New Year Party Bands in the North for hire

The SL Band are a fun ceilidh and barn dance band based in the North West. This band will make your Christmas party in the North go with a swing. They are highly experienced musicians and, together with their in-house caller, provide a good evening's entertainment - ideal for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, theme nights, fundraisers and more. Their musicians have an eclectic background; as well as traditional ceilidh and folk, they also work in classical, jazz, big bands and brass bands!

The band are available from a small band of a single musician + caller ...show more

This four piece Ceilidh band has a line up of Nicky on fiddle, Marie on Accordion and Michael who is the caller & concertina player. They have various guest musicians such as Helen (piano and fiddle), Paul (guitar and fiddle), Matt (guitar and saxophone) and Tom (mandolin and mandola) to give you all the drive to make your feet want to dance. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered.

The band formed in 2005 and has now built up a well respected name in the ceilidh band circuit. The caller will explain everything you need to k ...show more

The CS Ceilidh/ Barndance Band play an exciting and wide range of folk music from across the British Isles, Ireland and America and provide everything you need to ensure that your social event, fundraiser or celebration is relaxed and enjoyable for all. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North. They are all very experienced musicians who love playing together. They provide all the P.A. equipment and a caller to explain all the dances and they are happy to work with organisers to ensure that your event is tailored for you. The CS Band e ...show more

The TC Band are a party band playing music from the last 5 decades with a few surprises along the way.

As well as a smashing covers act, they also provide a DJ, Magician and lights within their price. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North .

Artists covered include:
Kings of Leon,The Jam,Oasis,The Killers, Amy Winehouse,Barry White,Stereophonics, Soul & Motown Classics & Many More.

The OB Band are one of the most respected barn dance bands in the North West. They specialise in playing for ceilidhs, barn dances and hoedowns. This band will make your Christmas party in the North go with a swing. The band's danceable and foot-tapping sound is based on a varied range of instruments - melodeon, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and bass.

The sole aim of an OB ceilidh is a good time for everybody. They can guarantee an enjoyable and fun-packed evening of jigs, reels, polkas, waltzes and hornpipes - a really good night ...show more

This family based ceilidh band are from East Yorkshire, and are available for hire at folk festivals, wedding receptions, parties, fund-raisers, and corporate events. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered. They are a talented trio of musicians, who have been performing together for over 20 years.

Their extensive repertoire covers the United Kingdom and beyond, including Scottish, Irish, English Folk, Country and traditional music to name but a few.

The LL Covers Duo are the perfect choice to create a sophisticated atmosphere for your drinks reception, wedding breakfast, birthday party or corporate event. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North. They have played at hundreds of events throughout the North West! Consisting of vocals plus guitar and backing vocals, they have a wide ranging repertoire of jazz, bossa, country, folk, soul, motown and pop hits from the 60s to the present day, Their extensive repertoire allows them to adapt on the fly from subtle background music to audi ...show more

The GM Band play music for all sorts of events and in venues such as hotels, restaurants and church halls. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North . Their line up is fiddle, guitar, bass and caller. Their caller is experienced in explaining the dances and then helping people through them. They usually start with very easy dances and then they get a bit more complex as the evening goes on. During any breaks, the band will play some tunes or sing a few songs.

A larger band is also available.

This lively band need to be listened to to be fully appreciated. With a line-up of guitar, fiddle bass and vocals they would be an asset for any occasion. This band will make your Christmas party in the North go with a swing. Together they spread their musical wings very wide, encompassing jigs and reels from the British Isles to the gypsy dances of Hungary and Romania and the rhythm and blues from across the Atlantic.

This is an original five piece blues/soul band - who originate mainly from Manchester. After 8 years of hard work and determination they have created a variety of songs that reflect each band members experience and individual taste in music, ranging from soul, blues and jazz to melodic rock.

They produce and record all their own material and perform at most of the major music venues across the North West. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered.

