Bookings
The blue/green events are public events, if you are looking for a ceilidh to attend.
This page is updated every couple of months so if you would like to book me for a gig, please call me rather than relying on this for availability.
(Updated 29/01/25)
Future events:
22/02/25 Private gig in Exeter with the Dillyboys
31/05/25 Private gig near Totnes with Bowreed
28/06/25 Public ceilidh for Exeter ceilidhs with Crowdy Kit
https://www.exeterceilidhs.net/
30/08/25 Private gig in Shepton Mallet with Bowreed
Past events:
25/01/25 Burns Night in Sidmouth with Otter Folk
18/12/24 Public dance at Gittisham Folk Dance Club with Ian and Margaret
Gittisham Folk Dance Club programme
05/10/24 Private ceilidh in Launceson with Bowreed
07/09/24 Private ceilidh in Bristol with Bowreed
16/08/24 Private ceilidh in Yeovil with Bowreed
10/08/24 Private ceilidh in Bath with Bowreed
05/08/24 Public ceilidh at Sidmouth Folk Festival with Monster Ceilidh Band
03/08/24 Private ceilidh in Launceson with Crowdy-Kit
29/06/24 Private ceilidh near Exeter with Gadarene
05/06/24 Public dance at Gittisham Folk Dance Club with Pair of Shears
Gittisham Folk Dance Club programme
01/06/24 Private ceilidh in Bondleigh with Hilltop Ceilidh Band
17/04/24 Public dance at Gittisham Folk Dance Club with the Dancing Keys
Gittisham Folk Dance Club programme
06/04/24 Private ceilidh in Bristol with Bowreed
02/03/24 Annual dinner dance at Truro Folk Dance Club with Accordion
21/02/24 Public dance at Gittisham Folk Dance Club with A Tight Squeeze
Gittisham Folk Dance Club programme
18/02/24 Continuous Contra Medley at IVFDF Edinburgh
27/01/24 Burns Night in Newton Poppleford with Otter Folk
30/09/23 Public ceilidh for Exeter ceilidhs with Stick The Fiddle
https://www.exeterceilidhs.net/
12/08/23 Private party in Meeth with Hilltop Ceilidh Band
11/08/23 CANCELLED Ceilidh in the Ford at Sidmouth
06/08/23 Public ceilidh at Sidmouth Folk Festival with Crowdy-Kit
30/06/23 Private ceilidh in Otterton with Ceilidh With Us
13/05/23 CANCELLED Private ceilidh in Holford with A Tight Squeeze
01/04/23 Private wedding in Horton with Bowreed
18/02/23 Public ceilidh for SHOCC with Spike Island
09/02/23 Public club night at Willand Folk Dance Club with Jeroka
28/01/23 CANCELLED Burns ceilidh in Tetcott with Piping Hot (New date)
26/11/22 Private wedding in Dartington with Amber Fire
26/10/22 Private wedding in Exmouth with Piping Hot (New date)
24/09/22 Public ceilidh for Exeter ceilidhs with Tight Squeeze
https://www.exeterceilidhs.net/
24/09/22 CANCELLED Private birthday in Ashprington with Home Brew
05/08/22 CANCELLED Ceilidh in the Ford at Sidmouth
30/07/22 Private party in Meeth with Hilltop Ceilidh Band
23/07/22 Private wedding in Crowcombe with Bowreed
09/07/22 Private wedding in Tiverton with Bowreed
24/06/22 Public ceilidh for Exeter ceilidhs with Home Brew
https://www.exeterceilidhs.net/
14/05/22 Private wedding in Cullompton with Notorious JIG
09/04/22 Private birthday in Winkleigh with Home Brew
24/03/22 Public club night at Willand Folk Dance Club with Chris Toyne's Big Band
05/03/22 CANCELLED Dinner Dance for Truro Folk Dance Club at Falmouth with Dampiers Round
22/01/22 CANCELLED Burns ceilidh in Moreleigh with Piping Hot (New date)
14/10/21 CANCELLED Private wedding in Liskeard with Piping Hot
14/08/21 Private wedding in Avonwick with Piping Hot (New date)
07/08/21 CANCELLED Private event in Dartmouth with Piping Hot
2-8/08/21 Celebration of Sidmouth pop-up ceilidh
22/05/21 CANCELLED Private wedding in Plympton with Piping Hot
08/05/21 POSTPONED Private wedding in Salcombe with Piping Hot
17/04/21 POSTPONED Private wedding in Avonwick with Piping Hot (New date)
14/03/21 CANCELLED Private wedding in Newton Abbot with Piping Hot
23/01/21 POSTPONED Private Burns Night dance in Moreleigh with Piping Hot
02/12/20 CANCELLED Public dance at Gittisham Folk Dance Club with The Dancing Keys
Gittisham Folk Dance Club programme
31/10/20 CANCELLED Private wedding in Cullompton with Amber Fire
10/10/20 CANCELLED Event in the Cotswolds with Bowreed
26/09/20 POSTPONED Annual Dance at Truro Folk Dance Club with Stringaccord
14/08/20 CANCELLED Private birthday in Wells with Folkus Pocus
