The Sturdy Beggars are a three piece traditional Irish band but regularly add other instrumentalists as required, with a choice of fiddle, melodeon, bodhran, keyboards and drums.

If clients require a Ceilidh band, The Sturdy Beggars employ the services of the North-West's best caller, Ralph Smethurst.

Ralph never fails to fill the dance floor, especially at weddings!


 

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