Celtic Spirit took First Place at the Glasgow's Got Talent Final which was held in the Madness Theatre of Fun, scooping £1000 and a performing contract with Madness.

The Trio, blew away the judges and customers with their renditions of The Star Wars theme tune, Queen's 'We Will Rock You' and The Flower of Scotland.

Second place went to Robert, a vocalist and third place went to Nick, an acoustic guitar player.

The band played for the fourth time on the pitch at Hampden as the teams came out the tunnel, but this time it was Rangers and Falkirk that were playing instead of Scotland. The Rangers fans gave us a good spirited welcome on hearing the name of the band, but Jason had been on Real radio to explain that the name was not football related. We were able to meet Walter Smith, Ally McCoist and John Hughes after the game and we were very lucky to be able to hold the Scottish Cup itself. We had a great time playing on the pitch and the sun shone on Mount Florida for this homecoming Scottish cup. The pictures in the gallery will give you an idea of how much fun we had and a few ales were drunk afterwards in celebration.

We are already looking forward to playing at the Macedonia and Holland matches later in the year for what could be a great occasion for the Scottish team and fans.

Celtic Spirit were delighted to be asked to perform on the first Friday show of the brand new Hour show on STV. We were joined by piper James Craig who will be helping the band in the future with some gigs. We had a great day at the studios, getting make up done, sitting on the news desk and of course performing. We chose our ' We will rock you' set and were able to get it all done in one take. We were very pleased to be introduced as one of the hottest piping acts in Scotland and were very pleased with the performance. We would like to thank the make-up woman who definitely had her work cut out and all the staff at STV for making us feel so welcome in what was a great experience for the band. We hope you caught the performance and please look at the gallery for all the pictures of the day.

Celtic Spirit were asked to perform at Edinburgh castle to assist in the celebrations for the new ferry route from Rosyth to Zeebrugge being opened by Stenna Line. This was a very grand occasion in the Grand Hall of the Castle and was attended by the First Minister, Alex Salmond. We were delighted to meet him again and we were able to chat to him and get some pictures. He was most disappointed that we did not have some Scottish dancers with us as the last time he saw us at the Heroes Awards we had a couple of dancers with us. He has asked us to perform at the Castle in July for the Clan Gathering which we are really looking forward to.

Celtic Spirit were delighted to be asked once again to open this years Ayrshire Burns festival at the Burns Heritage Centre in Alloway on the 16th of May. The Lord provost of Ayr was in attendance and the weather was kind as the official opening ceremony took place. The band played a few short sets to entertain the dignitaries and were well looked after. The band also performed at the Heritage Centre on Wednesday the 20th of May along with other artists as horseman rode from the village depicting the famous scene from Tam o Shanter. There was a temporary stage set up and a decent crowd to welcome all the riders to the centre.

Celtic Spirit performed over 2 nights in Fraserburgh by invite of Andrew Reekie and the Blue Light festival which celebrates the contribution of the local emergency services. The 300 seater hall was a perfect venue for a concert and was well attended.

On the Saturday the band had to travel up from Alloway after performing at the Burns Festival and we were delighted to have the van back after a couple of problems. We were joined on the Saturday by an excellent youth orchestra playing traditional Scottish sets and we were joined on stage by their fiddle player and bass guitarist for a rousing number.

On the Sunday we were delighted to be joined by the Fraserburgh Pipe Band who were celebrating finishing 3rd in the Scottish Pipe Band Championship. With no practice we played Highland Cathedral and Glasgow City Police together and everyone had a great time.

Fraserburgh is a smashing wee town and if you get the chance you should pay it a visit. We would like to thank Andrew and the Blue Light Festival committee for all their help in organising the trip and making sure we were well looked after. The vodka was appreciated!!

