20 11, 2019

Glasgow Conference Events and Entertainment by Reel Time Events

By |November 20th, 2019|conferences, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Glasgow is a great place for conference events. From the diversity and variety of the city itself, to its ease of access to the rest of Scotland, visitors are never short of things to do and see. Glasgow Convention Bureau continues to do an excellent job of promoting the city to the world. They have been awarded Top Convention Bureau in the UK for 13 years in a row by the Meeting and Incentive Travel Awards, and have helped bring Glasgow to the forefront of international conference destinations. Reel Time Events provides a lot of [...]

13 11, 2019

Conference Entertainment at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

By |November 13th, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Reel Time Events recently provided conference entertainment at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. As part of the social program and evening entertainment for a conference at the EICC, we provided a whisky and gin tasting, a fighting display from Scottish fighting experts and highland warriors ‘The Clan’, and a Pipeband. The museum after dark is like a kid’s dream. Or a Ben Stiller movie. Either way, it’s thrilling to be in that giant old building, wandering through the exhibits, secretly hoping something that isn’t supposed to move might just turn its head… Reel Time [...]

27 09, 2019

Midsummer Gin Festival

By |September 27th, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments

A look back to a Midsummer Gin Festival, to the warmer days that already seem so far behind us, as it seems the colder ones are fast approaching. At the height of this past summer, right around the summer Solstice, Reel Time’s Master Gin tasters went off to Loch Fyne Hotel & Spa for a weekend filled with gin fun! The Perfect Serves The weekend kicked off with the “perfect serves” drinks reception and a BBQ dinner. Guests were offered a French 75 gin cocktail as a welcome drink before introducing 3 of our [...]

24 09, 2019

Conference Events at Glasgow’s Merchant Square: 6 Ceilidhs for 5900 People

By |September 24th, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments

In Glasgow Ceilidh news this year, we have been fortunate to secure a great run of conference ceilidh events with Merchant Square. At the epicentre of Glasgow’s happening bar and night-life, Merchant Square also has another side to its events: the conference event takeover! Glasgow Convention Bureau does a great job of attracting large conferences to the city. And by a good job, I mean they have been named top conference bureau in the UK 12 years running by the Meeting and Incentive Travel Awards. Over the course of each summer, conference organisers are looking to [...]

22 08, 2019

Highland Games Events – Summer 2019

By |August 22nd, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Three different versions of our Highland Games Events over three days In the first week of July, we held three different incarnations of our Highland Games Events in three different locations, over three days in a row. We were required to change-up how we run our Highland Games by the conditions of each location, and the varied abilities of the participants. The Renaissance Club The first event was at The Renaissance Club, a golf course in East Lothian with perfect greens and a beautifully managed fairway. [...]

21 03, 2019

Reel Time Scottish Events Showreel now live

By |March 21st, 2019|Uncategorised|0 Comments

Our clients are a discerning lot and for many, they know what they like and what they want. For some, however, inspiration is needed and to help them find that, we have put together a creative showreel filmed at various corporate events and conferences held at some amazing venues. See our Reel Time Events Showreel: Some of these venues included: EICC, NMS, Dalmahoy, Glencorse, Dalhousie. The showreel takes guests through just some of the Scottish event services Reel Time provide. Some of these included on the video are: Kilt Hire Whisky tasting Gin [...]

3 11, 2015

Meet the Reel Time Events Team

By |November 3rd, 2015|Uncategorised|0 Comments

At the cutting edge of the Scottish events and entertainment scene, Reel Time Events provides contemporary and innovative Scottish events and memorable entertainment.  The office team comprises 6 of the finest entertainers in their fields.  The team is young and vibrant, helping to bring some fresh and exciting entertainment solutions for events. Roddy Deans - Company Director, haggis stabber and bagpipe master. Roddy has been entertaining audiences in Scotland and across the world for over 20 years.  Whether with the Reel Time Band, as a lone piper or compering an event, with Roddy [...]

10 04, 2012

Bagpiper in Croatia: International Filming

By |April 10th, 2012|events, Uncategorised|0 Comments

Back from an interesting international bagpiping assignment. Was taken out to Dubrovnik, Croatia to do a bit of filming for US TV network ABC, who were shooting their new reality TV show. We are bound by Confidentiality agreement.. So better not say too much! Basically the idea was that the contestants on the show had to compete in highland games activities.  I was asked to pipe them on to the field, and then introduce the activities, caber tossing, archery and maide leisg. It was a great day of filming, with a cast of [...]

25 11, 2011

Reel Time Ceilidh Band: New samples

By |November 25th, 2011|events, Uncategorised|0 Comments

After performing together for the last 6 years around the corporate and wedding scene, the Reel Time Ceilidh Band have just recorded the start of their new Album. The band is looking to give guests a unique contemporary funky twist on Scottish ceilidh music.  We have found that guests enjoy dancing to our style which may inject a disco riff, or a funk hook along with our Scottish sound. To hear these eagerly awaited samples, have a listen on the site http://bit.ly/nkFxMA If you want the band to come and play at your [...]

16 06, 2010

reel time ceilidh band cast on film

By |June 16th, 2010|events, Uncategorised|0 Comments

The Reel Time ceilidh band have just completed 2 days intense filming for a German film to be aired on Christmas day on Germany, before hitting screens around the world. Reel Time supplied a 5 piece scottish ceilidh band (accordion, fiddle, small pipes, keyboards, drums) along with 10 film extras to perform with the artistes on the movie. We casted kilted ceilidh dancers and ladies in ballgowns for the highland ball scene. Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out, 4 weeks of filming left, then the post production to get it [...]