Ceilihouse Some of the finest traditional celtic folk musicians!

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 45 miles of Pontefract, West Yorkshire. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
2 x 45 minute sets within a 2 hour period:
Trio & caller: £950
fiddle/vocals/accordion/guitar/flute
4 piece & caller : £1150
+ an extra musician (guitar)
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About / Biography

Traditional Irish and Scottish music and songs for concerts and ceili dances
All Ceilihouse members are experienced professional folk musicians and have been playing together for more than ten years. The band plays traditional Irish and Scottish music and songs for concerts and ceili dances, and our leader Barry is one of the country's leading ceili dance leaders.
Lineups:
  • For a concert performance, we work as a trio & soundman. The trio is Chris on fiddle/bouzouki/vocal, Paddy on accordion/sean nos dance/vocal, & Gordon on guitar/flute/vocal.
  • For ceilis, we work as the above trio & caller but occasionally add an extra musician if a larger band is wanted. This is Richard on guitar.

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Reviews (3)

There are currently 3 user ratings for Ceilihouse

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Pontefract, West Yorkshire

Will travel up to 50 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 50 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 45 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

wild rover

wild mountain thyme

whisky in the jar

Bold Donahue

Whisky nancy

Spancil Hill

Carmin Fair

Tippin up to Nancy

Ramblin Irishman

+ more

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Just mains power x1 socket, 4 chairs


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We have a modest sized PA, suitable for small/meduim sized rooms. We dont have lights.


What information do you require about a venue?

Size, capacity, does it have a stage, in-house PA, or stage lighting, is there a box office?


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

We do not provide a DJ service. We can play music through our PA in between sets.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

Alnwick Playhouse at Folk off Festival 2025


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Influenced by traditional Irish/Scottish music. Bothy Band, Dervish.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

Have personally been gigging all my life, I'm a professional folk musician & played in numerous bands over the decades.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

Folk Festival

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

We normally arrive & set up 1 hour before we need to play. If we are playing acoustic(no PA) we would arrive 15 mins before required.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes. Weather permitting


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

The Ceilihouse play most of the Irish traditional folk songs that people expect ie Wild Rover, Whisky in the Jar etc, We will do requests if we know them. This band is specifically geared up for a commercial event where an irish folk band is wanted.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

The Ceilihouse is fairly new. here is a comment from Peter Devine - south Leeds
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT would recommend to anyone Had them for my fathers wake/funeral Made a brilliant send off and upwards of 20 people asked for their information and all the people who attended were amazed and happy at the best wake they had ever been to such a fitting send off for my dad Great communication Brilliant professionalism Very punctual A pleasure to deal with and will use again

Recent Clients

Ceilihouse has performed for these clients:

Ilkley Playhouse

Matlock Grand Pavillion etc

but have been booked at numerous festivals such as Liverpool Irish fest, Otley Folk Fest, Stainsby Folk Fest

Venues

Ceilihouse has performed at these venues:

The list is too long but numerous small/medium-sized theatres & arts centres such as Otley Courthouse, Liverpool Irish Centre, and Wetherby Folk Club.

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Concert

Recording Session

Charity Event

Theatre Show

Burns Night

Genres:

Folk

Ceilidh

Traditional Irish Folk

Features:

PAT tested

Instrumental

100% acoustic (no power)

Public liability insurance

PA / sound system included

Male vocalist

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