Celtic Spirit were invited to perform at the Kidney Research Dinner at the Thistle hotel which took place to raise funds for Kidney Research UK. The charities patron, Angela Rippon chaired the night which was hosted by Suzie Maguire of Radio Clyde and it was a great success. Celtic Spirit performed a half hour set around 11pm and got the place really jumping and we were fed and watered and made to feel very welcome by the organiser, Heather who sat us with her very friendly family. We hope the night raised thousands for the charity, especially after a couple of people who suffer from Kidney failure gave very emotional speeches about how the money would help their daily lives. I am not sure if we would be as brave as these people clearly were.

The band were delighted to play at the wedding of Hazel Mills and John Paul Stothard in the lovely east coast village of St Abbs. Jason and Steven led the bride and her father through the town before the ceremony in what was a very moving part of the day. Hazel's grandfather was harbour master in the village and Hazel threw a part of her bouquet off the pier into the sea in memory of her grandfather. The reception was in Berwick and we had the unique situation of playing at the wedding during the day in Scotland and the reception at night in England. We had a great time at the wedding and were made to feel like part of the family. We hope they enjoyed their honeymoon and have a great future.

Celtic Spirit performed for the 3rd time at Hampden Park in front of 50000 Scotland fans before the kick off of the game. We were joined on the pitch by Ronnie Brown who once again did an excellent Flower of Scotland.

Jason and Brian were interviewed on Real Radio by our new best mate Ewen Cameron and we had a real laugh with the guys. We took our usual position on the pitch 15 mins before kick off as the ground was really starting to fill up and it is difficult to explain the buzz that was going round the ground.

We played our set of 'She Moved Through the Fair' followed by a couple of thumping jigs and it was great to see the crowd jumping and clapping along. We had to stop before the teams came out the tunnel because FIFA wanted their tune played as the teams walked out but this did not dampen our enthusiasm as we got an overwhelming response from the fans.

It was difficult to sing Flower of Scotland with the lumps we had in our throats. We were able to enjoy the game and meet some of the players afterwards and the whole occasion was superb. We have been approached to play at the Scottish Cup Final so hopefully we will see some of you again from the pitch at Hampden in May.

We have made some real friends in the Real Radio Team and spent the majority of the weekend with Ewen Roughy and Victoria. We would like to thank them from the bottom of our hearts for all their help and support on and off the show and for being great company and we hope we can meet them again in the future while playing and just socially if they fancy a beer.

Thursday (We'll be Coming)

Celtic Spirit were delighted to be asked by the Tartan Army, the Scottish Sun and Real Radio to go to Amsterdam and play at the fanzone. The trip started by coach from Glasgow to Harwich where we caught the ferry. Before boarding we visited a local Morrisons and played the whole bus right into the store. The security guard took one look at us and thought it was time for his break as 50 of us led by the band marched straight to the alcohol aisle. The locals loved the music and the colour of all the boys and news of the mini invasion quickly spread throughout the tartan army. Hopefully the clip will appear on you tube at some point. We played in the ferry terminal prior to boarding but outrageously we were not allowed to play on the ferry in case we woke the passengers that were not in the bar. That did not stop the party and we were in Holland before we knew it.

Friday (Taking over the Town)

Celtic Spirit ventured into the Dam Square to join the tartan army in the mother of all parties. The square was full of fans and the locals who seemed to love the occasion. We played in the square for about an hour and drew a large crowd before being moved on. We then went to the Europa bar to take part in the Real Radio Phone In. We were interviewed on the radio and played a tune inside the bar. This was not easy as the place was absolutely packed but the atmosphere was incredible.

Saturday (The big day)

Celtic Spirit were one of the main acts to play at the Fanzone at the Terminal in Amsterdam. We again joined the Real Radio show and were interviewed and performed on the show. We did 3 sets on the main stage and it was the experience of a lifetime. We were joined on stage by Ewen Cameron and Alan Rough who sang Flower of Scotland with the band and added to the great occasion. The whole event was organised by Iain Emerson of the Famous Tartan Army magazine and we would like to thank them for thinking of the band and their support whilst in Amsterdam. If you get the chance you should look them up on www.famoustartanfootball.com. This was one day the band will never forget. We did not get the result we were hoping for but that did not stop the party and we can only imagine the carnage if we had won.

