Ceilidh Culture

22/01/2025

Hello out there! Plans afoot to create more Ceilidh Culture activity later this year but for anyone looking for the best traditional music festival in the world then it's happening just up the road in Glasgow right now. I'll be heading there this weekend to sing with wonderful singers, songwriters and musicians Rachel Walker and Aaron Jones. 🤩🎤🎻🪗🤩

Bringing together one of Scotland’s finest Gaelic singer / songwriters with one of the country’s foremost folksingers and accompanists, Rachel Walker and Aaron Jones celebrate songs from both the traditional and contemporary repertoire with a focus on sensitive arrangements with beautiful vocal ...

07/04/2024

🎶⭐️⭐️⭐️Wow! Thankyou to each and every one of you who came along to the first Ceilidh Culture event this weekend. I am so inspired by the enthusiasm and energy you brought with you. We had brilliant workshops through Friday and Saturday with young people embracing all that Sophie, Grant and I shared with them. Not forgetting a popular adult dance workshop too! 👌 Our ceilidh on Friday night was packed and the floor full for every dance with fantastic music from Shore Road Ceilidh Band. It was so lovely to see everyone from babes in arms to Grandparents (and everybody in between) enjoying music, song and dance together as a community. Thankyou to Wallace Hall Academy String Group for performing brilliantly while we had a break from dancing and to those of you who helped stack chairs and tidy up at the end of the night (much appreciated). Special thanks to my fellow tutors Sophie Stephenson and Grant Dinwoodie for their fantastic expertise and talents which were everything I imagined (and more!) when I first dreamed up this idea. Thankyou also to Creative Scotland and the Tasgadh (traditional arts small grant) fund for their support in helping facilitate the workshops. ❤️ More coming soon! Emily😊⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🎶

05/04/2024

🤩🤩Tonight's ceilidh is SOLD OUT!! 🤩🤩

04/04/2024

Talking to the wonderful Anna Massie on BBC Radio Scotland just after 8pm ahead of tomorrow’s workshops 😊

31/03/2024

TO BOOK for any of the ceilidh culture events see the ticket source link below, this includes the family ceilidh - a great excuse to burn off all the chocolate consumed this week!

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29/03/2024

📣📣📣ONE WEEK TODAY!📣📣📣
Still time to book into our workshops on Friday 5th & Saturday 6th April - school aged children can come and try traditional song with Emily Smith, drama with Grant Dinwoodie and Scottish step dance with Sophie Stephenson. Adults also have the chance to step dance and of course the whole family is welcome to our family ceilidh on Friday night!

24/03/2024

🎻🎸🎻🎸A wee reminder to book your tickets soon if you're thinking of coming to our family ceilidh on 5th April.
Shore Road Ceilidh Band are our band for the evening. We'll also have performances from Wallace Hall String Group, Sophie Stephenson & Emily Smith 🎻🎸🎻🎸 Tickets at the link below.

Tickets are now available for Family Ceilidh with Shore Road Ceilidh Band @ Ceilidh Culture at Thornhill Community Centre, Dumfries & Galloway on Fri 5 Apr 2024 at 7:00PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

14/03/2024

What is Scottish Step Dance? I've had a few folk ask me that in the last week. It's not line dancing, it's not tap dancing or clogging....It's a very old dance tradition belonging to Scotland and I think it's fab and definitely needs to be seen more🤩 Here is our wonderful tutor Sophie giving none other than Darcey Bussell a lesson!!

Scottish Step Dance workshops for children and adults are in Thornhill Community Centre on Saturday 6th April. Sophie will also perform at our family ceilidh on Friday 5th.

Darcey Bussell’s Wild Coast’s of Scotland, episode one.Programme made by True North Productions (https://www.truenorth.tv) for Channel 4’s, More 4, February ...

10/03/2024

📣📣 TUTOR INTRODUCTION - SOPHIE STEPHENSON 📣📣
If you've never heard of or seen Scottish Step Dance before then this your chance! Please sign up and come along to learn from the fabulous Sophie Stephenson on Saturday 6th April. Sophie will also be giving a demonstration at our ceilidh on Friday 5th April. Sophie Stephenson Grant Dinwoodie Emily Smith

04/03/2024

🤩Very excited to announce this fun programme of workshops (and ceilidh!) in Thornhill during 5th & 6th April. All dates now on sale. Please share and hope to see you there! 🤩

28/02/2024