Edinburgh wedding ceilidh

Tonight the band was out playing for a wedding in the Merchant Hall in Hanover Street, Edinburgh. It’s a fabulous venue, with a huge domed ceiling in the main function room, some ornate carvings, and plenty of huge portraits around the walls.  The room was beautifully presented, with a red and white theme for the tables.

We were on a tight schedule getting the band set up before the dancing began for the night, so didn’t have a lot of time to take in the surroundings until the ceilidh was underway.

Playing for the queen

As we were playing for the first Gay Gordons, I realised as I looked around that we had Princess Anne looking down from the wall on the right, and Prince Phillip watching over the ceilidh from our left hand side. When the band took a break in the middle of the evening, I discovered the Queen looking down from behind us, taking a great interest in the dancing. I can safely say it’s the first time we’ve played in quite such prestigious company!