Sunday (The long road home)

It was a shaky bus that left Amsterdam for the ferry home. We were not allowed to play on the boat again so it was a quieter trip home. We still had a great time and it was really nice way to bring the trip to a close.

Celtic Spirit were asked to open this event at the London Olympia on what was known as Scotland Day. The Clan Gathering 2009 booked the band to represent them at the event and we would like to thank Lucy-Rose Walker for all her help in making this happen. The event was a large show where you could go to get information about tracing your family tree and there were stands from all over Britain. The Saturday was called Scotland Day in recognition of this homecoming year and the band entertained the crowds as they waited to get in to the event and played inside to mark the opening. We stopped the traffic regularly and also played for Radio London although we think we gave them a fright as it was at 8am and most of London was sleeping.

Celtic Spirit were delighted to play in the famous Harrods for a third time entertaining the shoppers on a busy Saturday afternoon. We were delighted to meet Mr Al Fayad once again and he toured the store with the band. We also played outside at the request of Mr Al Fayad and we were delighted with the reception we received. Mr Al Fayad explained that he wants shopping in Harrods to be an experience as opposed to just normal shopping and there were also opera singers performing on one of the main stair cases. Mr Al Fayad was very generous to the band and we have made a real friend.

Celtic Spirit were delighted to play again at Albannach, a very popular Scottish bar in Trafalgar Square, right in the centre of the the English capital city of London.

The band played 3 30 minute sets throughout the evening and the atmosphere was excellent with people moving seats to dance (sometimes quite strangely) to our thumping sets.

The staff made us very welcome and we were delighted to draw such a large crowd as the night went on. After we played we made our way to the nightclub downstairs as we thought it would have been rude to leave early :-) We met some great people there and hope that they stay in touch with the band through the website.

Celtic Spirit had a stand at the Royal Concert Hall Wedding Show on 14/15 February. They were delighted to be once again involved in the fashion show, closing them all with a 5 minute sample of what we can offer at a wedding reception. This went down very well with the audiences and we were delighted to meet loads of people at our stand. We hope that we will see some of you on your big day. We would like to thank paula for her assistance with the show. Jason had a better show than most meeting the lovely Claire the band would like to wish them all the best in there new found relationship its early days but hey onlay Jason can go to wedding show & meet someone.

Celtic Spirit would like to wish everyone all the very best for 2009 and we hope that we get the chance to meet as many of you as possible in the coming year.

December

December is always a busy month for Celtic Spirit and this year was no exception. From Christmas parties to Hogmanay and a wedding we have been all over the central belt and had a great time.

Celtic Spirit had an excellent November, playing at 2 weddings, the Oran Mor sponsored whisky awards, a charity event for St Andrews in Fraserburgh, a night at the Wellington Arms in Ayr and of course the most amazing night at the Scotland v Argentina football match. We have also purchased our first van and are in the process of making it look part of the band. Look out for it on the road in its distinctive black and red colours and give us a wave. Read on for the full story.

Celtic Spirit were delighted to be asked back to Hampden Park for the Scotland v Argentina football match by the SFA.

This was another fantastic occasion for the band. All the media attention was on the new Argentina manager, Maradonna who had a press pack following his every move.

We were not able to meet the man himself but were close enough. Brian was luck enough to meet Ozzy Ardilies and you can see all the pictures on the gallery.

We were delighted to be asked to perform at half time as well as playing for the teams coming out and we hope the 32,000 fans enjoyed our set - we certainly did.

We will hopefully see you all again at the Iceland game in April.

Celtic Spirit opened the Oran Mor sponsored Scottish Whisky Awards which was held on the 20th November at the Oran Mor, Glasgow.

