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

Description supplied by the event organiser.