The band's popularity extends out from traditional music gigs to more commercial w ...show more

With a huge repertoire of music and dances from the British Isles, and America. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North. The band plays for all the main Ceilidh nights, namely Burns Night, St. Andrew's Day, St. Patrick's Day, New Years Eve, and Hoe Downs for American Independence Day. BBC Music Live Festival, broadcast on the BBC, been twice featured on Radio Merseyside's Folk Scene programme, as well as many other local radio stations around the country

Great music, great dances, great calling (all abilities and ages), great PA. The BD Ceilidh Band is very flexible and aim to keep everyone happy. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North . They have a massive amount of experience and are very very reliable. They have traveled throughout the UK and into Europe. Kim is a Northumbrian language expert and Matt is knowledgeable about all things Border, especially Pipes. The band have played for many Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Conferences and Corporate functions. Clients include ma ...show more

The LF Function/Covers Band is an exceptionally good value, yet highly experienced covers band based in Manchester and specialising in exciting, high energy versions of classic funk, soul and disco dance hits mainly from the 70s and 80s, but with some older and newer songs to provide something for all ages. This band will make your Christmas party in the North go with a swing.

Ideal for venues of any size from small parties to hotel events, formal or informal. The band will dress appropriately, before and during the performance to suit your requirements.

T ...show more

It's just Lisa her guitar and a case load of great covers that you'll love! Available for any type of event. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered.

The BC Party Band are an electric group of professional musicians hailing from Leeds. Each member is a graduate of Leeds College of Music who have performed together for the last 3 years. Their performance skills match the high quality music they provide and guarantee a full dance floor all night long. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North. As a band, they provide the professionalism you should expect; highly reliable, smartly dressed and punctual, with the ability to cater for every audience.

Whether reminiscing to our 60's cl ...show more

By the age of 28 Chris had been part of the music scene with many different bands having had the most success with The Good Die Young. Chris was also writing his own material by this stage. Chris then moved to performing as a solo artist and released his first solo album, in 2010. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North .
Chris has performed various nights in the Ski resort Montgenèvre at La Graal playing cover songs for Apres Ski and more recently Chris has done work for various TV and film productions.

Chris is available to per ...show more

The MN Barn Dance/ Ceilidh Band perform for a variety of occasions including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, PTA, club, church and village events.
All the band members have many years of experience in playing for dancing. These events are fun and not intended to be serious! (you can have a laugh at your own mistakes). They perform with the same enthusiasm for both experienced dancers and novices. If you have never done it before, don't worry, they will be there to make it work for you. The ...show more

This Covers Band are a "in demand" Yorkshire based party band, perfect for weddings, balls and private functions. Their repertoire is varied and very entertaining, ranging across time from the 60's right through to the present day. Great to keep you dancing to the early hours!. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered. The line up is made up of guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, percussion and boasts three accomplished vocalists with perfect three part harmonies.

This band is a dynamic duo, featuring the vocals of Sophie and the vocals and piano/guitar ability of Robert. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North. They are one of the most sought after duos in the UK, supplying entertainment for private functions, weddings and cruise ships.

Their repertoire covers many genres and decades, supplying great flexibility and making them suitable to any event, from tasteful background music to a large scale party set complete with backing tracks, professional lighting and a PA system big enough to fi ...show more

The BM Ceilidh band is a small, compact but perfectly formed band comprising of Mike on accordion and Gerry on guitar with Dave doing the calling. Each band member is a singer in their own right adding to the variety of performance. The band comes with its own PA and Public Liability. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North . They are available for a variety of events as well as dances.

They will always turn up and provide a night steeped in traditional music and entertainment.
Caller Dave is incredibly patient at giving instruct ...show more

This band plays lively folk music for English ceilidhs (also known as barn dances or English country dances), Scottish ceilidhs, Irish ceilis, and French and Swedish bals. This band will make your Christmas party in the North go with a swing. Combining traditional music with stomping rhythm, tight arrangements, singing and fun, they will infect all of your guests with an irresistible dancing itch! All dances are fully explained by a friendly, experienced caller, so no prior knowledge is required, you just have to be willing to get up and give it a try!

