Ceilidh Band (Nottingham area)

Well we thought we had a band booked, but it looks like there has been a mix up and so we're now on the scout for another ceilidh band! So, can anyone recommend a good ceilidh band in the East Midlands area? We're more concerned about getting a band who are fun and relaxed than anything else, but as the wedding party won't contain many (if any) experienced ceilidh dancers, a good caller is important too! Any recommendations would be very gratefully received.

Thanks.

Thats my venue too! Was it me that reccommended it?

When are you getting married? We're 1st may next year.

We went to a wedding fair at the venue a few months ago and saw a band called james v joyce (www.jamesjoyceband.co.uk) who seem pretty good and we were thinking about booking them.

Looking forward to seeing your planning pics, are you notts based?

No, it was Bexx909 who initially recommended it, but it's a lovely venue! Just a shame that there aren't any windows in the barn itself, but other than that it's great.

Ours is 1st October this year, and we're going for fairly simple decorations - hessian table runners with simple patchwork decoration, dried wheat and barley sheaves (http://www.shropshirepetals.com/) with red and white wooden roses mixed in (similar to these), and a few more fairy lights and some ivy along the railings of the raised bit near the barn entrance. That's about all we think it needs, and we really like the chunky wooden tables. We're not using the pig styes, and are having a hog roast in the bar and barn (and hopefully outside too!) for the main meal.

Thanks for the band recommendation, I will check them out. We're also looking at Jigabit and Belzebub Folk Band.

We live in Gateshead actually, but my fiancée is from Notts and her parents still live there, so that's partly why we're having the wedding down there.