Tumbling Tom Band 'the ceilidh roots dance band for people out there'
 

Combining the best in British folk music with roots, rock and reggae rhythms, Tumbling Tom has for many years been the leading ceilidh band in the area.  The band developed as part of the new wave of folk dance bands that use predominantly English music with it’s robust rhythms to get people onto the dance floor. Led by a melodeon, the 5 piece band also include keyboards, electric guitars, drums and bass to produce a lively sound.

Video clips: You can see us playing with our special brass section at the 2013 Christmas ceilidh here, and here at the 2012 Kendal Christmas Ceilidh. You can also see us in our usual line up here

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News in brief: The band, plus their horn section, were very pleased to be asked to play for the tenth year running at the Crook Morris Christmas ceilidh held on December 8th, 2018, in the Town Hall. It was a great event as usual, with our horns playing the whole evening. More. We are excited to have been asked to play again in December 2019
Following our playing at the Phoenix Ceildhs in May 2018, the next time out for the Tumbling Tom Big Band was at the Furness Tradition Festival in July - short video clip here from last year. See our Blog for information on previous ceilidh's
We were also pleased to be asked back to play at the Poynton ceilidhs in January 2019.
 
The band have played every sort of ceilidh - folk festivals, weddings, PTAs, village socials, May Day celebrations – you name it, we’ve probably done it. The Toms have performed at every major venue in South Lakeland  as well as innumerable village halls, schools and hotels in the North West, Kendal Leisure Centre, Coronation Hall Ulverston, Forum 28 Barrow and the Brewery Arts Centre Kendal to name just a few. To view our ceilidhs since 2007, please see our Blog.
Our experienced and friendly callers will coax you and your friends onto the dance floor, whether you’re first timers or experienced dancers. You give us your energy and we’ll give you some irrestible dance tunes and rhythms.