The band opened the night with a rousing set and got the night off to a great start. All the big whisky companies were there and we would like to thank Stephen McBride (again) for thinking of the band.

Celtic Spirit were delighted to be asked to go to Fraserburgh to play at a benefit night for Keith Bruce. The band played two nights at the Station Hotel in Fraserburgh and were made very welcome by the owners and all the staff.

The first night was a back to basics performance in the bar of the hotel and Jason gave an amusing history of the band as we played every tune in the box. The second night was the Stars in Your Eyes benefit which was very well supported and we were delighted for Keith that it went so well and wish him good health.

We would also like to thank Andrew Reekie for his support and booking the band to play at a concert in Fraserburgh in May. Its a 2 night event on Saturday and Sunday of the 16/17th May and tickets are still available for the 17th. Get in touch if you would like to go.

Celtic Spirit are thrilled to be asked back to Hampden Park to play at the Scotland v Argentina match on Wednesday 19 November.

We are proud to be involved with the national team and hope our music helps fire the fans up to roar the team to victory.

There is special interest in this game with Maradona making his first appearance as Argentina Manager.

Celtic Spirit performed at the Enchanted Ball in support of the SANDS charity which supports families who have still born babies.

The night was organised by Sean Casey who made a terrific job of creating a fantastic evening.

We were joined by the lovely rockettes and the band Fun House and the night was hosted by the excellent Des McKeown (pictures below).

The night raised £12000 for the charity and everyone should be congratulated for an excellent night for a worthwhile cause.

Celtic Spirit had a great day at the Park Hotel Wedding Show on Sunday 26th October.

It was great to see everybody there and the show went very well.

Jason was running the male part of the fashion show showing off the St Kilda kilts and they all looked great.

Celtic Spirit played at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock for the Braveheart Cycling Fund to raise funds for charity.

There were plenty special guests and the band were delighted to be joined on stage by triple gold medal winner Chris Hoy who played along to We Will Rock You.

Chris was a good sport and quite good on the drum. We will hopefully have some pictures on the site soon.

We were delighted to be asked to play at the opening of the new Debenhams store in Livingstone on Thursday 16th.

We had a great time and were delighted to take part.

The staff at the store were excellent and we hope all the customers enjoyed our performances.

We played 3 times throughout the day and were delighted to be joined by the Surreal McCoy the giant piper who was great fun.

Celtic Spirit were thrilled to be asked to play at Hampden for the Scotland Norway game.

This was one of the biggest gigs the band has ever done and we would like to thank Colin and Karen at the SFA for asking us to do it.

We played at the side of the pitch as the teams came out of the tunnel and it was amazing to play in front of 55000 fans.

We also featured on Sky and BBC1 and hopefully you saw us there.

We were able to meet Ronnie Brown who is a hero of ours and that was very special.

We also got the opportunity to meet some of the players and George Burley after the match.

Needless to say this was one of the best days the band has ever had.

We will be getting footage of the day soon and will put it on the site.

Read the Clydebank Post Article Published on the 22nd October 2008

Read the Clydebank Post Article Published on the 8th October 2008

The band had a well earned rest and went their separate ways for a holiday.

However, we did play at an exclusive event for 24 management and guests of Halifax Bank of Scotland in Beauly near Inverness.

This was at Beaufort Castle, which was an excellent place, once belonging to the Frasers but now owned by Ann Gloag. We really enjoyed this event which was more intimate than we are used to.

On 30 August the band visited the beautiful island of Islay once more to host a concert at the Ramsey Hall in Port Ellen.

Celtic Spirit were delighted to be joined by Cora who are an excellent band from Edinburgh and surrounding parts.

We brought our own bar and buffet with us and spent most of Saturday preparing the buffet with the invaluable help of Islay Bell and big Kenny as well as Ian on the door.

The hall and the buffet looked fantastic on the night. We loved playing in the hall especially when we played with Cora which was an amazing set.

