Irish music collective Jiggy are putting a call out to musicians and dancers to take part in a virtual Global Céilí this St. Patrick's Day, for UNICEF.
The acclaimed band have arranged two standard traditional Irish tunes that will allow musicians and non-musicians alike to take part, teaming with video editors Beat Builder to create a global online event celebrating the joy and craic of an Irish 'seisun'.
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The participants will be asked to send a video of them playing the tune above, dancing a step or beating a simple rhythm on a pot or bucket - find out everything you need to participate here.
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Jiggy mixes and melds Irish traditional music, world rhythms and dance grooves - they took the internet by storm with their 2017 video Silent Place celebrating the global togetherness of dance - to date, it has clocked up more than 60 million views.
Here's the band having a virtual house party under lockdown, back in April 2020.
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The Global Céilí video will be released on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th.Jiggy is inviting everyone from seasoned traditional musicians to families in lockdown all over the world to join the Global Céilí for UNICEF. No previous musical experience is required.Jiggy have teamed up with top video editors Beat Builder to create this unique global online party celebrating the joy and craic of an Irish session.
Jiggy mixes and melds Irish traditional music, world rhythms and cutting-edge dance grooves. They took the Internet by storm with their video 'Silent Place’ celebrating the global togetherness of dance and to date it has clocked up more than 60 million views. This has introduced the band to a brand new audience worldwide and their album have reached number 1 in the world music charts in Ireland, United States, Canada, France, Australia, Poland & UK and they are now a big hit with festival audiences across the globe. Jiggy have a large social media reach with over 100,000 followers on Facebook.
