Main >> Arts and Entertainment >> Making Music

 
Scottish ceilidh Band - Orwell ceilidh band
Scottish ceilidh Band Orwell Ceilidh Band - Scottish music. Perthshire, Kinross, Fife, Dundee Tayside and beyond.

Index





 We are a three piece band consisting of :Drums - Laura Stewart
Accordion - Gail Paterson                
Highland bagpipes, Scottish Smallpipes, Low whistle, whistle, guitar,   - Neil Paterson.
We are based in Kinross, Perth, Fife Dundee area.

Although We are usually a 3 piece band, we can also play as a 4 or five piece band with second accordion and/or fiddle.

The band have made two CDs.
The Barn Rocks is the most recent album from the band. Click here for reviews

 'Dancing Fingers' was joint most requested Cd on Ian Lees 'Saturday Dance ' Programme on Radio Tay.

It was also in The Perthshire advertiser's top 10 Perthshire Album Releases.



The Orwell Ceilidh Band takes its name from the Parish of Orwell.  Milnathort is situated in Orwell Parish.  Neil, Gail and Laura play at many functions and ceilidhs in the Perth and Kinross shire area and beyond.  
This picture was taken at at a recent Radio Scotland Broadcast.


Reviews





Where have we played?
We have supplied the music for dancing at many weddings and  dances throughout Scotland. We have also been guests at folk festivals - including Killin june 2001,  Auchtermuchty 2002 and Milnathort in 2005. We also played in Sardinia in July 2003.
Neil and Gail did a live performance on radio Scotland's 'Take the floor' programme.  The band went down well at the 2004 Shetland Accordion and Fiddle festival. And will be returning in 2006.


Some interesting links
Neil Paterson                                                       The Riggin

Album Review                                                     Tradmusic.com

            
Ian Lees at Radio Tay                                     Andy Ross Scottish internet radio.


Search Engine Optimization and Free Submission

 

page created with Easy Designer