Ceilidh bands & Folk bands for hire

Our barn dance bands, folk bands & wedding ceilidh bands play English, Irish and Scottish music, and will charm all ages onto the dancefloor.

You don’t need to know the steps – a caller will take you through the moves – and if you’d rather just listen, you can choose a set of shanties, ballads and folks songs.

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  • Based in:
    East of England
  • Available in:
    East Anglia/East of England, East Midlands, South East, London, West Midlands, Wales, Yorkshire and Humberside and North West
  • Price:
    from £450

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.

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  • Based in:
    North West
  • Available in:
    The North, Yorkshire, the Midlands & Wales
  • Price:
    from £895

Four Leaf Clover are a musically diverse 5-piece band from the North West who have gate-crashed the folk scene with a lively blend of traditional Irish drinking songs, 3-part harmonies and instrumentals!

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  • Based in:
    South East
  • Available in:
    All of UK
  • Price:
    from £575

First class ceilidh/barn dance band playing Irish, Scottish, English and Americana for listening and dancing.

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  • Based in:
    South East
  • Available in:
    London & the South, the East & the Midlands.
  • Price:
    from £500

Outstanding traditional Ceilidh band, complete with 'caller', well versed in Scottish and Irish dances.

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  • Based in:
    North West
  • Available in:
    The North, the Midlands, Yorkshire and Wales
  • Price:
    from £575

4-piece Irish band based in the North West, who play a fantastic and lively range of traditional and contemporary Irish music, as well as Celtic rock and country rock & roll. Also available as a 5-piece with caller.

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  • Based in:
    London
  • Available in:
    London, South East, East Anglia/East of England, East Midlands, South West and West Midlands
  • Price:
    from £525

The Waggin' Tails are a dynamic young London based Bluegrass band. Their repertoire draws on the classic bluegrass recordings of the likes of Flatt and, Bill Monroe, Del McCoury and Reno and Smiley.