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Venue Review: House for an Art Lover, Glasgow

House for an Art Lover One of our favourite ceilidh venues,  House for an Art Lover has played host to the Jiggers at countless weddings and events over the years. Location House for an Art Lover is located within Bellahouston Park on the south-side of Glasgow. Quirky Features The building was inspired by the designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh and it’s … Continued

Venue Review: The Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh

The Balmoral Hotel The Jiggers have played loads of different types and sizes of events at The Balmoral. Location The Balmoral is right in the city centre on Princes Street in Edinburgh and so is easy to get to. Quirky Features Since opening in 1902, the hotels clock tower (which helpfully runs three minutes fast to help travellers catch their … Continued

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9 Edinburgh Wedding Venues from a Band Perspective

If you are a newly engaged couple, we know it’s a lot of work to find everything you need to create a perfect wedding day, so we thought we would show you The Jiggers 9 favourite venues in and around Edinburgh. 1. Our Dynamic Earth has quite a variety of different locations for your wedding party, from the Biosphere (which has … Continued

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Venue Review: House For An Art Lover, Glasgow

A popular wedding venue where the Jiggers are regularly invited to play is Glasgow’s House For An Art Lover in Bellahouston park. (It’s just round the corner from where the band is based, which is nice!). This is the venue of choice for lovers of Charles Rennie Mackintosh art and architecture. The venue has an upstairs section for the reception ceremony … Continued

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Scottish Wedding Music Advice | A typical Wedding Schedule In Scotland

The Jiggers Scottish ceilidh band have played well over 1000 weddings in venues across Scotland. We’ve written this blog post as a guide for brides and grooms who are planning their wedding day schedule, and looking for a bit of Scottish wedding music advice. Of course, you don’t have to do it this way. We’re always very flexible: it’s your Big … Continued

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10 reasons people hire a Ceilidh Band with a DJ

The Jiggers is the ceilidh band Glasgow people trust for a great party. If you are planning a wedding or any other kind of event, this post explains why we think you should hire the Jiggers ceilidh band and DJ together. 1. It caters to your guests’ tastes. Scottish ceilidh music is very accessible, sets a great tone, and is … Continued

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Wedding at Edinburgh Zoo | Ceilidh Band Review

Julie and Peter had their wedding at Edinburgh Zoo. They booked the Jiggers ceilidh band and DJ for their party. We arrived and set up for the evening entertainment, and since there was a bit of time to kill before the start of the ceilidh, we were allowed to go for a wander around the zoo, free of charge! Edinburgh … Continued

Mr and Mrs Higgins – Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow (5/7/14)

Hi Jake, Mark and I just wanted to say a massive thank you to yourself and the band who played our wedding on saturday at the Grand Central Hotel. They were absolutely fantastic and almost all of our guests commented on how fabulous they were. I must apologise for how late the day ran, meaning that the band were delayed … Continued

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CBeebies Something Special with The Jiggers Ceilidh Band

If you’re a fan of Justin Fletcher AKA Mr Tumble, and his CBeebies show Something Special you may remember the episode when he was joined by The Jiggers Ceilidh Band. Three members of the ceilidh band, David, Andy and Scott joined Justin for the final show of the series, entitled “Ceilidh”. The show is hugely popular with children from 0-8 years (and therefore … Continued