Made up of award winning performers, Wraggle Taggle is a professional and talented outfit made up of experienced musicians specialising in traditional Irish, Scottish, English and American songs. Wraggle Taggle have toured extensively and performed at a multitude of events, such as, weddings, corporate events, charity galas and festivals.
*Highly Recommended and extremely professional Band*
Wraggle Taggle performs traditional Irish, Scottish, English and American songs and tunes with innovation, flair and vitality.
The group is made up of award winning musicians who have toured extensively and performed at a multitude of events, such as, weddings, corporate events, charity galas and festivals.
The bands most common ceilidh format consists of four musicians plus a caller who teaches the dances from ‘scratch’- no experience needed! A ceilidh is something really different and ideal for a successful party, as it is a fun way to get families, friends and colleagues to mix and meet and because all age groups become involved.
The faster dances are an energetic work out, but Wraggle Taggle is also able to play in a relaxed romantic mood.
Duo to Six piece: Amplified or Acoustic, with or without a Caller
Wraggle Taggle is sensitive to the occasion and responsive to the mood of the audience. If you wish they may concentrate on one particular style e.g. Scottish or Irish throughout. Further to this the band likes to work with each audience individually and do requests if known.
Auld Lang Syne
Black Velvet Band
Brown Eyed Girl
Caledonia
Clare To Here
Cliffs Of Doneen
Cockles & Mussels
Come By The Hills
Danny Boy
Dark Island
Dirty Old Town
Fairytale Of New York
Fiddlers Green
Fields Of Athenry
Fleur Of Scotland
Foggy Dew
Galway Shawl
I'll Tell My Ma
Irish Rover
Isle Of Tears
Jambalaya
Last Thing On My Mind
Leaving Of Liverpool
Lights Of London
Mountain Dew
Muirsheen Duirkin
My Lovely Rose Of Clare
Ordinary Man
Sean South
Seven Drunken Nights
Spancil Hill
Star Of The County Down
Sweet Sixteen
Town I Love So Well
Voyage
Waltzing For Dreamers
Whiskey In The Jar
Whistling Gypsy Rover The
Wild Colonial Boy
Wild Rover
Will You Go Lassie Go
Willie Mcbride
Tunes
Arkansas Traveller
Ashokan Farewell
Athol Highlanders
Bucks Of Oranmore
Calliopie House
Cliffs Of Moher
Cock Of The North
Dashing White Sergeant
Gravel Walks
Haste To The Wedding
High Reel
I Wanna Be Near You/Aupres De Ma Blonde
Irish Washerwoman
Jenny's Chicken's
Jig Of Slurs
Lark In The Morning
Maggie In The Wood
Margarets Waltz
Mason's Apron
My Love Is But A Lassie Yet
My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose
Orange & Blue
Rocky Road To Dublin
Scotland The Brave
Skye Boat Song
Tennessee Waltz
Turkey In The Straw
Dances
Barn Dance
Big Set
Circassian Circle
Circle Waltz
Cumberland Square Eights
Danish Waltz
Dashing White Sergeant
Gay Gordons
Hokey Cokey
I Want To Be Near You
Seige Of Ennis
Strip The Willow
Virginia Reel
CW, First Holy Communion, Essex
Hi Matt, Alexandra and Wraggle Taggle were both very talented and professional. They arrived in good time, set up well and played to an excellent standard. Alexandra was brilliant and patient / tolerant with the children asking questions, and approaching her in relation to the harp. My guests thoroughly enjoyed both the music and her professionalism with her audience. The same was said about the very integrative and talented Wraggle Taggle, who provided a warmly and inclusive musical two hours. They had everyone up dancing which was great and brought a piece of Ireland to Hornchurch! They were very very good and I'm delighted to have had the pleasure to have had such talent play at my daughter's First Holy Communion. Thank you very much. All the very best.
Yvonne and Alan Taylor, Wedding, Quenby Hall, Leicestershire
Just a short note to thank Wraggle Taggle for doing an excellent job at our recent wedding celebrations. The evening whizzed by so quickly - always a good sign! Having a ceilidh was the perfect choice as it includes all ages - even the youngsters thought it was heaps better than a disco! You created just the right atmosphere, so well done.
Jennifer Cole, 50th Anniversary, West Kidlington Primary School, Oxfordshire
We have had nothing but extremely positive and complimentary comments about the evening regarding yourselves, the food and the atmosphere created. A great success and thank you so much for helping make it so. In fact, so much of a success that I have been given the go-ahead to organise a Burns Supper Ceilidh on Friday 25 January 2008 with yourselves and the same caterer, who incidentally, loves haggis. I hope you are free on that evening to come and play for us again.
