The Sugar Loaf Band
from Hastings, East Sussex
For all your ceilidh needs in the vicinity of Hastings - at barn dances, weddings, birthdays or any sort of party.
| The Sugar Loaf Band play in a traditional English style
but draw from
many sources which are both traditional
and recently penned. They were formed from within Mad Jack's Morris for a ceilidh at which they were dancing at Battle in 2007. This was so successful that they carried on to include other local musicians and have decades of experience between them with other bands such as Banjax and the Catsfield Steamers. The band takes its name from a folly built by Mad Jack Fuller at Dallington, East Sussex.  The band at The Nelson, Hastings for the 2025 Fat Tuesday unplugged Saturday and are (from left to right) Lynda Ridley - recorder & percussion, Paul Smith - guitar, Bryony Leech - violin, Paul Evans - Drums, Nigel Taylor - bass guitar, Alan Jeffries - melodeon, Pete Davis - whistle, Keith Leech - caller, trombone. Photo Catherine Robinson |
Gigs
Saturday 17th May 2025 - Private party in Henley Down
Saturday 4th October 2025 - Fund raiser for St Michael's Hospice and Warming the Homeless at Sedlescombe Village Hall. From 7pm. Tickets from Jo Carr jo_carr1@yahoo.com or 07888 657323. Price to include jacket potato and filling.
Contact
For bookings or further information please contact mail@sugarloafband.co.uk or 07968 107925
Listen to the band
Watch the band
2025 Hastings Fat Tuesday, Saturday unplugged at the Nelson. Video by Catherine Robinson
Hastings Borough Bonfire Society Ceilidh 2013 at The Carlisle
Links
Also available for booking are
and for Hog Roasts Pigs Do Fly