Next ceilidh at the Fleece Inn is on January 8th - see Events page for details
Tina loves ceildh dancing and morris dancing and has been an avid practitioner of both for many years. She plays accordion and guitar in folk groups and musical ensembles.
Tina thinks that having fun is the most important thing and she enjoys calling dances for everyone at all sorts of events. She would go as far as to say that calling is her calling.
Plays melodeons & concertina, singer, Morris Dancer & musicianer with The Traditional Ilmington Morris Dancers for 48 years, musician for the Campden Morris Dancers for 20 years. Ceilidh band musicianer for 40 years.
Founder member of the Flowers Original Band (1970’s), the Fleece Ceilidh Band (from 2005), A Sortuva Kaylee Band ( circa 1985) & founder bandmaster of the Cotteswolde Country Dance Band (Est. 2016).
Played mandolin for Appalachian stepping side One Step Beyond for 20 years including a number of years as the band leader prior to the side retiring in 2012. Since then he has played mandolin, nyckelharpa, fiddle and guitar with various bands including Ceilidh bands Mad Moll and CCDB.
He also lead a small group of musicians for the Kingfisher Country Dance Club in Redditch usually, but not exclusively, playing fiddle. In addition to the dance related bands he plays several instruments for the Americana oriented band, The Revenge of the Wrinklies and has done for the last 10 years.
Graham was created as a side effect of the experimental spatial rift technology that produced the Narrowlift ceilidh band. On the run from the time police, he plays electric violin in the Cotteswolde Country Dance Band in an attempt to get back to his own dimension. If extragalactic beings approach he will Morris dance away fairly quickly: you are advised to follow the hankies if this happens.
On bass, Marc known as Marc to his friends. A man of many parts, some of which, rumour has, still work.
Actor, teacher, body double, token Celt, Dr. Who monster , Morris dancer, multi instrumentalist and co founder of The Dragon Folk Club in Worcester
Played in various rock bands until his hair turned grey so now he's totally committed, some say not before time.
Drummer and survivor of several rock, blues, covers and ceilidh bands including The Stereotypes, Delta Blues Band, Mesa, 4 in a Bar, Long Itch Scratch Band and the Ünnëcëssärÿ Ümläüts.
Also known to bash along on djembe and cajon at various sessions when the mood takes him and has even been seen playing in a London-based ska/reggae band (when given enough rum).