HotScotch Ceilidh Band brought in the new year playing for the regular Laldie Ceilidh in Edinburgh's Assembly Roxy. This converted church is a regular venue for events, theatre shows and ceilidhs, providing a large dance space, bar area and stage.
A sell-out crowd took to the floor to celebrate the end of 2024 and start of the new year, with a pause at mightnight for the countdown and piper, bfore getting back to the dancing until 1am. Due to the bad weather leading up to the 31st of December in Edinburgh, many events celebrating the new year were cancelled, but The Hogmanay Ceilidh XL was safe from the storms and a wonderful night of dancing ensued, with a full range of scottish ceilidh dances such as, The Dashing White Sergeant, Military Two-step, Canadian Barn Dance, Cumberland Square Eight, Circassian Circle, Eightsome Reel, Pride of Erin Waltz,
Virginia Reel, Strip the Willow, Hooligan's Jig, Gay Gordons, St Bernards Waltz, Flying Scotsman, and the Borrowdale Exchange amongst many others.
In the lead up to Hogmanay, HotScotch also returned to Ratho Church Hall for a pre-hogmanay ceilidh on Saturday 28th December, Another capacity crowd had a brilliant evening and it was lovely to see lots of youngsters and families enjoying the dancing too.
January was a busy month for the band, with ceilidhs for Glenalmond School in Perthshire, Heriots School in Edinburgh, a family party in Johnstone Town Hall, birthday party in Edinburgh's Surgeon's Quarter, and a return to play for the fabulous Edinburgh university Mountaineering Club in Lauriston Hall.
The band look forward to another year of great music and craic, playing for weddings, , parties and events around Scotland.
They will be back in Melrose for a summer ceiidh on Saturday 30th August 2025 and also Ratho Church Hall for a Winter Ceilidh on Saturday 27th December 2025. More details and ticket links will follow soon!