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Recent Examples of ceilidh
The night concluded with a ceilidh hosted by Amber’s music school friends, the Haggis Chasers.
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Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
The Scotland episode sandwiches the synagogue moment with Levy standing in an ornate castle doing Sean Connery impressions, visiting a tailor to custom-make a kilt, and at a ceilidh, dancing in a kilt and making jokes about the ventilation.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
Make sure to grab a wee dram at The Malt Room, Inverness’ first whisky bar, followed by Hootananny, a ceilidh cafe for live traditional Scottish folk music (even Mumford and Sons have played here).
—Marisel Salazar, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2022
The wedding featured three musical moments in total: Italian jazz, followed by a ceilidh band, and then an ’80s and ’90s disco by DJ Henri, which had everyone dancing past 3 a.m.
—Emma Elwick-Bates, Vogue, 28 June 2022
She’s a member of the Irish American Club and a traditional Irish ceilidh dancer.
—Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2022
But later in the episode, while attending a traditional Scottish ceilidh — think of the Gatherings featured on Outlander — at Borthwick Castle, McTavish and his hips are given their rightful time to shine.
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2021
The week-long digital celebration features Scottish ceilidh and bagpipe bands, harpists, Highland dancers and former U.S. national Scottish fiddling champ Melinda Crawford Perttu.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2020
The event will feature Scottish ceilidh and bagpipe bands, harpists, Highland dancers, and former U.S. National Scottish Fiddling Champion Melinda Crawford Perttu.
—cleveland, 18 Dec. 2020
Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
The Scotland episode sandwiches the synagogue moment with Levy standing in an ornate castle doing Sean Connery impressions, visiting a tailor to custom-make a kilt, and at a ceilidh, dancing in a kilt and making jokes about the ventilation.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
Make sure to grab a wee dram at The Malt Room, Inverness’ first whisky bar, followed by Hootananny, a ceilidh cafe for live traditional Scottish folk music (even Mumford and Sons have played here).
—Marisel Salazar, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Dec. 2022
The wedding featured three musical moments in total: Italian jazz, followed by a ceilidh band, and then an ’80s and ’90s disco by DJ Henri, which had everyone dancing past 3 a.m.
—Emma Elwick-Bates, Vogue, 28 June 2022
She’s a member of the Irish American Club and a traditional Irish ceilidh dancer.
—Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2022
But later in the episode, while attending a traditional Scottish ceilidh — think of the Gatherings featured on Outlander — at Borthwick Castle, McTavish and his hips are given their rightful time to shine.
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2021
The week-long digital celebration features Scottish ceilidh and bagpipe bands, harpists, Highland dancers and former U.S. national Scottish fiddling champ Melinda Crawford Perttu.
—Joan Rusek, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2020
The event will feature Scottish ceilidh and bagpipe bands, harpists, Highland dancers, and former U.S. National Scottish Fiddling Champion Melinda Crawford Perttu.
—cleveland, 18 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceilidh
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Grohl plays drums and sings, while Benante plays bass on the track, proceeds of which will go to help Bad Brains' singer H.R., who has undergone treatment for painful headaches.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
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The Oscar-winner sings, fights zombies, and almost punches a baby in EW's roundup of her best roles.Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024
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Chanel Beads: Your Day Will Come After years of feeling adrift in the local Seattle DIY scene, Shane Lavers had an epiphany at a jam session that led him to take guitar music seriously and move to New York.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
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Or Jimi Hendrix, ready for another jam session lasting until at least 3 a.m.Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024
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Running from December 5 to 14, the festival opened with Egyptian director Karim Shenawy’s feel-good drama The Tale Of Daye’s Family and will showcase some 120 features and shorts from 81 territories over the course of the coming nine days.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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The festival just announced a second wave of talent, including comedy royalty like Aziz Ansari, Tiffany Haddish and Michael Yo.Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Security camera video showed the shooter approach Thompson from behind, level his pistol and fire several shots, barely pausing to clear a brief gun jam while the dying health executive tumbled to the pavement.Michael Balsamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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In the commercial, their daughter—following in her mother’s footsteps—snaps a photo of Nina and Darius dancing to the slow jam.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The church annually has a songfest following Dec. 25, which actually begins the Christmas season, but this one will honor the Rev. Wally Hyclak, who is retiring Jan. 1.cleveland, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2019
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The songfest began with the women introducing themselves by singing out their names.Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 29 May 2018
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Filippo Gorini, an Italian pianist, played a recital: that review is here.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
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The pianist Igor Levit broadcast recitals from his living room.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Ceilidh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceilidh. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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