About Paragon Ceilidh Band – professional ceilidh and covers band based in London
11 reviews
Booked 52 times on FixTheMusic ⚡

Paragon Ceilidh Band is a fantastic ceilidh and covers band to hire for weddings and all other occasions!

In the 15 years since the band was born we have built up the enviable reputation of being one of the best bands on the UK function scene.

Our exceptionally wide repertoire ranges from cool, dinner jazz, themed evenings, popular party songs and styles from the 1950s through the '60s, '70s and '80s, soul, funk and disco to today’s pop hits.

Please take a look at our 2023 SET LIST

We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Bingham Riverhouse in Richmond, Orsett Hall Hotel in Essex and Homme House in Ledbury.

Contact Paragon Ceilidh Band

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More information about Paragon Ceilidh Band

We also offer ceilidh music to really get your party swinging! One of our most popular requests, particularly for weddings, is to perform a couple of ceilidh sets as well as a couple of party sets.

View our list of the UK's best ceilidh bands ➡️

We've played for the Royal Family, BP, BT, Credit Suisse, Ernst and Young, Hanson, Lloyds TSB, as well as numerous other clients. Venues include Claridge's, The Ritz, The Dorchester Hotel, The Gherkin, Gleneagles and St James’s Palace (for a Royal birthday party).

All of our singers and musicians are highly trained professionals with a wealth of experience. We’ve worked with artists including Daniel Bedingfield, Alexandra Burke, Joss Stone, Ms Dynamite, Beverly Knight, John Entwistle, Avril Lavigne, Mavis Staples, Paul Jones, Elizabeth McGovern and Katie Melua, have recorded on numerous albums and played in West End shows and for radio, TV and film.

The size of the line-up is adaptable to your needs: between 4 players (guitar, bass, drums and female vocalist) and 6 players (additional keyboards and/or second vocalist) for most occasions, with the option of a 3-piece brass section. If a smaller line-up is required we can play all your favourite dinner jazz and easy listening songs as a duo or trio.

Although we are based in London, we are available to travel throughout the UK and particularly in the South East of England, including to Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, and Sussex.

Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...

• Orsett Hall Hotel, Essex
• Bruisyard Hall, Woodbridge, UK
• Homme House, Much Marcle, Ledbury
• Drayton Court, The Avenue, London, UK
• Rivervale Barn, Mill Lane, Yateley, UK
• Bingham Riverhouse, Petersham Road, Richmond, UK
• Leadenhall Market, Gracechurch Street, London, UK
• The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, UK
• Eastfields Farm Barns, Melchbourne, Bedford
• Halfmoon Farm, Oakham, Rutland
• The Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington
• Petersfield
• Manningtree
• Sevenoaks, UK
• Bowerchalke, Salisbury
• Northampton, UK
• Yeovil, Somerset, UK

So if you're looking for the finest modern ceilidh and covers band London has to offer, make an enquiry!

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Set List

Ceilidh Dances

Brown Jug Polka

Circassian Circle

Dashing White Sergeant

Gay Gordons

Heel And Toe Polka

Strip The Willow

Covers

American Boy – Estelle

Can’t Stop The Feelin’ – Justin Timberlake

Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

Crazy – Gnarls Barclay

Crazy In Love – Beyonce

Domino – Jessie J

Forget You – Cee Lo Green

Get Lucky – Daft Punk

Happy – Pharrell Williams

I'm Yours – Jason Mraz

Lady Marmalade – Labelle

Locked Out Of Heaven – Bruno Mars

Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5

Price Tag – Jessie J

Rather Be – Clean Bandit

Rehab – Amy Winehouse

Rolling In The Deep – Adele

Runaway Baby – Bruno Mars

Sax – Fleur East

Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon

Something Just Like This – Coldplay

Take You Mama Out – Scissors Sisters

Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars

Use Somebody – Kings Of Leon

Valerie – Amy Winehouse

Wake Me Up – Avicii

When You Say Nothing At All – Alison Krauss

You Got The Love – Florence And The Machine

Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't – Louis Jordan

Everyday – Buddy Holly

I Guess It Doesn’t Matter Anymore – Buddy Holly

Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry

Oh Boy – Buddy Holly

Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly

Rave On – Buddy Holly

That’ll Be The Day – Buddy Holly

You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry

Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams

Dancing In The Street – Martha Reeves

Gimme Some Lovin’ – Spencer Davis

Higher And Higher – Jackie Wilson

I Heard It Thru The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

I Just Wanna Make Love To You – Etta James

I Say A Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin

My Guy – Mary Wells

Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin

Respect – Aretha Franklin

Shout – Lulu

Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield

Stand By Me – John Lennon / Ben E. King

The Look Of Love – Dusty Springfield

Walk On By – Dionne Warwick

With A Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles

As – Stevie Wonder

Blame It On The Boogie – Jackson 5

Boogie Nights – Heatwave

Car Wash – Rose Royce

Dancing Queen – Abba

Good Times – Chic

He’s The Greatest Dancer – Sister Sledge

Honky Tonk Woman – Rolling Stones

I Feel Good – James Brown

I Want You Back – Jackson 5

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls

Le Freak – Chic

Lean On Me – Bill Withers

Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

Living For The City – Stevie Wonder

Long Train Runnin’ – Doobie Brothers

Lost In Music – Sister Sledge

Love Is In The Air – John Paul Young

Lovely Day – Bill Withers

Miss You – Rolling Stones

Moondance – Van Morrison

Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry

September – Earth Wind & Fire

Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder

Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder

Something Stupid – Frank Sinatra

Stayin’ Alive • – Bee Gees

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Suspicious Minds – Candi Staton/elvis

