Celtic Music for All Occasions

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Alexandria, VA

$650 - 10000

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Celtic Music for Your Wedding

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Celtic Music for Your Event

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What is a Ceili dance?

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Flute, Fiddle, Uilleann pipes, Guitar and Bodhran! Any size group available.

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Trio of Fiddle, Flute & Guitar at the University Club, DC

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Scottish Bagpipes, Irish bagpipes and a full band

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For your wedding day...

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Cocktail hour...

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And wedding reception

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Have a ceili dance at your wedding reception!

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University of Glasgow event

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Tourism Ireland event: Trio plus two Irish step dancers

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Wedding processional and recessional

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LOTR Weddings and events

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Any size group from duets to ten piece bands

Overview

THE BEST IN CELTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCE is now available to YOU for your Wedding or Event!
Bring our gifted musicians to add the magic of live Celtic music to your next occasion! The rich, ancient tapestry of Celtic music brings enchantment to any event. Let us bring the majesty of Irish and Scottish music to your Celebration.
“Oh-so-perfect! We love this band…Hire them. Wow your guests.” Kelley B.
With fiddles, flutes, Uilleann & Scottish pipes, guitar & drums, we offer a wide variety of traditional Celtic instrumental combination.
We will provide any size group from duets to ten piece bands.
"...joyous and lovely music...[they] made memories for a lifetime." --Allison


Reviews

5 reviews

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Aimee D.

September 1, 2025
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Wonderful!

We had a great experience with Celtic Music for All Occasions. We had booked them to celebrate my husband's 70th birthday, a party which included 70 guests. They performed instrumental Celtic music for the first hour and a half, and then performed a few of my husband's favorite Irish songs, including "There's Always an Irish Pub". Then they led the guests in "Happy Birthday" right before the cake cutting.

Hired as: Celtic Music


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Natalie P.

July 22, 2019
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Celtic Music for Your Wedding is Excellent!

We were absolutely Thrilled with Elise's performance at our Winery this past weekend. What a treat for our guests at the wine tasting. We will definitely be having her and her various musical associates back to the Estate. We are very satisfied with the beautiful music she provided during the event. And we look forward to her future performances.

Hired as: Celtic Music, Irish / Scottish Entertainment

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Celtic Music for All Occasions

Thank you so much, Natalie! We were delighted to play for you. And the winery is a fantastic venue! I can imagine many happy brides and grooms there, not to mention parties and tastings. BTW, the wine was Amazing!
Best wishes,
Elise


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Chris L.

December 27, 2018
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Talented, Accommodating, and Professional

Elise and her partner were the perfect duo for our family celebration. She confirmed the style and feel for the music beforehand, performed flawlessly, and made our event super special without becoming the focal point. A perfect fit for us.

Hired as: Celtic Music

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Celtic Music for All Occasions

Thanks, Chris! It was a wonderful party and everyone was so kind. It was a pleasure to play for you!
Best wishes,
Elise
Celtic music for your event


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Karen S.

October 14, 2018
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Heavenly music

We had an intimate wedding ceremony with just immediate family members and decided late in the game that we wanted to add music. We had some celtic elements in our ceremony (a hand fasting ceremony and my husband wore a kilt) and thought it would be nice to highlight that with some celtic music, which we love as well. We were so grateful that Elise and her colleague Andy were available (I am sure it helped that our wedding was on a Friday :-) ). The music was heavenly and made such an impact for our ceremony.

Elise was so easy to work with, extremely responsive, professional and great with follow up. She made great recommendations for songs to match our ceremony, and helped us select the right mix of instruments to create the sound we wanted without having to add additional musicians so we could keep things intimate. It was absolutely perfect. I highly recommend working with Celtic Music for Your Wedding!

Hired as: Celtic Music


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Lori D.

June 30, 2018
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Top notch music musicians and professionalism

Celtic Music was a perfect choice for our wedding!! Elise (our contact) helped us personalize their services with the choice of instruments (yes they have several), as well as playing the particular Irish hymn I had in mind for my processional. They played for tge ceremony as well as one hour for my small backyard reception.
Being a "music" person myself, I had a seasoned ear for quality. Celtic Music represented their genre with only the highest level of musicianship!! I can't recommend them enough!!!

Hired as: Celtic Music

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Thank you so much, Lori! It was an honor to play for your wedding. It was a gorgeous day to reunite two such grand people. We wish you all joy possible,
Elise
Elise Kress
Celtic Music for Your Wedding

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Booking information

Price range: $650 - 10000

Insurance: $1,000,000 - Upon request

What to expect

Expect a thoroughly professional and delightful presentation of Celtic music. With decades of performing experience, we make the entire process, from booking to performance, so easy. Friendly, knowledgeable and passionate about the music, we bring all of this to the entire process of using our services.

“Elise was so easy to work with, extremely responsive, professional and great with follow up. It was absolutely perfect." --Karen K.

About

"Your music is food for the spirit and balm for the soul.” Sara B.

THE BEST IN LIVE CELTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCE is now available to YOU for your Wedding or Event!
Bring these gifted musicians to add the magic of live Celtic music to your next occasion! The rich ancient tapestry of Celtic music brings enchantment to any event.

Whether you want to add a touch of your heritage or you’ve just fallen in love with this evocative music, let us bring the mystery and majesty of Irish and Scottish music to your Celebration.

“Oh-so-perfect! We love this band…Hire them. Wow your guests.” Kelley B.

From fiddles to flutes, to Uilleann and Scottish pipes, guitar and drums, we offer a wide variety of traditional Celtic instrumental combination. We will provide any size group from duets to ten piece bands.

We bring you and your guests years of experience, expertise and drive to our playing of this great music. It’s like having the Chieftains play for you!

Let us inspire you with our incredible artistry and excitement for this music. Having performed sold out shows at The Kennedy Center, Strathmore Hall and the Philadelphia Folk Festival (among others) we are ready to provide you with the best Celtic music experience. We will surround you and your guests with an amazing array of incredible musicality and passion you and your guests will never forget.

“They were quite simply awesome!” David G.

Additional booking notes

We can bring a full sound system to the event. This involves a $200 fee for set up.

For weddings, if you're having a DJ or other sound person, we can often plug into their system which saves money, time and space. Please ask for details.

For events, you may already have a sound person available or on board. Please check with us for more details.

Upcoming booked events

November 2026

08

Sunday

Wedding Ceremony

4:00pm - 9:00pm

Lutherville Timonium, MD

Past booked events

October 2025

03

Friday

Birthday Party

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Chevy Chase, MD

August 2025

30

Saturday

Birthday Party

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Riverdale, MD

July 2025

26

Saturday

Wedding Ceremony

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Annapolis, MD

March 2025

17

Monday

Cocktail Party

4:00pm - 5:00pm

McLean, VA

Influences and inspiration

The Chieftains
DeDanann
Lunasa
Dougie MacLean
Celtic Women
LOTR
Mark Knopfler
Sinead O'Connor

Setup requirements

Please ask us for details.