Cambridge Ceilidh All-Stars Family Ceilidh
Description
On Sunday 26th July Cambridge Folk Festival brings you the ultimate in Family Ceilidh Fun with the Cambridge Ceilidh All Stars!
CCAS was founded by Keith Day following a conversation with Cambridge Folk Festival staff, who were looking to put together a Ceilidh as part of the Folk in the City event in July 2025.
Keith is the caller for several ceilidh bands in Cambridge and is known to many as a Cambridge Folk Festival compere of some 50 years standing, and was a member of the famous Cambridge Crofters. His wish was to select a band of the best players from the Cambridge area and add on a horn section to make a big noise. It ended up a 13-piece band! CCAS comprises members of the Lairds, The Jumping Beans and the University Ceilidh band, as well as other musicians of local repute.
The sound of the band is what you might expect from the tune players: a mixture of rollicking traditional jigs and reels from the British Isles and America played on fiddle, concertina, accordion, banjo, piano and bodhrán, given even more punch with the addition of saxophones, trumpet, trombone and tuba with calling by Keith himself, of course.
Set to be an afternoon of fun & dancing, please join us at the Cambridge Corn Exchange
The present line up is:
Keith Day - Caller and guitar
Richard Partridge - Fiddle
Ellen Matthews - Accordion
Mary-Jane Jennings - Anglo Concertina
Robin Fairey - Baritone and Soprano Sax
Sylvie Snowdon - Piano Tony King - Tenor Banjo and Fiddle
Jon Ward - Guitar
Rowland Thomas – Tuba
Dave Holland - Trombone
Kynan Wright - Bodhran
Liz Vogel - Tenor Sax
Megan Brown-Tenor Sax and Trumpet
Accessibility Information
If you would like to book accessible seating, your account with the Cambridge Corn Exchange must have a tag applied to it. Please email tickets@cambridge.gov.uk or call 01223 357851 (Mon-Fri 10am-5pm)* to request we add this tag to your account. Please read our access document in advance of booking to ensure the tickets you book are the most suitable.
Access to the box office
The Box Office for the Corn Exchange is called Cambridge Live Tickets and is located left of the venue, two doors down (next to the restaurant Steak & Honour.)
The Cambridge Live Tickets Box Office is currently closed, however, when there is a performance taking place the Box Office opens at 6pm (or an hour before a matinee starts) and closes half an hour after the start time (or until 9pm for standing performance.)
Here is a summary of Box Office features:
- Lowered kerb providing level access
- Automatic sliding doors to Box Office
- Large print seating plans
- A lowered counter
- An induction loop
- Wi-Fi
Audio Loop
There is an infra-red hearing enhancement system which can be used either with, or without a hearing aid. The system only works in the auditorium and balcony. The headphones and receiver can be obtained from the steward at the Customer Services Desk. No deposit is required but the stewards will ask for your name and seat number” There are 6 sets available which consist of, a headset, receiver and neck loop. There are certain areas within the auditorium where the system doesn’t work:- Rows S to Z, seats 1 to 8 (House Right), at the rear of the auditorium. Rows XF to XK Rows O to R, seats 1 to 4 Using the system with a hearing aid Headphones are attached to the receiver and then worn in a similar fashion to a personal stereo. For those customers with hearing aids without a T setting, we suggest using this system with headphones but removing your hearing aid whilst inside the auditorium. The loop should be placed around the customer’s neck and attached to the receiver. The receiver should remain uncovered at all times, in order to pick up the signal. They can use channels 0 - 4 to receive the sound. The volume can be controlled on the receiver. Using the system without a hearing aid The headphones should be attached to the receiver and worn in similar fashion to a personal stereo. The receiver should remain uncovered at all times, in order to pick up the signal. They can use channels 0 - 4 to receive the sound. The volume can be controlled on the receiver.
Wheelchair Access
Level Access and Automatic Doors (or No Doors)
Assistance Dogs
Assistance dogs are welcome at our venue.