Bringing you all a high octane ceilidh band mixing folk, funk, afrobeat, reggae, ska and disco with a haggis supper as an optional Sunday treat!!
Lancaster ceilidh band, Price of My Pig, play a variety of original and traditional
tunes underpinned by rhythms ranging from ska to dubstep. If you come to
one of our ceilidhs you’ll be guided by leading North-West caller, Ben Farmer,
through a wide variety of fun and accessible dances set to the music that
makes it difficult to keep still.
Price Of My Pig have been described by Folk Roots Radio as a “high octane
folk/funk dance band who like to bring a little more life and energy to your
average ceilidh, by introducing rhythms from disco, reggae, funk, afrobeat and
ska into their mix of Irish, English and European folk tunes”.
Testimonials over the years include comments such as ‘they really created a fantastic
atmosphere and the dance floor was never empty’, ‘thanks so much PoMP for
a brilliant evening’, and ‘thank you so so much for Saturday night! We had
amazing feedback from everyone I spoke to about how good you were, you
kept everyone dancing the whole way through’.
Band members:
Accordion and Caller: Ben Farmer
Fiddle: Paul Ferguson
Bouzouki and Guitar: Paul Beevers
Bass: James Bentley
Drums: Tony Harrison