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Irish Ceilidh Bands in  Preston   

Have a fantastic experience with one of our  Preston  Irish Ceilidh Bands

Use the drop down box to select  Preston  Irish Ceilidh Bands

Some examples of our irish ceilidh bands in England, Scotland and Wales are shown below. To find irish ceilidh bands in   Preston  select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our irish ceilidh bands who are within a reasonable distance of your venue.

 
Get a Quotation or Book one of our irish ceilidh bands in  Preston   

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Typical tunes played by ceilidh bands

   Mrs Robertson of Lawers Delight; Mrs Roy of Nenthom’s Favorite; The Maid Behind The Bar ; The Meeting of the Waters ; The Minstrel Boy ; The Minstrel Boy,; The Monaghan Jig ; The Mug of Brown Ale; The Muses ; Mrs Trotter of Castlelaw’s Reel; Mrs Tulloh’s Jig; Pier of Bowmore, The; Perth Races; Sward House; The Naughty 'Noochie ; The New Year's Resolution ; The Old Grey Cat ; The Old Horned Sheep or The Humours Of Donnybrook ; The Ornithologist's Retreat ; The Pearl Wedding ; The Perfect Cure ; Rubber Dolly; Cottoneyed Joe; Durham’s Bull; Turkey Creek Hop; Sally Goodin; The Pinch of Snuff ; The Piper O' Dundee ; The Pleated Plaidie ; The Poker Party Polka ; The Polygon ; The Quaker's Wife ; The Queen's Jig ; Four Feathers; Chicken in the Breadpan; Granny Does Your Dog Bite; Sailors Hornpipe; Dusty Ridge; The Racehorse ; The Railway ; The Rant ; The Rocking Horse ; The Rocky Road To Dublin; The Rogue's March ; The Rollicking Irishman ; Arkansas Traveler; Happy Hollow Hornpipe; Appalachian Fling; Flop-Eared Mule; Virginia Reel; The Scholar ; The Scotch Ramble ; The Self ; The Sluggard Tapper ; The South Wind ; The Spaceman ; The Stone Court ;

 
 

Quotations about Irish Ceilidh Bands.      

Quotations about irish ceilidh bands and their instruments crop up throughout literature. Here are some quotations:-

Effects: a term used in dance-band parlance, etc, for imitative instruments such as various forms of whistle and anvil, baby cry, bantam rooster, bear growl, calf bawl, cuckoo, dog bark, duck quack, pig grunt, hen cackle, cock crow, drum call, glass crash, horse trot, lion roar, locomotive, nose blow, peacock, pop-gun, rain, siren, sleigh-bells, steam exhaust, surf and thunder, typewriter effect, whip crack, etc. Scholes

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Preston   

Weddings - Everyone can enjoy an evening with one of our Irish Ceilidh Bands, from the children to the grandparents.

You can hear samples of our irish ceilidh bands, online

Parties & Corporate events - Our highly versatile Irish Ceilidh Bands play for a wide spectrum of events, ranging from formal birthday parties to corporate sales events

 
Here are just a few of the unusual names of irish ceilidh bands & other kinds of folk band      

 

Yarmarka; The Oxford Waits; Magpie Lane; Mackating; The Christminster Singers; The Witches of Elswick; Amazing Incredibles; Arrogant Worms; Babes With Axes; The Banded Geckos; The Bracken Rigg; Slide; Last Resort Ceilidh Band; BeerBarrels, The; Banquo;