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Future Events

Refugee Ceilidh
Supporting Refugee Survival Trust
Saturday 6th March 2010: 7pm-midnight
Band: Cosmic Ceilidh Band and friends
Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU

Tickets can be purchased in advance from:
Book this event online for £10 Full, £6.50 conc, £3.50 kids under 12,
or from Susie's Diner (51 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH89DB), for £9 full, £5 conc, £3 kids.

Family Ceilidh
Supporting Crossreach Postnatal Depression Service (to be confirmed
Saturday 27th March 2010: 2-5pm
Band: Hud Yer Wheesht and friends
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Tickets can be purchased in advance from:
www.thebooth.co.uk for £6 Full, £5 conc, £3 kids under 12.

Equinox Ceilidh
Supporting The Redhall Walled Garden and Wiston Lodge
Saturday 27th March 2010: 7pm-midnight
Band: Hud Yer Wheesht and friends
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Tickets can be purchased in advance from:
www.thebooth.co.uk for £10 Full, £6.50 conc, £3.50 kids under 12,
or from Susie's Diner (51 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH89DB), for £9 full, £5 conc, £3 kids.

Climate Ceilidh
Supporting SEAD and another organisation (unconfirmed)
Saturday 3rd April 2010: 7pm-midnight
Band: Cosmic Ceilidh Band and friends
Venue: to be confirmed

Tickets can be purchased in advance from:
www.thebooth.co.uk for £10 Full, £6.50 conc, £3.50 kids under 12,
or from Susie's Diner (51 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH89DB), for £9 full, £5 conc, £3 kids.

Unity Ceilidh
Supporting The Unity Centre (to be confirmed)
Saturday 17th April 2010: 7pm-midnight
Band: Robert Fish Band and friends
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Tickets can be purchased in advance from:
www.thebooth.co.uk for £10 Full, £6.50 conc, £3.50 kids under 12,
or from Susie's Diner (51 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH89DB), for £9 full, £5 conc, £3 kids.

Past Events

Valentine Ceilidh
Supporting Friends of the Earth Scotland
Saturday 13th February 2010: 7pm-midnight
Band: Hud Yer Wheesht and friends
Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU

Winter Ceilidh
Supporting Venture Scotland
Saturday 5th December 2009: 7pm-midnight
Band: Hud Yer Wheesht and friends
Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9SU

Autumn Ceilidh
Supporting Pregnancy & Parents Centre
Saturday 14th November 2009: 7pm-midnight
Band: Belle Star Band and friends
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Peace Ceilidh
Supporting Peace & Justice Centre
Saturday 7th November 2009: 7pm-midnight
Band: Belle Star Band and friends
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Harvest Ceilidh
Supporting Reforesting Scotland
Saturday 3rd October 2009: 7pm-midnight
Band: Robert Fish Band and friends
Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8

Equinox Ceilidh
Supporting The Redhall Walled Garden and Wiston Lodge
Thursday 24th September 2009: 7pm-midnight
Band: Cosmic Ceilidh Band and friends
Redhall Walled Garden, 97 Lanark Road, Edinburgh, EH14 2LZ

Unity Ceilidh
Supporting The Unity Centre
Saturday 18th April 2009: 7pm-midnight
Band: Hud Yer Wheesht and friends
Hud Yer Wheesht’s funky feel-good music and improvisations will shove you around the dance floor. More complicated dances will be called if necessary - watch out for the totally off-the-wall Swedish Masquerade, you’ll really need your balance. They will be supported by Gandolf our MC, local musicians and a full licensed organic bar including snacks and juices.
South Side Community Centre, West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9ER

Edinmbira Ceilidh
Thursday 9th April 2009: 7-10pm
Band: Edinmbira, Yvonne Burgess & the Jammies
Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8

Night for Nepal Ceilidh
Supporting Dancing Differently in Nepal and The Nepal Trust
Saturday 4th April 2009: 7pm-midnight
Band: The Robert Fish Band and friends
We’ll have our regular organic bar and raffle, with Gandolf as Master of Ceremonies.
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

African Melodies
Supporting Garvald Edinburgh
Friday 6th March 2009: 7pm-midnight
Band: Chartwell Dutiro and friends
A beautiful relaxed evening of music, song and poetry from Zimbabwe and Scotland in the warm and cosy surroundings of The Lot in the Grassmarket
The Lot, 4-6 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1-2JU

