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World Music Bands in Nottinghamshire

Hire a world music act in Nottinghamshire

When an event has a theme, the band should match it. Across Nottinghamshire, world music acts are booked for beer festivals, cultural celebrations, company fun days and weddings with a twist, bringing everything from Bavarian oompah, ceilidh and bagpipes to Latin rhythms and klezmer.

Nottinghamshire has a wide choice of event venues, from Hodsock Priory and Inkersall Grange Farm to Norwood Park. Our world music acts travel right across the area, including Mansfield, Worksop and Nottingham, so the theme you want is never out of reach.

World music is a broad category. Some acts are Bavarian oompah bands in lederhosen, others are ceilidh bands with a caller who teaches every dance or pipers who lead a grand entrance, and others play Latin, klezmer or country. Watching a couple of videos is the quickest way to find the one that fits your theme.

Hireaband has been booking live music since 1999. Every world music act here travels to Nottinghamshire as standard, brings the equipment it needs, and the quote you receive includes travel — use the instant quote button on this page to check prices and availability for your date.

The essentials:

  • Typical cost: from around £600 for a smaller act to £2,500 or more for a larger band, depending on line-up, date and set times
  • Oompah, ceilidh, pipers, Latin, klezmer, country and other themed acts
  • Sets for a themed party, a full ceilidh evening or a festival slot
  • Travel is included in every quote
  • Every booking carries a 14-day change-of-mind refund

A three or four-piece suits most parties and roaming sets. For a large beer festival, a full ceilidh evening or a big corporate event, a five-piece or larger band fills the space properly. Tell us the venue, the theme and the guest numbers and we'll suggest what tends to work.

Most world music bookings fall between about £600 and £2,500. The number of musicians is the biggest factor, followed by the date and how long they play — Oktoberfest season and December are the busiest. Travel is included in the quote, so the figure you're given is the figure you pay.

Each world music act's page carries real video, audio, a song list and reviews from previous clients. A couple of clips will tell you far more about how an act gets a crowd joining in than any description can.

Use the instant quote button on this page to see prices and availability for your date. Once you've chosen an act, we handle the contract, the deposit and the arrangements, and stay in touch through to the day. Every booking includes a 14-day change-of-mind refund, and an emergency contact line is available on the day if anything needs sorting quickly.

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Hickory Smoke

Five Piece Folk & Ceilidh Band With Caller | Modern & Traditional

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From £1,470

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Hackney Hoedown

For All Your Hoedown, Barn Dance & Ceilidh Needs, Look No Further Than This London Based Act

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From £1,980

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Badass Brass

A Funky New Orleans Style Brass Band Playing Modern Covers & Classics.

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From £1,700

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

Hosen Brass

Hosen Brass are one of the UK's leading Oompah bands.

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From £800

Price is based on standard fee without any travel or extras

FAQs

It covers themed and cultural acts rather than a standard covers band: Bavarian oompah bands for Oktoberfest, ceilidh and folk bands, pipers, Latin and salsa groups, klezmer and Jewish celebration bands, and country acts. Each act's page shows its style and repertoire.

Yes. Ceilidh bands come with a caller who explains and walks guests through each dance before the music starts, so nobody needs to know the steps in advance. It's one of the best ways to get a whole room joining in.

Many can. Oompah bands, pipers and smaller Latin or folk line-ups often play acoustically while moving among guests, which works well for drinks receptions, fun days and festivals. Check the act's page or ask us when you enquire.

Most do. Stage and ceilidh bands bring their own PA; acoustic and roaming acts may need nothing at all. Larger line-ups need floor space and power nearby, so it's worth checking both with your venue, along with any sound limiter.

From around £600 for a smaller act to £2,500 or more for a larger band. The number of musicians, the date and the length of the booking make the biggest difference, and travel is always included in the quote.

For Oktoberfest (September and October), Burns Night, St Patrick's Day and December, book as early as you can — these are the busiest dates for themed acts. For other dates, a few months' notice is usually plenty.

Reviews

(5)

“Congratulations on an amazing show. You really know how to put spectacular fizz into thousands of people. The musical arrangements are superb, the timing and presentation is a joy to behold and the energetic insanity of the front man is jaw dropping and wonderful fun. Brilliant.”

(5)

“"The Penny Farthings recently performed at our building a creative nation national launch event at the Southbank Centre and they were outstanding. They were talented, fun and a major talking point for the evening. The feedback from our guests on the evening was excellent."”

(5)

“These are not to be missed! Whatever your mood or fancy, they'll pick you up and throw you about for a couple of hours, leaving you feeling high in the sky, or more likely dancing on tables! Great fun, great leader and a guaranteed good time!"”

(5)

“We just wanted to say a massive thank you for Saturday!! You guys were absolutely awesome, all of our guests absolutely loved it and had an amazing time!! Lots of the guys down from Scotland were saying that was the best ceilidh band they have seen and everyone since has been telling us how much of a great time they had and how well called it was - even had a few requests for your details from guests!!
Thank you so much”

(5)

“The guys were very adaptable about playing outside (covered but cool courtyard despite the heaters) and kindly played on for a short time after the agreed hour to allow guests to go into dinner.
We hope they enjoyed their cigars.”

(5)

“Played at my venue a couple weeks back and absolutely rocked it! They got the crowd up and going, created an amazing atmosphere and sounded great. An added bonus that they just happen to be lovely people as well. Will definitely have them back and couldn't recommend them enough to other venues or parties!”

Local Venues in Nottinghamshire

Hazel Gap Barn

Hazel Gap Barn

A red-brick barn hidden away on the Welbeck Estate near Edwinstowe, with a fountain courtyard, flame-cooked feasts and fire pits burning late.

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Inkersall Grange Farm

Inkersall Grange Farm

Giant tipis, forest views and firepits on a working Nottinghamshire farm near Bilsthorpe, roughly 20 minutes from both Nottingham and Newark.

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Kelham House

Kelham House

An Edwardian manor house set in 9 acres of lawn and woodland at Kelham, just outside Newark, taken on exclusive use for a single wedding a day.

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Norwood Park

Norwood Park

A Georgian house on its own private Southwell estate, with a gallery lit by chandeliers, 17 bedrooms and Highland cattle grazing the parkland.

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Oddhouse Farm

Oddhouse Farm

A restored farm courtyard and modern Dutch barn above the Vale of Belvoir at Owthorpe, yours for three days, with just one wedding held a week.

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Hodsock Priory

Hodsock Priory

A Tudor gatehouse, 800 acres and those famous February snowdrops at Blyth, near Worksop, all yours for the day. Nottinghamshire at its loveliest.

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Holme Pierrepont Hall

Holme Pierrepont Hall

A Tudor manor house ten minutes from Nottingham, still a family home after 19 generations, with a box-hedged courtyard garden at its very heart.

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Village Hotel

Village Hotel

A relaxed, modern hotel on Brailsford Way in Chilwell, with a pool and gym, plenty of bedrooms and a function space built for a proper party.

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Colwick Hall

Colwick Hall

The Byron family seat turned hotel: a Palladian mansion set in 60 acres of lakeside parkland, barely two miles from the middle of Nottingham.

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