Shoestring Ceilidh Band

ShoeString Ceilidh are a 6 piece Ceilidh and covers band comprised of Ian on keys, Gillian on fiddle vocals and percussion, Craig on the drums, Laurie on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Clark and Ron, alternating between lead guitar /bass guitar and vocals.

Formed in 2005, most of the members of the band have been together, in one guise or another for more than a decade, playing with leading Ceilidhs, performing at parties, weddings, Hogmanay events, and travelling extensively across Europe and as far away as Taiwan, playing for the Ballochleam Highland Dancers.

Ron and Clark call all of the Ceilidh dances when required and can teach excellent new set dances and reels to your guests, within minutes. For a really special event, ex Scottish Highland dancing champion, teacher and professional caller Gillian Whitelaw, will come along, and call the dances for your Ceilidh. Gillian can even provide dancers to demonstrate the dances, for an additional fee.

All of the members of the band have many years experience in the music world, and the band can switch between Folk music, Ceilidh and Pop with ease. Pop covers range from Beatles to Greenday, and Elvis to Snow Patrol. If you have a particular request for your wedding or event , let us know, and we will always ask the band to learn it, if it is not already in their song list. Shoestring can perform as a ceilidh only band, covers only band , providing tasteful background music, or as live music to support the Ballochleam Highland Dancers.

Here is a list of combinations from the 6 piece down to 3 piece if you need a smaller band.

6 Piece drums, fiddle, keyboards, rhythm guitar, bass guitar and lead guitar, incorporating caller. Pop and ceilidh.
5 Piece incorporating caller, drums, fiddle, keyboards, rhytmn guitar and bass. Pop and ceilidh.
4 Piece, drums, guitar, fiddle, bass. incorporating caller. Pop and ceilidh.
3 piece, fiddle, guitar. bass, incorporating caller. This option would have light pop on guitar, bass and vocals along with ceilidh.
3 piece, two guitars and bass with midi file or 4 piece adding drums. Pop and ceilidh

Shoestring Ceilidh Demo Tracks

Track 1 (Right click and save to listen)

Tracks 2 (Right click and save to listen)

Shoestring Ceilidh Testimonials

Hi Guys, just a quick email to say thank you so much for playing at our Wedding, you were the talk of the town the next morning. What a great band! P. Smith Falkirk