“Dancing is the art of getting your feet out of the way

faster than your partner can step on them.”

Author Unknown

Ravensheugh log cabin, Tyninghame

That was a cracking gig tonight – we were playing at a wedding ceilidh at  Ravensheugh log cabin at Tyninghamne. It’s in a superb location on the East Lothian coast, overlooking the Forth Estuary, the Bass Rock and the Isle of May. The cabin itself is fairly small, but it has huge big windows overlooking the sea.

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When we arrived at the venue, we were greeted by the groom. He didn’t explain quite how he had persuaded his new wife to allow him to use her boat as a bar for the evening!

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As we started playing, the sun was setting over the Forth. It was beautiful! Apologies to the band for my absence while I nipped out to take this shot. For our next Tyninghame gig, I’m taking a proper camera, just in case we are treated to a repeat performance!

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We had a band ‘first’ tonight. In 17 years of playing, we’ve never experienced a newly varnished dance floor before. Unfortunately this one was so newly varnished, we were increasingly aware of that “ssshhhtk sssshhtk ssssshtk” sound as people lifted their feet from its sticky surface. It added an interesting  percussive effect to the dances

Ceilidhs galore

We’ve had a quiet couple of months, but now it’s May (and the sun’s out) we’re heading into the summer wedding season. We’ve got plenty of ceilidhs booked for the coming months, including several at Tyninghame log cabin near Dunbar, which is always a lovely venue for a celebration.

We still have a few dates available over the summer – you can check our availability on our online band calendar if you are thinking of booking the band.

Birthday party ceilidhs

We has a ball playing a short ceilidh for a birthday celebration at the Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh last night. It’s a lovely venue – and it was great fun playing for a group who were enjoying themselves so much!

If you’d like to book Da Hooley ceilidh band for a party or for any other event, give us a call!

Edinburgh ceilidh

We seem to have a night off…so it must be time to post a photo :

 

“There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good” Edwin Denby

Happy New year from Da Hooley Ceilidh Band

Happy New Year

Wishing all our ceilidh-going dancers, previous and future clients, family and friends a fantastic 2012. We’ve had a great year with the band, and will be seeing it out in style with a sold out gig in the centre of Edinburgh tonight.

Hope to see you at the next ceilidh!

Da Hooley is available for ceilidh bookings in 2012

We tend to find that as soon as the New Year celebrations are over, folk are phoning us to book us for their ceilidhs in the coming year. If you’re planning an event, you can check our availability on the Da Hooley ceilidh band gigs page. Please book early if you are planning an event such as a wedding or family celebration that is on a fixed date – we sometimes get booked up over a year in advance.

Although the band is based in Edinburgh, we’re happy to travel. if you’d like to find out more, please contact the band. We look forward to hearing from you!

Hogmanay ceilidh in Edinburgh

We’ll be playing for a ceilidh in the centre of Edinburgh for Hogmanay. We’ll even let you nip out for a neb at the fireworks at midnight, as long as you promise to come back for more dancing after.   We’re looking forward to another fun night!

Fireworks from the castle in Edinburgh

Tickets are available from Mo Polson – tel: 07515 409 985, or email Mo: mopolson@yahoo.co.uk

Edinburgh ceilidh

We’re looking forward to getting out for an Edinburgh ceilidh at St Bride’s next Saturday. We’ll be playing for the Scots Music Group, for the last of their monthly ceilidhs for this year. Don’t hang about if you want to get tickets…it usually sells out!

You can buy tickets online from the Scots Music Group website or by phone from the St Bride’s Centre

See you on the dance floor!

New site launched

That’s it, the new website is officially launched. Phew!

And tonight we’re off to play for the annual Stuart’s Melville Pipe Band fundraising ceilidh. I’ve lost count of exactly how many years we’ve been playing for the school, but we love doing it. One of the highlights is getting to hear the pipe band play in the break, and watching the amazing manoeuvres of the drumming section. They always have some seriously impressive coordination going on!