Weddings & FUNKY Ceilidhs  :  our 3 piece band

What we do, running order & testimonials

 
 
 
Our regular running order... We are happy to work with you to provide exactly what you want at your event. However, as a guideline, a lot of people ask what our regular running order is... ...so here it is!    CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PRINTABLE COPY First Half Ceilidh Your first dance (if this is for a wedding we are happy to play a waltz or a CD track of your choice) Strip the Willow (Orcadian) Gay Gordons Virginia Reel (length of the room - our signature set, not to be missed!) Canadian Barn Dance Dashing White Sergeant St Bernard’s Waltz The Helicopter Dance (aka Cumberland Square Reel) not for the faint-hearted! Military Two-Step Eightsome Reel (we have the formal version and a simplified version that we can call) Waltz Canadian Barn Dance (progressive) Strip the Willow (regular) Break Second Half Ceilidh & DJ Gay Gordons Pride of Erin Waltz Shetland/Orcadian Strip the Willow Then over to the DJ through til close We usually finish events with Auld Lang Syne &/or Loch Lomond - we’re happy to discuss the details with youFunky_Ceilidhs_files/A%20WHISKY%20KISS%20Running%20Order%20Ceilidh.pdfshapeimage_6_link_0
TESTIMONIALS this is the most important section of our whole website - we hope you find it useful : EVENTS of 80 to 250 GUESTS: “I don’t actually know where to start as regards thanking you and the band for such a memorable evening. I have had so many cards from our guests thanking us for such a wonderful time, and they have all highlighted your band as the reason why they had sore feet for days! Their comments range from ‘fantastic band’ to ‘phenomenal band’ and that is from young & old alike. I loved the way they applauded you for an amazing Orcadian Strip the Willow and although I didn’t do the Virginia Reel myself, Darryl and I both stood with huge grins on our faces, watching the incredible sight. My daughter Siobhan says it was the best dance she had ever done! It was an absolute pleasure in dealing with you, all your correspondence was so helpful, informative & nothing was too much trouble for you, just brilliant for Kerry and me. I’m sure there are 230 people who will be talking about you all for some time to come” - Mairi McDiarmid, 26-6-09 LARGE EVENTS : 250 to 1000+ GUESTS: Thinking of holding an event where the majority are CEILIDH NOVICES or NON-SCOTS ? Please read on for a testimonial of how we performed at an event that ticked all of those boxes : Oman Caledonian Society (Muscat) “With A WHISKY KISS you can book the band and be assured it will be a successful night - we won’t have to worry about how the evening will go, we don’t need to keep in constant contact, these guys know what they are doing, how to pitch the ceilidh appropriately to all the guests, so we can relax - we know our event’s in the safest of hands, great music, & the calling of the dances is really lively. Everybody was up dancing all night, and we’ve booked them again for 2009” 20 to 80 GUESTS ? HOLDING A MORE INTIMATE EVENT ? “What can we say!!! What a weekend. A major part of it being such a great time was the ceilidh and whole reception. All the guests and us haven’t stopped speaking about it and we’re 2 months on!! A WHISKY KISS made it a tremendous night with everyone up on the dance floor for every dance! Honestly, Iain, we were over the moon and thought it finished off the celebrations of the big day superbly. We can’t thank you all enough. Please be sure to pass on our thanks to the rest of the team. We’re still waxing lyrical to anyone who will listen and is looking for a ceilidh band.” Eric & Liz Mitchell - wedding with 40 guests, Adanaseig, Argyll, 4-4-2009 Testimonials from PEOPLE YOU MIGHT KNOW : “The Best Ceilidh Band in the World” - Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland, on stage at Princes Street Edinburgh, St Andrews Day, 30 Nov 2007. “...an exceptional ceilidh band...” Jack McConnell, former First Minister of Scotland, at his daughter’s wedding, Stirling Castle, 2008. “these guys were awesome, they’ve got a really cool sound” - Fran Healy, Travis lead singer; wedding at Sherbrooke Castle, Glasgow. CORPORATE EVENTS promoting an image of a vibrant, modern Scotland: CLICK HERE to see a lovely letter we received from Richard Lochhead, the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs & the Environment after a gig in May 2009. He went on to say to us by email that: “Whisky Kiss added to the night and made it a huge success.  They went down well with an international audience” WANT TO ADD YOUR TESTIMONIAL TO THE WALL ? Email it to us : whiskykiss@hotmail.co.uk Funky_Ceilidhs_files/Letter%20of%20Thanks%20to%20Whisky%20Kiss.pdfmailto:whiskykiss@hotmail.co.ukshapeimage_7_link_0shapeimage_7_link_1