Cartoon Image of Akmed on his Camel.

A Lincolnshire based Ceilidh band, with all members having over 20 years of Ceilidh and Folk band experience.

 

All members have a keen interest in folk music, artists and festivals, and bring this skill and experience together to form a great folk band, suitable for ceilidhs and barn dances.

Akmeds Camel
Band Members
Piano-Accordian & Vocals

Kim Biggs, is our lead musician and a skilled writer of quirky dance tunes. Her Piano-Accordian carries the enthusiasm of the tunes to the dance floor and gives the folk music an amazing lift.

With the full range of this instrument, a rich diversity of music is possible. Traditional Celtic and Scottish folk music is blended with original tunes to ensure that the often repetitive nature of ceilidh tunes is filled with an abundance of variety and interest for those that prefer to sit back and listen to the music.

Caller & Percussion

Lesley Prue is our dedicated dance caller. She has many years of ceilidh experience as well as being a morris musician and a nifty percussionist.

Unlike some smaller bands where the caller also plays an instrument, Lesley can concentrate on the dancers until everyone has settled into the routine. Lesley has a vast repertoire of folk dances so will always find a collection to suit your event.

As a keen folk festival patron, she is interested in all kinds of folk music, from traditional to folk rock.

Guitar & Whistle

Phil Biggs plays various acoustic and electric guitars, as well a flute or whistle. He also writes songs and plays in the trio "Better Late than Naked" with Mark Addison and John Blanks.

Married to Kim, this pair create a great musical duo, and often take it in turns to lead the music. Folk music is in the family and their interest shows throughout their performance.

Bass Guitar

Mark has played bass in roots and folk music for over 35 years, and in that time has worked as a folk festival organizer, Musicians Union Officer, and BBC radio presenter. Alongside Phil he also writes folk songs for "Better Late than Naked".

Drums & Percussion

Until 20 years ago, Ian worked in his native north-east, with many and varied bands, ranging from blues to jazz, dance to folk. This includes the chart-scoring folk-rock band Prelude with their a cappella version of Neil Young's 'After the Goldrush'. Ian also joined Ray Stubbs R & B Allstars, a band that included the late Sammy Johnson, Steve Phillips (Notting Hillbillies) and Eric Burdon (Animals).
  Since moving to Lincolnshire, Ian has played with country-rockers The Big Easy (a spin-off from 101 Proof), original indie rock outfit, Sacred Heart, the Buzz Blues Band, Backstreet Blues Band and Gin House. More recently, Ian has joined jazz groups featuring guitarist Danny Morgan, cornet player Andy Moran and flugelbone/vocalist, Patsy Mays. In 2001, Ian joined the Witham Delta Boys, who with female vocalist Sam Kirham became the Witham Deltas.

Ian’s latest project is a world music fusion band, working with members of Zubop Gambia to create a Lincs line-up. This includes guitar, bass, drums, 2 saxes, djembes and an African 1-string fiddle!

Sound & Lighting

Colin is our dedicated Lighting and Sound Engineer. With a theatrical passion, he brings a visual and technical enhancement to the traditional Ceilidh world.

As he does not play as part of the band, he is able to mix at the back of the hall or auditorium rather than on stage. This ensures that the best sound possible is achieved for the audience.