Sophie Cox, Head of Events & Corporate Development, Vitalise
Just a quick note to say a HUGE thank you for your invaluable contribution to the Legends of Sport Dinner in aid of Vitalise All the guests really enjoyed the evening and we are delighted to have netted around £15,000 from this event - all funds raised will go towards providing around 105 week-long breaks for disabled people at our five Vitalise centres. Everybody loved the music - and I've had a lot of feedback from guests saying that it really got the event off to a lively start! I will stay in touch about future events. Meanwhile on behalf of all the staff at Vitalise thank you again for your support.
Scott and Lisa Pearse, Wedding, The Broadway Hotel, Herts
May we thank you and your band for a wonderful evening.You provided the perfect start to the celebration of our marriage. My Irish relatives, friends and I have seen many ceilidh bands both in the UK and Ireland over the years and we can all honestly say Wraggle Taggle is the best we have ever seen. Mick, many people commented on your amazing vocal talent. Thank you especially for the 'Rose of Clare' your performance of it was mesmerising.
Anna and Mark Randall, Wedding, Ashurst Wood, Sussex
Thanks so much for playing at our wedding, it was great. Everyone really enjoyed it and we loved having something a bit 'different' at our wedding. We will definitely be recommending you!
Wraggle Taggle have many esteemed clients that they have performed for over the years, including: Allied Irish Bank, British Airways, Cafe Royal, Caledonian Club, Crawley Irish Festival, Crown Moran Hotel, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, HM Treasury, House of Commons, London Irish Rugby Club, Mick Jagger, Reform Club, Return to Camden Town Festival, Epsom Derby, Southbank Centre, Tewin Bury Farm, Whipsnade... plus many, many more...
Wraggle Taggle also has an impressive list of venues where they have performed, including: The Adelaide, Surrey, Amadeus Centre, Maida Vale, Arts Club, W1, Barley Townhouse, BBC Sports Club, Bray Film Studios, Bosworth Hall, Leicestershire, Botleigh Grange Hotel, Bourne Hall, British Legion, East Putney, Bromley Court Hotel, Brooklands, Surrey, Broomhill Lodge, Bush Theatre, Callaghan's, Marble Arch, Callaghan's Irish Bar, Camden Irish Centre , The Canbury Arms, Corsham House, Cremorne Centre, Campion Hall, Cecil Sharpe House, Charlton House, Chart Hills Golf Club, Kent, Chateau de Reilly, Chesterfield Hotel, Mayfair, Claridges Hotel, Mayfair, The Fiddlers Elbow, London, Gleneagles Hotel, London, Granada Hotels, Guildhall, London, Hammersmith Irish Centre, Hammersmith Town Hall, Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, Islington Business Centre, Lewisham Irish Centre, Lincolns Inn, London Zoo, Pinewood Studios, Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow, Royal Artillery, Stirling Barracks, Royal College of Music, Rushden and Diamonds Football Club, Tate Gallery of Modern Art, Trinity Arts Centre, Kent, University of London, Wembley Conference Centre, plus many, many more...
Wraggle Taggle is flexible with regards personnel, instrumentation and musical style, which means they are able to tailor a band to your specific requirements. For example: a duo could be guitar/ vocals plus banjo. An accordion player may also be brought in to enlarge the band and other instruments such as fiddle, flute, tin-whistle, double bass or snare drum can also be added. Speciality instruments such as Scottish or Irish bagpipes, bodhran (Irish drum) or traditional dancers are also available by arrangement (subject to availability and musical considerations). However, whichever line-up is chosen all members are punctual, smart and sober... but still good fun!
The fees quoted are for a four - piece band. This assumes arrival to set up half an hour before the performance, up to two one hour sets or three 45min sets with short breaks within a four hour period before midnight, and pack down on completion.
As a guide two 60 minute sets or thre 45 minute sets but the idea is really to fit in with the client's arrangements.
Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.
East
- Cambridgeshire - £632.50
- Norfolk - £736.00
- Suffolk - £701.50
Midlands
- Gloucestershire - £736.00
- Leicestershire - £701.50
- Lincolnshire - £736.00
- Northamptonshire - £621.00
- Rutland - £736.00
- Warwickshire - £690.00
- West Midlands - £736.00
South East
- Bedfordshire - £598.00
- Berkshire - £598.00
- Buckinghamshire - £598.00
- East Sussex - £690.00
- Essex - £609.50
- Hampshire - £678.50
- Hertfordshire - £598.00
- Kent - £667.00
- London - £598.00
- Middlesex - £598.00
- Oxfordshire - £632.50
- Surrey - £598.00
- Sussex - £667.00
- West Sussex - £667.00
South West
- Wiltshire - £736.00
