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The Glasgow Ceilidh Band

Overview

A young, lively ceilidh band from the heart of Glasgow

We're The Glasgow Ceilidh Band, a three-piece on pipes, fiddle, guitar and vocals, and we hail from the very heart of Scotland's largest city. Argyle Street, to be precise. Everyone knows there's no party like a Glasgow party, so when it comes to a ceilidh, we take it to a whole new Glaswegian level.

We're a young band, but we've been performing for years. Ross plays the pipes and sings and is Pipe Major of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland. Robbie plays fiddle and trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Craig is a winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Musician of the Year award.

No experience needed

We cater for every ability, from complete newbies to hardcore ceilidh masters. We're all experienced callers, so even if you don't know your Gay Gordons from your Strip the Willow, we'll talk everyone through each dance and make sure you have a brilliant time. Couples with lots of guests from outside Scotland often tell us our calling made the night.

Not every guest has the stamina to ceilidh all night long, so we mix things up with a DJ set and our own ceilidh-style takes on songs like Mr Brightside, Seven Nation Army and Shotgun. That way, everyone gets the best of both worlds, and we always finish with a proper Orcadian Strip the Willow and Loch Lomond.

What you get with The Glasgow Ceilidh Band

  • A three-piece line-up on pipes, fiddle, guitar and vocals
  • A full live ceilidh with every dance called and explained
  • A performance from 8pm to midnight with a 30-minute break, with other timings available on request
  • Our own PA system and stage lighting
  • A complimentary unmanned DJ service whenever we're not playing
  • An additional ceilidh musician and a late finish after midnight available as add-ons

We're based in Glasgow but happy to travel across the country (even to Edinburgh). Get an instant quote and check availability by clicking the Check Availability and Price button, or call 0141 413 4060 for a chat.

The Glasgow Ceilidh Band are part of a hand-picked roster of Scotland’s top wedding bands, exclusively represented by Hireaband. To explore the full selection, visit the Wedding Bands Scotland page for available acts and instant quotes.

Listen

Set list

500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Ae Fond Kiss - Robert Burns
All The Small Things - Blink-182
Auld Lang Syne - Trad.
Braw Sailin' On The Sea
Caledonia - Dougie MacLean
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen
Galway Girl - Steve Earle
Green Grows The Laurel - Trad.
Heather On The Hill
I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen
The Man Who Can't Be Moved - The Script
Mr Brightside - The Killers
No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Shotgun - George Ezra
Tenerife Sea - Ed Sheeran
There's Bound To Be A Row
Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
Wake Me Up - Avicii
Walking On The Waves - Skipinnish
Wild Mountain Thyme - Trad.
With Or Without You - U2
Year 3000 - Busted

Reviews (19)

The Glasgow Ceilidh Band were fantastic at our wedding. They kept the dance floor full all night and were brilliant at teaching the dances and getting everyone involved.
We also had frequent communication with the band beforehand to ensure everything ran smoothly.
Many of our guests commented on how great the band were. Highly recommend - thank you for making our wedding dance so fun!

The Glasgow Ceilidh Band were very kind and helpful! We were late starting the dancing bit, but they were so patient and everyone loved the performances. With most of our guests being non-Scottish, having a caller for the ceilidh was very helpful indeed. Thanks to everyone from the band & Hireaband for making our wedding celebrations so fun!

Everyone; Hireband and the band themselves were lovely, super organised, no logistical issues with a farther venue and just overall made it so easy! Everyone had a blast with the ceilidh.

The Glasgow Ceilidh band were phenomenal at our wedding. Every dance was played and called perfectly and the band did really well in getting everyone on the dancefloor, even with lots of first time ceilidhers. The disco section was also delivered really well, with the energy kept sky high ready for a brilliant orcadian strip the willow and Loch Lomond at the end. Thank you so much! Can't recommend highly enough! Fabulous!

The Glasgow Ceilidh Band were absolutely amazing. They talked everyone through the dances clearly and had a good mix of ceilidh dances and covers to give dancers a rest. The also took into account our song requests and adjusted timings to suit us. So many of our guest commented on how talented the band were. We can’t thank you enough for making our evening so special and memorable!

The guys were punctual, friendly, and the music was brilliant! They structured the set really well, with a good balance between Ceilidh dances and other music to make sure there were always plenty of people getting involved in every dance.Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for a Ceilidh band.

