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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.
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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
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Can we mix the ceilidh with other music?
Can we add another musician?
What are the performance times?
What happens during the break?
Do the band suit smaller weddings or small dance floors?
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Further Info
Line-Up
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Default Line Up
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3 piece band - fiddle
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pipes
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vocals
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guitar
Performance Times
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8pm – 12am (with a 30-minute break)
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Alternative Timings May Be Available Upon Request
Booking Add-ons
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Additional ceilidh musician
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Late Finish (After Midnight)
Provided by the Act
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PA System
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Complimentary Unmanned DJ Service (when not performing)
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Able To Work With Sound Limiters
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Can Perform Your First Dance
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Stage Lighting
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Public Liability Insurance & PAT Tested Equipment
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Live Ceilidh Set
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