Moody Food Ceili Band, Penkhull, Staffordshire

Celebrating Lesley's 60th in Penkhull, Staffordshire. A wonderful night with songs from the shows, dancing from The Black Dog Molly, classic pop songs from The Penkhull Ukulele Band and a ceilidh with The Moody Food Ceili Band and Sylvia Fisher.

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• Happy Birthday Lesley
• Sylvia's Easy Circle Dance
• Simple Longways Set
• Gordon's Roundabout
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Postman's Knock
• Farmer's Jig
• The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Old Swan Gallop
• Carousel
• Knitter's Jig
• Midnight on the Water / Waltz Vienna
• Stoke Golding Country Dance
• Circassian Circle
• The Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers

Moody Food Ceili Band, Whiston, Staffordshire

Pipes, haggis, Sylvia Fisher and the Moody Food Ceili Band - it must be Burns Night at Whiston Village Hall!

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
• Sylvia's Hop
• The Dashing White Sergeant
• The Maypole
• The Orcadian Strip The Willow
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Postman's Knock
• The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Gordon's Roundabout
• The Siege of Ennis
• Shebag an Shemor / Give Me Your Hand
• Jump To It
• Midnight On The Water / Waltz Vienna
• Polka Off
• The Circassian Circle
• The Gay Gordons

Moody Food Ceili Band, Church Lawton, Staffordshire

Fantastic Burns Night ceilidh at Church Lawton Memorial Hall in Staffordshire with Sylvia Fisher and The Moody Food Ceili Band. Great dancing and the night raised £1000. Love it when a guy takes the time to dress up!

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• The Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
• Sylvia's Hop
• The Snowball
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Gordon's Roundabout
• The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Orcadian Strip The Willow
• Circle Dance
• The Dashing White Sergeant
• Midnight on the Water / Waltz Vienna
• Polka Off
• Shebag an Shemor / Give Me Your Hand
• Strip the Willow
• Barry's Sixer
• Old Swan Gallop
• Circassian Circle
• Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers

Moody Food Ceili Band at Brown Edge, Staffordshire

A fabulous night for The Moody Food Ceili Band at one of our favourite village halls celebrating Janet's 60th birthday. Janet managed to rise £500 for the charity PWSA UK by asking for donations in lieu of presents.

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food dance card: 

• Behind The Haystack / Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife
• Sylvia's Hop
• Gordon's Roundabout
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Waterloo Dance
• Midnight OnThe Water / Waltz Vienna
• Happy Birthday Janet
• The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Oxo Reel
• Crowley's / The Foxhunter / Cooley's Reels
• Lucky 7
• Polka Off
• Circle Hornpipe
• Circassian Circle
• Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers

There must be cake!

Charlotte and Nick, Boylestone, Derbyshire

Charlotte and Nick

I love it when The Moody Food Ceili Band get to play at unusual wedding venues. Today we played for Charlotte and Nick's wedding on a farm near Boylestone in Derbyshire. There was a wonderful festival vibe with it's marquee and theme of 'sparkle' - even the hens joined in!

In all the years that we have played ceilidhs there was something unique about this one. But you'll have to search the blog to find out... ;-)

Sylvia's dances for you Moody Food Dance Card:

• The Cock 'o the North / 100 Pipers
• Sylvia's Hop
• The Snowball
• Gordon's Roundabout
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Lucky 7
• Stoke Golding
• The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Oxo Reel
• Midnight on the Water / Waltz Vienna
• Postman's Knock
• Polka Off
• Circassian Circle
• Southern Flavor

Real horse shoes!

Sparkle!

The Snowball

Gordon's Roundabout

The Moody Food Ceili Band, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire

Ceilidh chaos at the Pioneer Centre Cleobury Mortimer from The Moody Food Ceili Band with the fabulous calling of Tom Kitching holding it all together.

Tom's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• Tom's number 1
• Tom's number 2
• American Square Dance from Yorkshire
• Clopton Bridge
• Boston Tea Party
• The Riverside
• The Dashing White Sergeant
• Chaos Square Dance
• Strip The Willow
• Cumberland Square Eight
• The Gay Gordons
• Old Swan Gallop
• Southern Flavor

Circle Left

Grand Chain

Chaos Square Dance

Gallop

Right Hand Star

Cumberland Square 8 - Basket

Cumberland Square 8 - Helicopters

Tom in the eye of the storm

Betley Village Hall

Fantastic dancing and nosh from the Betley crowd as usual. Reg got his clackers out to jam with the band and the little ones used their dance cards &ndash a perfect night! Hope to see some of you at our New Year's Eve bash.