We held a small dinner dance for 40 people and the band were superb. We were limited for space to dance as floor was small but the boys facilitated the music and dance so we had the ideal mix for our small crowd.
They are very talented musicians & nice people , so we had no issues and I am sure we would consider using them again.
Everyone who attended commented on how great the band were!!

The Glasgow Ceilidh Band were great. Many of our guests commented on the band and enjoyed the ceilidh dances.

The service from Hireaband was great. The Glasgow Ceilidh Band were fantastic, professional service as well as being very good with the Ceilidh and the DJ mix. I would highly recommend their services!!

Excellent band and very accommodating with our requests.

The Glasgow Ceilidh Band were awesome!

The guys were not only very professional, but also really nice people. They had a lovely positive approach, were very patient with our attempts to dance to the instructions they called out and great fun to have at our wedding. We couldn’t have hoped for a better night of ceilidh dancing. Absolutely superb, thank you guys.

Our band, The Foot Stompin' Ceilidh Band, were incredible. Hugely talented, friendly and really great with the crowd.
Our ceilidh was amazing, and they did such a brilliant job of talking us through the more complex dances. We had a lot of foreign guests and they gave a real sense of a true Scottish wedding!
Everyone mentioned how brilliant they were and we couldn't agree more.
Thanks for making our wedding reception superb!

Fab service all round. Would recommend! :-)

Our wedding party had several junior guests who were keen to join in the ceilidh. The band were fantastic at including the younger guests. In the end the kids picked up the dances quicker than the adults!

I would highly recommend this band. We had a lot of people whom had never been to a ceilidh before and many that were french however Ross was an excellent caller and everyone managed to join in and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. I had chosen this band as they had bagpipes too which gives the band that extra bit of "oomph" I think!
We didn't use them as dj as had our own but they played our first song for us first.

The Band were excellent, very friendly and professional. They were happy to be flexible ,as our timings on the night went a bit askew!This then ensured our evening was successful. Everyone enjoyed listening and dancing to the music, and were full of compliments for the Band. We would have no hesitation in recommending Glasgow Ceilidh Band to others.
With regard to the website ,we found this easy to use, and had a very quick response rate. It was great to have samples of Bands playing so we could listen, and watch them play.
The Hireaband staff, who we had contact with, have all been really helpful, and prompt with replies and paperwork.

Hi Gaye - just wanted to send you a message to say how fantastic The Glasgow Ceilidh Band were at our party on Saturday night - a large number of our guests (quite a lot of whom are musicians) commented on how good the band were. And they couldn't have been friendlier or more accommodating with the way the evening ran.
Thanks again - we would definitely recommend this band to friends and family.

A very enjoyable evening. Many thanks!

