Poynton Ceilidhs

Dates

The remainder of the spring season of dances is as follows:

Apr 26: Fidget Pie, caller Baz Parkes

The band comprises Ian Wilson (Peeping Tom) on accordian, Alistair Gillies (All Blacked Up) on saxophones and John Buckley playing double-neck bass and electric guitar. Biographical details on the Fidget Pie MySpace site, including some recordings.

May 31: Albireo, caller Dave Ball

Since we're writing this stuff, we'll let someone else review us.

Jun 28: MoonDance, caller to be confirmed

MoonDance have "the accessibility of traditional dance music combined with power of rock and funk music". The band line-up is usually a five-piece plus caller: Brian Heywood (electric guitar); Mark Knight (electric fiddle); Tom Fairbairn (keyboards / fiddle); James Asher (drums) and Andrew King (bass guitar). There are videos and recordings on their web site - decent speakers are a must!

There will be no dances in July and August, so expect details here of the Autumn programme. If you've got any bands you particularly want to see, why not contact us?

Other dates for your diary

May 17: A Northumbrian evening with Robin Dunn's Dance Band

Cancelled.

Oct 18: A WaterAid ceilidh with Albireo, caller Rhodri Davies, plus support

Part of the BigNationalCeilidhs, all running on the same night at the same time. All proceeds to WaterAid.

Times, places, prices and such

Dances are held at Poynton Community Centre. There's a map on their Web site, or on Multimap, or the address is:
107 Park Lane,
Poynton,
Stockport,
SK12 1RB

Dances run from 8pm to 11:30pm. The bar's open till 11pm.

Tickets are available on the door, priced at £8 per adult, £4 per under-16. Sorry, we can't take credit or debit cards - cash only, please! The venue can hold 200, but it gets crowded for dancing above 110. As a result, we're limiting tickets to 110 per event - first come, first served, so make sure you get a place! Doors open 7:45pm.

Why isn't the web site fancier?

It doesn't need to be to get the basic facts across, and we all seem to be busy! A full website to include decent styling, dance details, music samples and a chance to leave feedback will arrive once Peter can put it together.

Until then, please email info@poyntonceilidh.co.uk for more information on any aspect of the ceilidh or to be added to the Poynton Ceilidh mailing list.

Who's running the ceilidhs?

Poynton Ceilidhs have been taken over by those nice people from Albireo.