We would like to thank everyone who bought tickets and came to the night and we hope that you enjoyed yourself as much as we did.

Celtic Spirit appeared for the second time in Cambridge at the Duke of Wellington’s bank holiday hog roast.

This is a fantastic day and we were lucky for the second year in a row to have a beautiful day.

We had a great time again and hope the large crowd enjoyed our Scottish style of music.

We were certainly made to feel very welcome and Fran and the rest of the gang did a great job to put it all together. The hog roast tastes fantastic and if you get the chance to go to one we would highly recommend it.

On 12th August Celtic Spirit held its second Pipes of Peace concert at the excellent Oran Mor.

This year we were delighted to be joined by the Patiala Pipe Band from Pakistan for a second time, the St Mary’s Pipe band from Australia, the excellent Fred Morrison & the solo piper, Alex Gandy from Canada.

We were also joined by the SNP MSP Stuart McMillan who his himself a piper and often practices in the Parliament and the lovely Miss Scotland and her family who helped us present a few gifts to the other players.

The day was split into two parts. During the day Celtic Spirit Pipe Band, the Patiala Pipe Band and the St Mary’s Pipe Band held a parade on Dumbarton Road in Yoker to try and expand the piping festival outside the centre of Glasgow where all the events seem to be focused.

We were made very welcome by the Yoker resource centre who helped us by providing a buffet and a place to stay dry as it was quite a wet afternoon. They also helped us with mini buses to ferry the bands around in and we can’t thank them enough and hope they thought it worth the effort.

At night we all moved to the Oran Mor in what turned out to be a fantastic evening of piping music which was enjoyed by a near full house.

The standard on display was truly excellent and the night was a complete success. We would like to thank all the participants who helped establish this night as a successful part of the piping festival.

We made some new friends and reacquainted ourselves with some old ones and are already looking forward to Pipes of Peace 2009.

Read the Clydebank Post Article Published on the 23rd July 2008

Celtic Spirit were delighted to visit the isle of Barra in July to play in the Isle of Barra hotel.

The trip was arranged to coincide with barrafest and the island was packed with people.

We were lucky with the weather for the whole weekend and played outside on the ferry journey which was a beautiful trip.

Barra was a lovely looking island when we arrived and we were made very welcome at the Isle of Barra Hotel where we had great rooms and great food.

We played all day on Saturday and really enjoyed it.

The beach next to the hotel is spectacular and you could have easily thought you were in the Caribbean.

We would like to thank Joan and her mum and dad for all their hospitality.

We were also delighted to be asked to play at Castlebay Hall at a fundraising event for the football team. The main band on the night were called Face the West and they were excellent.

We played 3 sets and were delighted to play with Face the West on our final set which we really enjoyed.

We were delighted with the night and are already looking forward to returning next year.

Another great day on Byers Road on the Oran Mor stage where the band performed twice in front of a great crowd.

This is a great event and we are always delighted to play here.

The Oran Mor always makes us feel very welcome.

There were some good acts throughout the day to keep the large crowd entertained and the festival procession was as colourful as always.

Celtic Spirit were thrilled to be asked to go to the Scottish Parliament to meet with Alex Salmond, the First Minister of Scotland.

We had met the First Minister at the Scottish Independence Convention Burns night and again at the Daily Record Young Scot Awards where he asked us if we were interested in taking part in some Homecoming gigs in 2009.

We were really surprised to be asked to meet him in his office and we thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.

As you might imagine a band like ours is all in favour of independence but talking with Mr Salmond about the goings on in the Parliament and his plans for Homecoming was really fascinating.

We were invited to play at Wellington Square in Ayr as part of the Burns festival.

There was a big marquee set up in the middle of the square that held around 250 people.

We opened the night and Celtic Spirit pipe band took to the stage. There was a 15 minute set from the Spirit and we all really enjoyed the occasion.