Walkin’ On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves

Waterloo – Abba

We Are Family – Sister Sledge

We Have All The Time In The World – Louis Armstrong

Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder

You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Rolling Stones

You To Me Are Everything – The Real Thing

Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton

Addicted To Love – Robert Palmer

Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Khan

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Black Velvet – Alannah Miles

Careless Whisper – George Michael

Englishman In New York – Sting

Every Breath You Take – The Police

Free – Yomanda

Give It Up – K.c And The Sunshine Band

Groove Is In The Heart – Deee Lite

Groovy Kind Of Love – Phil Collins

Heart Of Glass – Blondie

Hot Hot Hot – Arrow

I Can’t Stand The Rain – Tina Turner

I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross

I’m So Excited – Pointer Sisters

Is She Really Going Out With Him – Joe Jackson

Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

It Must Be Love – Madness

Kiss – Prince

Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi

Love Shack – B52s

Money For Nothing – Dire Straits

Nine To Five – Dolly Parton

Nobody Does It Better – Carly Simon

Perfect – Fairground Attraction

Simply The Best – Tina Turner

Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves – Eurythmics

Sweet Love – Anita Baker

Tainted Love – Gloria Jones

The Power Of Love – Huey Lewis

The Time Of My Life – Jennifer Warnes

Upside Down – Diana Ross

Uptown Girl – Billy Joel

Venus – Bananarama

Walk Of Life – Dire Straits

You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon

You Might Need Somebody – Randy Crawford

All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow

Angels – Robbie Williams

I Just Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie

I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2 The Chimes Version

Let Me Entertain You – Robbie Williams

Shackles – Mary Mary

Sing It Back – Moloko

You Do Something To Me – Paul Weller

You’re Still The One – Shania Twain

Your Body Is A Wonderland – John Meyer

Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil

Downunder – Men At Work

Khe Sahn – Cold Chisel

You're The Voice – John Farnham

Ain’t Sunshine – Bill Withers

Come Away With Me – Norah Jones

Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding

Feel Like Making Love – Roberta Flack

Fields Of Gold – Eva Cassidy

From This Moment On – Shania Twain

Get Here – Oleta Adams

Have I Told You Lately? – Van Morrison

Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack

Perfect Day – Lou Reed

I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash

Black Velvet Band – The Dubliners

City Of Chicago – Christy Moore

Clare To Here – The Fureys

Danny Boy – The Pogues

Dirty Old Town – The Pogues

Fields Of Athenry – The Dubliners

Galway Girl – Mundy/steve Earle

I'll Tell Me Ma – Clancy Brothers

Leaving Of Liverpool – The Pogues

Molly Malone – The Dubliners

Rainy Night In Soho – The Pogues

Ride On – Christy Moore

She Moved Through The Fair – Van Morrison

Spancil Hill – Christy Moore/shane Macgowan

Star Of The County Down – The Pogues

Step It Out Mary – The High Kings

The Auld Triangle – The Pogues

The Foggy Dew – The Wolfe Tones

The Irish Rover – The Pogues

The Wild Rover – The Clancy Brothers

Those Were The Days – Liam Clancy

Whiskey In The Jar – The Dubliners

Besame Mucho – Dean Martin

Havana – Camila Cabello

Lambada – Kaoma

Libertango – Grace Jones

Mambo Italiano – Dean Martin

Mas Que Nada – Sergio Mendes

Quando Quando – Pat Boone

Sway – Dean Martin

That’s Amore – Dean Martin

Volare – Dean Martin

No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley

Alright Now – Free

Brown Sugar – Rolling Stones

Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Rolling Stones

Summer Of 69 – Brian Adams

Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd

American Pie – Don Mclean

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Five Hundred Miles – The Proclaimers

