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Jun 04
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Having a live band perform at your gathering is bound to make a remarkable night and get everybody dancing. Everybody from young to old likes to get up and dance to live music and having a band performing at your celebration is sure to make it a night to remember. So whatever kind of special event you are organizing, be it a birthday, wedding ceremony, anniversary or simply an excuse to get together with close friends a live group will make all the difference.
There is a whole variety of bands which will make for a great night but to give your guests something a little different why don’t you choose a Ceili band? Ceilidh bands perform traditional country music for folks to get up and dance to along with some songs, jokes and storytelling included for good measure. The songs performed by Ceili bands may differ depending on where you live so Irish Ceili bands can have a different style from Scottish Ceilidh bands but the outcome will be the same-a brilliant time for all.
A Ceili band will come complete with a caller to teach the dancers in the steps that they ought to carry out to each song. He’ll start off by giving a brief introduction for the next song and talk about the steps which go with it and call out instructions when the song is being played. At the beginning of the night the steps are going to be relatively straightforward but harder and elaborate steps will be introduced as folks become more comfortable with the dances.
Ceili bands perform songs in the conventional Celtic style while barn dance bands and Hoedown bands have their origins in a different tradition altogether. However there are many similarities between the two with each of them based on largely traditional music with a caller calling the steps.
You can have a Ceili or barn dance anyplace where there’s enough room for people to dance and for the band to set up their instruments. Callers bands and wedding ceilidh bands will provide their PA system and caller all you have to do is look for a suitable location and fill it with your relatives and buddies and have a wonderful day.