,is bound to pass on his infectious enthusiasm for traditional...

Here's a compact combination of crisp,clean exciting fiddle work from Pete ! Augmented by the solid rhythms supplied by Dan's stunning cittern (and his voice !).And,now,to complete the set....Paul,their caller and melodeon player, who has a wealth of dances to suit the beginners and the experienced dancers ! Pete has learnt and honed many of his skills on the fiddle in Scotland whilst Dan has had...

AFROCEILIDH  English Moves – Global Grooves! And NOW.........................for something COMPLETELY different !!!! AfroCeilidh is a Great Night Out ! Come on your own, or with a group of friends, and you'll soon get involved in this unique, multicultural approach to English barn dance, ceilidh …errrr.... whatever you want to call it. The band brings together a stunning array of exception...

AFROCEILIDH  English Moves – Global Grooves! And NOW.........................for something COMPLETELY different !!!! AfroCeilidh is a Great Night Out ! Come on your own, or with a group of friends, and you'll soon get involved in this unique, multicultural approach to English barn dance, ceilidh …errrr.... whatever you want to call it. The band brings together a stunning array of exception...

AFROCEILIDH  English Moves – THE FULL BIZ !! AND MORE !!  Global Grooves! And NOW.........................for something COMPLETELY different !!!! - your guests will never forget a night like this !! AfroCeilidh is a Great Night Out ! Come on your own, or with a group of friends, and you'll soon get involved in this unique, multicultural approach to English barn dance, ceilidh …errrr......

  Andy - bass guitars, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bouzouki and fiddle Andy - anglo concertinas and one-row melodeon Caroline - fiddle Dave  - melodeons Tom - electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards Well, what have we here? Whoosh! If you want to get up the next morning - better not book 'em! This is a Ceilidh band  in the front rank of the bands on the English Ceilidh scen...

Based in Berkshire,this barn dance band started about 1981. Though playing mainly English traditional music,their repertoire now also includes music from Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany and some other countries. The instruments played include keyboard, fiddle, melodeon, bodhran, accordion, guitar, recorder, trumpet, tambourine and hurdy gurdy in a very lively and danceable style.The band is a...

Back in 1989,this ceilidh band originally formed as the perfect antidote to some of the stiff-starchy Country-dance bands of the time.They set out to be a a band playing traditional English music that rocked (rather than just being another 'Folk-Rock' band).After some line-up changes,the band finally hit the festival scene - within a very short time they were one of the most sought-after ceilidh b...