The night was headlined by the Red Hot Chilli Pipers who did a storming set. It was nice to be on the same bill as people did not ask us if we were the red hot chillis for a change.

We were also delighted to help launch the event in February at the Burns cottage where we were joined by Karen Dunbar and the provost of Ayr.

Celtic Spirit opened the Status Quo concert at the Ayr Racecourse on the Saturday night as part of the Burns festival.

This was an amazing experience for the band and the Quo were top drawer.

We met the band prior to playing as well as the Jam who were excellent. We were able to watch Status Quo from the musician’s area with the Jam which was a real treat.

There was a 5,000 crowd watching the Quo which was slightly more than watched us play earlier in the day.

Celtic Spirit host their second Pipes of Peace concert at the Oran Mor on the 12th of August.

After the success of last years event we have an even bigger show for this year. Performances by Fred Morrison, St Marys Band Club Pipe Band from Australia, Alex Gandy from Canada, the Patiala Pipe Band from Pakistan and of course Celtic Spirit guarantees an excellent night.

We are also very lucky to be joined by the First Minister, Alex Salmond and Miss Scotland, Stephanie Willemse.

Tickets are £17 and are available from Ticketweb or the Oran Mor. We hope to see you there.

August sees the band celebrate its 3rd birthday and we have decided that there is no better place to have a party than Islay.

Live'n'Loud takes place on the 30th of August at the Ransey Hall in Port Ellen.

The doors open at 7:30pm and the night will begin at 8pm.

The band are delighted to be joined by Cora, an excellent band from the east coast.

There will be a buffet on the night and a bus running from Bowmore. Tickets are £15 and are available from the Port Ellen Spar or the Bridgend Stores.

Both bands are really looking forward to playing and it should be a great night. The band has always had a great time in Islay and have made many friends and we hope to see as many of you there as possible.

The UN cultural body, UNESCO, has named Glasgow as a United Nations City of Music.

Only 10 other countries in the world are members of this Creative Cities Network which was fist started in 2004. Glasgow aims to build on this honour with the launch of a new body, Glasgow City of Music. For more information about the award click here.

The band would like to announce a gig at the Lismore Bar on Dumbarton Road on the 25th April.

We would love to see you there and we can raise the roof off the place.

The band will start playing around 10pm and will do at least 4 mini sessions throughout the night. Please fell free to join us.

The band were happy to take part in a Burns night play held at Blair Castle and hosted by John Murtagh, the star of River City and numerous films.

The night was an exclusive event for 80 guests held in the fabulous surroundings of Blair Castle. The play described the life of Robert Burns and involved John as narrator and Iain Robertson of Small Faces fame played the part of Robert Burns.

The band provided music throughout the play along with various other performers in what was a great success.

The band was honoured to play at the Independence Convention’s Burns Night at the Oran Mor.

There were distinguished guests and speakers in attendance, including the First Minister, Alex Salmond, Jimmy Reid, Nicola Sturgeon, Dougie MacLean and Nicky Ross from Deacon Blue.

The band opened the night and closed the night with a less than traditional Auld Lang Syne.

The night was a success and we were delighted to meet Alex Salmond amongst others. We will update the gallery with photographs shortly.

Celtic Spirit mare a huge hit all over the world - but the rockers hit a bum note with the acid tongued judge Simon Cowell.

Read the Clydebank Post Article Published on the 5th March 2008

The band were delighted to be asked to play at the Sunday Mails Young Scot Awards at the Trade Halls in the Fruitmarket.

The band played prior to Jenny Falconer taking her place on the stage to conduct the ceremony. The audience seemed to really enjoy the performance and we were delighted to play an encore.

We were also pleased to see our picture in the Sunday Mail after the event.

However, the best part of the evening was meeting all the nominees especially young Nathan Thomas who tried to help his mum who was being attacked. He was also a breath of fresh air.

We were also delighted to meet John Smeaton who was really down to earth and a pleasure to talk to. See the pictures under stargazing in the gallery.