25/07/20 CANCELLED Private event in Ilminster with Bowreed
22/07/20 CANCELLED Public dance at Gittisham Folk Dance Club with Jigs for Gigs
Gittisham Folk Dance Club programme
07/06/20 CANCELLED Event in Tavistock with Piping Hot
06/06/20 CANCELLED Private wedding in Tavistock with Piping Hot
29/04/20 CANCELLED Public dance at Gittisham Folk Dance Club with Pair of Shears
Gittisham Folk Dance Club programme
25/04/20 CANCELLED Public ceilidh for Bridport Folk Dance Club's Annual Dance with Jeroka
18/04/20 POSTPONED Private ceilidh in Avonwick with Piping Hot
28/03/20 CANCELLED Public ceilidh for Exeter ceilidhs with Chris Toyne's Big Band
https://www.exeterceilidhs.net/
14/03/19 Private wedding in Clevedon with Piping Hot
06/03/20 Public ceilidh for Bideford ceilidhs with the Old Chapel Band
29/02/20 Private event at Marlborough with Amber Fire
28/02/20 Private event at Bridport with Chris Jewell
19/02/20 Public dance at Gittisham Folk Dance Club with Rough Music
Gittisham Folk Dance Club programme
25/01/20 Burns Night Dance at Holcombe Rogus with Stick The Fiddle
23/01/20 Public Burns Night Dance at Willand Folk Dance Club with house band
14/12/19 Public ceilidh for SHOCC with Dance Cupola
09/11/19 Private birthday in Bristol with Bowreed
19/10/19 Private birthday in Fulford with Folkus Pocus
12/10/19 Public ceilidh at Oxfolk with Random
14/09/19 Private birthday in Christow with Pigs Might Fly
31/08/19 Saturday night Barn Dance at Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
http://didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk/
06/08/19 Sidmouth New Callers Showcase Ceilidh at Sidmouth Folk Week with The Gloworms
https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/update-new-callers-showcase-ceilidh/
27/07/19 Private birthday in Taunton with Bowreed
20/07/19 Private wedding in Duchideock with Amber Fire
22/06/19 Private birthday near Bristol with the Ship Band
19/06/19 Public dance at Gittisham Folk Dance Club with the Dancing Keys
Gittisham Folk Dance Club programme
02/03/19 Private wedding in Lymm with Albireo
16/02/19 Public ceilidh at Swythamley
http://www.swythamleycentre.org.uk/events.html
26/01/19 Burns night ceilidh in Telford with HiJinx
01/09/18 Private wedding in Whitchurch with Devil's Chair
18/08/18 Private wedding near Lincoln with the Ship Band
13/07/18 Private wedding on the Wirral with Moody Food Ceilidh Band
07/07/18 Private wedding in Buxton with Mouse's Nest
06/07/18 Public ceilidh for Derby ceilidhs with Aardvark Ceilidh Band
https://www.derbyceilidhs.uk/event/summer-ceilidh-2018/
30/06/18 Private wedding in Ledsham with Ragtag Ceilidh Band
28/04/18 Public ceilidh in Poynton with Albireo
26/03/18 Private event in Keele with Folkus Pocus
24/03/18 Private wedding anniversary in Haslington with Ragtag Ceilidh Band
17/03/18 Private event in Rocester with the Moody Food Ceili Band
24/02/18 Fundraising Barn Dance in Fulford Village Hall with Folkus Pocus
17/02/18 Public ceilidh for SHOCC in Southampton with Mawkin Three Piece
27/01/18 Burns night ceilidh in Telford with HiJinx
26/01/18 Private event in Whiston with the Moody Food Ceili Band
20/01/18 Private event in Bromsgrove with the Moody Food Ceili Band
18/11/17 Public ceilidh for Ryburn3Step in Brighouse with Tenterhooks
http://www.ryburn3step.org.uk/
11/11/17 Private birthday party in Tarporley with Ragtag Ceilidh Band
28/10/17 Private wedding in Grinshill with Ragtag Ceilidh Band
07/10/17 Private wedding ceilidh in Endon, Stoke with Mouse's Nest
30/09/17 Private wedding in Chester with The Jacobites
23/09/17 Private event in Matlock with Folkus Pocus
02/09/17 Saturday night Barn Dance at Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
http://didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk/
29/07/17 Private event in Ipstones with Cuckoos Nest
09/07/17 Private event in Newcastle-under-Lyme with Folkus Pocus
06/07/17 CANCELLED Private event in Stoke with Folkus Pocus TBC
17/06/17 Private fundraising event in Brownhills with Folkus Pocus
10/06/17 Private wedding in Shrewsbury with HiJinx
31/05/17 Private wedding in Hartington with Albireo
20/05/17 Private event in Kidsgrove with Cuckoos Nest
