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Barndance Bands in  Berkshire   

Have a fantastic experience with one of our  Berkshire  Barndance Bands

Select  Berkshire  Barndance Bands using the drop down box

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

 
Quotation and Booking - barndance bands in  Berkshire   

If you are interested in one of our barndance 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 sometimes played by barndance bands

   Bowstring Swing; Black Mountain Rag; Listen to the Mockingbird; Gardenia Waltz; Martin’s Waltz; Lamplighter's Hornpipe ; Lannigan's Ball ; Larry O'Gaff ; Lass O' Dallogill ; Late Evening Reel ; Le Parc de Sceaux ; Lea Riggs ; Lullaby Waltz; Canadian Waltz; Flowers of the Dell; Festival Waltz; Tennessee Waltz; Leapfrog ; Leaping Jack ; Lemonville Jig ; Lesley Dolman's Jig ; Levantine's Barrel ; Levi Jackson ; Lexie McAskill ; I’ll Be All Smiles Tonight; Rocky Top; San Antonio Rose; Lonesome Journey; My Grandfather’s Clock; Liberty ; Liberty Bell ; Life is all Chequered ; Lindbergh's Crate ; Linhope Loup ; Little Brown Jug ; Little Burnt Potato ; Blackeyed Suzie; Whoa Mule Whoa; Footprints in the Snow; Lonesome Road Blues; I Wish I Was Single Again; Little Czech Number ; Little Liza Jane ; Little Red Waggon ; Live Country,; Lively Tim ; Liverpool Hornpipe ; Liza Jane; Pig in a Pen; Wabash Cannonball; Drunken Sailor; The Devil Went Down to Georgia; Dueling Fiddles; Liza Jane original ; Llanover Reel ; Lloyd of Binghampton ; Lock My Heart ;

 
 

Quotations about Barndance Bands.      

Quotations about barndance bands and their instruments crop up throughout literature. Here are some quotations:-

In strains more exalted the salt-box shall join, ~ And clattering and battering and clapping ~ combine; With a rap and a tap while the hollow side sounds, ~ Up and down leaps the flap, and with rattling rebounds. ~ Bonnell Thornton

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Berkshire   

Weddings - A lively and fun evening for everyone with one of our Barndance Bands

Hear online music from our barndance bands

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

 
Folk and Barndance Bands can be really imaginative with names.      

 

The Witches of Elswick; Amazing Incredibles; Arrogant Worms; Babes With Axes; The Banded Geckos; The Bracken Rigg; Slide; Last Resort Ceilidh Band; BeerBarrels, The; Banquo; Bayou Folk ; Blame It On The Dog; Bursledon Village Band; Changes ; Coffee Pickers, The;