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Ceilidh Nights
Ceilidhs are traditional Scottish dances, and are often held to celebrate special occasions such as Hogmanay (New Year), St Andrews Day, Burns Night and weddings. However, no particular reason is needed to hold one and they are held all year across Scotland in many pubs, inns, hotels and town halls.
The word Ceilidh is Gaelic and means an informal get together. Although it’s now more of a celebration event, the ceilidh originated in rural communities where neighbours would gather in a cottage and spend long winter nights in storyelling and song. It was a way of passing on traditions and folklore down the generations as well as keeping warm.
A selection of lively dances is held, usually including the most popular (and easy) ones such as The Gay Gordons, The Dashing White Sergeant and Strip the Willow. The dances are held in groups of different sizes (usually from two to eight people in each group) and are generally easy to pick up if you’re not familiar with them. There are sometimes demonstrations before each dance to make sure everyone knows what they’re doing.
Aberfeldy Weem Hoel holds regular Ceilidh nights throughout the year, usually on Wednesdays, and details and dates will be posted here. Not the least because Hotel manager Norma Lindsay’s husband is Jim Lindsay of Jimmy Shand and his Band fame – and one of the best known accordion players in Scotland!
