How much would a ceilidh band cost?

Sorry....can't help you with the original question but can throw in another idea. Like myself, there are a few guys (DJs) in your area that offer to do a ceilidh session (including the calling etc) as part of the disco. I know its not the same as having a band but there are a few advantages such as......

They take up less space. No extra disruption to the evening with setting up and breaking down. Flexibility over when to have it and for how long. You can adjust the timings ad hock and slip between disco and ceilidh when it suits rather than be restricted to the set times that you've booked a band. Cut the cost of having two providers.

Hope thats probably given you some ideas.

I had a quote from a ceilidh band for £650 (i'm Bedfordshire based tho)

It really depends how many band members you want and for how long etc... I'd say you'll start roundabout £500 up to well over the £1000 mark.

Thanks guys, plenty of food for thought!

I figured it'd be a fair whack when I realised they didn't have price lists!!

I like the idea of having a DJ that does the ceilidh, but the thing is all my family's coming up from England and haven't been to one before, so I think I'd like to give them the full show, so to speak!

I'm having a four-piece ceilidh band, including caller, playing for 3 hours & 1 hour 'disco finish' (where they just play our CD through their system) and they're costing £500 + a meal and 2 drinks each.

I think ours was around £500 for the evening.