The Cavemen are the ultimate wedding and party band, ideal for weddings, birthdays, parties and events. Their diverse repertoire caters to all tastes, ranging from folk songs through to classic rock and ceilidh.

The full line-up features fiddle, keyboards, guitars, drums, and 3 part vocal harmonies. Performances can be tailored to all events and budgets, with the line-up available as a duo through to the full 5-piece band.

The band perform ceilidh music led by the fiddle, should you wish some ceilidh dancing between songs. Participants can be talked through the most common dances such as the Gay Gordons, Strip the Willow, Dashing White Sergeant, Canadian Barn Dance and Military Two Step.

The Cavemen have a diverse repertoire. Here is just some of the songs they regularly play, organised into different genres.

Folk Songs:

Walking on the Waves – Skippinish
Smuggler – McCalmanns
A Man’s a Man
Loch Lomond
Ye Jacobites
Auld Lang Syne
Back Home in Derry
Black Velvet Band
Irish Rover
I’ll Tell Me Ma
Leaving of Liverpool
Star of the County Down
Wild Rover
Flower of Scotland – Corries
Bang on the Ear – Waterboys
Fisherman’s Blues – Waterboys
Galway Girl – Steve Earle
Copperhead Road – Steve Earle
I Used to Love Her – Saw Doctors
When Will We Be Married – Waterboys
Irish Pub Song – High Kings
Rose of Allandale
Las Vegas (in the hills of Donegal) – Goats Don’t Shave

Pop, Rock, Contemporary:

Candy – Paulo Nutini
Country Roads – John Denver
Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
I’m on Fire – Bruce Springsteen
Wonderwall – Oasis
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
Whole Lotta Rosie – AC/DC
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Last Dance with Mary Jane – Tom Petty
This is the Life – Amy Macdonald
Where do you go to my Lovely – Peter Sarstedt
Nothing Ever Happens – Del Amitri
Rocking in the Free World – Neil Young
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
Stand by Me – Ben E King
Teenage Kicks – Undertones
That’s Entertainment – The Jam
Beautiful Day – Levellers
I’m on Fire – Bruce Springsteen
Breathe – Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
Lonely Boy – Black Keys
Sit Down – James
Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan/Rolling Stones
Nothing Ever Happens – Del Amitri
Your Song – Elton John
I’m a Believer – The Monkeys
Wagon Wheel – Old Crowe Medicine Show
Country Roads – John Denver
Knocking on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan/Guns n Roses
Come Up and See Me – Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
Perfect Day – Lou Reid
Rocking in the Free World – Neil Young
Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
Valerie – Amy Winehouse
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Heartache – Bonny Tyler
Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers
One – U2
Proud Mary – Creedence
Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
Suspicious Minds – Elvis
Should I Stay or Should I Go – Clash
Sing – Travis
Stuck in the Middle – Steelers Wheels
Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Mustang Sally – Blues Brothers
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton

Ceilidh Dance Sets:

Gay Gordons Dance Set
Canadian Barn Dance Set
Dashing White Sergeant Dance Set
Military Two Step Dance Set
Virginia Reel Dance Set
Strip the Willow Dance Set
Waltz Dance Set