Great Western Ceilidhs - Barn Dances, Folk Music and Bands - Exeter, Devon and the South West

The best ceilidh / folk / barn dances in Exeter, Devon, Somerset, Dorset and the South West.


Unless shown otherwise, all ceilidhs are held at:-
Bowhill School, Buddle Lane, Exeter - 8 o'clock to midnight

Click here for a MAP (the entrance is off Buddle Lane, just to the right of the circle)
Friendly atmosphere, sprung floor, safe (patrolled) car park separate bar area: Brilliant!




Great Western Ceilidhs - Asha - Barn Dances, Folk Music and Bands - Exeter, Devon and the South West 		Asha
website

Saturday, 11 October 2008
at Bowhill School
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Infused with blues, soul, jazz and Latin influences, Asha offers an exciting range of imaginative traditional and contemporary dance tunes, fused effortlessly with jazz-tinged melodic arrangements to deliver funky rhythms, soaring melodies and lush harmonies. One to savour!

Tickets £8

Hekety
website

Saturday, 15 November 2009
at Bowhill School
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Mixing traditional and self-penned tunes, this Sheffield-based band have been playing cutting edge English dance music since their formation in 1997. Musicians who have soaked up a wide variety of styles since the big traditional dance music revival and taken in Rock, Funk and World music along the way. This is a welcome return to a GW ceilidh and we look forward to an excellent evening of dance!




Great Western Ceilidhs - Hekety - Barn Dances, Folk Music and Bands - Exeter, Devon and the South West



Great Western Ceilidhs - Flash Co - Barn Dances, Folk Music and Bands - Exeter, Devon and the South West 		Flash Co
website

Saturday, 13 December 2008
at Bowhill School
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Popular local band Flash Co blend traditional tunes with a modern rock backline and rhythms from around the world, producing wonderful music for dancing.
Come along and spoil yourselves!



Old Swan
website

Saturday, 10 January 2009
at Bowhill School
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The traditional rhythms of Morris and English country dancing are the foundation for the Old Swan Band. In the more than thirty years that the band has been together, they've continued to set the pace for English country dance music. Quite simply ... one of the best.




Old Swan Band - Great Western Ceilidhs - Barn Dances, Folk Music and Bands - Exeter, Devon and the South West



Gloworms - Great Western Ceilidhs - Barn Dances, Folk Music and Bands - Exeter, Devon and the South West 		Gloworms
website

Saturday, 14 February 2009
at Bowhill School
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Looking for that special way to spend Valentine's night? Look no further ...
Come and dance to the Gloworms playing bold and exciting reinterpretations of traditional English dance tunes - cool, subtle music with irresistable dance groove.



Florida
website

Saturday, 14 March 2009
at Bowhill School
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A welcome visit by old friends. Florida's sound is unique : a brassy collision of traditional English country dance and good time jazz, underpinned by muscular dance rhythms, generating hair-raising harmonies from a melting pot of roots and rock influences. What more can you say?




Florida - Great Western Ceilidhs - Barn Dances, Folk Music and Bands - Exeter, Devon and the South West



Committee Band - Great Western Ceilidhs - Barn Dances, Folk Music and Bands - Exeter, Devon and the South West 		Committee Band
website

Saturday, 25 April 2009
at Bowhill School
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They haven't been down to see us for a while, but now they're back. To round the season off, quite simply one of the best bands in the country - as well as one of the largest! For a brilliant evening of music and dance, it doesn't get any better than this.




You can book tickets by emailing Great Western or call Alan on 01392 217152


If you want to book a band for your own event, why not try our local favourites Flash Co or Red Shed

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