Hire Ceilidh Band in Portsmouth

About: The cutting edge of the UK's ceilidh dancing scene! We're here to give your special event a touch of A3 Ceilidh Band magic - with our exciting music and friendly caller we'll give you a fantastic evening of dancing. Unlike many ceilidh bands our members are all full time professional musicians.

About: We are The Flying Dishrags, a Hampshire based four piece ceilidh band. Featuring a flexible instrumental lineup, we bring our own energetic, innovative style to folk music and dance, making for a unique ceilidh experience! We started playing together in 2014, with the University of Southampton Fol

About: Monkey See Monkey Do is a band of four musicians from Southampton’s urban jungle. Helen Gentile, Matt Aldous and brothers Sam and Aaron Horlock use clarinet, percussion, fiddle and guitar to deliver a highly entertaining set which pulls in all sorts of influences from Irish traditional to bluegrass.

Recent review: "Fantastic. Exactly what we wanted. Even when we asked them to move from inside to outside, when the weather cleared, they did so workout complaint. I would recommend them to others."

Recent review: Blag played for our office Christmas party and were brilliant. Their music was great and the caller was very charismatic getting everyone involved in the dancing. They were really easy to book and very flexible and accommodating with our requirements. We had great feedback from everyone at the party

About: The Blarney Roses are a traditional Celtic ceilidh and concert band. Available as a 2-6 piece band, at budgets to suit. Available for weddings, festivals, parties and special events (Paddy's Day, Burns' Night, New Year's Eve, St George's Day etc...). With origins in British and Irish traditional m

Recent review: Great communication from the band from the outset. I couldn't recommend them enough, I had them for the evening entertainment at my wedding and they were a great hit! Everyone got up and danced, it was such fun and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Thank you for an amazing evening!

Recent review: Josie was fantastic from start to finish. The communication in advance of the event and regular updates were perfect, and the setup of the sound system was brilliant. Josie ticked all our boxes for our St Patricks day celebrations and we have received great feedback across the board at how cool it w

Recent review: "Please can you pass my compliments on to the band for the wonderful job they did on Saturday last. Our guests have been absolutely raving about them! They were so good in fact I think they tired most of us out after 3 dances!! We both really appreciate how organised, friendly and accommodating t

Recent review: I cannot thank you enough Lilac for singing and playing guitar at my Dads surprise birthday party last Sunday. I wanted to make the day special for him and you were just the icing on the cake. As you know the age range was from 8 to 94 and without exception everyone commented on what a fantastic sin

Recent review: This is a great band, very accomplished and Martin is a very good caller as well as being a brilliant violinist! All players did a great job, the music is lively and the pace is just right. We enjoyed a great evening of dancing at our friends’ marriage a few weeks ago, it was fun throughout. Highly

Recent review: "We booked the spring heeled jacks for our fundraiser. We wanted a ceilidh band with a great caller and we couldn’t have chosen a better one. They got everybody on the dance (even the most reluctant) Our night was a great success and it was all down to a fabulous band with fantastic music and ente

Recent review: On behalf of Jules and I, can I please extend a massive thank you for last weekend. You and the rest of the band were absolutely fantastic. From I will wait through to Champagne Supernova, everyone loved it and we’ve had loads of compliments directed your way! We think a few might be in touch for

Recent review: David and the Buchanan Ceilidh Band were fantastic. They got all the students dancing, and David was very clear in his instructions and we danced the night away until past midnight. David made Hogmanay an unforgettable evening and we’re so grateful for his involvement!

Recent review: Can I just say the whole experience from choosing, booking and enjoying the band was an extremely positive experience. They were brilliant, polite, punctual and the music was great. They communicated well beforehand so I felt entirely confident in them understanding what we wanted. They were great m

Recent review: Went to a ceilidh run by the Sassenachs at Cecil Sharp House near Regents Park. It was tremendous fun and so well arranged. There was a huge crowd of mainly beginners there but somehow the band managed to have everyone spinning around the room without incident! Such a great night out and felt like a

Recent review: Great fun! Debby and Tim are extremely professional, the dances were easy to follow and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment - both participants and spectators

Recent review: "Richard and Climax were fantastic, we found them to be very professional and the music they played was really good. I would highly recommend this band to everyone, and I can promise you will not be dissapointed. Also I would like to add that we had a lot of fun and so did the band. If you

Recent review: The band were excellent. they made the party go with a swing and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves fro the oldest to the youngest . Thank you

Recent review: """We hired The Hilltop Ceilidh Band for a barn dance to celebrate a joint 21st and 60th birthday. The evening was a great success and I would thoroughly recommend James and will certainly be using the band in the future. Thank you everyone for an amazing evening."""