Venues

Some of Our Previous Venues

Achnagairn House

Archerfield House

Ardoe House

Ardwell Glasshouse

Atholl Palace

Auchen Castle

Backhouse Rossie Estate

Balbirnie House

Balgeddie House Hotel

Ballathie House

Banchory Lodge Hotel

Barony Castle

Black Watch Castle & Museum

Blair Castle

Boclair House

Boswell's Coach House

Boturich Castle

Bowhouse, Balcaskie Estate

Bunchrew House

Cairns Farm Estate

Cambo Estate

Cameron House

Carberry Tower

Cardney Steadings

Carlowrie Castle

Carmichael Hall

Carnbooth House

Carrick Castle

Citation

Civic House

Clunie Village Hall

Colstoun House

Coo Cathedral

Cornhill Castle

Cornhill House

Creebridge House Hotel

Cromlix House

Crossbasket Castle

Crutherland House

Dalgarven House

Dalhousie Castle

Daviot Steadings

Drumtochty Castle

Dumfries House

Dundas Castle

Dunglass Estate

Dunkeld House Hotel

Easterbrook Hall

Enterkine Country House

Fasque Castle

Fingask Castle

Fonab Castle

Forrester Rugby Club

Gilmerton House

Glasgow Cathedral

Glazert Bank Country House

Gleddoch House Hotel

Glenapp Castle

Glenbervie House

Gleneagles Hotel

Glenskirlie Castle

Glenskirlie House

Greenock Town Hall

Haddo House

Hetland Hall

High Wards House

Hopetoun House

House for an Art Lover

House of Elrick

Huntingtower Hotel

Inglewood House

Inglis Memorial Hall

Keavil House

Kelburn Castle

Kilconquhar Castle

Killearn Village Hall

Killmardinny House

Kilmardinny House

Kincaid House

Kingshouse Hotel

Kinmount House

Kirknewton Stables

Largs Sailing Club

Lindores Abbey Distillery

Linlithgow Burgh Halls

LIVEHOUSE Dundee

Loch Lomond Arms Hotel

Lochgoilhead Village Hall

Lochgreen House Hotel

Lochside House Hotel

Lodge on Loch Lomond

Logie House

Mabie House Hotel

MacArthur Manor

Magungie House

Mansfield House Hotel

Mar Hall

Maryculter House Hotel

Megginch Castle

Meldrum House

Melville Castle

Moffat Manor

Murthly Estate & Castle

Myers Castle

Neidpath Castle

Netherdale House

Newhall Estate

North West Castle Hotel

Norton House Hotel

One Devonshire Gardens

Oran Mor

Oxenfoord Castle

Paisley Town Hall

Piersland House Hotel

Pittodrie House Hotel

Pollockshields Burgh Hall

Pollokshields Burgh Hall

Prestonfield House

Raemoir House

Riverside Lodge Hotel

Ronachan House

Roseberry Steadings

Ross Priory

Rosslea Hall

Rowallan Castle

Rowardennan Lodge

Royal Yacht Britannia

Sherbrooke Castle

Signet Library

Silverwood Lodges

Solsgirth House

Sorn Castle

Sorn Village Hall

Soroba House

Springkell House

Teasses Estate

Thainstone House Hotel

The Biscuit Factory, Edinburgh

The Cruin

The Eagle Lodge

The Merchant's House

Trades Hall

Trump Turnberry

Tynecastle Stadium

Upper College Hall, St Andrews

Wedderburn Castle

Wedderlie House

Western House Hotel

Westerwood Golf and Spa Resort

Winton Castle

FAQs

Who is in The Glasgow Ceilidh Band?

The band are a three-piece on pipes, fiddle, guitar and vocals. Ross plays pipes and sings and is Pipe Major of the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland, Robbie on fiddle trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and Craig is a BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Musician of the Year winner.

Do our guests need ceilidh experience?

Not at all. The whole band are experienced callers and cater for everyone from complete beginners to hardcore ceilidh dancers. Even if you don't know your Gay Gordons from your Strip the Willow, you'll have a great time.

Can we mix the ceilidh with other music?

Yes. Not everyone has the stamina to ceilidh all night, so the band can break the evening up with a DJ set. They also play covers like Mr Brightside, Seven Nation Army and Shotgun with a ceilidh twist.

Can we add another musician?

Yes. An additional ceilidh musician is available as an add-on if you'd like an even bigger sound.

What are the performance times?

The band usually play from 8pm to midnight with a 30-minute break. A late finish after midnight is available, and other timings may be possible on request.

What happens during the break?

The band provide a complimentary unmanned DJ service whenever they're not playing live.

Do the band suit smaller weddings or small dance floors?

Yes. They're used to adapting to the room and the crowd, balancing dances and other music so there's always something for everyone, whatever the size of your event.

Where are The Glasgow Ceilidh Band based?

They hail from Argyle Street in the heart of Glasgow, but they're happy to travel across the country. Even to Edinburgh.

What equipment do the band bring?

They bring their own PA system and stage lighting, hold public liability insurance, use PAT-tested equipment and can work with venue sound limiters.

Are they good for guests who aren't Scottish?

Definitely. Couples with lots of guests from outside Scotland often tell us the clear calling made the ceilidh the highlight of the night.

How do we book The Glasgow Ceilidh Band?

Click Check Availability and Price on this page for an instant quote, or call us on 0141 413 4060 for a chat.

Further Info

Line-Up

  • Default Line Up
  • 3 piece band - fiddle
  • pipes
  • vocals
  • guitar

Performance Times

Booking Add-ons

  • Additional ceilidh musician
  • Late Finish (After Midnight)

Provided by the Act

  • PA System
  • Complimentary Unmanned DJ Service (when not performing)
  • Able To Work With Sound Limiters
  • Can Perform Your First Dance
  • Stage Lighting
  • Public Liability Insurance & PAT Tested Equipment
  • Live Ceilidh Set

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