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Ceilidh Tree

A London ceilidh band with a caller, fiddles and accordion, who play Irish céilís for weddings and St Patrick's nights.

For a mixed crowd that has never danced a céilí. Ceilidh Tree's caller teaches every dance, and the band can run an Irish céilí, a Scottish ceilidh or a bit of both.

Why Book Ceilidh Tree

  • Fiddles, accordion and guitar, with a caller who teaches each dance.
  • Irish céilí dances including the Siege of Ennis, Bridge of Athlone, Waves of Tory and Walls of Limerick.
  • Have played Irish weddings in England and Ireland, St Patrick's Day on ITV, and are regulars at the Irish Centre.
  • Led the mass ceilidh at the Lambeth Country Show in 2024 and played Southwark Cathedral's public ceilidh in 2025.
  • Options from a solo caller to a full band with DJ.
Illustrative image: a caller leading wedding guests in a ceilidh in a barn
Line up
Fiddles, accordion, guitar and caller; DJ option
Covers
London, Surrey, Kent and the South
Style
Irish céilí, Scottish ceilidh and barn dance
Irish Bands rating
4.6 out of 5
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Ceilidh Tree Set List

A typical set from Ceilidh Tree. Every night is shaped around your crowd, so the running order is agreed with you before the event. Ask for a favourite or a first dance and the band will tell you if it can be learned.

52 songs

Irish Céilí Dances

  1. The Siege Of Ennis
  2. The Bridge Of Athlone
  3. The Waves Of Tory
  4. The Walls Of Limerick
  5. The Haymakers' Jig
  6. The Stack Of Barley
  7. The Rakes Of Mallow
  8. The Fairy Reel
  9. The Pride Of Erin Waltz

Scottish And Barn Dances

  1. Strip The Willow
  2. The Gay Gordons
  3. The Dashing White Sergeant
  4. The Canadian Barn Dance
  5. The Virginia Reel
  6. The Circassian Circle
  7. The Military Two Step
  8. The Eightsome Reel
  9. The Britannia Two Step
  10. The Highland Schottische
  11. St Bernard's Waltz
  12. The Cumberland Square Eight
  13. The Lucky Seven
  14. The Galopede

Irish Jigs, Reels And Polkas

  1. The Kesh
  2. Morrison's Jig
  3. The Irish Washerwoman
  4. Out On The Ocean
  5. The Silver Spear
  6. Drowsy Maggie
  7. The Merry Blacksmith
  8. Cooley's Reel
  9. The Ballydesmond Polka
  10. John Ryan's Polka
  11. Britches Full Of Stitches
  12. The Harvest Home

Waltzes And Airs

  1. Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór Turlough O'Carolan
  2. Planxty Irwin Turlough O'Carolan
  3. Ashokan Farewell Jay Ungar
  4. Shoe The Donkey

Irish Singalongs

  1. The Wild Rover
  2. Whiskey In The Jar
  3. The Irish Rover
  4. Seven Drunken Nights
  5. Molly Malone
  6. The Rattlin' Bog
  7. Dirty Old Town Ewan MacColl
  8. The Fields Of Athenry Pete St John
  9. Galway Girl Steve Earle
  10. I'll Tell Me Ma
  11. Rocky Road To Dublin
  12. The Leaving Of Liverpool
  13. The Parting Glass

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