About the Ceilidh Experience band
Norman Mackay’s Ceilidh Experience has, for the past decade, been leading the way in revolutionising the ceilidh dance music scene. With an innovative approach and infectious energy, they have become the go-to ceilidh band of choice for rock stars, soap stars, and famous politicians, they have gone on to perform at weddings, corporate events and festivals all over the UK and throughout Europe.
Renowned for their Rock style and high energy performances they were recently invited to appear on ‘Magic TV’ where they taught Strictly Come Dancing stars ‘Kate Thornton and Craig Revel Horwood’ how to ceilidh dance! They have also featured on an episode of Channel 4’s ‘Four In A Bed’.
Additional services & DJ
We work with our own professional DJ. He also engineers the band’s sound during the live set and you’ll be provided with access to our DJ’s user friendly music planner system in advance of the date, where you’ll be able to organise requests, first dances etc.
Additional services which we can provide include: afternoon sound & lighting setup, speech microphone, and background music (your own playlist through our sound system) during the meal.
We are based in Edinburgh but perform all over the UK & throughout Europe. We like to combine the classic ceilidh dances, that we all know and love, with modern bass lines, beats, samples & effects creating a sound which really gets the crowd moving. Don’t worry if you have guests coming from overseas or who have never ceilidh danced before as the dances will be called/explained as much or as little as required.
We provide a slick show with sound engineer and dedicated DJ with interactive online music planning & request system. Having both the live band and DJ ensures a balance and provides something for everyone.
See the band live
Although the majority of our ceilidhs are for weddings, private parties & corporate events, we do also have regular open events. You can find a list of our upcoming ‘public ceilidhs’ on our website ‘Gig Diary’ and band Facebook page.
Like us on Facebook and if you make it along to one of our shows, be sure to say hello. We will be delighted to meet you!
