Thomas Hardaker and Band

Join the fun… traditional country dancing. We have hired one of Yorkshire’s best Ceilidh bands led by award-wining accordionist Thomas Hardaker. With an excellent caller to guide you in the steps and a large repertoire of Scottish Ceilidh tunes, you will enjoy an evening of traditional dancing like Strip The Willow, Dashing White Sergeant, Gay Gordons with full instructions. 

Thom Hardaker is from North Yorkshire, UK. With over 25 years playing experience and having completed 7 years at the Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory, St Petersburg, Russia, under professor Oleg Sharov, Thom decided to pursue playing and teaching professionally. Thom has won many competitions, including the Northern Ireland Accordion Competition, the Scottish National Accordion Championship, UK National Championship and the International Baltic Music Festival. He now performs all over the country at various events