The NFB Band hail from Yorkshire and are a "power trio" of melodeon, fiddle and percussion. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered. They have a mixed repertoire of the English and Scottish styles, or can stick to all the Scottish standards if you want a more traditional Scottish experience. They have a full sound and a rhythm that's sure to get everyone up and dancing, and their caller will take everyone through the dance steps. They supply all the required equipment, PAT tested and covered by PLI.

This band can perform as an all Scottish Ceilidh, Irish Ceili, English Barn Dance or a mixture of all. The MR Ceilidh/barn dance band is a lively band of three experienced musicians and a dance caller. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North. They play and sing music and songs from the English, Scottish and Irish traditions for dancing and listening to, at wedding receptions, birthday parties and corporate events. Line up consists of melodeon and fiddle, guitar and flute, and flute and whistle. They work with experienced dance caller ...show more

This is a band that covers all the generations of pop and rock music and take you on a rollercoaster ride through Beatles, Stones, Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Don Henley, Pulp, Blur, Stereophonics, Kaiser Chiefs, Killers and many more. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North . Hear some great medleys of old and new and songs by artists that you wouldn't expect to, in their very own style.

They play weddings, family celebrations, clubs, pubs and festivals and are a professional standard band with a great image and a superb sound, usin ...show more

The CJ Ceilidh Band are experienced musicians who have
played for many years and come highly recommended. This band will make your Christmas party in the North go with a swing. Having done various prestige functions and weddings over the years they can assure a good time for all.

The CJ Ceilidh Band have had bookings such as the Burns Club of London at the Russell Hotel; The Royal Scottish Association Concert/Dance at headquarters in Covent Garden; Burns Night Dinner/Dance Thistle Hotel in Manchester; Manchester City Hall
Mayor's Fund raiser; and Universit ...show more

The RS Duo hail from the North of England and are a melodeon/fiddle duo - Paul (melodeon) also calls the dances. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered. They have a mixed repertoire of the Irish and Scottish styles, or can stick to all the Scottish standards if you want a more traditional Scottish experience. They have a wide variety of tunes and dances to suit all abilities, with a lovely interplay between the fiddle and melodeon melody lines for listening between dances. They supply all the required equipment, PAT tested and covere ...show more

The UC Covers Band are a stylish six piece live function band, based in Yorkshire, who will keep you and your guests entertained with your favourite songs.

While covering a number of classics from the last 50 years, the UC Band like to maintain a more modern repertoire featuring many recent chart hits!. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North.

Available for any occasion including weddings, corporate events, private parties (or any excuse for a celebration!), the UC Covers Band can put the funk to your function, the pop to your p ...show more

The RT Band are an experienced ceilidh band who play venues throughout the North West of England. They play at folk festivals, parties, wedding receptions and other events. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North .

As you are probably aware, the great advantage of folk dance for a party (or any other event) is that your guests need not know anything at all about folk dancing as the whole thing is explained by the caller and walked through once or twice beforehand.

The line up for this band consists of melodeon, fiddle, guitar, b ...show more

The BB Band are a professional four piece Irish and Ceili Band, who play a fantastic and lively range of real Traditional and Contemporary Irish music, songs and tunes, as well as Celtic rock and Country rock & roll. This band will make your Christmas party in the North go with a swing. They are all professional musicians who came together from academic, formal, semi-pro and session music backgrounds, to form one of the most vibrant and lively bands on the Irish music scene today.

This band have been playing for dances for many years. A professional trio, they take a pride in providing good quality entertainment at weddings and party dances for all ages. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered.

The band line-up includes melodeon, keyboard/guitar and bass/recorder. Their caller offers most popular dances including traditional classics such as The Virginia Reel, Cumberland Square Eight and Strip the Willow - good for beginners. She also calls American contras and sung squares - and novelty dances such as the ...show more

The AS Ceilidh Band, based in Middlesbrough, are a very experienced ceilidh band featuring top class musicians and callers. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North. They are equally at home playing for weddings, anniversaries, corporate events, Burns night, St Patrick's, or fundraisers. Featuring multiple instruments, they will give you a night to remember!