Imbolc Ceilidh
Supporting Reforesting Scotland
Saturday 7th February 2009: 7pm-1am - CANCELLED

Winter Ceilidh
Supporting Venture Scotland
Saturday 6th December 2008: 7pm-1am
Band: Cosmic Ceilidh Band and friends
With organic bar and snacks, raffle and Gandolf as MC
Ceilidh Hall, Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8-9SU

Friends of the Earth Scotland 30th Anniversary Ceilidh
Supporting Friends of the Earth Scotland
Friday 14th November 2008: 7pm-1am
Band: Hud Yer Wheesht and friends
Three sets of dancing to traditional and not-so-traditional called dances. Drinking and cavorting at our licensed organic bar. Draw of the raffle and Gandolf as MC
Ceilidh Hall, Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8-9SU

Climate Action Ceilidh
Supporting SEAD (Scottish Education & Action for Development)
Saturday 1st November 2008: 7pm-1am
Band: Belle Star Band and friends
With organic bar and snacks, raffle and Gandolf as MC
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Harvest Ceilidh
Supporting Refugee Survival Trust
Saturday 4th October 2008: 7pm-1am
Band: Robert Fish Band and friends
With organic bar and snacks, raffle and Gandolf as MC
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

1900 - Doors Open
1930 - Sam Makin (tbc)
2000 - First set of The Robert Fish Band
2105 - Raise Your Hem
2140 - Second set The Robert Fish Band
2245 - The Makin Four
2310 - Raffle with Gandolf
2330 - Third set The Robert Fish Band
0050 - Last orders
0100 - Doors close

Grassroots CD Launch Music Night
Supporting Grassroots Theatre Company
Friday 12th September 2008: 8-10pm (doors open at 7pm)
Come and share, explore and celebrate the launch of Grassroots' latest fantastic CD. Featuring live song, music, dance from Grassroots and local supporting artists Edinmbira, Afrodisiac and more, as well as a bar and raffle.
Roxy Art House, 2 Roxburgh Place, Edinburgh, EH8-9SU

Beltane Masked Ceilidh
Supporting Beltane Fire Society
Saturday 19th April 2008
Ceilidh: 7pm - 1am
Band: Cosmic Ceilidh Band
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Beltane Fire Society

Balkan Benefit Ceilidh
Supporting Balkan Music Camp for Traumatised and Special Needs Children
Saturday 1st April 2008
Ceilidh: 8pm - 1am
Band: Belle Star Band
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

In association with Edinburgh's Ceilidh Culture

Family Easter Ceilidh
Supporting Crossreach's Post Natal Depression Project
Saturday 22nd March 2008
Ceilidh 2pm-5pm
Band: Robert Fish Band
A part of Edinburgh's Ceilidh Culture festival
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Family Easter Ceilidh, in association with Edinburgh's Ceilidh Culture

Spring Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
Supporting Redhall Walled Garden & Wiston Lodge
Saturday 22nd March 2008
Ceilidh: 7.30pm-1am
Band: Robert Fish Band
A part of Edinburgh's Ceilidh Culture festival
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Cabaret 808
Supporting The Melting Pot
Saturday 8th March 2008
Time: 8pm-2am
Info: Live Music, Poetry, soul & motown DJ, short films, belly-dancing. Full licensed Bar, fundraising raffle.
The Melting Pot, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PR

Mbira Night II
Supporting cross-cultural music and dance exchanges
Saturday 29rd February 2008
Time: 7pm-Midnight
Info: Chartwell Dutiro - music and dance from Zimbabwe
Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH

Chartwell Dutiro
Supporting cross-cultural music and dance exchanges
Saturday 23rd February 2008
Time: 8pm-Midnight
Info: Spirit of the Ancestors: music and dance from Zimbabwe
Birnam House Hotel, Perth Road, Dunkeld, PH8 0BQ

