The Appledore Ceilidh Band formed specially for the 2024 Appledore Music Festval. They were the highlight of the festival, with an unforgettable shindigp at St Mary’s Hall.

Since then they have gone from strength to strength. The festival is honoured to have them back for a Christmas fundraiser event.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for a very reasonable £10. Any surplus from the event will be used to subsidise live music during the 2025 Appledore Music Festival. The 2025 festival runs from 29 May to 1 June.

The Appledore Ceilidh Band will lead you step-by-step through a fun and frenetic evening of family-friendly dancing and frivolity. The caller, Sophie Randles-Dunkley, is a popular local musician who has organised many a ceilidh. A talented celtic band will be providing the jigs and reels. All are welcome.

No experience or innate dancing ability is required. The evening is guaranteed to be a hoot. For the ceilidh virgins amongst us, a ceilidh involves the caller explaining a sequence of dance moves to a group of people who then dance along to the live music. Wonderful stuff!