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Barn Dance Bands in  Swindon   

Barn dance bands in the  Swindon  area for a great evening

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Some examples of our barn dance bands in England, Scotland and Wales are shown below. To find barn dance bands in   Swindon  select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our barn dance bands who are within a reasonable distance of your venue.

 
Quotation and Booking for barn dance bands in  Swindon   

Interested in our barn dance bands? Send an email for a prompt, no obligation quotation. Want to discuss the musical options and alternatives for your special day? Phone or email us at Midsummer Music. We are here to help. To book us, email or phone, it's that simple.      

 

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

   The Lassie's Fancy ; Granny Does Your Dog Bite; Sailors Hornpipe; Dusty Ridge; Arkansas Traveler; Happy Hollow Hornpipe; The Leaking Bagpipe For: Indiana ; The Leaving of Liverpool ; The Lodge Road ; The Lucky Linslader ; The Maid Behind The Bar ; The Meeting of the Waters ; The Minstrel Boy ; Appalachian Fling; Flop-Eared Mule; Virginia Reel; Turkey in the Straw; Rocky Ground; The Minstrel Boy,; The Monaghan Jig ; The Mug of Brown Ale; The Muses ; The Naughty 'Noochie ; The New Year's Resolution ; The Old Grey Cat ; Sally Ann; Fair Haired Lassies; Temperance Reel; Paddy on the Turnpike; New Autumn; The Old Horned Sheep or The Humours Of Donnybrook ; The Ornithologist's Retreat ; The Pearl Wedding ; The Perfect Cure ; The Pinch of Snuff ; The Piper O' Dundee ; The Pleated Plaidie ; Indian Summer; Two Day Fling; B is for Bluegrass; Cajun Fiddling; Sweet Brown Eyed Girl; The Poker Party Polka ; The Polygon ; The Quaker's Wife ; The Queen's Jig ; The Racehorse ; The Railway ; The Rant ; Jole Blon; Cajun Fiddle; Cajun Cookin’; Texas Schottische; Sweetheart Schottische; The Rocking Horse ; The Rocky Road To Dublin; The Rogue's March ;

 
 

What has been said about Barn Dance Bands.      

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

Folk music is the ungarbled and ingenuous expression of the human mind and on that account it must reflect the essential and basic qualities of the human mind. ~ Cecil Sharp

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Swindon   

Weddings - Our barn dance bands are experienced in setting just the right atmosphere for an evening to remember

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

 
Barn Dance Bands can have some of the craziest of names      

 

Gloworms ; Grand Mamou ; Goose and Gridiron Band ; The Great White Steamchicken ; Grand Union :; Hannibal's Heroes ; Happisburgh Light Brigade, departing, ; Harkelees ; Hekety ; Hodges Dump ; Hole in the Wall ; The Hosepipe Band ; Inflammable Band ; Isinglass ; Jabadaw and the Jabadaw Trio ;