Imbolc Ceilidh
Supporting Reforesting Scotland
Saturday 2nd February 2008
Banquet 6pm | Ceilidh 8pm-1am
Band Hud Yer Wheesht
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Winter Ceilidh
Supporting Venture Scotland - (Raised over £1100)
Saturday 1st December 2007
Ceilidh 7pm-1am
Band Hud Yer Wheesht
Supported by Edinmbira, Celter Smelter, and poet Rachel Amey
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Big Green Ceilidh
Supporting Edinburgh Green Party - (Raised over £1100)
Saturday 10th November 2007
Ceilidh 8pm-1am
Band Cosmic Ceilidh Band
Supported by Robin Harper, Old Folkie, and Samuel Makin on Grand Piano
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Harvest Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
Supporting Refugee Survival Trust - (Raised over £1200)
Saturday 6th October 2007
Ceilidh 7pm-1am
Band Belle Star Band
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Midsummer Razzmatazz
Saturday 30th June 2007
Time 12 noon - 5pm
Info FREE live music outside, puppet show in a yurt, storytelling, dancing, and so much more
Redhall Walled Garden, 97 Lanark Road, Edinburgh, EH14 2LZ

Big Country Rock'N'Roll
Supporting Garvald Centre Edinburgh - (Raised over £500)
Saturday 12th May 2007
Time 7.30pm - 1am
Info featuring Quixote, and more to be announced, includes DJ Forkboy on decks
Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH

Balkan Benefit Ceilidh
Supporting
Saturday 5th April 2007
Time 78pm - 1am
BandsFeaturing the Belle Star Band and Bosnian Band Little Tito and the Wolves.
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Spring Equinox Ceilidh
Supporting Crossreach's Post-Natal Depression Project - (Raised over £240)
Saturday 24th March 2007
Band Raggle Taggle Ceilidh Band
The raggle taggle ceilidh band played their inaugral event with support from sam waylen as our guest performer, and the wonderful presense of michael angelo (the giant gentleman juggler)
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Ceilidh Collective Cabaret
Supporting SAMH's Redhall Walled Garden - (Raised over £260)
Saturday 24th March 2007
Info with an eclectic array of folk, world, and roots musicians, poets and bands
Time 7.30pm - 1am
An evening of magical performances from a wide variety of artists, including quioxte, samuel waylen, samuel makin, julie dawid & co
Polworth Parish Church Hall, 36 Polworth Terrace, Edinburgh, EH11

Mbira Night
Supporting Garvald Centre Edinburgh - (Raised over £700)
Saturday 17th February 2007
Time 7pm-1am
Info live music & dance from Zimbabwe & Scotland featuring chipindura mbira trio and guests including the zimbabwean-scottish crossover band, Shakanaka, and edimbira, and more... starring rise kagona & chatwell dutiro.
Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH

Masked Imbolc Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
Supporting Reforesting Scotland - (Raised over £1600)
Saturday 3rd February 2007
Ceilidh 7pm-1am
Band Hud Yer Wheesht
The wearing of wintery masks and costumes entirely optional though thoroughly recommended!
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Aynilla
Supporting Aynilla Woman's Workers Cooperative in Peru - (Raised over £350)
Saturday 8th December 2006
Slideshow and Organic dinner6.30pm-8pm | Gig 9pm-1am
Band Greenman Bluegrass Band
With support from Little Tito & the Wolves, the Tom Griffiths band.
Old St Paul's Church Hall, Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH

Winter Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
Supporting Venture Scotland - (Raised over £1600)
Saturday 2nd December 2006
Ceilidh 7pm-1am
Band Cosmic Ceilidh Band
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Big Green Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
Supporting Edinburgh & Midlothian Green Party - (Raised over £1400)
Saturday 4th November 2006
Ceilidh 7pm-1am
Band Hud Yer Wheesht
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Welcome Ceilidh
Supporting Refugee Survival Trust - (Raised over £350)
Saturday 7th October 2006
Ceilidh 7pm-1am
Band The Robert Fish Band
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Midsummer Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
Supporting Redhall Walled Garden - (Raised over £600)
Saturday 24th June 2006
Time 7pm - 12 midnight
Band Threesome Reel Ceilidh Band
Redhall Walled Garden, 97 Lanark Road, Edinburgh, EH14 2LZ

April Fool's Masked Ceilidh
Supporting the Edinburgh Food Chain, and mrkev - (Raised over £1000)
Saturday 1st April 2006
Time 7pm - 1am
Band Threesome Reel Ceilidh Band, the greenman bluesgrass band and friends
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Imbolc Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
Supporting Reforesting Scotland - (Raised over £1600)
Saturday 4th February 2006
Ceilidh 7pm-1am
Band Hud Yer Wheesht
support is from the edimbira (zimbabwean music), rachel amey and special guests... also featuring a floating slide show of some of reforesting scotland work
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

karine polwart & friends
Supporting Friends of the Earth Scotland - (Raised over £700)
Friday 9th December 2005
Gig 7pm-1am
Infofeaturing Celter Schmelter (klezma duet); and Quixote (inspired singer-song writing), and more
Lambs House, Burgess Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6RD

