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: Stomping Boondocks were available to stand in at very last minute when our original band dropped out, and we've had nothing but good feedback about the music and have booked them again for our Summer Fete!

Recent review: Blag played at our wedding reception and were fantastic, it created such a good atmosphere and everyone really enjoyed it!

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: "What a great night - band was great very friendly and asked us to submit any requests prior to party which we did. We had family over from Ireland at the party and even they agreed that the band were fabulous - praise indeed! Thanks Shenanigans for making the evening very special."

Recent review: J played at our garden Wedding. It was a glorious Sunny day and a very personal friendly affair. J was perfect.The ambience she created with her music and romantic flair was a huge part of the ceremony. From the march down the aisle to music throughout the gathering… She helped enormously prior to t

Recent review: An excellent bash – the band were fantastic! Everyone got up and danced. The caller did a great job. If we have another Birthday Bash, we will definitely be booking the band again. I have no hesitation recommending them.

Recent review: "***** 5 Star Lilac performed at a mini-festival for us in our garden for my wife’s 40th. Her performance in the rain-soaked British summer afternoon was wonderful. She has a beautiful voice and she was the perfect start to Bextival. I would highly recommend Lilac. Her singing and guitar playing

Recent review: We had a great experience from start to finish with these guys. Martin and I had a good chat through things over the phone in advance of our wedding to answer some of my questions and work out a few logistics and finer details. Martin was very reassuring and accommodating and followed up promptly

Recent review: The night went very well and people really enjoyed the band. Only problem was the band wasn't loud enough and we ah e to move then from where we Isley out our bands mid way through so the Bay Area could hear them. To be honest it was much busier than we expected so it wasn't a fault of anyone just a

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: They were absolutely brilliant at our 40th. Not only were they lively and fun with a good repertoire but the vocals and music were excellent. Everyone enjoyed their sets whether dancing or listening. They were fantastic and I'd recommend them to anyone. I need to come up with an excuse for another p

Recent review: Both highly entertaining and educational, The Sassenachs made an evening at the Ceilidh Club a great joy to take part in. The energy they created in the room was contagious and I feel like the band and caller were engaging in every aspect of the word. I had a great time and was surrounded by a crowd

Recent review: "Birthday Party Tim and Debby, I have finally recovered enough to get an email over, what a brilliant evening last Saturday was. The amount of friends asking us about the band, how great an idea it was and when we are doing the next one... The list goes on. It was lovely to see all our friends and

Recent review: "Thank you so much for playing at our Wedding reception on Saturday at the Donnington Manor Hotel. We ourselves thoroughly enjoyed the Ceilidh and we have received highly praising comments from many of our guests. The most recent comment came from one of Claire's cousins who said ""When I get marrie

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."""