Ceilidh Bands in the UK

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Book professional ceilidh bands and barn dance bands for weddings, parties and corporate events. A good ceilidh or barn dance lasts for about three hours, usually with a break in the middle to give guests a chance to catch their breath. The band will bring a caller to organise the dancing. Find ceilidh bands in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester & Scotland.

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Banish Misfortune
Banish Misfortune (with caller)
London Ceilidh
London-based Banish Misfortune comes complete with a professional dance-caller, who will demonstrate and organise energetic country dances accompanied by lively sets of traditional Celtic songs and tunes
Black Velvet Band
Bristol Ceilidh, Irish & Americana
Irish Ceili? Scottish Celidh? English Barn Dance? American Hoedown? Versatile professional musicians from Black Velvet Band present Irish, Scottish, English and American songs and dances, including an expert dance caller when needed and tailoring the style to suit your event
Blackthorn - Irish Band
Blackthorn
Kent & Sussex Irish Band
Blackthorn is a popular and experienced four-piece Irish band that performs lively, popular Irish songs - perfect for any wedding or party. The band includes a dance caller and can also provide organised ceili dancing.
Brand of Fire - With caller
Brand Of Fire (with caller)
Gloucetershire Ceilidh
Based in Gloucestershire, Brand of Fire ceilidh band comes complete with caller to organise the dances. Expect high energy jigs and reels and simple dances everyone can join in. It is a great recipe for a barn dance or ceili!
Bristol Ceilidh Quartet: Wedding Barn Dance and Ceilidh Band
Bristol Ceilidh Quartet
Bristol Ceilidh & Barn Dance
Three folk fiddlers and a ‘cellist join together to create the exciting and innovative Bristol Ceilidh Quartet. Add a dance caller to the quartet of musicians and you’re ready to ceilidh or barn dance.
The Burdock Ceilidh Band
Burdock Ceilidh Band
Birmingham Ceilidh
Presenting authentic traditional music and dances from the British Isles, The Burdock Ceilidh Band guarantees to get everyone up dancing, and will put together a package to suit both your event and your pocket
Cut The Mustard
Cut The Mustard (with caller)
Birmingham Ceilidh
Cut The Mustard serves up a brilliant mix of traditional Celtic folksongs and tunes. The band comes complete with a specialist caller who will explain, demonstrate and organise dances that everybody will enjoy
Flamin’ Great Barn Dance Band
Brighton Barndance
It really doesn't matter what you call it - an English Barndance, a Scottish Ceilidh, an Irish Ceili or an American Hoedown - it's a sure-fire prescription for family-style entertainment, great for weddings and parties
Grinch Mountain
London American Bluegrass
Grinch Mountain - London’s premier bluegrass band - gives you fiddle and banjo led Vintage Americana at its very best. The band includes a dance caller to get everyone up on their feet for a good ole hoedown barn dance!
King Ceilidh Barndance Band
King Ceilidh Barn Dance Band
Hampshire & Wiltshire Ceilidh & Barn Dance
King Ceilidh deliver an energetic, fun-filled session of ceilidh dancing that everybody can enjoy in English, Scottish, Irish ceili or even American Hoedown style - you take your pick. A rip-roaring assortment of jigs, reels, polkas and hornpipes will have all your guests up on their feet.
Mapaluna Ceildih Band
Mapaluna
Somerset Ceilidh, Klezmer, Parisian, Gypsy
Ceildh with caller? Parisian Boulevard Duo? Gypsy Jazz? Klezmer? This versatile ensemble plays it all! The choice is yours. Let us know the style you want and we'll organise a band to suit.
Mat Walklates Men - With Caller
Mat Walklate’s Men (with caller)
Manchester Ceilidh
Mat Walklate's Men play the very best dance-tunes from the Gaelic music tradition. Musicians with a real feel for their genre, they always deliver a memorable performance, with a caller organising the dancing
Full Band Stage
Maximum Ceili
London Ceilidh
Bringing together some of London's talented young Irish musicians, Maximum Ceili presents an exciting modern take on traditional Irish jigs, reels and polkas. The band comes complete with a dance-caller, providing the perfect ceili option for wedding, anniversary or birthday parties .
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Midnight Ramble Ceili Band
Bath Irish
This experienced four or five-piece perform an engaging mix of Irish songs and tunes. The four-piece includes a ceili-caller for organised dancing, and the five-piece presents a raunchy set of American Country/Pop
Red Hot Ceilidh Band
Red Hot Ceilidh Band
Kent Ceilidh Band
The Red Hot Ceilidh Band is a group of highly-skilled players, musically responsive to one another and able to take the music to new dimensions. With an experienced dance-caller, this is ceilidh at its very best!
Ceilidh dancing at the party
Sergeant Early’s Dream (with caller)
Bristol Ceilidh
Playing an exciting mix of traditional Irish jigs, polkas, hornpipes and reels alongside an experienced 'caller' to organise dances, Sergeant Early's Dream are probably one of the most exciting Ceilidh bands Bristol offers
Shannagh - Manchester Celidh & Irish Band
Shannagh (with caller)
Manchester
Bringing the authentic sounds of Ireland to the Northwest of England and further afield, Shannagh ceilidh band specialise in delivering rip-roaring sessions of traditional Celtic music and ceilidh-dancing that everyone will enjoy!
Manchester Ceilidh and Irish Band
Special Brew Ceilidh (with caller)
Manchester Ceilidh
Special Brew plays the best of traditional and contemporary Irish songs, dance-tunes and other Celtic music, with organised ceilidh dancing guaranteed to have everybody on their feet and jigging away!
Spill The Whisky - Ceilidh Band Bath
Spill The Whiskey
Bath Ceilidh
Spill The Whiskey are one of the most versatile bands around. Superb Celtic music featuring Irish and Scottish songs and dancetunes, together with an experienced dance-caller to organise a ceilidh or barndance
Tatterjacks
Tatterjacks
Kent Ceilidh & Irish
Tatterjacks bring you the very best in traditional Irish party music, from frenetic jigs, polkas and reels to all your singalong favourites - add in a dance-caller and you have all the ingredients for a wild Irish knees-up!
Alistair Lennox Ceilidh Band
The Alistair Lennox Ceilidh Band
Glasgow Scottish Ceilidh
The Alistair Lennox Ceilidh Band is an enthusiastic ensemble of versatile Celtic traditional musicians, whose energetic, creative and professional manner of presentation reaches out to appeal to all age-groups
Wedding Guests Dancing
The Backing-Track Barn Dance
Devon Barn Dance
Performing solo with pre-recorded music on backing tracks, this professional, well-practised specialist dance-caller offers an extremely cost-effective ceilidh or barndance, suitable for beginners or experts alike
Thingumajig Ceilidh Band - Sussex & Kent Irish ceili band
Thingumajig Ceilidh Band
Kent & Sussex Ceilidh Band
A versatile and experienced four-piece band that includes a dance caller and popular folk songs. Perfect for an Irish wedding ceili, a lively barn dance, hoedown or Scottish ceilidh.
Tommys Ceeilidh Crew - with Caller - Birmingham Ceilidh Band
Tommy’s Ceilidh Crew
Birmingham Ceilidh
Tommy's Ceilidh Crew presents an infectious mix of jigs, polkas, reels and hornpipes, played with tremendous verve and enthusiasm. Add their seasoned dance-caller to the mix and you're in for a fantastic party! It's a brilliant ceilidh band.