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Discos & Party DJs

Discos & Party DJs are the most cost-effective choice and a great alternative to a band. A Disco gives you flexibility and provides a range of music to suit every age and taste. A DJ can also quickly and easily handle song requests and change the mood from his wide range of music.

At Neil Drover we provide the very best in Party DJs for all events including parties, weddings, special occasions, party nights, fundraisers, and corporate events around Glasgow, Edinburgh, and throughout Central Scotland.

We also provide Radio DJs including George Bowie, Cassi, Michael Smith, Garry Spence & Greigsy.

For something different we have Video Disco, Silent Disco, Disco Karaoke, Ceilidh Disco with a caller, Disco Quiz or Race nights ,

and Kids discos with a children’s Entertainer/DJ to suit all ages.

The people who know:

Some of the country’s leading hotels and venues are amongst our regular clients. They include Hilton Hotels, Doubletree Hilton Glasgow, Doubletree Dunblane, Golden Lion, MacDonald Hotels, Sodexo, Hampden Park, Crowne Plaza, Cameron House, Gleddoch Hotel, Hamilton Park Racecourse, Marriot HotelsRadisson, & Village Hotels Glasgow & Edinburgh to name only a few.

Disco Equipment:

Our Mobile Disco package includes top-quality sound and lights We can supply up-lighters and mood lighting if required.

No matter your music choice, our DJs carry a vast selection of popular songs from the decades with some swing, soul, blues, jazz, and standards if required.

Weddings:

For Weddings, our experienced DJ on arrival at the venue, will introduce him/herself to the wedding party and get the newly married couple and principal guests’ names.

He/she will organise the order of dancing announce the first dance and invite the happy couple to the dance floor, bringing the other guests to join them.

SOS Singing Waiters

SOS Singing Waiters is one of the very best singing groups in Scotland, providing the highest quality singers and performers. With songs from light Opera to classic pop.

Imagine your guests’ surprise when the Italian waiter who has been chatting with them and making announcements, suddenly bursts into song. Not that surprising as all Italians believe they can sing. Jimmy, the chef, on the other hand, thinks he can sing because he sings in a karaoke bar down the toon on a Friday night. He is determined to get in on the act to prove he can sing Italiano”.

Singing Waiters can tailor their act to suit your event. They have an extensive repertoire of songs ranging from opera to swing, jazz, rat-pack, pop, musicals and rock.

If you have a themed evening, SOS will include songs that are appropriate to the theme.

SOS plays to standing ovations everywhere they perform all over the country.

Testimonials:

The Variety Scotland Ball & Party.
Their performance received a standing ovation.
“What an act, absolutely brilliant and a total surprise. The waiters performance received a well -deserved standing ovation.
Chairman Variety Scotland- Iain Forbes MBE

“The White Lily Charity Ball
The Singing Waiters were full of surprises, fun and fabulous singing.”Without exception, our guests were full of praise, and I do not doubt that S.O.S. significantly contributed to making our Ball our best yet.”
Margaret Barr, White Lily Annual Charity Ball

Maggie Magee, The Hansel Foundation

“The Singing Waiters were superb and thoroughly enjoyed by all our guests at the Hensel Ball. The guests enthusiastically waving the serviettes told its own story!”
“Just a quick email to say how much everyone enjoyed the Singing Waiters at our wedding. Three months on and people are still raving about them! They were the highlight of a fantastic day. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them. Thanks again for a truly spectacular performance.”
Arleen and Paul O’Neill The Lodge on Loch Lomond.

Hi Neil,
A brief note to say thanks again to the Singing Waiters who were absolutely fantastic and a huge success. Everyone is still raving about them!
Thanks for all your help in making our Christmas Party a night to remember.

Sharon McGill
John Lewis Partnership

Grouse Ceilidh Band

Grouse Ceilidh Band is one of the finest ceilidh bands in Scotland for weddings, graduations, corporate events, and ceilidh nights. This band has amassed years of experience entertaining audiences all over the country

A night of dancing with the Grouse Ceilidh Band includes classic ceilidh dances such as the Gay Gordons and the Dashing White Sergeant in addition to newer, popular dances. Unfamiliar feet needn’t worry, as all dancers are guided step-by-step by our expert callers ensuring a fun and inclusive night for everyone!

The band members come from the four corners of Scotland, each bringing their own unique musical style and influences from each part of Scotland from where they grew up. The musicians are all alumni from the prestigious Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours in Applied Music at the University of Strathclyde and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Bachelor of Music in Tradition Music in Glasgow.

Through years of playing together in various ensembles, Ali, Mairi Thérèse, Matt and Pablo have unrivalled onstage chemistry and natural charisma together. In addition, their honed natural prowess makes Grouse Ceilidh Band one of the best modern ceilidh bands Scotland has to offer.

Standard Ceilidh set with Disco Set:
1 Hour 15min Ceilidh Set
30 Min Break with Backing Music on iPad
1 Hour 15min Ceilidh Set
1 Hour DJ Set
This format works very well and will ensure your event is a success.

Covers Set:
If you would like ceilidh and a popular music set with a singer the band offers this for an extra fee.
Testimonials:
I had the Grouse Ceilidh Band playing at my Team Xmas party in Liverpool. They were just great! They had everyone up on their feet from the start, walked us through the various steps before each dance and their music was great. Special mention must go to the beautiful bagpipes.

Ann Pickering, HR Director at 02

Pete Clark

Pete Clark is one of Scotland’s finest fiddlers, Pete now lives in Perthshire not far from the birthplaces of the great Scottish fiddler Niel Gow. The beautiful Perthshire landscape has been the inspiration for many of Pete’s compositions.

In addition to his highly successful solo career, Pete has been a member of several notable bands including Heritage and Smeddum and is currently a member of the highly successful Benachally Ceilidh Band and the Niel Gow Ensemble.

Pete has performed and recorded with many famous musicians and bands including Dougie MacLean, Rod Paterson, Rab Noakes, Jim Malcolm, John Watt, Trilok Gurtu and Nazareth.

Pete’s debut CD ‘Fiddle Case’ was chosen as one of 1996’s albums of the year on BBC – Pete Clark – Scottish Fiddle Scotland’s ‘Travelling Folk’. His top-selling CD ‘Even Now’ features the music of Niel Gow whilst ‘Mackintosh at Murthly’ features the compositions of Robert Mackintosh. His most recent album ‘Now & Then’ showcases some of Pete’s compositions alongside a few gems from those of the great Scottish fiddle composers, Niel Gow, Willam Marshall and James Scott Skinner.

He directs his own biannual fiddle courses in the village of Birnam, coaches and conducts the Dunkeld & District Strathspey & Reel Society and is founder and director of the annual Niel Gow Festival, which earlier this year celebrated its 15^th anniversary.

Pete has previously taught and performed in many countries including the USA, Canada and Japan, and is visiting lecturer on the fiddle music of Scotland at the University of St Andrews. He is also a regular contributor to “Fiddler Magazine”, published quarterly in the USA. Pete is also an instructor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.

Review: Pete Clark– Niel Gow’s Fiddle

By Rob Adams Folk & Jazz critic Arts Ents 9th December 2017R

“The 18th-century Perthshire fiddler and composer Niel Gow can have had no bigger champion in modern times than Pete Clark. A Fifer who years ago settled not far from Gow’s home in Inver, near Dunkeld, Clark has devoted albums to Gow’s music, leads an ensemble named after him and for the past 17 years has directed an annual festival in Gow’s honour”