Ceilidh Taggle

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Ceilidh Taggle

Formed in 1998. Outstanding talent from the North London traditional music scene, can tailor a band to your particular needs - anything from a duo to a six-piece, amplified or acoustic, with or without a caller. All the musicians have been performing, touring and recording many years and two are award-winning performers. They play Irish, Scottish, English and American songs and tunes, and are both sensitive to the occasion and responsive to the mood of the audience. If you wish they could concentrate on one particular style all night e.g. Scottish or Irish. An example of a duo would be guitar/vocals and banjo. Their accordion player can be brought in to enlarge the band. Other instruments such as fiddle, flute, tin-whistle, double bass or snare drum may be added. Speciality instruments such as Scottish or Irish bagpipes, bodhran (Irish drum) or traditional dancers are also available. The most common format for a ceilidh consists of four musicians plus a caller who will teach the dances from scratch - no experience needed! A ceilidh is something really different and ideal for a successful party, as it is a fun way to get families, friends and colleagues to mix and meet and because all age groups become involved.
Clients include Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, Robert Smith of The Cure, Guy Ritchie, Jackie Clune
The Baroness McDonagh and Sheila McDonagh MP, National Theatre, National Youth Orchestra and British Airways.
Celebrities we've performed for include: Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Frank Skinner, Clive Anderson, Ian Hislop
Stephen Fry, Alan Davis, Dara O'Briain, Sanjeev Bhaskhar, Meera Syal, Aimi MacDonald, Bert Weedon, Jon Snow, Imelda Staunton
Venues include Return to Camden Town Festival, London NW1, Blenheim Palace, The National Liberal Club
The Royal Festival Hall, Pinewood Studios, and HM Treasury
TV appearences "Next" on Live TV, "Feilte" on TG4, End of shoot parties: "Poirot" & "The Bill"
Film appearences "66" with Helena Bonham Carter and Catherine Tate
Resident Musicians The Crown Moran Hotel, London NW2.

Line-up

Guitar/vocals, Banjo, Accordion.

Extra Line-up(s)

Fewer musicians available e.g. duo or caller
Caller available with backing tracks or with the band to explain traditional dances
Additional instruments available e.g. fiddle flute or percussion

Also included

Dynacord Powermate 600 Mixer Amp, two EV speakers and Shure SM58 mics. Floodlights for the band.

Location

South East based and will travel to these areas: South East, Midlands.

Previous Clients

Clients include Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, Robert Smith of The Cure, Guy Ritchie, Jackie Clune
The Baroness McDonagh and Sheila McDonagh MP, National Theatre, National Youth Orchestra and British Airways.

"We and our guests had a wonderful time dancing, and the music was really brilliant"
Hi Mick, Thank you so much to you and the team for playing at our wedding (15th April 2023 Saturday Holy Trinity Claygate Church, Church Road, Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0JP) . You brought so much energy and enjoyment to our wedding! We and our guests had a wonderful time dancing, and the music was really brilliant. We highly recommend them! Special thanks to Mary for giving us a speedy lesson in a couple’s dance, too! We really enjoyed that as our first dance. We thought you might like to see some photos of the band, and of everyone enjoying themselves in the ceilidh! Many thanks, Lucy and Dom 19 May 2023


"Highly recommend these guys"
A brilliant performance by 3 talented musicians and showmen. They made out birthday party go with a swing. Every body was up and dancing, they couldn't help themselves. Wide range of music that got everyone engaged. Highly recommend these guys. Donna and I would like to thank you and the band for a fabulous performance at my birthday party on Saturday (15th April 2023 Redlands Road, Reading, RG1) Everybody enjoyed the music and some have become converts to Irish Trad as a result! The combination of Box, Banjo and Guitar worked very well as did your singing of everybody's favourite sing along songs. I'm sure we will be calling on your services again soon. Best regards, Brendan and Donna Rogers 20th April 2023

"You guys were great!"
"Just wanted to say a massive thanks for last night (17th March 2023 Friday The Alma, 499 Old York Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 1TF) you guys were great!" Phil Daley The Alma, 499 Old York Road, Wandsworth 18th March 2023

"All ages were able to take part"
"The Band performed at The Walker Ground in Southgate for a Chairty Fundraiser and the night was a great success (Saturday 11th March 2023 Southgate Cricket, Hockey & Squash Rackets Club, 175 Waterfall Road, Southgate, London, N14 7JZ) The caller was fab and engaged with the crowd to get everyone up and dancing. People of all ages were able to take part and were delighted with the live music. There was great communication with Mick before, during and after the event itself. We would highly recommend the Band and look forward to having them at events at The Walker Ground in future...." "...Hi Mick, I just wanted to email to say thanks for the event here on Saturday night. It was so much fun and I am delighted with how the night went. Hopefully you all enjoyed it too and were at least entertained by our dancing! I’m sure you’ll agree Tommy makes a great host and was probably an auctioneer in another life…. If you ended up in The Springfield, I hope you had a great night! Have a lovely week Keara Stapleton, Manager, The Walker Cricket Ground Trust , Southgate, London, N14 7JZ 13th March 2023

"Incredibly talented, and professional"
"Hi Mick, Very long overdue but I just wanted to send a message to say thank you so much for playing at our wedding in July (28th July 2022 Thursday Battersea Park - The Bowling Green London SW11 4NJ) It was so much fun and the band were one of our favourite parts. So many of our guests mentioned it was their first ceilidh but that they loved it. Thank you so much! Wraggle Taggle played at our wedding and were incredible! They played an hour of music during our canapes which got the dancefloor started nice and early! Then after dinner they hosted a ceilidh which was the perfect way to get guests to dance together and everybody had a wonderful time! Mick and the whole band were incredibly talented, friendly and professional. Thank you so much and I would highly recommend hiring them for any events you have!.." Kind regards, Olivia Grace Boyle 21st February 2022

"How brilliant the music and calling was"
Hi Mick, I just wanted to say a very big thank you to you, Mick, Eugene and Mary (2nd February 2023* Thursday (7 - 11pm) The Mildmay Club, 33-34 Newington Green, London N16 9PR). You were just great and all my friends and family had a wonderful time. Everyone said how brilliant the music and calling was. I am so grateful to you for singing Could I have this Dance so beautifully, as waltzing with my son was one of the best moments of my life! Thanks again and all best wishes to you all. The band are just brilliant. There were 70 people at my party, only 5 had done ceilidh dancing before, but Mick (guitar and vocals), Mick (banjo), Eugene (accordion) and their wonderful caller Mary got every single person in the room dancing and everyone loved it. Thanks to you all for such a memorable and enjoyable evening!." Imogen Parker and Connor Duggan 3rd February 2023

"Would definitely recommend"
"Excellent. Mick and the band were everything we expected and more (23rd June 2018 Saturday Mayflower Place, Tudor Way, Hertford, SG14 2DL). Easy to work with, professional and, more than anything, flexible. Loved their version of The Bare Necessities that we requested!