Ceilidhs

Artists & Events

Energetic, sociable and fun, the English ceilidh scene has flourished in recent years, generating an exciting mix of new bands and callers who are taking the genre forward into the 21st century.

Warwick Folk Festival has been at the forefront of these developments, supporting new bands which are now firmly established as festival favourites around the country – Hekety, Ceilidhography, Glorystrokes, Steamchicken, Trinculo and The Gloworms, to name just a few.
There was more of the same in 2011, as The New Slide and caller Alex Cummings made their Warwick debut on Friday night. Great young musicians, they brought the classic English dance band sound back to life with style.
Marking 21 years together as a band, there was a welcome return for the unmistakeable big, bright and brassy sound of Florida on Saturday. Caller Liam Robinson...
Steamchicken provided a final flourish on Sunday night with their unique fusion of folk, jazz, blues, swing and – well, just about everything, actually! Caller Hugh Rippon had his work cut out to keep them in check...

View the 2011 Programme.

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Banner/inset photo courtesy of Charles King-Smith.

Concerts – Ceilidhs – Dance – Song – Workshops
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