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The Absurdist Pipe Band (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: 3-4 piece comical street band
Packages range from £500 to £1500
The Absurdist Pipe Band take pipes, drums and costumes and mix them with a dash of clowning to create an energetic package that is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. On the streets of your town, in the fields of your festival or in the middle of your dance floor, The Absurdist Pipe Band love nothing more than wandering around and entertaining the crow ... » View band profile »
The A&E Ceilidh Band (based in Isle of Skye )
Music Description: Ceilidh and Scottish Dance
Packages range from £500 to £1500
The A & E ceilidh band was formed in 2000 by two friends who played music together throughout school and into their adult lives. Ally and Edward play between them accordion, highland bagpipes and drums. They were joined in the band by talented guitarist and singer Balfour Christie, who has been a musician for over 30 years. ... » View band profile »
Alasdair Beaton started his piping career at the age of 14 receiving tuition first from Willie Beverage formerly of the Royal Scots and British Caledonian Airways Pipe Band and then from Jim Elmslie who was part of the famous Muirhead & Sons Pipe Band winning the World Championships five years in a row from 1965 - 1969. At the time they held the record for ... » View band profile »
The Albanach Guitar Duo (based in Linlithgow)
Music Description: Classical Guitar duo
Packages range from £375 to £800
The Albanach guitar duo provide elegant arrangements of light classics to energetic Latin dances and moody Spanish melodies. ... » View band profile »
Esther Swift, harp and David Douglas, voice are two Scottish musicians at the beginning of their musical careers. They are both highly sought after performers in their own right with a depth of performance experience. Esther enjoys a varied career with orchestras and as a recitalist and composer. David is an up and coming singer with a breadth of experien ... » View band profile »
Alhambra Flute and Guitar Duo (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Guitar and Flute Duo Performing Classical, Popular and Spanish music
Packages range from £500 to £1500
Alhambra is a Flute and Guitar duo performing Classical, Popular and Spanish music. Alhambra also perform a selection of well arranged folk songs. Audiences around the country have been overwhelmed by their expressive and soulful performances. The intricate combination of guitar and flute are likely to massage the listeners ears for the duration of the perfo ... » View band profile »
Alistair Lennox's Thistle Dubh (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Ceilidh Band & Disco
Packages range from £550 to £1000
The Thistle Dubh Ceilidh Band were formed at the dawn of the new millennium. Their creative, energetic and vibrant style of playing, will ensure that their blend of music is enjoyed by the novice, discerning dancer and musical enthusiast alike. ... » View band profile »
The Allestri Ensemble (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: classical String Quartet or Trio
Packages range from £400 to £900
The Allestri Ensemble are a versatile and stylish string quartet / trio available to play for all kinds of occasion but specialising in providing music for wedding ceremonies and receptions. ... » View band profile »
Ally has piped all over the country and europe for the last 18 years including playing for royality on a numer of occasions and even pop star's weddings! ... » View band profile »
The Appassionados (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: 4-8 piece Tango band
Packages range from £450 to £2000
An explosion of sound, this band bring you the great Tango music of Argentina. They play music from Carlos Gardel to Piazzolla making it both an authentic and organic experience. Ideal background music which adds an air of class to your event. Either sit back and enjoy or feel the music and dance... ... » View band profile »
Babylon Arabic Band (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Arabic songs and music throughout all Arab countries
Packages range from £800 to £1500
This Edinburgh based band consists of Iraqi, Scottish, and English musicians led by Mohammed Nafee (Iraqi singer & musician). They perform a selection of Mohammed's favourite Arabic songs throughout all Arab countries, which he performed at parties and celebrations in Iraq. Mohammed is now hosting parties and performing for new audiences around the UK with ... » View band profile »
Bags of Rock (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Specialist Piping Group
Packages range from £1200
Bags of Rock is an exciting new live experience featuring ex Red Hot Chilli Pipers frontman, guitarist Gregor 'G Man' McPhie together with two talented Grade One pipers. ... » View band profile »
Beggar's Row (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: 4 piece Celtic Folk Music Band
Packages range from £1200 to £3000
4 piece up tempo Celtic Folk band performing Scottish, Irish, Contemporary and their own material. Includes songs, fiddle tunes and bagpipe tunes. Their concert/show is based very much on a happy audience participation theme and they are highly experienced at Festivals, Theatres, TV and Radio, Corporate and Weddings. Although Beggar's Row are not a Ceilidh b ... » View band profile »
Best Before Midnight (based in Falkirk)
Music Description: Ceilidh and Covers band
Packages range from £700 to £1500
Best before midnight are a five piece ceilidh and covers band and comprises Phil MacFarlane on fiddle, Fraser Campbell on keyboards, Craig Scott on drums and percussion, Ronald Webster on Bass guitar, electro-accoustic guitar and vocals, Jim Campbell on lead guitar and harmonies. The band is a collaboration of versatile and richly talented musicians with an ... » View band profile »
The Big Shoogle (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Ceilidh and covers band with a rocky edge
