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Barn Dance Bands in Greater Manchester

Have a fantastic experience with one of our Greater Manchester Barn Dance Bands

Select Greater Manchester Barn Dance Bands using the drop down box

Here are some of our barn dance bands in different parts of the UK. To find barn dance bands in Greater Manchester select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our barn dance bands that perform in your part of the country.

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Typical tunes, some played by Barn Dance Bands

Mr Peter Duff’s Favorite; Mr Wilson’s Hornpipe; Mrs A. MacGlashan; The Five Wells ; The Flight ; The Flowers of Limerick ; The Forester ; The Frantocini ; The Friendly Visit ; The Fruits Of Newbury - A New Bourree ; Mrs John Clark’s Delight; Mrs McGee’s Reel; Mrs Maitland of Rankeillor’s Reel; Mrs Muir Mackenzie’s Delight; Mrs Muir Mackenzie’s Fancie; The General Gathering 1745 ; The Giant's Silver ; The Girl With the Blue Dress on ; The Girl With The Green Hat On,; The Glass Of Stout ; The Glendoan Fancy ; The Gobby O ; Mrs Oswald of Auchencruive’s Favorite Reel; Mrs Robertson of Lawers Delight; Mrs Roy of Nenthom’s Favorite; Mrs Trotter of Castlelaw’s Reel; Mrs Tulloh’s Jig; The Golden Farmer ; The Graceful Girl ; The Greenwood Tree ; The Grindstone,; The Guillemot's Revenge ; The Happy One-Step ; The Headlands ; Pier of Bowmore, The; Perth Races; Sward House; Rubber Dolly; Cottoneyed Joe; The High Level ; The Holly and the Ivy,; The Household Brigade ; The Hundred Pipers; The Hurler's March ; The Indian Queen ; The Jolly Coppersmith ; Durham’s Bull; Turkey Creek Hop; Sally Goodin; Four Feathers; Chicken in the Breadpan; The King of the Fairies ; The Lad with the Plaidie ; The Lady Of The Lake ; The Lamppost ; The Lark in the Clear Air; The Lark In The Morning ;

Barn Dance Bands - Quotations.

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

The excellence of natural Andalusian melody is revealed by the fact that it is the only music continuously and abundantly used by foreign composers.~ Manuel de Falla

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Greater Manchester

Weddings - Everyone can enjoy an evening with one of our Barn Dance Bands, from the children to the grandparents.

You can hear samples of our barn dance bands, online

Parties & Corporate events - Our highly versatile Barn Dance Bands play for a wide spectrum of events, ranging from formal birthday parties to corporate sales events

Here are just a few of the unusual names of barn dance bands & other kinds of folk band

Sacramento Street; Stone Circle; Sun Mountain Fiddler; Tale; Tanglefoot; Durty Linen; The Aardvarks ; Albireo ; All Blacked Up - Gig list - Notes and Recordings ; Alf Alfa and the Wild Oats ; The Angel Band ; Angels of the North - Northern Ceilidh. ; Asha ; Bash Street Dance Band ; Bang on the Wall ;