Dark Horse Ceilidh Band consists of:

Michael Jary. Caller and virtuoso concertina player who has that rare ability of being able to call and play at the same time. His humorous and good-natured presentation puts everyone at ease. He explains the dance very clearly as he takes the dancers through the steps in a walk-through before each dance commences.

Marie Jary. Marie’s accordion gives the band a really full sound. Like her sister Nicky, our fiddler, she has been playing since childhood. She is also Michael’s wife making this mainly a family band.

Nicky Ward. Nicky is a terrific fiddle player who brings so much energy to the band. In addition to her ever-increasing array of fiddles she occasionally plays guitar and mandolin. Singing isn’t normally part of a ceilidh band’s activities but as Nicky sings so beautifully we are able to fulfil the occasional requests we do get for songs.

Ray Black. Ray plays guitar and mandolin, his main role being to provide rhythm for the dance but he usually sneaks in a wild tune or two on his mandolin between dances.