So Sleekit Beasties had our furthest gig away so far this year, all the way in Yorkshire. The wedding was an amazing one - even if the few Scottish people there were the only ones who could actually understand us! We were even impressed with their ceilidh dancing - even if it took some (detailed) explaining on our part. The venue was part of a England National Trust site, which meant a strict

First of all Happy New Year Everyone! So the Sleekit Beasties had quite an incredible 2015. It was filled with many gigs, lots of opportunities to meet with you all and of course lots of ceilidhing. On a side note, the Sleekit Beasties are fairly confident that 'ceilidhing' is not technically a word, but we're deciding to use it anyway! At the end of last year (somewhere in those middle days between

On behalf of the Sleekit Beasties, we're wishing you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Here's a little something for you all, hope you enjoy -

We had a great time last night at Fingask in Perth. Note: Fingask Castle is a completely different venue from Fingask Farm (this is why us beasties head off to our weddings super early, and we always check the post code!). Last night Matt decided not only to show off his musical chops, but also his video chops : Also note: if you do grab the videographer's camera, make sure you're actually

Occasionally weddings run behind, there are obviously so many things trying to happen in (hopefully) perfect synchronisation that sometimes things run behind. When this does happen at weddings other bands probably tune their guitars, change their drum skins and do some vocal warm-ups. However, the Sleekit Beasties are no normal ceilidh band. Firstly, we tried to see if we could all fit in the front of

Maybe you don't know this (seeing as you're not a sleekit beastie) but The Sleekit Beasties like to play a game whenever we see each other. Basically, we all try and make Sam laugh as much as humanly possibly - especially at inappropriate moments. We would encourage you all to start playing this game too. There was also some fairly cool cake decorations at yesterday's wedding. We're afraid the

Here's a cute idea that our bride and groom (Cat and Dan) did last weekend - they had a choice of wedding cakes for their guests to enjoy. We took it upon ourselves to try a little bit of every single one, just to check they were ok. Believe me when I say they were most definitely ok! We also appreciated the personalised envelope with our name on it - made us feel very special indeed!

We had an incredible time at last night's wedding, people were up dancing the whole night we didn't have to resort to our quick wit and humour to get them up! It was one of those weddings where even though we had to stop playing (something about noise restrictions and disturbing the peace) they kept on singing, and they kept on dancing: Also, a fun fact for you all, yesterday's first dance was

What an incredible weekend of wedding's we've just had. Started off on Friday at Dalmahoy in Edinburgh. Clearly us beasties love to pose for a photo - Then on the Saturday we were playing in Traquair Village Hall, close to Peebles. As well as the groom using our beloved set list as a blindfold to walk down the middle of a raging Orcadian Strip the Willow, there was also some actual genuine

If you're struggling for wedding venue ideas, why not consider a brewery. If you think about it, it makes perfect sense. Brewery's are usually - Large and Spacious Filled with Beer What else do you need in a wedding venue really? This is where we played recently, WEST Brewery in Glasgow - The sun was shining and it was a beautiful day for a wedding, right beside Glasgow Green. As you can see

Yes that's correct ladies and gentlemen, the Sleekit Beasties have begun vlogging some of our adventures. We're not quite at the stage of daily vlogging just yet (more like thrice quarterly vlogging...) but at least that's better than nothing! One of our recent gigs was at the "Ptarmigan Restaurant", which was literally at the top of a mountain in the Cairngorns. This was also our only

So a while back we wrote a blog post about first dances, you can see that here - (http://www.musicforscotland.co.uk/blog/post/2016/05/29/loving-angels-instead) But last weekend's first dance was quite simply incredible. They started off with Let's Stay Together by Al Green, but then kicked into a huge mega mix of songs - including Walk Of Life, Edge of Seventeen, I

What do you do when you're not a Sleekit Beastie?  Now, I could ask most of you this as there are only four of us sneaky beasties in the world - but I think instead I'll give you a wee snapshot of a typical day for Sam, our resident fiddle & keys player and general spreadsheet wizard. This weekend started with her teaching the harp to her Edinburgh based pupils before whizzing off to play harp for

So recently the Sleekit Beasties played a wedding at Airth Castle. We took some video footage from the night, edited it, made it look all nice (really just with timelapses and slo-mo's) and published it on YouTube. You can see the finished product down below. Hope you guys all enjoy!

Our last gig at Drumtochty Castle (pictured below) went incredibly well! It's such a beautiful venue, and they made it so fun and personal with drinks and pool/football tables. Again - for your enjoyment - the sleekit beasties are filming little vlogs of some of our gigs. Click on the video below to see this one!

If you let the Sleekit Beasties loose in a photo booth this is exactly what happens. We believe a photo booth is a great addition to any wedding. People absolutely love them! Well, we can only speak for ourselves of course, but the Sleekit Beasties love them.

So when the Sleekit Beasties couldn't believe it when they found out they were playing a ceilidh in Ullapool, in a venue that was genuinely called Ceilidh Place... It seemed like a match made in heaven. We decided to film some of our journey and shenanigans along the way. Believe me when I say they are all completely ridiculous - don't say we didn't warn you...

Sometimes all you need to fully describe a Sleekit Beasties Vlog is seven words: Ceilidh in a Marquee in a Field. Enjoy!