The exotic chiming sounds of a steel pan band effortlessly conjure up the holiday ambience of a Caribbean beach-party or carnival. Even if the weather is not fully cooperating, a sense of carefree, sunshine abandon will permeate and warm the spirit.
Read MoreCeilidh dancing is inclusive, interactive and great fun. At a typical wedding party, often involving two disparate groups of people who may never even have met before, it is an unbeatable icebreaker, overcoming potential barriers of nationality, language, dialect, gender and class at a stroke by promoting carefree, exhilarating fun with a strong binding element of teamwork.
Read MoreYou can call it a barn dance, a ceilidh or a country dance – it all comes to the same thing. A dance caller walks you through a dance, the band strikes up and the caller calls out the moves. No previous experience is required.
Read MoreIf you are planning a wedding, birthday party or other private or corporate event, an African theme offers an exotic and original inspirational framework.
Read MoreTwo classic ingredients are needed to create an unforgettable wedding ceilidh or barn dance – exciting music and a fun dance caller who involves all the guests. Black Velvet Band provides both with an interactive and enjoyable style that is guaranteed to make your party a great success.
Read MoreTHE LITTLE BIG CEILIDH DUO is available to book for festival social ceilidhs and contras. The duo features the explosive playing of Eddy Jay on accordion and Mike Evans on fiddle.
Read MoreFrom classical ragas to modern Bollywood song, Strings presents the best of the sounds of India, from ancient times to the present day. Whether you want a sitar and tabla duo to provide background music for a small drinks reception or a full festival-style band with dancers, Strings can fulfil your requirements.
Read MoreIstanbul has long been considered as being the gateway between East and West, a two-way portal for the exchange of goods, peoples and cultures. Once at the crossroads of Roman influence and home to many diverse ethnic traditions, when that great empire shrank, certain cultures grew to dominance, others were displaced, migrated or dispersed. Among…
Read MoreIf you’re looking for an exotic carnival atmosphere at your party or special event, there is nothing quite like Samba drumming to get the party going. An exotic melting-pot of cultures in the ever-expanding cities of South America gives us the Samba sound. In its energising riffs and rhythms, Hispanic Europe meets Africa with indigenous…
Read MoreOn Friday 1st November, Gabriel Fonseca and his Cuban friends from La Mono Band and Cuban Strings entertained a full house at the Jubilee Hall in Hartley Wintney. Read on to find out how the performance was received … Imagine the good time vibe of the Buena Vista Social Club back in the `1940s and…
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