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Waterloo Ceilidhs - Spring Ceilidh With Granny's Attic
Join us for another wonderful evening of dancing at St John's Waterloo with the award-winning band Granny's Attic. With exceptional musicianship and boundless energy, Granny's Attic are going from strength to strength. Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, George Sansome and Lewis Wood have honed their skills touring the UK and Europe since 2009. They are much loved by audiences and dancers up and down the country, with bookings at all the major UK folk festivals. We are delighted to welcome Annie Bolt as caller. With an infectious enthusiasm and eclectic repertoire of dances, she really conveys her love for ceilidhs and gets everyone up and dancing, having a great time. This is a fun and inclusive evening of music and dancing. No experience necessary - all the dances are carefully explained. Come with friends or by yourself - it's a great way to meet new people. Bar provided. Waterloo Ceilidhs is a leading ceilidh series at St John's Church, opposite Waterloo station. Featuring some of the country's top ceilidh bands and callers, we bring inclusive and high-energy ceilidhs to the London music scene. Tickets We want to keep our prices affordable, whilst showcasing the country's top ceilidh bands in this wonderful venue in Central London. There are three price options - standard admission, supporters (pay a bit more to help us get this ceilidh series of the ground and safeguard future events), or concessions (subsidised option for students or people without a steady income).
Waterloo Ceilidhs - May Ceilidh With Jigfoot
Join us for another wonderful evening of dancing in the beautiful St John's Waterloo. We are delighted to be joined by the excellent Hampshire-based dance band, Jigfoot. They approach traditional dance tunes with energy, inventiveness and swing, generating a full, driving sound with fiddles, button accordion, guitar and cello. They are joined by the lively caller Ian Nichols who will show us all the moves. This is a fun and inclusive evening of music and dancing. No experience necessary - all the dances are carefully explained. Come with friends or by yourself - it's a great way to meet new people. Bar provided. Waterloo Ceilidhs is a leading ceilidh series at St John's Church, opposite Waterloo station. Featuring some of the country's top ceilidh bands and callers, we bring inclusive and high-energy ceilidhs to the London music scene. Tickets We want to keep our prices affordable, whilst showcasing the country's top ceilidh bands in this wonderful venue in Central London. There are three price options - standard admission, supporters (pay a bit more to help us get this ceilidh series of the ground and safeguard future events), or concessions (subsidised option for students or people without a steady income).
Waterloo Ceilidhs - Christmas Special
Join us for a wonderful evening of dancing at St John's Waterloo with our Christmas Ceilidh, welcoming back the amazing band Banter. www.banter.band Banter are: Simon Care on melodeon & concertina, Nina Zella on keyboards & vocals, Tim Walker on drums, percussion, brass, guitar, bass & vocals and Mark Jolley on bass, fiddle, guitar & vocals. Four fine musicians whose roots are firmly in the traditional English genre, but who enjoy stretching the limits. Formed in 2015, they realised that a common love for the living traditions of English song and dance music was at their core and began to pursue it's evolution, bringing in flavours from a wider palette of musical influences. They have gained a reputation for being powerfully unique in the English traditional music genre. Their popularity has placed them in great demand to perform at many of the UK's largest festivals including: Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Broadstairs Folk Week, Sidmouth Folk Festival, Whitby Folk Week, Folk East, Oxford Folk Week, Wickham Festival, Gate To Southwell Festival and Towersey Festival as well as internationally at European festivals such as Rudolstadt (Germany) and Costa festivals in Portugal and Ibiza. This is a fun and inclusive evening of music and dancing. No experience necessary - all the dances are carefully explained. Come with friends or by yourself - it's a great way to meet new people. Bar provided. Waterloo Ceilidhs is a leading ceilidh series at St John's Church, opposite Waterloo station. Featuring some of the country's top ceilidh bands and callers, we bring inclusive and high-energy ceilidhs to the London music scene. Tickets We want to keep our prices affordable, whilst showcasing the country's top ceilidh bands in this wonderful venue in Central London. There are three price options: - standard admission - you can choose to pay a bit more to help us get this ceilidh series of the ground and safeguard future events - concessions. This option is subsidised and designed for students or people without a regular, full-time, salaried income.
Verdi's Simon Boccanegra

Verdi's Simon Boccanegra

28 Jun 2026 - 28 Jun 2026

In his revision of an earlier opera the now mature Verdi conjures up the atmosphere of the ancient port of Genoa whose Doges had hitherto been elected from the city's patrician families. Never before can statesmanship and class conflict have been more expertly depicted in music. Andrew Mayor, Zoë South, Gerard Delrez and John Upperton lead the cast with the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Midsummer Opera conducted by David Roblou.
Waterloo Ceilidhs - Brown Boots Boogie Band
Join us for a special Halloween celebration ceilidh in the magnificent St John's Waterloo as part of the 'dancing boots' album launch tour of Brown Boots Boogie Band. Dressing up encouraged! http://brownbootsmusic.com/brown-boots-boogie-band/ Brown Boots Boogie Band sees the formidable melodeon and fiddle duo of Will Allen and Martin Clarke, combine with Will Chamberlain on piano and Paul Quarry on drums. They are joined by Hannah Moore, one of the country's leading ceilidh callers. This is a fun and inclusive evening of music and dancing. No experience necessary - all the dances are carefully explained. Come with friends or by yourself - it's a great way to meet new people. Bar provided. Waterloo Ceilidhs is a leading ceilidh series at St John's Church, opposite Waterloo station. Featuring some of the country's top ceilidh bands and callers, we bring inclusive and high-energy ceilidhs to the London music scene. Tickets We want to keep our prices affordable, whilst showcasing the country's top ceilidh bands in this wonderful venue in Central London. There are three price options - standard admission, supporters (pay a bit more to help us get this ceilidh series of the ground and safeguard future events), or concessions (subsidised option for students or people without a steady income).

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