Celtic Spirit are delighted to announce that they have been nominated for a VOWS award in the Wedding Entertainment category beating off nearly 300 bands to make it to the final 3 along with Scotia Pipers and the Big Show.

This is a great achievement for the band in its first full year in the wedding market.

The ceremony is on the 06th November at the Corn Exchange in Edinburgh and we will update the site once we know if we managed to pick up the award.

Celtic Spirit are pleased to announce their involvement in the Pipes of Peace concert at the Oran Mor, Glasgow on Tuesday 7th August 2007.

The concert will see pipe bands from all over the world converge on the Oran Mor to help promote better community relations through traditional Scottish culture.

Pipe bands from New York and Pakistan will be on show for this fantastic night.

Tickets can be purchased from the Oran Mor:

Tel: 0141 357 6200

The night stats at 7.30pm and runs till late. This is sure to be a major event in the pipe band calendar for 2007, dont miss out, book your ticket today.

Celtic Spirit were delighted to play at the first Virgin Atlantic flight from Glasgow Airport to Orlando.

The band played at the check in desk and then were honored to play the passengers into the reception area at the gate where there was champagne reception and a cake, all the passengers were given gift bags including the band.

We were also pleased to be asked on to the tarmac at Glasgow Airport for photographs and we appeared in the metro newspaper on Mon 25 June. We hope the passengers enjoyed their holiday and have no problems on their return.

The band were playing at the Oran Mor stage at the top of Byers Road for the West End Festival.

There were over 40,000 people there on the day with everyone enjoying the acts and the weather.

The band played two sets at 1:15 and 5:00 and had a great time in front of the large crowd. We hope that everyone who saw us had as much fun as we did.

The crowd seemed to really enjoy We will rock you, In the Jungle and Yellow Submarine.

We would like to thank Colin Beattie and all the staff at the Oran Mor for putting on such an excellent day.

We finished off at the Bowmore Hotel on Thursday where the band had the pleasure of 30 odd ladies on a hen night and we had one of our most enjoyable nights on the island.

The band would like to pay a special thanks to Cal Mac for letting us play on the ferry, Jim McEwan for his generosity and continuing support and the whole Bruichladdich team without whom we would not be able to attend at all. Its no wonder the sun shines over Bruichladdich.

We are delighted that he has booked the band for next year and are counting down the days. Neil and Andrew Woods for the loan of the Mondeo which was a god send, Sally and Neil at the B&B in Glenegadale for putting up with the aftermath of our nights out and Peter and Linda of the Bowmore Hotel for the fantastic food and hospitality and a great night out.

If anyone would like to book the band for next years festival the band will be available from Monday to the following Sunday.

The band spent its first ever Burns night outside Scotland in the fantastic Albannach on Trafalgar Square.

We played on both the 24th and 25th of January and had an excellent reception.

We would like to thank Wayne, Sonia, Jim and all the gang for making the trip so enjoyable. We even managed to invent a cocktail called Celtic Spirit, which we hope will appear on their new cocktail menu. To make one yourself you will need Bruichladdich (2 shots), Drambuie (1 shot), strawberry liqueur, fresh mint, lemon juice and plenty crushed ice. They are too easy to drink which is why we went straight to the airport on Friday morning.

If you are in London and fancy some excellent food and drink you should pay them a visit in Trafalgar Square.

We also had the pleasure of playing in Harrods again to promote Burns which we thoroughly enjoyed. Unfortunately the man himself was not there this time but a great time was had.

Click on the gallery to see all the photos and look out for the dvd coming soon.

The Scottish Wedding Directory hosts the Vows Awards every November. This is the wedding industries equivalent to the Oscars.

Candidates for awards are selected through nomination forms completed by brides.

The band would be very grateful if any bride who booked the band would complete one of these forms. The forms can be accessed via the links page on this site. You will all be invited to the winners party after the show should we win an award.