Packages range from £850 to £1800
The Big Shoogle are an uptempo Scottish Ceilidh and covers band with influences from rock, cajun, zydeco, rockabilly and swing, all added together and shoogled.... ! The band play swingy traditional Scottish and Irish ceilidh tunes in their own inimitable style, and will call all the dances for guests who may be unfamiliar with them. So, even if you are dan ... » View band profile »
Black Star Steel Band (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Steel Band
Packages range from £450 to £1500
Black Star, an exciting seven piece band based in Glasgow, take a new angle on the traditional Steel Band format, featuring saxophone in addition to steel pans and percussion. ... » View band profile »
The Borders Ceilidh Band (based in Hawick)
Music Description: 2-6 piece Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £400 to £1200
Based in the Scottish Borders, Borders Ceilidh Band provides traditional ceilidh music to clients throughout the UK and abroad. Specialising in weddings, and with over 18 years experience in the music industry they regularly play for ceilidhs, private parties and corporate events. Borders Ceilidh Band can range in size from 2 musicians upwards. The typical l ... » View band profile »
Brogue (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: 2 piece Scottish/ Celtic Band
Packages range from £450 to £2200
Formed in early 2005, Brogue’s music consists of original arrangements and interpretations of traditional Scottish songs. As their journey in Scottish music began while living in Southern Africa, their style has taken on a slight African flavour, giving the listener a truly unique Scottish listening experience! Brogue have recorded and released many album ... » View band profile »
Caledonian Cowboy (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Professional Scottish Piper
Packages range from £100 to £1000
Caledonian Cowboy is the driving force behind any event that requires either a full Scottish themed occasion or even just a wee flavour of what Scotland has to offer. Caledonian Cowboy can organise and chair events such as Scottish Nights, Burn's Suppers, Corporate Events and our most popular and highly recommended celebration ‘Wee Jock's Big Braw Scot ... » View band profile »
Carrie On Dancing (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £500 to £1500
Carrie On Dancing is an Edinburgh Based 3 piece ceilidh band, playing ceilidh standards along with some more unusual dances. Carrie is an accomplished fiddler and caller, and is joined by Rob Minns on guitar and Robin Hunter on Drums. Together they will guarantee you a footstomping party! ... » View band profile »
The Ceilidh Experience (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Ceilidh Rock band
Packages range from £1000 to £2000
Norman Mackay's Ceilidh Experience originally formed in Edinburgh in 2002. Now the Ceilidh band of choice for Rock stars, soap stars and famous politicians, they have gone on to perform at ceilidhs all over Scotland as well as making regular trips to England, Ireland and Europe. The Ceilidh Experience are renowned for their rock style & high energy performa ... » View band profile »
Ceilidh Minogue (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: 3-6 piece Scottish ceilidh band
Packages range from £600 to £1800
Scotland's favourite ceilidh band. An enthusiastic, energetic Scottish ceilidh band that never fails to make weddings and ceilidhs a success. The band is based in Scotland but plays all over, covering cities in the UK from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Manchester and London and abroad. They were featured in BBC Radio Scotland's Hogmanay 'Live' show in 2009 and 2 ... » View band profile »
Celtica - Pipes Rock (based in International Band Members)
Music Description: Celtic rock band
Packages range from £2000 to £5500
An international band formed in 2009, Celtica - Pipes Rock includes members from Scotland, America and Austria. Featuring two bagpipers, electric guitar, bass, drums and accompanying visuals-their unique blend of fiery rock brings alive the Celtic spirit wherever they perform! The band spent the winter of 2009/10 recording their first album and filming video ... » View band profile »
Celtic Horizon (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Celtic Folk Music
Packages range from £350 to £1800
Celtic Horizon have been full time musicians for many years now. Celtic Horizon formed in 2000 and have toured extensively around the UK and Europe. ... » View band profile »
The Celtic Soul Orchestra (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Big Beats and Soulful Grooves Celtic Style
Packages range from £2000 to £5000
The Celtic Soul Orchestra combines a unique blend of big beats and soulful grooves with a distinctive Celtic character. The band fuses the soul, funk and disco sounds of Hammond organ, guitar, bass, drums, brass, with fiddle, all performed by exceptional musicians - and finished off with some beautiful vocals. The Celtic Soul Orchestra play an infectious set ... » View band profile »
The Scottish harp, or clarsach (Gaelic word for harp), has a beautiful graceful appearance and full rich sound that adds elegance and charm to any event. From weddings to corporate functions, the sophistication of the Celtic harp adds a unique, unforgettable quality to your event. Cheyenne Brown has been performing Celtic music around the w ... » View band profile »
Cheyenne Brown and Seylan Baxter (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Harp and Cello Duo
Packages range from £450 to £1000
The combination of Cheyenne Brown's exuberant and sensitive harp playing, Seylan Baxter's mellow, natural singing and her creatively atmospheric cello playing forms rich and varied musical textures with a distinctive style. Whether in slow airs, jigs and reels or traditional songs Cheyenne and Seylan bring precision and empathy to their quirky, innovative a ... » View band profile »
