Iron Broo Ceilidh Band

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  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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!!!

  • 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 🙂

  • A night of Christmas cheers and unstoppable smiles.

    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

  • Archie Ceilidh final figure in.

    This came in today’s mail. A thank you from the  Archie Foundation with the final figure for the fundraising ceilidh we organised in January.  Thanks to everyone who helped make it a success. Plans are afoot for a repeat performance next year…. Maybe we can bump it up a bit too!
  • Archie Ceilidh for Kids is growing legs & sprinting.

    Archie Ceilidh for Kids is growing legs & sprinting.

    Latest on the ceilidh for Archie foundation on the 18th January 2014. North east fiddle virtuoso Paul Anderson and Aberdonian songsmith Bob Knight will be performing during the evening. 
    Iron Broo will be on a strict regime of training everyday next week to ensure maximum ceilidh satisfaction.  The Archie foundation have kindly offered to provide a special guest speaker and have asked to combine one of their own events ‘Beards for Bairns’ which may see the need to upgrade to the Bigger main ballroom. The potential for a fantastic evening of fun and fundraising is fast becoming a reality.

    All the musicians taking part in this event are doing so for free. All the proceeds raised will go directly to the Archie Foundation and will be used for our local sick kids….This is where YOU CAN make a difference. Please help spread the word. Buy your tickets NOW.

    There will be some great prizes in the raffle. If you can donate anything at all for the raffle it will be much appreciated. Please bring it along.

    For tickets you can call Charlie Abel on 07802 861390.