Gaelforce Folk Rock Band - Leyburn Arts Centre

Date:
Sat 15 Nov 2025 7:30 PM - 7:30 PM

About Gaelforce Folk Rock Band - Leyburn Arts Centre

Gaelforce are a Celtic Folk Rock music band from Yorkshire playing a mixture of rocked up traditional folk songs, self penned songs/tunes in the trad style & jigs n reels

We are
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
Craig McIntosh highland bagpipes Pipe Major with the Los Angeles Pipe Band USA

The band have recorded & released the album `Equinox` which has been distributed through distrokid & is available on most digital platforms including Spotify, Amazon Music & Apple Music. & at gigs.

On Jan 6th2023 Gaelforce played at the Great British Folk Festival at Butlins in Skegness & won by public vote the competition on the introducing stage. It was a greast moment playing to a couple of thousand festival people & we were then invited to play on the centre stage on the Saturday which was fantastic playing again to a couple of thousand people.
In 2023 played at Gate of Southwell Folk festival in Nottinghamshire, Stainsby Folk fest, Otley Folk fest + more

Some comments from GBFF

Just seen gaelforce at Butlins. Awesome.Zoe-Anne Wadey

great set today at Centre Stage Butlins. I am no really into folk but you converted me just a bitKaren 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.

https://www.facebook.com/GaelforceCelticRock/

Contact chris.dyson02@hotmail.co.uk

Performances

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