Christine Sparks (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Two piece cabaret and corporate Scottish Acoustic Act
Packages range from £800 to £1800
The Sensational Christine Sparks Show are an act, based around the remarkable vocal, instrumental and entertainment talents of Christine Sparks, specialising in the cabaret and corporate marketplace. They specialise in providing entertainment to sit-down audiences in the two genres of Scottish acoustic and jazz standards. They performed their show "Songs fro ... » View band profile »
Clanadonia (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Traditional tribal drums and pipes band
Packages range from £950 to £2500
Clanadonia are leading exponents of traditional Celtic folk with an emphasis on tribal percussion. They began as a close combat stunt crew, for film and TV, the band formed, during the breaks in filming, with the numerous productions, in which, they've been involved, most notably, Braveheart, Gladiator, King Arthur and The New World. ... » View band profile »
Clann an Drumma (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Traditional Scottish Tribal pipe and drum band
Packages range from £700 to £1500
The band have been performing for over 15 years and have released 8 albums to date. Tribal Heart, their last studio album has had 9 number one's - placing the band into the Hall of Fame in the American Highland Charts/Celtic Radio. the band have written music and vocals performing for film, tv and radio as well as appearing in many productions. A couple o ... » View band profile »
The Clincarts (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: 5-6 piece Country/Bluegrass/Americana Band
Packages range from £350 to £1000
The Clincarts are a talented and versatile musical collective playing all the best songs from famous America artists and a few home grown ones for good measure. This experienced band play Country, Bluegrass, Country Rock and a bit of Rock & Roll in formats to suit the client from full electric dance sets to unplugged acoustic sets or a mixture of both. Along ... » View band profile »
Coila is a professional ceilidh band which has been regularly performing at ceilidhs, weddings and functions in Glasgow, Ayrshire and throughout Scotland for over 15 years. Specialising in traditional Scottish music, Coila frequently travels internationally performing at ceilidhs in many parts of the world. ... » View band profile »
Cruachan (based in Aberdeen)
Music Description: 3 - 6 Piece Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £700 to £1700
Cruachan are an exciting band of young musicians from the North – East of Scotland. A creative and lively band with traditional and innovative style they have experience in dealing with a range of functions and entertainment specifically tailored to suit your needs. The band specializes in Scottish traditional music including ceilidhs, background music, a ... » View band profile »
Culbeag are a family celtic folk band: Iain McWilliams: Guitar/vocals Lewis McWilliams: Highland Bagpipes Finlay McWilliams: Djembe/Drums. Iain McWilliams, has played for many years within the Scottish folk/Band scene and has in the past supported such legends as Hamish Imlach and Matt McGuinn. Although his song writing ability led him to sign with London ... » View band profile »
The Cutting Edge Ceilidh band (based in Dundee)
Music Description: Ceilidh Rock
Packages range from £1000 to £2000
Cutting Edge is a band that sounds fantastic but also plays for the dancers. The Scottish dances are called professionally by the band's keyboard player - a 4 times world champion dancer himself, Derrick Mitchelson. This band can play in any style of music and often weave in and out effortlessly between Ceilidh dances Rock classics and smooth ballads. ... » View band profile »
Daccordianna (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Funky accordion based folk band
Packages range from £250 to £1500
Daccordianna's original compositions will get you clapping your hands, tapping your feet and smiling at the songs detailing the trials and tribulations of life, love and the universe. Formed in 2009 Daccordianna consists of the lead singer and accordion player Anna Ross, 'The Fox' on fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo when and where required, Francesca on d ... » View band profile »
Dancing Feet (based in Perth)
Music Description: 2-4 piece ceilidh band
Packages range from £350 to £1300
Formed in 2007, and gigging regularly since then, Dancing Feet Ceilidh band are a four piece multi instrumentalist band that offer a broad repertoire of dances and music. Their infectious style and energetic performance suits all occasions from weddings and festivals to corporate events and birthday parties. The band consist of professional musicians whose p ... » View band profile »
The Dangleberries (based in Dumfries & Galloway)
Music Description: Pipe Rock
Packages range from £2000 to £4000
The Dangleberries are a band who add bagpipe influences into "rock" music with a unique blend of vocals, drums and guitars. They are a mixture of bagpipes, drums, guitars and a tambourine player. ... » View band profile »
The Danse McCabre Ceilidh Band (based in Aberdeen)
Music Description: Scottish Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £600 to £1500
Formed in 2003, Danse McCabre is an extremely popular and lively ceilidh band which comes with its own Caller, Sound Engineer, lighting and stage-dressing. Described as 'fantastic' by Real Weddings magazine, Danse McCabre has built an enviable reputation as THE all-girl ceilidh band in the North of Scotland. Danse McCabre play traditional ceilidh dances Ga ... » View band profile »
Das Contras (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Pop, Soul and Folk with a Latin Twist
Packages range from £600 to £2000
Das Contras are a six-headed musical monster with a Latin temperament, a worldly attitude, two devilish horns and a rock n roll heart. They were winners of the 2006 PRS New Music Award.
