We welcome bookings for private events, parties, weddings etc. but we also play for some events that are open to the public. This is where you can find out about them (and on Facebook and Instagram).
Our next public ceilidh will be on Saturday 30th November 2024 at Sawston, near Cambridge. This is always a fun event. Here’s the information about tickets, food etc.
Some previous events
Our next public ceilidh will be on Friday 20th September 2024, in Sutton-in-the-Isle, near Ely. This was a very popular event last year, full of fun-loving dancers, with a great atmosphere and excellent food. Ticket information is on the poster, below.
We will be playing for another public ceilidh on Saturday 28th September 2024. This time, it will be in the lovely village of Lawshall, to the south of Bury-St-Edmunds, Suffolk. This was a great event last year and we’re really looking forward to playing for them again. Once again, the incomparable Trevor Smith will be calling the dances. Tickets are available by contacting Mark. Full details below.
Save the date!
(more details when tickets are available)
Saturday 30th November 2024, Sawston, Cambridgeshire
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Our next public ceilidh is in the beautiful Saint Edmundsbury Cathedral, on Friday 17th May 2024. This is always a lovely and popular event. Full details follow.
Saturday 24th February, Little Thetford Village Hall, Cambridgeshire. Details below. Contact thetfordfeast@yahoo.com for tickets. This is always a very popular event and tickets will sell out quickly. You know what to do.
Saturday 17th February, The Arkenstall Centre, Haddenham, near Ely, Cambridgeshire. Tickets from www.arkenstallcentre.co.uk.
Friday 9th February, Unicorn Ceilidhs, Baldock. For full details and ticket purchases, see www.unicornceilidhs.org.uk
Saturday, 18th November 2023 at 7pm, fundraising ceilidh for Sawston Scouts
A fundraising ceilidh for Sawston Scouts takes place on Saturday, 18th November at 7pm. Tickets are £12 or £21.95 including a fish and chip supper in the interval. You can get full details and tickets by e-mailing bookings@catchthepigeon.uk, messaging via Instagram or Facebook, or WhatsApp on 07871 568065.
Great news! Ely Folk Festival have invited us to play for the Friday night ceilidh at the start of the festival on 7th July. You can find details here.
Saint Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds, Friday 3rd March 2023
Come and dance the night away with us in Bury St Edmunds cathedral. We’re delighted to be playing in the nave again, raising funds for the Friends of Saint Edmundsbury Cathedral Choirs.
Fun starts at 7pm on Friday 3rd March. Full details and booking information below. This is always a great evening and tickets will sell quickly.
Little Thetford, Saturday 25th February 2023
We’re thrilled to be back here, as the last one, just before COVID-19 arrived was a blast. Tickets are already selling very fast and will sell out so get booking now.
Little Thetford Feast Committee are pleased to welcome you to a ceilidh on Saturday 25th February, 7pm until late. Dance the night away with fabulous local band, Catch the Pigeon, with expert calling by Trevor Smith.
Tickets, £10, include a jacket potato supper, and are available from littlethetfordfeast@yahoo.com
No experience needed and no need to bring a partner. Bar and raffle. Little Thetford Village Hall, The Wyches, CB6 3HG
As we race towards Christmas 2022, our bookings have kept me too busy to post news here – sorry. There are pictures on Facebook and Instagram, if you want to see some of what we’ve been up to.
A couple of ceilidhs coming up will be open to the public and I’ll try to post details here as well as on Facebook and Instagram.
We’ve just recovered from the excellent ceilidh in Quy Village Hall on Saturday. At one point, we had everyone on the floor, including the bar staff. As someone said “nobody will be buying drinks if they’re all dancing, so the bar staff may as well have some fun”. Many thanks to the committee; we look forward to doing this again soon.
Did you manage to get a ticket for Little Thetford before they sold out? If not (and even if you did), why not dance the night away with Catch the Pigeon, this coming Saturday, 7th March.
We’re very pleased to be asked to play for a ceilidh in Quy Village Hall, from 7:30pm until late, when our caller for the evening will be Steve Rule.
Tickets, which include a Ploughman’s Supper, cost just £10 (£7 for under-16s) and can be bought from Quy Stores or call Ray on 01223 812422 or 07747 000676.
There will be a cash bar.
*** Little Thetford SOLD OUT ***
We’re pleased to be playing in Little Thetford on Saturday 29th February, in the village hall. Details can be found here but you’d better hurry as they’ve almost sold out. Tickets must be booked in advance (07818 846165) and cost £8.50 (family tickets £20), including a jacket potato supper. Bar also available.
Coming up very soon: another couple of ceilidhs that are open to the public.
First: Little Thetford Village Hall, Saturday 29th February 2020. Doors open at 7pm. Our caller for the evening is the inimitable Trevor Smith. Tickets (in advance, only) include a jacket potato supper and are available from 07818 846165.
Next: Quy Village Hall, Saturday 7th March 2020 from 7:30pm. Our caller, this time, will be the exuberant Steve Rule. Tickets include a Ploughman’s supper and are available from Quy Stores.
Oh look. Here comes another cathedral ceilidh to follow the fun we had in Bury St Edmunds. The date is Friday 11th October 2019. This time, we’re playing in the stunning surroundings of Ely Cathedral’s Lady Chapel, as part of their Harvest Festival. Lucky us! Sadly, dear Clive is hurtling around the world somewhere, but we’re fortunate to have the multi-talented Oscar Wolfe to play in his place. Once again, Trevor Smith will be calling for us, so expect superb calling with a dose of good humour…
More details on the cathedral’s website and on their Facebook page.
We’re excited to have been asked to play for Sheila Neill’s wonderful fundraising event, in aid of Addenbrookes Hospital, Papworth Hospital and Macmillan Cancer Support. You can keep up to date with the planning for this event here. In the meantime, save the date – 9th November 2019.
We’ve been a bit busy with private bookings and other musical enterprises but we recently played for a ceilidh in Saint Edmundsbury Cathedral (Bury St Edmunds, June 2019), and there’s another Cathedral Ceilidh on the way soon, at a different cathedral. Keep checking back here or check our Facebook page.
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Right. We’ve another public ceilidh on the way on Saturday 20th January 2018, starting at 7:30pm. This time, we’ll be playing in Wicken Village Hall, High Street, Wicken, (near Ely) CB7 5XR.
You can reserve tickets by calling 01353 624739 or by using the Contact page.
Thanks to everyone who came along to our ceilidh at Centre E and many thanks to the Coton Morris Men for their entertaining interval spot and superb tuition. What a great evening! We’ll be running another public ceilidh soon so watch this page or join our mailing list.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: there will be soft drinks available on Saturday night but please feel free to bring your own if you’d like something else.
There’s a new venue for our next public ceilidh. We’re taking over Centre E, in Barton Road, Ely, on Saturday 6th May 2017. You can reserve tickets by calling 01353 624739. More details below.
We had another great evening at the Beet Club on the 24th February and there were a lot of new faces. This time Sutton Masque Border Morris dancers entertained us in the interval. Thanks everyone for coming. Watch this space for details of the next one.
It’s time for another Beet Club ceilidh. Booking details are below but you can just turn up on the night. Bring some friends.
Well, the Beet Club ceilidh was a fantastic evening. Loads of enthusiastic dancers and the wonderful Ely and Littleport Riot Morris Dancers to entertain us in the interval. Thanks everyone for coming. Watch this space for details of the next one. Meanwhile, you can see a brief clip of one of the dances here and some pictures here.
We’re playing for a ceilidh, open to the public, at the Beet Club in Ely. Full details below.
