The Celtic Ceilidh Company

  • from £450 in East of England Help
  • from £520 in East Midlands
  • from £520 in South East
  • from £540 in London
  • from £610 in West Midlands
  • from £680 in Wales
  • from £750 in Yorkshire & Humberside
  • from £750 in North West

The Celtic Ceilidh Company play high quality traditional Irish, Scottish and English dances with a party attitude and an emphasis on audience enjoyment and participation. A range of options are available, from a solo fiddle player to a full Ceilidh or Cajun band.

Ceilidhs are an ideal way to break the ice at weddings, conferences or functions where people may be meeting for the first time; no previous experience is necessary and all ages can join in the easy dance steps!

Established for over ten years & featuring award winning musicians, the Celtic Ceilidh Company specialise in Irish Scottish and English Ceilidh dances where a ‘caller’ explains simple group folk dances.

The band also include an accordion player who tours with Joan Baez and Eliza Carthy, former ‘All Ireland’ accordion and fiddle champions and bodhran players who have studied with Irelands’ best and recorded with Ewan McColl & Peggy Seeger. Previous clients and venues include Matt Lucas, the RAC and many prestigious venues and hotels across the country.

Performance information

Line-up Fiddle, Guitar, Bodhran
Performance duration 3 x 40 minute sets within a 5 hour period
Performance area required 10ft wide x 6ft deep
Recorded music provided between sets Yes (included in price)
Set-up/sound-check duration 30 minutes
Public Liability Insurance (PLI) Yes
PAT certificate Yes

Booking options

Caller Add approx £125
Accordian player Add approx £125

What people say

  • we wanted to say thank you very much for the ceilidh at our wedding. It was fantastic. We have had many complimentary comments about the ceilidh, lots of people enjoyed it a lot. Many thanks again.

    Clare G., Wedding, Suffolk, September 2009

  • Thank you to all of the band for being so fantastic at our wedding. We left it very late to organise a band, but The Celtic Ceilidh Company were better than we could have imagined - everyone was up and dancing and we are still getting comments about how great they were.

    Daisy, Wedding, Cambridge, September 2009

  • We thought you and the band were absolutely fantastic and helped to make our perfect day even better. You played to such a high standard, and many of our guests commented on how excellent you were. We couldn't have asked for a better band! Thank you so much. Just wish we could go back and do it all again!

    Sarah F., Wedding, Cambridgeshire, October 2009

  • Many thanks once again for the Ceilidh last night. I have had students coming up to me all day saying much they enjoyed it, which was great.

    Marek I., Summer school, London, August 2009

  • Just wanted to thank you and all of the band for performing at our wedding on 23rd May in Horningtoft. Your band was the highlight of the evening!

    Matthew, Wedding, Norfolk, May 2009

  • am now back from honeymoon (in sunny Greece) and wanted to say a big thank you to you and the band for the superb ceilidh at our wedding in Norfolk, It was a wonderful day and everyone commented on how much they enjoyed the band and the dancing and it really was the best ending we could have to the day.

    Gavin J., Wedding, Norfolk, April 2009

  • Thank you so much for performing at our wedding on 23rd August 2008. We had a fantastic day and the ceilidh was one of the highlights. All our guests have commented on how much fun the ceilidh was and it certainly broke the ice and got everyone up dancing! We wouldn't hesitate to recommend you.

    Laura H., Wedding, Nottinghamshire, August 2008

  • Thank you to you and the band for such a fantastic night. It was such beautiful music it really did make the day for me to know you would be there. I wish you all the best and will definitely recommend you to others.

    Kat D., Wedding, London, August 2007

Repertoire

  • Scottish
  • Gay Gordons
  • Strip the Willow
  • Canadian Barn Dance
  • Eightsome Reel
  • Dashing White Sergeant
  • The Military Twostep
  • The St Bernard's Waltz
  • The Swedish Masquerade
  • The Foula Reel
  • Oracdian Strip the Willow
  • Irish
  • The Pride of Erin Waltz
  • The Siege of Ennis
  • Waves of Tory
  • Walls of Limerick
  • Pride of Dingle
  • Bridge of Athlone
  • Boys of Malin
  • Sí Beag, Sí Mór
  • Maid at the Spinning Wheel
  • The Handsome Young Maids
  • The Smiling Bride
  • Mist Covered Mountain
  • Loch Erin’s Shore
  • Connaughtman’s Rambles
  • The Irish Washerwoman
  • The Silver Spear
  • The Mason’s Apron
  • The Earl’s Chair
  • Scottish
  • Atholl Highlanders
  • Dark Island
  • My Love is like a Red Red Rose
  • Scotland The Brave
  • 100 pipers
  • Cock of the North
  • Flowers of Edinburgh
  • The Fairy Dance
  • Marie’s Wedding
  • St Anne’s Reel
  • The New Rigged Ship
  • Ship in Full Sail
  • English
  • Dorset Ring Dance
  • Goathland Square
  • Galopede
  • Cumberland Square 8
  • Clopton Bridge
  • Quorndon Hill
  • Circassian Circle
  • Boston Tea Party
  • 12 Meet
  • Morpeth Rant
  • Stoke Golding Country Dance