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Barn Dance Bands in The Lake District

Find available barn dance bands in The Lake District on this web site of music groups

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Here's a few of our barn dance bands across the UK. To find the barn dance bands in The Lake District select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our barn dance bands that play in your area.

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History is reflected in the names of folk tunes, some of which are played by barn dance bands

Garry Owen ; Garster's Dream ; Gaspe Reel ; Geordie Hinnie ; RIGHTS OF MAN; SAND’S HORNPIPE; SEIGE OF ENNIS; SHAN VAN VOCHT; SHOWMAN’S FANCY; Geordie's Byre, Mucking of ; George's Corkscrew ; Gilderoy ; Gilles of Portnalong, Kenny ; Gin I Were Where The Gadie Rins ; Gingerhog's No.2 ; Gipsy's Hornpipe ; SLIGO FANCY; SMITH’S FAVOURITE; ST. PATRICK’S DAY; STACK OF BARLEY; STACK OF WHEAT; Gisburn Processional ; Glendaruel Highlanders,; Glengarry's March ; Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself ; Goat on the Hill ; God rest you, merry gentlemen ; Going Down South ; STAR HORNPIPE; SWEENEY’S HORNPIPE; THREE SEA CAPTAINS; WALLS OF LIMERICK; WAVES OF TORY; Golden Slippers ; Good Christian Men Rejoice ; Good Humour,; Good Night and Joy be with you ; Good Old Summertime ; Good-bye Girls ; Goodbye Girls I'm Going To Boston ; WILLIAM’S HORNPIPE; Bata Bharra; Braes of Glenorchy; Captain Charles Stewart’s Jigg; Captain Campbell of Lochnell’s Reel; Good-bye Girls,; Grand Old Duke of York ; Grandfather's Pet ; Grandpa's ; Great is Thy Faithfulness ; Great North Run '86 ; Green Grow the Rushes ; Colonel Graham’s Favorite; Countess of Loudoun’s Reel, The; Delvin House, a Jigg; Doideag Mhuileach; Dr James Hamilton’s Reel;

Quotations about Barn Dance Bands.

Much has been written about folk music and barn dance bands. Here are some quotations:-

To handle folk tunes is one of the most difficult tasks; equally difficult, if not more so than to write a major original composition. If we keep in mind that borrowing a tune means being bound by its individual peculiarity, we shall understand one part of the difficulty. Another is created by the special character of folk tune. We must penetrate into it, feel it and bring out its sharp contours by the appropriate setting.~ Bela Bartok

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in The Lake District

Weddings - With one of our Barn Dance Bands you can be confident that your special day will be made even more memorable with music and dancing that everyone can enjoy.

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Parties & Corporate events - a Barn Dance Band will get everyone up and enjoying the evening

Barn Dance Bands can have names steeped in history or simply 'off the wall'

Peeping Tom ; Petronella ; The Arrdvark Ceilidh Band ; OCCASIONAL PUB BAND; CAFE SOL; SIMON CARE TRIO; THE CAT'S WHISKERS; CAPTAIN SWING; THE SUSSEX PISTOLS; MOONDANCE; DEMPSEY'S LOT; MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS; DR. FAUSTUS; SPIKE ISLAND BAND; THE WHOLE CABOODLE;