BILL BLACK SCOTTISH DANCE BAND
Leaside, Stanley, Perthshire PH1 4PN
tel 01738-82 83 64 Bill Black
Retired shepherd, Bill leads the band on button box. Festivals, ceilidhs, Scottish country dances, Northumberland to Shetland. Four albums on Springthyme Records, the latest, The Dawning, released January 1996.

BIRLINN Based in Edinburgh and the Borders. Accordion, fiddle, guitar, cittern, flute, small-pipes, bodhran, and banter. A five piece swirlin' twirlin' skirlin' birlin' sort of a band for every occasion.  Contact Stewart: 0131 446 9072. Mobile: 07779 458 563. 

CEILIDH BANDS
Contact: Ken Gourlay, Ceilidh Bands, 3 Hayfield, Edinburgh EH12 8UJ, Scotland. tel/fax:0131 339 5374   

CELTIC REFLECTIONS CEILIDH DISCO
tel 01381-62 15 12
Traditional & Contemporary Celtic music hosted by Moray Firth Radio presenter, Miranda Thow. Ideal for weddings, functions, dances & tourist entertainment when the budget won't stretch to a band!

CLOUD HOWE CEILIDH BAND
tel 01501-78 54 16

CROOKED JACK & BILLY MAGUIRE
tel 01592-78 15 91 Dennis Alexander
or 0374-72 26 31 mobile
A humorous band who take their music seriously. High energy ceilidh music; dances interspersed with songs, humour and diversifications. Dances called for the unsteady. Lots of banter to keep things lively. International reputation. "BRILLIANT" Bill Stoddart, Vital Resources.

CROWDIE HOUSE Two fiddles, guitar, cittern, djembe and congas. " Like mange tout, stringy but very tasty" Rose Elliott. Contact: Margaret 0131 453 3901 

BILL FINDLAY 
18 Craig Street,Rosyth, Dunfermline,Fife. KYll 2NGTel: 01383 413716  

The FOUNDRY BAR BAND
12 Guthrie Street, Friockheim,
by Arbroath DD11 4SY
tel 01241-82 85 92 Geordie Anderson
or 01337-83 07 73 Springthyme Records
The"original ceilidh dance band" who came together when they won the Ceilidh Band competition at the 1975 Kinross Festival. Thirty years down the line, some personnel changes, three albums on Springthyme Records.

THE GALLIVANTERS CEILIDH BAND   e-mail:  bookings
6pce playing accordions, double bass, fiddle guitar, mandolin and calling. Unique band playing Scottish & Irish Ceilidh dance music as well as a wee bit Country, Beatles and Buddy Holly. Contact: Brian Cowing 01738 447572 

HERCULEAN DANCE BAND
Pillars of Hercules, Falkland, Fife
tel 01337-85 77 49 Bruce Bennet
Lively ceilidh band with fiddle, accordion, sax, drums, keyboard/singer. Calling provided. Traditional Scottish and new dances (plus bits of jazz, blues, quickstep, etc. when needed).

KEEP IT UP

KINLOCHARD CEILIDH BAND
tel 01236-81 10 81 Norman Scott
or fax 01236-82 69 00
New album Spirit of Freedom (Scotdisc).

The LOOSE MOOSE CEILIDH BAND
Rosa Michaelson, 90b Riverside Road, Wormit
Fife DD6 8LJ tel 01382-54 14 57

MAK-A-RAK-IT
127 Moss Street, Keith, Banffshire AB55 5EY
tel 01542-88 28 26 Bob Sharp
Lively ceilidh dance band playing Scottish/Irish traditional music and song. Fiddle, guitar, keyboard, whistles, Irish pipes, bouzouki, bodhran, drums, vocals and dance caller. Suitable for weddings, ceilidh dances and festival concert sets.

The OCCASIONALS
6 The Steils, Edinburgh EH10 5XD
tel/fax 0131-447 0991 Freeland Barbour or mobile 0831-77 99 20
Dances (ceilidh, country dance etc.), concerts, workshops.

PORTOBELLO CEILIDH BAND
Wilma's expert calling keeps the fun element to the fore, whilst drawing on her huge repertoire of the old and new dances. The band is driving, swinging, sympathetic, the needs of the dancers always paramount. "By jove Hamish, even the rocks were dancing."

The SENSATIONAL JIMMY SHANDRIX EXPERIENCE
27 Woodville Terrace, Edinburgh EH6 8BZ tel 0131-554 7806 fax 0131-555 3303 Sandy Brechin
Sandy Brechin's wild electric ceilidh band. Usually a 5-piece but can do smaller outfits if necessary. Regular appearances at Edinburgh's Hogmanay. Guaranteed to explode your party one way or another! Calling provided (fire brigade, hospital etc.)

TAPSALTEERIE
John tel 0131-337 3809
Six-piece outfit combines traditional instruments with an eclectic mix of world rhythms producing one of the most, "danceable", bands around, giving lovers of traditional music and dance their best night out ever!

TATTIEHOWKERS CEILIDH BAND
Maggie MacRae,2 Mairs Road, Darvel,
Ayrshire KA17 0LA tel 01560-32 11 02
An exciting band with a caller to help you through the dances. Available for ceilidhs and festivals.