Footstomping Irish, Scottish & American Traditional Live Music – Isle of Skye
Big thanks to Vince Hutchings at Yeti Photography for the lovely photos of Matt and Rebecca's wedding...we think they show the joy of ceilidh dancing at a Whiskers' wedding.... Visit our special website dedicated to barn dances and ceilidhs in Devon, Cornwall and across the South West for more information.
To Andrew and the Paddy's Whiskers band.... Thank you so much for providing such wonderful entertainment at our wedding. We had a fantastic evening, as did all our family and friends.. Matt and Rebecca...
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Paddy's Whiskers played a wedding ceilidh at Bickley Mill, a beautiful venue in the countryside outside Newton Abbot last Saturday - to celebrate the marriage of Rebecca and Matt. We arrived a bit early so we could get all the PA gear into the venue before guests arrived. Once we'd set up and sound checked [...]
We had a lovely time playing at Cockington Country Park Apple Day last Sunday....the sun shone, we saw lots of Paddy's Whiskers' friends, played lots of music (including busking up at the craft shops outside the awesome Hamble & Jemima - just like the ol' travelling days) and got to drink cider...thanks everybody..... Feedback from [...]
Last weekend we were lucky enough to play at River Cottage HQ, Axmimster, Devon for Richard and Amy's wedding celebration. Jules and Andrew were invited to play some acoustic music for the wedding ceremony - which was held outdoors. Luckily the rain held off and the sun shone....we played some mellow jigs (Haste to The [...]
Great news...we will be playing The Boathouse New Year's Eve party to see in 2015. Live Paddy's Whiskers plus DJ set from DJ Re-Jig. Ticket only - includes food and a glass of bubbly. Tickets available from The Boathouse Tel:01803 665066
Paddy's Whiskers' next public gig is on the 27th September at The John Bull Pub, 68-70 Chatto Rd, Torquay, Devon TQ1 4HU. Entrance is free and we'll be kicking off at about 9pm...it's a new venue for us...come on down and don't forget yer dancing shoes....
"Just wanted to say how brilliant the band were and how much you added to our experience. Our wedding day was perfect and our guests had as brilliant a time as we did. We haven’t laughed like that for ages! I cannot recommend Paddy’s Whiskers highly enough! Thank you, so much." Rachael and Guy Parker [...]
Last Saturday we travelled up to the beautiful Lee Bay in North Devon, to play a barn dance for Glenn and Sarah. They wanted a night of "loud, grimy, acoustic, gypsy folky, haunting madness"..The Whiskers delivered. A ceilidh or barn dance makes a perfect wedding party - the ice gets well and truly broken and [...]