Ruff Ceilidhs – what are they? Well, we always have a live band with a caller who explains the dances. Other names for this kind of event include Twmpath, Barn-dance, Country dance and also sometimes e-Ceilidh. Why RUFF? Well it has been described as short for ‘Roll Up For Folk’, but its really just a misspelling of Rough. Dave Parsons was once asked to create a display dance side very quickly, ‘What are you called?’ ‘Well its going to be rough…’ What we do is basically traditional folk... See more >