St. George's United Reformed Church Orchestra and Ceilidh Band
This page is for information about the St George's URC orchestra and ceilidh band and country dance club. For more information please contact Christine Oakes or otherwise Andrew Hamnett for details of the orchestra and Shirley Forster for details of the ceilidh band and Country Dance Band.
We are always pleased to see new members of the orchestra and the ceilidh and country dance bands: we aim to include anyone interested in our music and willing to share the fun of playing together. The orchestra plays for worship once a month and the country dance band plays for the country dance club once a month, as well as similar events at other churches. |
Regular and occasional players are welcome to both the church orchestra and the ceilidh band. A list of dates for both groups is given below - purple for orchestra, turquoise for the ceilidh band and black for both. Please ask to be put on our e-mail list if you are interested in joining any of the events.
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Regular dates for the band and orchestra
The orchestra usually plays for the worship service on the fourth Sunday of the month
Please note that in January 2024, the orchestra will be playing on the THIRD Sunday (21st January) since there is no service on the 28th at St George's.
The World Day of Prayer this year is scheduled to be at St Roberts' Church. Rehearsals for this will take place on 16th and 23rd February and on 1st March (mornings) with the service taking place later on 1st March.
The Country Dance Band plays for the Country Dance Club, which usually meets monthly. It also plays for specific events - recently the band played for a Christian Aid Ceilidh (pictures above) and raised over £400.
Dates for Ceilidh Band and Country Dance Club
Suggested dates for the Ceilidh Band for 2024 - All 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm for dancing (Note that the band meets at 6.30 pm on these dates for a rehearsal). These dates are provisional so
February 10th
March 9th
April 13th
February 10th
March 9th
April 13th
Recent Events with the Orchestra and Band
The St George's Orchestra played at the Church Social in December 2023; here they are practising a Christmas Medley by Rose Reeve (courtesy Shirley Forster)
The ceilidh band was very busy on Saturday 21st August. Not only did players join with a much enlarged orchestra for the induction service for Revd. Julian Sanders, but they then played at St John's Wideopen with caller Jared Johnson, who is putting the dancers through their paces in the photograph. This view from the band, courtesy Shirley Forster.
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Women's World Day of Prayer 2nd March 2018
A You-Tube film from Morpeth TV News showing the beginning of the ceremony with an introduction by Nora Campbell, this year's main church organiser. Photograph from Shirley Forster of the band and choir rehearsing on Friday 23rd February at St Jams' Church for the Women's World Day of Prayer. The service itself will be on Friday the 2nd March at 2.00 pm with the final rehearsal at 10.00 am. The photographs shows Harriet Gilfillan conducting the choir and the orchestra in the music which is themed this year on the country of Suriname.
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