A pleasant surprise in today’s post. Always nice to get a thank you letter.
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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New tune composed
I wrote a tune for Albert Thomson of Inverurie for his retirement.
‘Albert Thomson, Armiger, Knight and Samurai’
I’m hoping folk will pick it up and slip it in at a few ceilidhs. So one day I can retire as well 😉 -
29th July 2016 Charity Ceilidh
Iron Broo will be playing at the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom for a great Charity Fundraiser ceilidh in aid of CLAN and Parkinson’s UK.
This promises to be a great evening of ceilidh and we know from past experience the Stovies in the Beach Ballroom are fantastic! The Ballroom is a fantastic venue for a ceilidh.
See you there!!!
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How to do a Grand March..
Here is my attempt at an explanation of how to do the ‘Grand March’. A very popular choice for a first dance at a Scottish wedding. Particularly popular in the Northeast of Scotland and the Northern Isles. Most Aberdonians, Orcadians and Shetlanders will start the wedding ceilidh with this one. It’s great as it’s very easy and gets everyone up on the floor, setting the pace for the rest of the evening.
No experience needed and it’s a good excuse to avoid the pressure of having to ‘perform’ a first dance as couple if you don’t dance very well. Some people have a Grand March and then have a special first dance as a couple right after, then after a good photo opportunity everyone else joins in…yipeee..Learn How to Do the Grand March
Looking for instructions? We’ve created a complete step-by-step Grand March guide, including a demonstration video, footage from the Lonach Ball and practical advice for Scottish weddings.
Watch our Grand March videos and read the full instructions.
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Ceilidh for Kenya – 9th March 2016 – Aberdeen
A great chance for a great evening of ceilidh in Aberdeen on Wednesday the 9th of March at Aberdeen University. Raising money for a Kenyan Primary School.See https://www.facebook.com/events/1710627222515236/
Global Minorities Alliance Society is happy to announce our fundraising event, ‘Ceilidh for Kenya’. We are extremely excited to support and contribute to the building of a library for the primary school children in Kibera slum in Nairobi.
Along with Scottish Ceilidh and African theme night we will celebrate diversity at our campus!
All the money collected from tickets will go towards the GMA funds to purchase books, tables, chairs, shelves and computers for a primary school library so children can get access to the books when they need it.
LOCATION: THE MISSION (next to Edward Wright Building, on the corner of Dunbar Street and St.
Tickets: £6 at the door, OR £5 if you reserve your ticket by commenting on this page! 🙂
Ticket includes entry and FREE FOOD!!!!!
All proceeds go towards the GMA funds for the library project.Come along to our fun dance gig with live music, and enjoy some food and beverages! See you all there 🙂
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A new member joins us on Banjo for Burns night.
It was a pleasure to meet Alex Salmond again, he’s a singer too. It’s good job he didn’t play the fiddle or the press would be all over it!
He’s pretty busy with other things at the moment so I’m not sure he’ll have time to join us every gig. So please don’t be disappointed if you book us and he’s not in our line up. Maybe after Scotland gets it’s Independence he’ll have more time. 😉 -
Original tune for Ronnie Watt’s 9th Dan
I wrote and recorded this tune for Ronnie Watt to mark his 9th Dan Karate belt. Ronnie is an inspiration to many people. His karate teaching has had a very positive impact on many peoples lives.You can download the sheet music for free here…
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A night of Christmas cheers and unstoppable smiles.
It really was a brilliant night. The 2015 Iron Broo Christmas charirty ceilidh went with a swing at St. Margaret of Scotland’s Church hall at the Gallowgate, Aberdeen on Saturday the 19th of December.
Keen ceilidh goers traded their winter blues for their dancing shoes in preparation for the Christmas holidays. As promised it was a good old-fashioned Scottish evening where guests were invited to bring their own beverage and snacks and enjoy a ‘reel’ ceilidh. Families and friends came and took part in the dancing, which knew no barriers to age with children, young people and the more experienced taking part. All the dances were called and everyone was invited to join in. Nobody was left a stranger by the end of the night.
The raffle and a “win the whisky game” were held to raise money for “Charlie House” a local Aberdeen children’s charity.
Iron Broo would like to thank The Devenick Dairy who donated a “Big Beast” Christmas hamper, full of cheeses and goodies and Makro Aberdeen for donating a bottle of malt whisky for our whisky game. A respectable £173 was raised for Charlie House.
Congratulations to Lydia Van Beers for winning the Devenick Dairy ‘Big Beast’ hamper and to Jonathan Scott for winning the Makro Whisky game with a bottle of Old Pulteney 12 years old.“Everyone who came tonight had a fantastic time. You can’t beat a ceilidh in a wee hall for a friendly welcoming atmosphere. It’s a really great low-cost night out for anyone. Especially welcome at this time of year. Everyone is smiling.”
Charlie Abel (accordionist & band leader –Iron Broo)The ceilidh at St. Margaret’s was the second performance for Iron Broo on this particular day having entertained an appreciative lunchtime crowd at the winter wonderland festival on Union Terrace. The next public ceilidhs from Iron Broo are being planned already.
(Above) Lydia Van Beers from Holland wind the “Big Beast” Cheese hamper from the Devenick Dairy.
(Below) Jonathon scott wins the bottle of malt whisky donated by Makro Aberdeen. Old Pulteney 12yrs.
Ceilidh Video Clip
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Tomorrow night…2 x Christmas Ceilidh
Hi Folks. Tomorrow night you will have 2 chances to attend ceilidh dances with Iron Broo.We are on stage at 12.45 at the Winter wonderland in Union Terrace Gardens, Free entry. We’ll be playing tunes for 45 minutes till 1.30pm
Then at 7pm till 11pm we start our own Christmas Ceilidh and have a raffle for Charlie House children’s charity. Someone will win a fantastic prize at our ceilidh dance.
We would like to thank the The Devenick Dairy for supporting our raffle tomorrow night with a Christmas Hamper. ( I’m a big fan of their cheese cake.) They make some fantastic local cheese and being that it’s Christmas it really is the season for celebrating cheeses. All the proceeds from the raffle will be going to Charlie House children’s charity in Aberdeen. The Devenick Dairy have given us one of their ‘Big Beast’ Christmas hampers which will be the grand prize featuring in the raffle. A brilliant local company that we wish all the best for 2016.We’d also like to say thanks to Aberdeen Makro for donating a bottle of Old Pulteney Scotch Malt Whisky -12 years old for our’ Whisky game which we also hope will bring in a few extra quid for Charlie House, take plenty £1 coins for the game. Notes are also accepted.
