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Helping Edinburgh University with Entertainment
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4 08, 2023

Helping Edinburgh University with Entertainment

By Ross MacFarlane|August 4th, 2023|events|0 Comments

After studying at Edinburgh University a ‘few years ago’, it has been a pleasure to help various faculties with entertaining their students, staff, and academic visitors. Whether as part of the University conference offering, https://reel-time.co.uk/conferences/ as part of the official graduation ceremonies, or teaching delegates and students some unique Scottish skills and activities such as bagpipe playing, https://reel-time.co.uk/entertainment/experiences/bagpipe-workshop/ ceilidh dancing https://reel-time.co.uk/entertainment/bands/ceilidh-folk-bands/ and how to savour a fine whisky. https://reel-time.co.uk/whisky/ We started playing bagpipes at the Edinburgh University graduation ceremonies after a trip to Beijing, where they took Roddythepiper out to play bagpipes [...]

Museum Extravaganza
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Museum Extravaganza

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15 12, 2016

Museum Extravaganza

By Ross MacFarlane|December 15th, 2016|events|0 Comments

As a grand finale for their 150th Anniversary, the National Museum of Scotland celebrated with an extravaganza! They pulled out all the stops and, with the help of Reel Time Events and all of their other recommended suppliers, put together an amazing extravaganza which really showcased the venue at its best. Some of Scotland’s finest catering specialists, Sodexo Prestige, Heritage Portfolio, Clerkenwell Green and Wild Thyme, really wowed guests. There were frozen cocktails, candy floss topped drinks, a candy floss tree, all sorts of different taste sensations! Sodexo Prestige provided a real [...]

16 11, 2015

Reel Time Events and ThunderMark team up to welcome Momentum to Edinburgh

By Ross MacFarlane|November 16th, 2015|incentives|0 Comments

Reel Time Events, working with Thundermark, welcomed the Momentum group to the Edinburgh leg of their incentive trip. Travelling from South Africa for their incentive trip Momentum were treated to a truly Scottish experience by Reel Time Events for the Edinburgh part of their journey. With great collaboration between Reel Time Events and Thundermark in the run-up to the event, guests were treated to the best entertainment possible for their visit to Edinburgh. To get both groups in the mood for the evenings entertainment they were fitted into kilt outfits for the gentlemen [...]

12 11, 2015

Scottish Conference for BGL in Edinburgh

By Ross MacFarlane|November 12th, 2015|conferences|0 Comments

Reel Time Events had the pleasure of entertaining the senior management team at the BGL group for their Gala dinner at Edinburgh's National Museum of Scotland. Held in the stunning venue of the National Museum in Edinburgh BGL's senior management were treated to a Scottish show with a contemporary twist from Reel Time Events, where delegates were truly immersed in Scottish culture for the evening. Reel Time provided the ladies with tartan sashes to compliment the gentlemen in their kilt outfits to get everyone dressed for an evening of Scottish entertainment. Delegates were [...]

7 07, 2015

Edinburgh M&I Forum 2015 Entertained by Reel Time Events

By Ross MacFarlane|July 7th, 2015|conferences, incentives|0 Comments

Reel Time Events had the pleasure of being part of the M&I Forum held in Edinburgh, in conjunction with Visit Scotland, providing a rousing Scottish experience and entertainment for the hundreds of meeting and event planners visiting our city from across the globe. The Meetings and Incentive (M&I) Forum is a speed dating-style networking event bringing together buyers and suppliers from the events industry across Europe and gives them a taste of what Scotland has to offer. Reel Time Events helped Visit Scotland showcase the best of Scottish entertainment as part of the [...]

13 02, 2015

Burns Night the Reel Time Way

By Ross MacFarlane|February 13th, 2015|events|0 Comments

As always, Reel Time were out and about helping revellers celebrate and commemorate our great Bard on Burns night across the country, with a diverse variety of Burns night entertainment. Burns night is the annual celebration and commemoration of the life, work and spirit of Scotland's great poet Robert Burns. From his humble beginnings on the family farm in Ayr, his passion and dynamic, contemporary vision has elevated him into one of Scotlands most loved and celebrated figures. Every year, around the great Bards birthday on the 25th January, Burns night is celebrated [...]

4 08, 2011

Reel Time Ceilidh Band: Summer Bonanza

By Ross MacFarlane|August 4th, 2011|conferences, events, weddings|0 Comments

Has been a couple of busy months for Edinburgh's most Funky ceilidh band. Performing gigs from Dundas and Edinburgh castle, George hotel to Borthwick Castle… the list goes on! For more information about the bands recent gigs, travels and gossip, check our ceilidh band facebook page The Reel Time Ceilidh Band play from a 3 piece (for small venues), 4 piece for a rocking ceilidh or 5/6 piece with ceilidh and Popular song covers. The band has an excellent ceilidh dance caller, who will talk the guests through all the steps before they [...]

10 07, 2010

Team Building Event at Dundas Castle

By Ross MacFarlane|July 10th, 2010|events|0 Comments

Reel Time Events entertained 80 chief executives from the US CEO club. They were looking for team activities, which could be done by any age group. The guests were welcomed to Dundas Castle by Robert the Bruce. Before guests were split into teams and competed in percussion, X-factor kilt dressing, bagpipes and cabers for their highland games. The guests later enjoyed a falconry display, ceilidh band during dinner and mini kilted dancers as a post dinner treat. The guests were excited to see a pipe band beat the retreat at the end of [...]