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
• Glasgow Gallop
• Dorchester Caper
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Daniel's Delight
• Circle Hornpipe
• Midnight on the Water / Waltz Vienna
• Stoke Golding Country Dance
• Ashokan Farewell
• The Seige of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Circle Mixer
• Cornish Six Hand Reel
• Shebag an Shemor / Give me your Hand
• Polka Off
• The Willow Tree
• Circassian Circle

 

Checkley Community Centre

Photos of Gina's birthday bash with The Moody Food Ceili Band and Sylvia Fisher at Checkley Community Centre. Gina tells us that she's ignored advice since 1974 and that although she loved the cake she expects a real bottle of gin for her 50th!

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• The Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
• Dorchester Caper
• Circle Hornpipe
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Goatham Square Eight
• The Gravel Walks / Cowley's Reels
• Old Swan Gallop
• Happy Birthday Gina
• The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• The Snowball
• Circle Mixer
• Molly's Favourite / The Foxhunter / Cooley's Reels
• Stoke Golding Country Dance
• Midnight on the Water / Waltz Vienna
• Polka Off
• Shebag an Shemor / Give me your Hand
• Circassian Circle
• Southern Flavor

 

 

Beresford Dale, Naomi and Ollie

If you're going to get married in a field you might as well choose one with a decent view. Congratulations Naomi and Ollie.

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• Circassian Circle
• The Snowball
• Goatham Square Eight
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Dorchester Caper
• Circle Hornpipe
• The Seige of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Cornish Six Hand Reel
• Stoke Golding Country Dance
• Circle Waltz
• Circassian Circle

 

Goostrey Rose Day

Photos from Goostrey Rose Day ceilidh with the Moody Food Ceili Band and Sylvia Fisher. This year there was a return visit from the children of Elizabethfontein School in the Western Cape which is twinned with Goostrey.

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• Nordal Rumba
  
• Behind the Haystack / Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife
  
• The Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
• Four around Four
• The Snowball
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Circle Hornpipe
• The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Strip the Willow
• The Siege of Ennis
• Keswick Square Eight
• Polka Off
• Old Swan Gallop

 

 

Meir Heath Village Hall

 

Cheadle Guild Hall

A hot night in Cheadle for Marion's birthday dance with The Moody Food Ceili Band. A very strange thing happened at 10.30 though – all the men disappeared! (I think it was football related).

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• The Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
• The Snowball
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Barndance
• Goatham Square Eight
• Happy Birthday Marion
• The Seige of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Circle Waltz
• Shebag an Shemor / Give me your Hand
• Southern Flavor
• Oxo Reel
• Midnight on the Water / Waltz Vienna
• The Gay Gordons
• Molloy's Favourite / The Foxhunter / Cooley's Reels
• Clopton Bridge
• Circassian Circle

 

Laura and Ian, Upper House Barlaston

Congratulations Laura and Ian!

 

This was my first time with Moody Food at Upper House, Barlaston although I have vague memories of playing here before.

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• Laura and Ian's first dance (All of Me - John Legend)
• The Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
• The Snowball
• Goatham Square Eight
• Freak Out
• The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Clopton Bridge
• Darcey's Revenge (Swedish Masquerade)
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Shebag an Shemor / Give Me Your Hand
• Molloy's Favourite / The Foxhunter / Cooley's reels
• Polka Off
• Circassian Circle

 

Laura and Ian, Upper House Barlaston

Congratulations Laura and Ian!

 

This was my first time with Moody Food at Upper House, Barlaston although I have vague memories of playing here before.

Sylvia's dances for your Moody Food Dance Card:

• Laura and Ian's first dance (All of Me - John Legend)
• The Cock o' the North / 100 Pipers
• The Snowball
• Goatham Square Eight
• Freak Out
• The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
• Clopton Bridge
• Darcey's Revenge (Swedish Masquerade)
• Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
• Shebag an Shemor / Give Me Your Hand
• Molloy's Favourite / The Foxhunter / Cooley's reels
• Polka Off
• Circassian Circle