| Standard Ceilidh Package: £1210 2 x 60 minutes sets (in 3 hours with a break) Includes travel within 40 miles of Manchester. |
| Background Ceremony Music (violin and piano): £375 |
Extra: |
| Additional hour of DJ service: £194 |
| Additional hour of Plug and Play Disco (no DJ): £94 |
| Additional musician (expand to a quartet) : £313 |
The Northern Reel Collective is one of the UK's finest professional ceilidh bands available for Weddings, Functions and Corporate Events. Based in the North of England, the band performs all over the UK and is highly in demand with a busy schedule.
As one of only a handful of professional Scottish Ceilidh bands, the members are young and extremely talented musicians. Our standard line up comprises fiddle, piano, and drums and delivers fantastically energetic ceilidh sets, ensuring your night will be entertaining from the first note to the last. We can also provide larger line ups to include other instruments: ie. accordion/banjo/mandolin/penny whistle/etc.
Our band members trained at the Royal Northern College of Music, one of the world's leading conservatoires. Outwith the Northern Reel Collective, each member maintains a busy freelance career and has performed with a variety of artists and leading UK orchestras, ranging from indie-folk band Belle and Sebastian to singing sensation Andrea Bocelli.
With The Northern Reel Collective, you are guaranteed a perfect evening of entertainment no matter what your event. To ensure your evening is a success, we pride ourselves on:
Based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester
= areas covered (up to 500 miles)
= free travel (up to 40 miles)
We perform all standard ceilidh dances and can also perform others on request. All of the dances at your event will be called by a professional caller, so don’t worry if you don’t know the steps!
Here are some of our standard dances:
Gay Gordon’s
Dashing White Sergeant
Military Two Step
Canadian Barn Dance
Virginia Reel
St. Bernard’s Waltz
Pride of Erin Waltz
Flying Scotsman
Cumberland Square Eight (The Basket)
Circassian Circle
Orcadian Strip The Willow
We also offer a selection of traditional Scottish background music between dances to allow dancers to catch their breath whilst still maintaining the party atmosphere!
We carry all our own PA and sound equipment which has up to date PAT certificates.
We will need you to provide the following:
1x Stage/space for band - roughly measuring around 3m x 1.5m
2x or more power sockets
2x chairs
and enthusiastic dancers, of course!
Our standard Ceilidh package is perfect for Weddings, Functions and corporate events. It can also be tailored to suit your specific needs - just give us a call to discuss your perfect ceilidh!
Standard Package:
- Three to Four hour hire with one or two breaks (Proceedings usually begin between 7-8pm)
- 3 piece band consisting of Fiddle, Piano and Drums with our drummer also calling
- Experienced caller who will talk through every dance
- Option to have a DJ set after the ceilidh
BAaD Glasgow (Barras Art and Design Glasgow)
Allanton Miners' Welfare Institute
Cantiere Internazionale D'Arte - Montepulciano, Italy
The Scottish Labour Party
Manchester Metropolitan University International Students Society
Groobarbs Wild Farm
RAF Cosford
RAF Valley
Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
Wedding
Birthday Party
Private Event
Corporate Event
Hotel / Restaurant Event
Bar / Venue Event
Folk
Ceilidh
Traditional Scottish Folk
PAT tested
Lighting system included
Instrumental
Public liability insurance
DJ / background music options
Will travel internationally
PA / sound system included