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The McAuley Ceili Band is based in Belfast and performs throughout Northern Ireland and beyond.

Ceili in Carrickfergus
Ceili in Carrickfergus
    • Irish & Scottish ceilis
    • Flexible – 1 to 4 players depending on your budget
    • A modern ‘celtic rock’ sound or a traditional ceili band sound
    • Our caller will teach all the dances from scratch
    • Great trad music in between the dances to keep the energy going!
McAuley Folk Band Belfast

Folk Band

Add a singer to the ceili band and you have a folk band! With Michael our singer on board, we can cover everything from ‘Whiskey in the jar’ to ‘Galway girl’ – both the original version and Ed Sheeran’s. Here’s a pic from St Patrick’s Day in the Northern Whig in Belfast. Just 3 of […]

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A wedding ceili in Northern Ireland

How to get everyone dancing at your wedding..

….. have a ceili! A ceili is great fun and will involved everyone from 6 year old to 96, so it’s very likely that your dance floor will be filled at your wedding, with dancers or laughing onlookers or guests trying to video the most hilarious bits. The word ‘ceili’ means a sociable gathering with […]

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10 reasons why it’s better to have a ceili at your wedding than a disco

10 reasons why it’s better to have a ceili at your wedding than a disco

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