A Ceilidh

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:07 pm

After my conversation with Nomad earlier i thought you may all like to see a traditional new year band & see what a ceilidh is - so first the music

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:09 pm

One of the dances

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:13 pm

Attn Accountable - Ask the missus what that japanease guy said would you

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:15 pm

Dance instructions

http://www.scottishdance.net/ceilidh/dances.html

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:17 pm

Wikipedia definition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceilidh

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:17 pm

buttercup;499027 wrote: After my conversation with Nomad earlier i thought you may all like to see a traditional new year band & see what a ceilidh is - so first the music

Im confused. I thought you said a ceilidh was a fungus condition between the toes.

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:51 pm

Clancy;499069 wrote: Traditional ? maybe, but there's a few other traditions that I used to attend that were less ....formal?

This venue is only twenty minutes away from me.

.....of course, there's always different gatherings :-6

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showp ... stcount=35

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Clancy !!!!!!!!

where the hell ya been?

Anyway yeah runrig's great but when did they last play a new year gig? the ceilidh's shown admittedly are a bit formal but unless i tape this years myself how are they going to get an idea of what one is? I'll be heading to the local one this year, will try to capture it on my mobile phone

Chookie · Post by **Chookie** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:07 pm

Butter!!!!

You forgot the bevvy!!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 7:38 pm

buttercup;499034 wrote: Attn Accountable - Ask the missus what that japanease guy said would you

:wah: Nihongo ja nai desu yo!

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:24 am

Clancy;499199 wrote: Your very welcome

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Would you like a glimpse of what it's like in Scotland's capitol, Edinburgh , Christmas & New year, prior to the bands taking the stage?

This was last year.....

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Excellent video Clancy, well done finding it & admitting Edinburgh's better than Glasgow, owch that had to hurt :wah:

Accountable - what can i say, em thanks :rolleyes:

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:45 am

buttercup;499468 wrote: Accountable - what can i say, em thanks :rolleyes:
The guy wasn't Japanese. Probably Chinese.

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 12:13 pm

Oh :-2

he dident sound like the chinese family that live near me, maybe the accent they have has become scotified with them being here for so many years. Thanks anyway