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Ceilidh Allstars
Ceilidh Irish and Traditional / Wedding Entertainment
Established for over ten years & featuring award winning musicians, the Ceilidh Allstars will provide punctual, polite and professional folk musicians to suit all occasions and budgets, from a solo fiddle player to a full Ceilidh or Cajun band.
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Profile
Established for ten years The Ceilidh Allstars is a collective of Cambridge and London based internationally renowned musicians.
Dedicated to high quality traditional dance music with a party attitude they place the emphasis on audience enjoyment and participation.
The Ceilidh Allstars specialise in Irish Scottish and English Ceilidh dances where a ‘caller’ explains simple group folk dances.
Ceilidhs are an ideal way to break the ice at weddings conferences or functions where people may be meeting for the first time; no previous experience is necessary and all ages can join in the easy dance steps!
With a Phd in Irish music fiddler Hazel Fairbairn and seasoned guitarist John Lawson are regularly joined by caller Mary Panton, who has led dances for Princess Ann and the Houses of Parliament amongst others.
The Ceilidh Allstars also include an accordion player who tours with Joan Baez and Eliza Carthy, former ‘All Ireland’ accordion and fiddle champions and bodhran players who have studied with Irelands’ best and recorded with Ewan McColl & Peggy Seeger.
The Ceilidh Allstars are happy to offer free scheduling advice based on decades of experience to help make your event extra special!
Previous clients and venues include:
Matt Lucas,
RAC,
Knebworth,
Chilford Hall,
Cambridge University Departments and Colleges,
Horwood House,
The Quy Mill,
Wimpole Hall,
University Arms Hotel Cambridge,
Garden House Hotel Cambridge.
Set
list
Core Dances include:
Gay Gordon’s
Strip the Willow
Dashing White Seargent
Canadian Barn Dance
Circassian Circle
Cumberland Square 8
Virginia Reel.
Other dances are included as requested or as suitable to the occasion.
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 Listen
to Ceilidh Allstars
Songs will play on any PC with Windows Media
player.
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| Sí Beag, Sí Mór (Live) |
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| Boys of Malin (Live) |
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| Maid at the Spinning Wheel (Live) |
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| Dark Island (Live) |
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Line-up & instrumentation
4 piece band: Caller, Fiddle, Guitar, Bodhran
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Travel availability
This band are only available in the regions
listed below.
The South
The Midlands
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Reviews & references
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name: Sarah Slats
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Comments: We, the bride and groom, and so far all our guests were very happy with the Ceilidh Allstars. They provided a fun night for all ages there and encouraged people to dance without being forceful. They were very adaptable to the situation and appeared to be having a good time themselves! They came without any hassle and made the whole night easy!
Booking through Alive Network was without complications and there was regular correspondence to ease any anxieties.
Thank you very much!
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name: Sally & Rob Tattersfield
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Comments: Just to let you know that our wedding went off without a hitch yesterday and we had a wonderful evening with the band. Their music provided the kind of ambience that we had hoped for and many of our guests said how much they enjoyed the music.
Please send our thanks to them and take this as a glowing recommendation of their services, should anyone be looking for a similar type of band through your agency in the future.
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name: Sarah Fergusen
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Comments: We thought you and the band were absolutely fantastic and helped to make our perfect day even better.
You played to such a high standard, and many of our guests commented on how excellent you were.
We couldn't have asked for a better band! Thank you so much.
Just wish we could go back and do it all again!
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Client
name: Roberta Hamilton
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Comments: Thanks again for a marvellous evening. We really enjoyed the music.
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name: Gavin Jamieson
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Comments: I am now back from honeymoon (in sunny Greece) and wanted to say a big thank you to you and the band for the superb ceilidh at our wedding in Norfolk.
It was a wonderful day and everyone commented on how much they enjoyed the band and the dancing and it really was the best ending we could have to the day.
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name: Marek Ignatowicz, UEA International summer school
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Comments: Many thanks once again for the Ceilidh last night. I have had students coming up to me all day saying much they enjoyed it, which was great.
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Client
name: Daisy and Johnnie
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Comments: I really want to thank Paul at Alive Network and all of the Ceilidh Allstars for being so fantastic at our wedding. We left it very late to organise a band and Paul went out of his way to help us and keep us updated on progress. The Ceilidh allstars were better than we could of imagined, everyone was up and dancing and we are still getting comments about how great they were.
Please pass on our thanks to the band!
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Client
name: Adam Griffiths
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Comments: It's been a long time since our wedding, but I wanted to say we loved your music.
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name: Sally
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Comments: Alive Network were recommended by a friend who used another band via the website. It was easy; a one-stop-shop. Rebecca was a big help at a time when we were very busy and didn't have time to search properly ourselves.
Ceilidh Allstars arrived on time and set up on schedule and they were well organized. It was an excellent performance - the hightlight of the day - 10 out of 10.
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Client
name: Matthew and Naomi
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Comments: Just wanted to thank you and all of the Allstars for performing at our wedding on 23rd May in Horningtoft.
Your band was the highlight of the evening!
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Client
name: Laura and Mark Hughes
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Comments: Thank you so much for performing at our wedding on 23rd August 2008 at Kelham Hall.
We had a fantastic day and the ceilidh was one of the highlights.
All our guests have commented on how much fun the ceilidh was and it certainly broke the ice and got everyone up dancing!
We wouldn't hesitate to recommend you.
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Client
name: David
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Comments: Ceilidh Allstars were excellent, would certainly use again.
regards
David Curtis
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Client
name: Janey
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Comments: Thanks Rebecca,
They were great, everything was just right. Mary's calling got everyone dancing really easily. Certainly no complaints.
Best,
Janey
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Client
name: Kat and Peter Dabner
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Comments: Thank you to you and the band for such a fantastic night. It was such beautiful music it really did make the day for me to know you would be there. I wish you all the best and will definitely recommend you to others.
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Client
name: Elizabeth Hutt
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Comments: I wanted to say a big thank you to you and the band for the fabulous entertainment at our wedding on the 16th September.
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name: Angus and Sandy Jackson
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Comments: Thank you all very much for all your skill and hard work at our wedding reception at Homerton College. We could never have imagined that a ceilidh would have been so much fun and so brilliant and we know this was entirely due to the skills of the band and caller. So many of our guests have told us how much fun they had and how hard they laughed at our dancing. It was fantastic that you were able to encourage so many people onto the dance floor. Thank you for being so brilliant.
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name: Geoff Hale (Pembroke College Cambridge)
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Comments: My sincere thanks to you and the other band members for your tremendous playing at the Warwick International Hotels Scottish Theme dinner held at the college at the beginning of January. The conference delegates really enjoyed themselves, and without doubt, your session contributed enormously to what was a very successful event in all respects. If I am ever asked to recommend a ceilidh band I know who I would suggest
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Client
name: Mairi Anne & Robin
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Comments: Thank you for your contributions to our wedding celebrations at Ravenwood Hall. Your music was fantastic and everyone enjoyed dancing to it. We had a great time and you all certainly made it the amazing night it was. Thank you all very much indeed.
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Client
name: Rev RM & Mr Winter, Norwich
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Comments: Thank you and the band for such a fun evening last Friday following our daughters wedding. I have a feeling that we ‘oldies’ rather overdid things on the dance floor - it probably did us the world of good. But oh, what fun it was. Thank you for being part of our very special day.
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