13/05/17 Folk event in Leek with Cuckoos Nest
http://leekartsfestival.co.uk/event/folk-day-evening-ceilidh-3/?instance_id=726
12/05/17 Private event in Northwich with Skimmity
21/04/17 Friday Night Ceilidh at Folk Weekend Oxford with Melrose Quartet
http://folkweekendoxford.co.uk/
17/03/17 St. Patrick's Day Party in Congleton with Peak Folk
http://www.congleton-tc.gov.uk/event/st-patricks-day-party/
11/03/17 CANCELLED/POSTPONED Fundraising Ceili for 'Shropshire Supports Refugees' at Shropshire Wildlife Trust in Shrewsbury with the Hacklers
For tickets, please contact Amanda on 07487 883777
03/03/17 Public ceilidh for Derby ceilidhs with Five Go Off
https://www.derbyceilidhs.uk/event/st-davids-ceilidh/
26/02/17 Private wedding ceilidh in Endon, Stoke with Albireo
18/02/17 Public ceilidh for Ryburn3Step in Brighouse with Our Northern Branch
http://www.ryburn3step.org.uk/
11/02/17 Fundraising Barn Dance in Fulford Village Hall with Folkus Pocus
http://www.fulfordvillage.com/whats-on-in-2017.php
SOLD OUT
28/01/17 Public Burns Night Ceilidh at the Foxlowe in Leek with Cuckoos Nest
https://www.foxloweartscentre.org.uk/event/burns-night-2/
21/01/17 Private birthday party in Stoke with Ragtag Ceilidh Band
31/12/17 Guest slot at Bollin Morris's Collaborative New Year's Eve Ceilidh in Mobberley
19/11/16 Private event in Bolsover with Folkus Pocus
29/10/16 Private wedding in Styal with Peak Folk
22/10/16 Private wedding in Sandbach with Old School Band
15/10/16 Private 30th birthday in Shrewsbury with HiJinx
17/09/16 Private 70th birthday party in Castleton with Peak Folk
10/09/16 Ceilidh in Leek with Cuckoo's Nest
03/09/15 Saturday night Barn Dance with Blossom Hill at Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
http://didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk/
06/08/16 Private ceilidh near Chelford with Peak Folk
23/07/16 Private Golden Wedding Anniversary in Marple with Folkus Pocus
25/06/16 Ceilidh at ECMW in Bampton, Oxfordordshire with Monty's Maggot
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/ecmw.htm
04/06/16 Private wedding in Northwich with Peak Folk
14/05/16 Private wedding in Buxton with Peak Folk
27/02/16 Private 40th birthday in Sandbach with Peak Folk
20/02/16 Private 21st birthday at Whiston Village Hall with Folkus Pocus
23/01/16 Burns Night at the Fowlowe, Leek with Cuckoo's Nest
http://www.foxloweartscentre.org.uk/event/burns-night/?instance_id=13613
31/12/15 New Year's Eve ceilidh in Longsdon Memorial Hall, Staffordshire
14/11/15 Private birthday party in Shrewsbury with Shropshire Heroes
17/10/15 Private birthday in Oldham with Jangles band
10/10/15 Private 40th birthday in Chorlton with Peak Folk - cancelled
12/09/15 Private wedding in Bolton with the Old School Band
05/09/15 Saturday night Barn Dance with Blossom Hill at Didmarton Bluegrass Festival
http://didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk/
22/08/15 Private 50th birthday party near Tamworth with Claret
11/07/15 Private wedding near Knutsford with PeakFolk
27/06/15 Private birthday party in Thelwall with PeakFolk
20/06/15 Private wedding in Siddington with Maplewood
09/05/15 Private event near Chelford with PeakFolk
24/04/15 Private event in Birmingham with Claret
18/04/15 Private 30th birthday party in Buxton with Maplewood
14/03/15 Private event in Staffordshire with the Moody Food Ceili Band
28/02/15 Village Fundraiser near Eccleshall with Shropshire Heroes
31/12/14 New Year's Eve ceilidh in Bagnall Village, Staffordshire with the Jolly Machine
08/11/14 Oxfolk ceilidh in Kennington OX1 5PG with Bedlam, calling alongside Andrew Swaine
http://www.oxfolk.org.uk/2014/11/08/bedlam.html
18/10/14 Private ceilidh in Derbyshire
04/10/14 Private event at the Moor Hall Golf Club in Birmingham with Abba Zabba
16/08/14 Wedding in Wigan with the Old School Band
12/07/14 Ceili in Hinstock with the Hacklers
26/05/14 Local gathering with the Boat Band for the Bank Holiday
09/05/14 Phoenix DIY ceilidh with a scratch band, see http://www.phoenixceilidhs.co.uk/
15/03/14 Ceili at the Hales Club in Market Drayton with the Hacklers
02/03/14 Survivor's Ceilidh at IVFDF Edinburgh