what we do
The Ceilidh Bandidos play traditional music for ceilidh dancing. The word ceilidh (pronounced “kay-lee”) was originally used for an informal gathering, often in a house, where people would share tunes, songs, stories and a dram or two. The word is now more often used in Scotland (and in other parts of the British Isles) to denote a social event where people dance to traditional music.
As it is fairly common now to have people at a ceilidh who are not familiar with the dances some bands have a caller with them. A caller is the person who teaches the dances during the ceilidh. Stephen is the caller in The Ceilidh Bandidos. He is able to teach many dances, from the very familiar to the lesser known.
The four members of The Ceilidh Bandidos have many years experience in various forms of traditional music, e.g. Scots, Irish, French, Spanish, Portuguese and American, and are able to play a varied program of music during a ceilidh… they have even been known to sing the occasional song!
We are based in Argyll, Scotland but are willing to travel anywhere in the universe for a bit of dancing!