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Category: Our Iron Broo Ceilidh Band News
Our Iron Broo Ceilidh Band news pages. We try and blog as much as possible and inform any interested readers of our blog what we are up to. Sometimes we are pretty busy and don’t get time to write much but there is growing pressure in the digital world to inform people regularly and when we are not busy perfecting our ceilidh tunes we will try and fill as much text into our blogosphere as we possibly can. Fit mair can i say aboot it. It says I need 250 words.
Oh wait, two hundred and fifty wirds. or Twa hunner and fifty wurds. Foo mony ways can yi say a phrase to fill oot the text on screen.
I like to ceilidh, you like to ceilidh we all like to ceilidh.
Let’s sing it this time…
No seriously, I’ll do my best to keep posting on the Blog and I’ll ask some of the band to chime in as well as guest bloggers. We have some really funny conversations sometimes and have plenty stories to tell. We are expert on all things Stovies. Few people have imbibed as much Stovie as us. The good, the bad and the runny stuff from the south that would be spat oot in Aberdeenshire. Stovies should only be tatties, beef, ingin’ and butter and gravy drippin’. Nae corned beef, sausages or ither veg.
I think I have my next post sorted…
Confessions of a ceilidh master. Episode 1. A Stovie too far.
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Christmas Ceilidh Sold Out.
Our Christmas Ceilidh at the Beach Ballroom has sold out and it’s still November. We are looking forward to a great night.
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2017 Christmas Ceilidh with Iron Broo
Our Christmas Ceilidh tickets are now on sale for the 23rd of December.
There is an early bird offer on the first 20 Adult tickets sold. Just look for the early bird adult ticket at the check out. Also a family four ticket and discounts for OAP and children.
It will be at the Star Ballroom, upstairs at the Beach Ballroom with their chef’s own Stovies or Macaroni included. -
Help us become record breakers at Castle Fraser this Saturday
Largest Strip the Willow – World Record Attempt
(taken from the NTS event page)Do you want to be a Guinness World Record Breaker? On Saturday 9th of September we will be attempting the Largest Strip the Willow at Castle Fraser and we need YOU.
In the year 2000 Edinburgh broke the record with 1,914 people during their Hogmany. We are ready to bring the record to Aberdeenshire.
The event would not be possible without the hard work and contribution of the following people;– Iron Broo; who are performing the lovely ceilidh music that will help us strip that willow
– STV’s Andrea Brymer; who will be hosting the event
– Deeside Caledonia will be performing before we kick off the attempt
– Gordon School of Dancing will be showing us all how it’s done before the attempt
– A-line will be providing all AV and Tech support to make this event possible
– Mike Gall Transport for providing the staging required
– Fennel Media who will be filming the amazing attempt
So save the date and get your dancing shoes at the ready!
By signing up for a ticket you are signing to take part in our attempt. You will still have to register on the day to collect your band. Tickets are free to attend however, there is a £2 parking fee.
Due to the nature of this record attempt participants must be 10 years and over.
If you are a business or group and would like to register a team to take part please get in contact with castlefraser@nts.org.uk.
Registration: Opens at 12:00pm and closes at 1:30pm for a 2:00pm record breaking kick off.
There will be catering vans and activities to help you to warm up and stay limber. Please keep in mind that we do live in Scotland so dress for the weather. We will be going ahead with our attempt regardless of the weather, so please bring suitable clothing and footwear as you will be dancing on grass. Ponchos will be available to buy on the day if you do require one.
Tickets are limited, booking essential.
Let’s do this Aberdeenshire!
Organiser Paula Swan said: “I can’t wait to see it. It was a little idea we had last year and only last week we got confirmation from Guinness World Records to say we could do it.
“Now it’s a reality and we’re really excited about pulling it together, and the responses we’ve had so far have been fantastic.”
She added: “The great thing about Castle Fraser is you can stand on the tower, so we’re planning on filming it.
“We’re also going to fly drones across the field to really capture all the people having fun.”
Sat 09-09-17 @ 12:00
https://www.facebook.com/events/108693186471815/
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Teviot Debating Hall Ceilidh – Edinburgh
Iron Broo ceilidh band in Edinburgh…
We had a very exiting ceilidh recently at the Teviot Debating Hall in Edinburgh. We played for an international conference of scientists through Edinburgh University. The band were treated as guests and invited to sit down to a fantastic four course meal before the ceilidh. #howtofeedyourband
Thanks to Barbara Mellone and Christine for inviting us. We can’t wait until next time…
Iron Broo Ceilidh Band
Calling before the ceilidh dancing
Sound Checking before the gig
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Iron Broo’s Pizza Sessions Videos.
