the ceilidh bandidos

This ceilidh was for a private party celebrating a joint 25th birthday.

It was our first ceilidh in the new Seil Island Village Hall on the island of Seil, North Argyll. There was a good turnout and we had dancers on the floor for every dance. The guests worked up a head of steam and we finished with a good-going, up-tempo Orcadian Strip the Willow. Continue reading »

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I can’t quite remember how our first gig came about (care to shed some light on this guys?) but it was for a wedding at a very nice house near Lochgilphead, Mid Argyll. I think the house belonged to the parents of the bride and they had laid on quite an impressive spread. There was the main marquee for dining and dancing, a second marquee with a sumptuous buffet and they were both joined to the main house by wooden floored and covered walkways. Continue reading »

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This was an Easter ceilidh in the Easdale Island Community Hall, North Argyll.

I (Stephen) lived on Easdale Island for 11 years until only a few weeks ago, so it was a wee bit strange to go back and play for a dance (which i have done often) but not as a resident. I had guests staying so I had to leave after the gig, which was a pity cause it looked like the party was going to carry on into the wee small hours. Continue reading »

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The Ceilidh Bandidos played for a wedding in Skipness, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland on Sunday the 7th September 2008.

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The Ceilidh Bandidos played for a private function in Stirling on Saturday 24th May 2008.

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This ceilidh was for a wedding in The Ardanaiseig Hotel, Kilchrenan, Argyll.

The Ardanaiseig Hotel is, and I quote, “a wildly romantic old country house Highlands hotel. It sits alone overlooking Loch Awe in deeply wooded gardens teeming with wildlife.” Continue reading »

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The Ceilidh Bandidos played for a private party in the Seil Island Village Hall, Seil Island, by Oban, Argyll, Scotland on Saturday 26th April, 2008.

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The Ceilidh Bandidos played for a ceilidh in Easdale Island’s Community Hall, Easdale Island, Argyll, Scotland on Easter Saturday, 22nd March 2008.

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I’ve got a bit of a backlog of tunes to transcribe and post on the site so I made a start this morning and added seven new ones. Continue reading »

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I’ve made a start to the ‘our tunes‘ pages, with some tunes written by Rab and myself. We have many more tunes and hope to have them added to the list when we find time. Continue reading »

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