Beer For Breakfast

Beer for Breakfast specialise in Ceilis for weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, folk festivals, PTAs, corporate events and for any other reason you wish, from very large events to small gatherings. Playing as a four piece ceili band, along with an excellent caller, we can give your Ceili an Irish, Scottish or English flavour- depending on what you want! Our callers are very experienced and are there to make your event very enjoyable and for you to have fun.

The band comes equipped and ready to play at all types of venue - from small gatherings to very large events. Festivals, pubs, clubs, corporate events, weddings, ceilis, birthdays, anniversaries, folk festivals or PTA do's - you name it and we play for it!

We have a top quality self-contained PA speaker system to suit most venues, with electrical equipment safety certificates and public liability insurance. If your special event or venue is too small to accommodate a ceili but you'd still like some traditional Irish or Scottish music, we will also play unplugged.

Ceili, Cèilidh, Ceilidh or Céilí?

How you spell it rather depends on where you come from, but everyone pronounces it ‘kay-lee.’ It's a gathering for music and dance and a great way to ensure that everyone at your event meet each other in a fun atmosphere.

Any one who can walk can take part and no previous experience is necessary because ceili dancing is pretty easy to pick up. The dances are pattern dances and may be done in lines, squares and circles and many are progressive which means that couples change partners regularly during the dance. A ceili is particularly suitable for groups of mixed ages and tastes.

Our caller will instruct you in each dance before you do it, ‘call’ the steps and supervise the dance once it starts. Getting the steps absolutely right is neither expected nor demanded, in fact the object is to have fun and lots of it.

We will normally split the evening into periods of 45 mins to 60 mins and will perform a tune in between dances if you wish, to allow you to get your breath back! We are happy to organise the ceili to fit in with your disco, or any other activities you have planned. If in doubt contact us to discuss all your requirements. This is your event and we want to ensure it runs as smoothly and as successfully as possible and be great fun!