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Wild Geese Ceilidh Band www.wildgeese.biz Andrew Hennessey 01333 428921 075886 03896 [email protected]

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The Wild Geese Ceilidh Band are a professional ceilidh trio from Edinburgh, Scotland. Lineup, Andrew on electric fiddle and calling, Steve on guitar, vocals and DJ, and marc on drums. We've been playing at venues big and small in the UK since 1997

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Wild Geese Ceilidh Band

www.wildgeese.biz

Andrew Hennessey01333 428921075886 [email protected]

 

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Overview

3 piece ceilidh band plus caller electric fiddle, calling, drums, guitar, DJ, vocals 23+ different ceilidh dances at all levels; beginners to advanced Highland costume option Can add Bass/Keyboard player/Celtic harp Experienced Weddings DJ & light-show  extra £200.00 Latin guitar option for background ambience 2 vehicles fuel @ 17p per mile PAT – tested equipment Offering a Standard MU contract

Price Range

Prices range from £650 under 100 miles from Edinburgh,   to £1500

Example Logistics – English North & Midlands

e.g.1 -  3 piece Band would travel in 2 vehicles for a ceilidh. Typical Edinburgh to Leeds/Midlands fuel costs 2 vehicles £160   + 2 double rooms, dinner B&B about £100, service stops £30 = £290 expenses= £290 expenses +  performance fee £900 = £1190 exclusive of agency fee for 3 piece ceilidh band – electric fiddle/caller, guitar/vocals, drums.

e.g. 2 -  3 piece Band – round trip Newcastle-upon-Tyne 240 mile for 2 cars = 480 miles @ 17pence per mile + dinner B&B, performance fee £800

e.g. 3 – 3 piece Band – London, £2200 approx. 

About

The Wild Geese Ceilidh band have been playing venues big and small all over Scotland since they formed in 1996. They have a regular public gig at the Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh, but have played at venues from the Queens Hall in Edinburgh to Weddings at Culzean castle and Blair House in the west and even a small birthday party barbeque in Midlothian!The band have an experienced dance caller - who engages the audience and walks and talks them through a set of specially selected ceilidh dances to suit beginners and/or the more advanced audiences. He is noted for being able to involve audiences from all parts of the world.The band can provide incidental music by way of playing our iPod through the PA between sets or you can bring your own but they also offer an

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experienced Weddings DJ with lightshow and full Disco PA as part of a ceilidh/disco package.As an added option they'll provide a Celtic harp player, Sarai who can perform ambient background music at your event and the band guitarist can perform Latin-American jazz bar guitar music as background if required.

Where are they based?

The band is based in Edinburgh but play at events all over Scotland, including Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scottish Borders, East and Midlothian and will travel to the North of England

Sample Ceilidh Dance Set List

Gay Gordons Dashing white Sergeant Canadian barn dance Circassian circle Britannia 2 step St Bernards waltzTrad strip the willowFestival 4 star reelFlying Scotsman Virginia reelEightsome reel (shortened version)Shetland strip the willow Gaelic waltz Pride of Erin waltz Circle waltz Cumberland square eight TroikaMilitary 2 step Swedish masqueradeHighland schottische Washerwomans branleWild geese scottish country danceSeige of Ennis Eightsome reel (full version)Riverside Jig

Lineup

3-piece ceilidh band: Andrew Hennessey, on electric fiddle and also dance caller, Steve on guitar

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Marc on drums. Steve is our Weddings DJ specialist and Sarai can be engaged to play Celtic harp

Standard Set Time

Standard 4 hour ceilidhs with/without DJ with 20 minute break to suit. e.g. Can do a 2 hour ceilidh set - to suit venue timetable for

coffee/buffet then play till midnight Folk Duo 3 x 45 minute sets Concert 2*50 minute sets

Booking Options

3 piece ceilidh band 3 piece ceilidh band & DJ 4 piece lineup can add in our experienced Bass player Jim 4 piece band & DJ Live Background music can be performed by Sarai on Celtic harp or

Steve on Latin/Jazz guitar Private Function Entertainment duo with folk, rock, country and blues

songs and Latin, jazz and Scottish and Irish instrumentals. Concert of original world folk music