The Northern Reel Collective Professional Scottish Ceilidh band available for weddings and functions.

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 40 miles of Altrincham, Greater Manchester. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
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
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About / Biography

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:

  • Experienced professional musicians who will go above and beyond to make your evening a success,
  • Friendly and engaging caller who can talk your guests through every dance step by step,
  • A flexible service. We work with you prior to your event to ensure you get the most out of your evening.

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 40 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.

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!

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

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!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

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

Recent Clients

The Northern Reel Collective has performed for these clients:

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

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Genres:

Folk

Ceilidh

Traditional Scottish Folk

Features:

PAT tested

Lighting system included

Instrumental

Public liability insurance

DJ / background music options

Will travel internationally

PA / sound system included

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