Our Pizza Sessions – Live Ceilidh Music Videos
It was the first of May 2017 and it was time for some more live ceilidh music video. I had not long finished building the Pizza Oven, a dream that had been on my bucket list for a long time. A crazy dream that would scare most folk off as it was not an easy task but I wanted to make the real thing. I spread the work over 2 years, a slice at a time. It’s based on the ancient Pompeii design and built from bricks and mortar. I did use a few modern substitutes in the build process however it remains a concrete and brick oven built from scratch. It cooks amazing food and not just pizza. I invited the band over for a pizza party to celebrate the anniversary of the Liberation of Italy, a few days earlier and the completion of the oven works. So, while the oven was getting up to temperature we decided to have a wee tune…
You can see the videos and others on our ceilidh clips pages.
http://charliespizzaoven.blogspot.co.uk/
We are based in Aberdeen, Scotland. In the video, it might look like we are in Italy but it was pretty cold when we filmed these. It was supposed to be spring and reasonably warm but the Scottish weather has never been known to pay any attention to details or expectations, it was only 8c. Luckily sitting in front of the oven put out enough heat to keep us warm and stop the fingers freezing up completely.
We tried an improv version of a tune I wrote that I thought came out pretty well, here it is.. If you like the videos please consider subscribing to my YouTube Channel. It’s free and you will get updates when I post new movies.Live ceilidh music videos
A Fling Set Ronnie Watt’s 9th Dan – Original tune by Charlie Abel The Jaqueline Waltz and European Set. Gay Gordons The Dark Island -
Archie Foundation Fundraiser – Aberdeen Beach Ballroom
Hi Folks, A great fundraising ceilidh for the ARCHIE FOUNDATION coming at the Beach Ballroom on 25th March with Iron Broo. An iconic Aberdeen venue with masses of space for dancing. Stovies included, freshly made by the wonderful Chef at the ballroom.OPEN TO ALL FAMILY AND FRIENDS!
Contact Caroline.robb@taqaglobal.com or angie.stein@taqaglobal.com
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The Lover’s Waltz
This lovely waltz was written by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. We were asked to play it for a first dance for a wedding in 2016. It stuck with us. Here we played it just before a ceilidh during the sound check so it’s a wee bit rough in places but we hope it does the tune some justice. -
Christmas Ceilidh 23rd December 2016
Iron Broo will be hosting the Christmas ceilidh this year at the wonderful Carmelite Hotel in the centre of Aberdeen on mad Friday 23rd December.
Please come along and get away from the wrong kind of madness and help us raise funds to help local people who are down on their luck this Christmas. Our target is to raise £500 to help the Cyrenians in their good work to provide for the homeless and hungry in Aberdeen this Christmas. It is an outrage that in the oil rich city of Aberdeen, so many people have been left stranded, dry and hungry… it’s not just this Christmas. This is a problem that is growing and is reaching through our society and it knows no boundaries of class. In this time of austerity when good charities like the Cyrenians are facing their biggest challenge, their funding is being cut. This is the wrong kind of madness.
Please come along and push us over our target and help dance the madness away…for a while.
Tickets are £20 including a Stovie or Macaroni dinner at half time. Doors open from 7.30, ceilidh will kick off at 8pm till midnight, bar will be open later.
Please buy your tickets in advance from charlieabel@ironbroo.scot (07802 861390) it saves us having to find extra people to man the doors and take money when we need to be playing. We also need numbers for the chef!We will have a raffle so if you can bring any donations it would be most welcome.
Aberdeen Cyrenians began in 1968 as a soup kitchen run in the city’s Castlegate. Organised by students from Aberdeen University, this service provided basic food to a growing number of people. It became increasingly obvious that there was a high demand for further support services and eventually a night shelter was opened.
Over the next four decades Aberdeen Cyrenians opened the first ever wet hostel in Britain, the first Women’s hostel in Aberdeen, day centres, emergency accommodation for young people, medium-term accommodation for young and old, community & housing support services and an employment and education service. An estimated 50,000 homeless people or people at risk of homelessness have been supported by Aberdeen Cyrenians over the past 48 years.
Cyrenians support comes in many forms and in 2015 included:- 10585 nights of residential accommodation care
- 4781 Drop In appointments
- 3621 hot meals eaten
- 564 showers for rough sleepers
- 243 sleeping bags handed out
There has been a dramatic rise in these numbers for 2016 as more people affected by family issues, job losses and high living costs come to us for help.
As you begin to plan your Christmas with family and friends please take a moment to think about those in our community who have no home to go to this festive season, those who will not see their family and friends, and those who will spend their Christmas Day with Aberdeen Cyrenians.