Winter Ceilidh - SOLD OUT
Supporting Venture Scotland's minibus appeal - (Raised £1415)
Saturday 3rd December 2005
Ceilidh 7pm-1am
Band Threesome Reel Ceilidh Band
Rudolf Steiner School, 60 Spylaw Rd, Edinburgh, EH10 1DH

Green Tuberia
Supporting Friends of the Earth Scotland - (Raised over £270)
Saturday 26th November 2005
Time 7pm-2am
Featuring the tuberians, cajun, eastern european, wild exotic world music, and colditz (ambient electro radio 3), swing dance with yasmin bushby, with support surprise guests... all in the eccentric and eclectic world of tuberia
Lambs House, Burgess Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6RD

Kin Ceilidh
Supporting Friends of the Earth Scotland - (Raised over £450)
Saturday 19th November 2005
Time 7pm-2am
Live music, poetry, performance cabaret. An eclectic mix of local stars on the acoustic folk roots scene.
Lambs House, Burgess Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6RD

Latin Fiesta!
Supporting Friends of the Earth Scotland and SEAD - (Raised over £1100)
Saturday 12th November 2005
Time 7pm-2am
Introduced by Tom (of Kin fame) and featuring the best Latin American group in Edinburgh, Voces del Sur, the soulful Quixote, our own Latin DJ, Colombian dance performance and more
Lambs House, Burgess Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6RD

Autumn Green Ceilidh
Supporting Edinburgh and Midlothian Green Party - (Raised £840)
Saturday 29th October 2005
Band Hud Yer Wheesht
with support from drummond community big band and the haunting Emily & sarah duet (cello & guitar)

Equinox Soiree
Supporting Centre for Human Ecology and Sead - (Raised over £900)
Saturday 21st September 2005
An incredible evening with over 150 people, 14 superb and varied acts

Summer Ceilidh
Supporting the rebuilding of tsunami devastated village of Wijaya, and Sead - (Raised £2070)
Saturday 4th June 2005
Band The Threesome Reel
Support from Caper (world-folk, tango & klezma); and Helen Macleod on clarsach.

Masked Imbolc Ceilidh
Supporting Reforesting Scotland - (Raised £1350)
Saturday 5th February 2005
Band Hud Yer Wheesht
With support from the Tuberians (a magical eastern-playing collective of kaval, vocals, clarinet, accordion and percussion)

Hearty Winter Ceilidh
Supporting Trident Ploughshares - (Raised £800)
Saturday 4th December 2004
Band Belle Star Band
With support from Edimbira (Zimbabwean music) and Waa Sylla

Autumn Ceilidh
Supporting Edinburgh Green Party - (Raised £1226)
Saturday 4th December 2004
Band Hud Yer Wheesht

Masked Midsummer Ceilidh
Supporting Centre for Human Ecology
Saturday 19th June 2004
Band Belle Star Band
With support from Claire Brady on classical grand piano and Nick Wilding & Tara O’Leary as WildLeary Graduation ceremony and midsummer celebration

Spring Ceilidh
Supporting Lothain's Green Party - (Raised over £800)
Friday 2nd April 2004
Band Hud Yer Wheesht
With special guests Chameleon Jazz Band, Claire Brady on classical grand piano, Nick Wilding & Tara O’Leary on Fiddle & Song

Masked Imbolc Ceilidh
Supporting Reforesting Scotland - (Raised £400) and Firrhill Dream Garden - (Raised £400)
Saturday 31st January 2004
Band Hud Yer Wheesht
With support from Bruno Gallacher on Flamenco guitar, Samuel Makin and on Grand Piano

Samhain Ceilidh
Supporting Reforesting Scotland - (Raised £400) and Redhall Walled Garden - (Raised £400)
Saturday 1st November 2003
Band Belle Star Band
Celebrating the coming of winter

Imbolc Ceilidh
Supporting Reforesting Scotland - (Raised over £900)
Saturday 1st February 2003
Band Wild Geese Ceilidh Band
Celebrating the beginning of spring with special guest phamie gow on the haunting clarsaich

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