Hud Yer Wheesht - The Funky Ceilidh Band!
A very warm welcome to the website of Hud Yer Wheesht band, we are a 5-piece funky ceilidh band based in Edinburgh. There's a definite "groove" factor to a Hud Yer Wheesht ceilidh, and whatever the occasion, we emphasise the fun in ceilidhs and try to make it a good night for all !
With a typical line-up of drum kit, guitar, bass, flute (*) and fiddle, we are an experienced and professional sounding band. 16 years of getting folk up and dancing at ceilidhs has not diminished our enthusiasm and we keep the fun factor high by sticking to the easier dances, plus a couple of surprises up our sleeve. We'll explain them all if required, but we've a pretty good idea of what will work and what won't work with a given crowd of folk.
We've become used to calling dances where a large portion of the guests don't know what to do, and if people just want to have a free for all and boogie around, thats fine with us. And if we break into a wee impromptu toe-tapper jamming session to fill the space between the dances, or to help get folk onto the dancefloor, we hope you dont mind.
With a decent PA system we're serious about getting a good quality of sound, but can still set up with minimal fuss. We play at sports clubs, weddings, student functions, conferences, private parties, charity fundraisers - in Scotland and abroad. Read some of what people have said about us.
What kind of ceilidh band are you looking for? Book a ceilidh band you can bop to! Something a bit quirky? Uplifting folk tunes which are peppered - but not overcooked - with a bit of funky sauce here and there - Hud Yer Wheesht fits the bill.
Here are a couple of MP3 snippets to give you a taster (if the links don't work, try Firefox, or email us):
'Medley' - 5 snippets of ceilidh fast & slow including some chat
'Dinkie Snippet' - part of a Strip the Willow
This website was created in April 2010 and is still under construction. Please bear with us while we add more content during 2010. Just send us an email if you want to enquire about the band.
NEW - just updated !:
Coming soon:
- 'Hud Yer Wheesht' (or should it be Haudyourwheesht, Haud Yer Wheesht, Haudyerwheesht, Haud Your Wheesht or Hud Your Wheesht ?) - our favourite mis-spellings. And what does it really mean ?
(*) Note: our 5-piece line-up sometimes includes a 2nd fiddle or mandolin/banjo instead of the flute. And Munro might just get his Moothie out.
Many more photos in our gallery....