Hi Ho Silver Lining – Jeff Beck

La Bamba / Twist And Shout – Ritchie Valens

Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett

New York New York – Frank Sinatra

Stuck In The Middle – Gerry Rafferty

Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

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11 verified reviews

"Hi Simon, Just wanted to say a huge thank you for playing at my 40th birthday party on Saturday night. You and the band were absolutely brilliant! We’ve had so many positive comments about the music and your caller was amazing!!! The way she managed to coordinate the clueless ‘English folk’ was brilliant! Definitely a night to remember thanks to you all! Kind regards, Emma and Ed Lindley."
– Emma Lindley, 16 May 2023, birthday party in Northampton, UK
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"Paragon Ceilidh Band played at my 50th birthday party in Manningtree, Essex on 9th February. They were absolutely BRILLIANT - the music was superb, we all loved the dancing and Danica was fabulous at getting us all involved and steering us in the right direction (which believe me, can’t have been easy). I can’t recommend them highly enough. Thank you Paragon Ceilidh Band for an absolutely wonderful evening - the icing on the (birthday) cake."
– Charlotte Howell, 15 February 2023, birthday party in Essex
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"Paragon Ceilidh Band were absolutely fantastic! We never had an empty dance floor and the band made sure our wedding evening was the fun and wonderful party we always hoped we’d have. The comments from our guests have been brilliant."
– Rowena Henderson, 2 November 2022, wedding in Langley Green, West Sussex
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"Hi, I just wanted to say a huge thank you on behalf of Tom and me for such an amazing evening wedding reception. The dance floor was never empty and all the guests commented on how great the band was. The ceilidh was enjoyed by all, those who have done many and those who have never. The instructions were so clear, the dances ran smoothly and everyone joined in. From the first to the last dance the evening was unforgettable. Once again thank you so much! Sarah & Tom."
– Sarah & Tom Simpson, 24 August 2022, wedding at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, UK
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"Firstly thank you, so very much, for just being so utterly incredible in every way! You were all so patient with the Covid related postponements and with our slightly to-the-wire bits and pieces! We embarked on this wedding back in February 2019 and my goodness was it worth the wait! The main ingredients we wanted for our wedding were good food, good wine and good music and you guys were the absolute talk of the party. I have had so many of our guests asking where I found you, and telling us how much they loved having such amazing live music. I don't think the dance floor was ever empty - I know I spent a long time on it - and you all made it such a special evening and everything you played was perfect."
– Laura Saxon, 24 June 2022, wedding in Bowerchalke, Salisbury, UK
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"Thanks to Paragon Ceilidh Band for playing at my wife’s surprise 70th birthday and our 50th wedding anniversary celebrations. They were absolutely infectious and got all guests involved into the party spirit. All of our guests have said what a brilliant time they had and I cannot praise them enough for their efforts and professionalism even to helping my grandson install his guitar and helping him to do a short set during the interval. I also feel that their own involvement was as enjoyable as ours and I can only wish them every success in the future. Regards, Barry Jarvis."
– Barry Jarvis, 20 April 2022, birthday party at Winstanley House, Leicester
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"Simon and all the band, We just wanted say a huge thank you to you and all the band for the wedding on Saturday. Between you all – afternoon and of course the evening – you created just the atmosphere we were hoping for. There were so many compliments about you guys and the blend of styles pulled off so effortlessly. I know as seasoned pros this probably comes as second nature to you but it really showed how well and tightly you all worked together and the real enjoyment you put into the music. You really helped to create a very special day for everyone and of course Nats and Ross. Thanks so much."
– Andy and Jenny Scott, 23 January 2022, wedding in London
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"Paragon were amazing. They gave great instructions to our guests on how to get involved in the ceilidh, knew exactly when to take breaks so everyone could catch their breath and the covers sets were awesome too. We didn't want them to stop playing and we barely left the dance floor all night! Thanks, Lorna & Nate."
– Lorna Taylor, 11 September 2021, wedding at Eastfields Farm Barns, Melchbourne, Bedford, UK
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"I just wanted to say a huge thank you to the band and you for making our wedding day so wonderful. The dance floor was packed all night and everyone has nothing but praise for you, we have already had a few people ask for your details to recommend you on to friends. The guys were so friendly on the night and Danica really got everyone going on the dance floor. We were also really impressed with the help we had from you leading up to the wedding. Emails were always responded to promptly and you were really accommodating in our requests. We have a few photos of the band from our photographer and will send them though if you are interested. So thanks again for helping make our day so special and so much fun. You were absolutely fabulous and I would have no issues recommending you to anyone."
– Nicola & George Clarke, 11 August 2021, wedding in Kent
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"Adam and I wanted to thank you for such a stunning performance at our wedding at the Corinthia Hotel back in September. Your energy, skill and enthusiasm was absolutely perfect and really got the party going straight from the off. It was great to have the combination of ceilidh and covers and we had so many compliments from our guests. Everyone could tell that you were all really enjoying it and that just seemed to transfer to all of our guests. Thank you again."
– Justin and Adam Christy, 28 March 2020, wedding in London
Verified booking on FixTheMusic

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"As our wedding was the second time round for both of us we wanted something less loud (and boring) than the traditional disco. We decided to try a ceilidh in the hopes that it would appeal to a wider age range. We choose 'Paragon' from the many bands offered by 'Fix the Music'. They seemed professional, flexible and good value for money. They were all of that and more. What a fantastic group! They were vibrant and got everyone on their feet from five year olds to seventy five year olds. They varied the time slots and gave more than expected. They were versatile and provided other genres of music as required allowing oldies to smooch or jive and youngies to bop. The caller/ singer was excellent. She had a stunning voice as a singer but as a caller she was encouraging, clear and easy to follow and got everyone on their feet. She helped generate so much energy. Everyone thought it was one of the best evenings ever. Paragon Ceilidh Band is a band that we highly, highly recommend."
– Tony and Kim Cooper, 7 August 2019, wedding in Sharpthorne, West Sussex
Verified booking on FixTheMusic