"Like an acoustic Groove Armada, Das Contras like their brass and breezy good times tunes. While Groove Armada stick on some beats to modernise the sound Das Contras ... » View band profile »
The Dave Mackay Band (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £650 to £800
The Dave Mackay Band are a hard-swinging, energetic meeting of three of the best players on the ceilidh scene today. Performances display a level of ensemble playing and trust that enable the band not only to 'catch the moment' but grab it, embrace it and twirl it up and down the room until it has to go and sit down and have a wee drink to recover. ... » View band profile »
Dennis Alexander (based in Kirkcaldy)
Music Description: Solo Folk/Celtic/Comedy
Packages range from £250 to £950
SONGS, STORIES AND DOWNRIGHT LIES Dennis' style follows in the tradition of the great Scottish folk entertainers, where well chosen songs are interspersed with wit, banter and downright lies. His ability to get a whole room to participate is his strength and laughter is always one of the main ingredients. However, he can also surprise with ... » View band profile »
Dias Quartet (based in Edinburgh)
Music Description: Funky take on Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms
Packages range from £550 to £1500
A foot-stomping funky take on classic Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms, Dias combine Latin American folk talents with a tight funk-jazz rhythm section to produce an exciting blend, full of dance, groove and ambient sounds. With added colour from instruments such as the bazouki, conch shell and cuica the Dias take on samba, bossa and salsa beats brings a whol ... » View band profile »
The Dojo Drummers (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Drumming Band
Packages range from £1000 to £4000
The Dojo Drummers are a dynamic and vibrant new taiko group, representing the Mugen Taiko Dojo, the UK's Centre for Taiko Drumming. Taiko drumming is a highly visual and exciting art form, and performances have thrilled audiences at every occasion. ... » View band profile »
Domino Gumbo (based in Glasgow)
Music Description: Swamp, Soul and Rock'n'Roll band
Packages range from £500 to £2000
Simply Unique. There's not another band in the UK doing what these guys do. They take their musical influences from New Orleans and the surrounding bayous of Louisiana and bring them all together in their own blend of sounds. Domino - All of the music has a little Fats Domino running through it. Piano and N'Awlins style saxes to the fore. Gumbo - all the oth ... » View band profile »
Donald Lindsay plays the Highland Bagpipes & Scottish Smallpipes, and lives in Glasgow. Originally from there, Donald learned pipes through local pipe bands and instructors, and has been piping since his teens. He's a musically very adventurous piper, who's career has included recording for film ("Burke and Hare"), TV ("Piping Galore", "Songs of Praise"), a ... » View band profile »
Èirich are a ceilidh and Celtic rock group consisting of accordion and electric guitar. They perform using a good strong beat and Celtic tempo which inspires any audience to dance!! ... » View band profile »
Fiona Kyle (based in Elgin)
Music Description: Harpist - clarsach player
Packages range from £150 to £400
Fiona has been playing the Clarsach for over 20 years. She plays across Aberdeenshire, the Highlands, Moray and Perthshire. She plays at weddings, family celebrations, business functions, funerals, tourist attractions and special events. Her repertoire is extensive and includes celtic, rock, pop and traditional tunes. ... » View band profile »
Freereelin' (based in Cupar)
Music Description: 3 piece ceilidh band
Packages range from £390 to £1200
Playing across Fife, Stirlingshire, Perthshire, West Lothian and beyond, Freereelin' are a 3-piece group of experienced musicians whose passion is for great music, energy and fun. The musicians are all multi-instrumentalists, their most common line-up being fiddle, guitar and percussion. Freereelin' provide ceilidh music, performance sets or background music ... » View band profile »
Funkeilidh Ceilidh Band (based in Perth, Edinburgh, Dundee)
Music Description: Ceilidh Band
Packages range from £440 to £1800
Funkeilidh are a Fife based versatile Ceilidh Band with Fun & Funk built in. Not content with pure Ceilidh music all the time, Funkeilidh can play a number of cover versions, quick steps & slow numbers to break things up & give your guests a break & a chance to gossip. If you’re a Ceilidh purist though, they’ve never run out of dances yet & can ... » View band profile »