As well as tailoring their repertoire to your needs, the band can play a themed ceilidh - be it Irish, Scottish, American or English. They are also an accomplished concert band, ...show more

If you want an exciting, energetic ceilidh , then this is the band for you. The ceilidh band play an exciting blend of Disco, Reggae, Ska, Bhangra and more alongside Irish, English and European folk tunes played by some of the North West’s finest. This band is destined to make people smile with their driving beats and memorable melodies. Accessible dances, expertly called. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North . The PG Band will go down brilliantly at weddings, celebrations, festivals, corporate and other events, with a dance cal ...show more

If you want an exciting, energetic ceilidh , then this is the band for you. The ceilidh band play an exciting blend of Disco, Reggae, Ska, Bhangra and more alongside Irish, English and European folk tunes played by some of the North West’s finest. This band is destined to make people smile with their driving beats and memorable melodies. Accessible dances, expertly called. This band will make your Christmas party in the North go with a swing. The PG Band will go down brilliantly at weddings, celebrations, festivals, corporate and other events, with a dance cal ...show more

The SK Band are a fiddle-led four-piece barn dance / ceilidh band and caller playing in a solidly 'British' style with an emphasis upon English tunes. The band members have a wealth of experience and have played together for seven years. Individually and collectively they bring great enthusiasm to country dance music which, when combined with their musical abilities, guarantees a successful, fun event. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered. The band is especially sympathetic to the needs of clients and can be both flexible and accom ...show more

The CF Band are a musically diverse 5 piece band who are gate-crashing the folk scene with a lively blend of traditional Irish, drinking songs, 3 part harmony and instrumentals. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North. All the members are professional musicians active in many genres of the music industry performing in Classical orchestras to Jazz and World music groups. They all share a passion for Folk and Celtic music and formed the band in 2009 as an outlet for the music. Line-up includes Ange -Whistles / Vocals, Dave - Guitar / V ...show more

The BB Band are a professional four piece Irish Band offering a fantastic and lively range of Irish music. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North . They came together about 10 years ago to form one of the most vibrant and lively bands on the Irish music scene today.

They specialise in Ceilidhs and can offer all types of Ceilidh, whether you want to have an Irish, Scottish or English flavour!

They come equipped and ready to play at all types of music venues from small to very large, e.g. Festivals, Pubs, Clubs, Corporate Event ...show more

The BF Band entertainment act is the UK's premier live music duo.

The pair perform well known hits from all decades aimed at pleasing guests of all ages. This band will make your Christmas party in the North go with a swing.

The BF Party Band is a flexible act and can cater for any type of event. For example they can perform lighter jazz/swing music during mealtimes or early evenings, then move on to the classic hits later on to get the dancefloor filled. All parts of the day can be catered for from start to finish.

An important note to make is that the ...show more

This acoustic covers duo offer a unique playlist of songs from the Beatles and Rolling Stones through 80's and 90's pop and indie classics right up to the present day. They play exciting and unusual arrangements of your favourite tracks such as Sit Down by James and 500 Miles by the Proclaimers and always keep the party entertained whether your event is a corporate function wedding or party. For a New Year celebration in the North to be remembered.

They are most suitable for weddings from the end of the wedding breakfast. It is a perfect way to ent ...show more

The CS Band is a lively barn dance band which plays for barn dances, ceilidhs, festivals, weddings and private functions.
The band specialises in the lively jigs, reels and hornpipes and the tuneful slow airs and waltzes which feature in the traditional music of Northumberland and the Borders. A brilliant idea for your Christmas or New Year party in the North.

For those who don’t know the dances, the band’s caller, will explain all the steps and encourage the cautious to join in and have a wonderful time.

The basis of the band’s great sound is the tr ...show more

The TLD Band are an East Midlands based ceilidh band, playing in that area and surrounding counties. Instruments used include melodeon, fiddle, concertina, guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin and sometimes drums. Just the band for your themed New Year or Christmas event in the North . Their caller can generate a lively atmosphere within seconds and his approach to dancing is definitely to hit minimum anxiety for the dancers and to make it fun!

Nottinghamshire Fire Service, the RNIB, The United Nations Association have used the band regularly for their fundraising activ ...show more