English Barn Dance and Ceilidh with an infectious sense of fun
Music that makes you want to dance with a driving rhythm and accurate
phrasing
Talented, experienced musicians with a wide variety of instruments
Our own, in house, caller, Peter, who walks everyone through the dances to
make sure they know what to do and then 'calls' during the dance to remind
them
Although we do have our own caller we are happy to work with your choice
of
caller if you already have someone in mind
What is English Ceilidh?
Well, first of all, it's pronounced Kay - Lee (stress the Kay) and no,
it isn't
Irish or Scottish dancing, although we may well play and call
some Irish and
Scottish dances!
English Ceilidh and English Barn Dance mean
more or less the same thing (to
you and me, anyway). The style of
dancing, whether fast and furious (more
ceilidh style) or a little bit
gentler (more barn dance style) will be judged by
our
caller. You can tell us in advance if you know you want livelier or
more genteel.
What sort of dances can you expect? Well...
Playford Dances
e.g. Childgrove An elegant, fairly simple dance with a simply gorgeous tune
We like playing Playford tunes and our caller picks appropriate dances
Typical ceilidh / barn dances e.g. The Weaver Jig circles, stars, do-si-dos, dip and dive and baskets - great fun!
Other dances like, The Rifleman (2 couples galloping down the set 'the
bullet');
Stepping Stone Rag; Steps of Waterloo etc. as well as old favourites
like
Bridge of Athlone, Stoke Golding Country Dance and Cumberland Square Eight.
Fun Dances e.g. Horse's Bransle (pronounced
brawl)
If the crowd isn't very experienced then simple dances like this can
be great
fun and get everyone up on their feet and enjoying themselves.
Leave it to our caller who will
judge the standard and pick suitable dances.
What setup does the band need?
A minimum of 3 metres by 5 metres of stage space
We don't need to be on an actual stage, although that would be ideal but we
do
need enough room for ourselves, all our instruments and our PA kit.
1 x 13amp socket
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