Ceili bands for weddings and parties
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A Ceili is traditional country dancing, Irish style. A dance caller shows the dancers what to do and will be sure to include Irish favourites such as “The Siege of Ennis”, “Waves Of Tory” and “The Bridge of Athlone”. |
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The Hop Till You Drop team is only too happy to talk through the logistics of your particular occasion with you. You can call Jennie on 0800 316 2175. The call is free from a UK land-line. You're outside the UK? No worries! Either e-mail or call +44 1373 830806. Send your e-mail to: jennie@hoptiludrop.co.uk. |
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Banish Misfortune
Region: London wedding bands
Style: 3 - 5 Piece Ceilidh Band
Banish Misfortune presents a mix of Irish songs and dance tunes that will delight and enthrall. The band can provide a dance caller if organised ceilidh dancing is required. [More info] -
Black Velvet Band
Region: Bath wedding bands
Style: 3 - 5 Piece Irish Band
Black Velvet Band follows in a tried and tested tradition going back down the centuries to the time when country people throughout Britain made their own entertainment. [More info] -
Cut The Mustard
Region: Birmingham wedding bands
Style: 2 - 5 Piece Irish Band
Cut The Mustard serve up a brilliant mix of songs and tunes, all drawn from the great aural tradition that is country folk across the British Isles and beyond down the centuries. [More info] -
Flamin' Great Barn Dance Band
Region: Hastings wedding bands
Style: 3 Piece Ceilidh Band
Whether you call it an English barndance, a Scottish ceilidh, an Irish ceili or an American hoedown, it's a prescription for wonderful family entertainment. [More info] -
Gypsy's Kiss
Region: Bristol wedding bands
Style: 2 - 4 Piece Irish Band
Stirring songs of times gone by ... tunes that will have you leaping out of your seat onto the dancefloor ... Gypsy's Kiss offers you all this and more. [More info] -
Mat Walklate's Men
Region: Manchester wedding bands
Style: 2 - 6 Piece Irish Band
Meet Seamus, Mat and Anthony, all skilled musicians full of enthusiasm for the great Celtic tradition of songs, tunes and dances rooted in the British Isles. [More info] -
Paul Weir And Brand F
Region: Cheltenham wedding bands
Style: 3 - 5 Piece Irish Band
Tried and tested down the generations, a traditional ceilidh and Irish night remains one of the best all-involving ways of organising a family party. [More info] -
Sergeant Early's Dream
Region: Bristol wedding bands
Style: 2 - 4 Piece Irish Band
Sergeant Early's Dream reaches back into the past and picks the best of the tried and trusted tunes and songs that have delighted folk down the centuries. [More info] -
Shannagh
Region: Manchester wedding bands
Style: 2 - 6 Piece Ceilidh Band
With keyboard at the centre of the sound, the full line-up includes an All-Ireland Whistle Champion and a BBC Young Tradition finalist on the fiddle. [More info] -
Special Brew Ceilidh Band
Region: Manchester wedding bands
Style: 4 - 5 Piece Ceilidh Band
Special Brew plays the best of traditional and contemporary Irish songs and music, generating a joyful atmosphere at live performances that is guaranteed to have you up on your feet. [More info] -
The Burdock Band
Region: Birmingham wedding bands
Style: 3 - 5 Piece Ceilidh Band
The five-piece Burdock Band has plenty of experience getting family parties "off the ground", so to speak. An expert dance caller will demonstrate what to do. [More info] -
The Porter Boys
Region: Bristol wedding bands
Style: 2 - 4 Piece Irish Band
Expect superb harmony vocals that give The Dubliners a run for their money - driven along by tasty guitar and banjo and topped with lashings of fine fiddle and the odd spot of penny whistle. [More info] -
Tommy's Crew
Region: Birmingham wedding bands
Style: 3 - 4 Piece Ceilidh Band
Tommy's Crew presents an infectious mix of jigs, polkas, reels and hornpipes, played with verve and enthusiasm. All the tried and tested favourite Irish songs are also included in the repertoire. [More info]

