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  • 1. The Blackthorne Ceilidh Band
  • 2. Kelso Folk Festival, 3 September 2017
  • 3. Open air and festivals also catered for!
  • 4. Pub gigs also a speciality

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  • Scottish Ceilidh band
  • The act play a wide repertoire of standard Ceilidh dances and some more less known ones
  • Perform as a three piece as standard but can also be booked as a duo.
  • Wedding bagpiper also available

The band are based in Kelso/Hawick in the Scottish Borders and play throughout the region and will travel for events.


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  1. Postie's Jig / Orcadian Strip The Willow - Various
  2. Virginia Reel - Various
  3. Canadian Barn Dance - Various
  4. Strip The Willow - Various
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    About this Act

    The Blackthorne Ceilidh Band is a very lively ceilidh band consisting of 2 accordions and a fiddle and piano and bass supplied via midi and drums by a specially programmed drum machine giving a very authentic sound. The result is a very full and dynamic ceilidh band sound. This Scottish borders based act specialises in informal and fun ceilidh dances and all the basic dances can be called or demonstrated by the band. Our emphasis is on having fun, rather than strict tempo Scottish Country Dancing, although the band can cater for the more formal occasions if required.

    The Blackthorne Ceildh Band consists of Bob Liddle, lead accordion and Charlie McIntee, second accordion, both very experienced players with several accordion club Guest Artiste spots to their credit. Completing the line-up and adding the glamour is fiddler Louise Douglas, also very experienced in playing and teaching fiddle and has also toured Canada and Barbados with the Riddle Fiddles.

    We have a professional Bose PA for smaller venues and a Mackie PA for larger ones, therefore we can cater for all sizes of venues, from pubs and clubs to large dance halls and ballrooms.

     

    Set List

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    Gay Gordons
    Canadian Barn Dance
    Old Time waltz
    Britannia Two-Step
    Dashing White Sergeant
    Military Two-Step
    Pride of Erin Waltz
    Strip The Willow (+ Orcadian)
    Gay Gordons Two-Step
    St Bernards Waltz
    Virginia Reel
    White Heather Foxtrot
    Eva Three-Step
    Mississippi Dip
    Boston Two-Styep
    Flying Scotsman
    Modern Waltz
    Eightsome Reel
    Edinburgh Mixture
    Circassian Circle
    Posties Jig
    Spanish Waltz
    Lomond Waltz
    Palais Glide
    Square Tango

    Lineup

    • 3-piece band: accordion, 2nd accordion and fiddle - (Piano, bass and drums also provided via the latest V3 module midi unit)

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • Standard set times can be whatever you want. The band is quite happy to play 2 x 45 minute sets, or 2 x 60 minute sets, or longer.

    Tags

    • 2 piece / duo
    • 3 piece / trio
    • accordion
    • acoustic
    • ceilidh option
    • fiddle
    • instrumental act
    • piper option

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    2. Scotland
    3. The Borders
    4. Act Styles
    5. Country, Folk & Celtic
    6. Ceilidh & Barn Dance
    7. The Blackthorne Ceilidh Band

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