Name: GAELFORCE
Start: 2025-11-21T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Ilkley Playhouse

Gaelforce are a superb Celtic Folk Rock band from Yorkshire playing rocked up traditional folk songs, self-penned tunes in the trad style & jigs n reels.
Chris Dyson – fiddle, vocal – ex Mike Hardings Band, Roisin Ban.
Geoff Taylor – electric guitars – ex Duncan McFarlane Band
Sammy Dowgill – bass, vocal
Jim Brierley – drums, vocal
Ed Arnold – highland bagpipes
In 2023, Gaelforce won, by public vote, on the Introducing Stage at the Great British Folk Festival at Butlins in Skegness. Since then, they have been selling out ticketed gigs in Yorkshire and beyond, creating interest wherever they play.
The band have recorded and released the album ‘Equinox ‘, which is available on most digital platforms including Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music and gigs. Their next album is imminent.
Some comments from GBFF:
Great set today at Centre Stage Butlins. I am not really into folk, but you converted me just a bit. Karen Woodcock
CONGRATULATIONS to GAELFORCE, a very deserving winning act on the INTRODUCING STAGE at the GREAT BRITISH FOLK FESTIVAL 2023, going on to play main stage to a capacity, thoroughly entertained audience the following day.
Stephen, Solid Entertainments Festival Director.
Best band of the weekend. Chris Petz
They were brilliant! Great musos and good audience presentation. Luved 'em. Anna K
https://www.facebook.com/GaelforceCelticRock/
YouTube clips:
Down to Old Maui