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Barndance Bands in  North Wales   

Barndance Bands in the  North Wales  area for a great evening

Use the drop down box to select  North Wales  Barndance Bands

Here's a few of our barndance bands across the UK. To find the barndance bands in   North Wales  select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our barndance bands that play in your area.

 
Get a Quotation or Book one of our barndance bands in  North Wales   

Interested in our music? 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.      

 

Barndance bands and the names of folk tunes

   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; Green Meadow ; Green Mountain Petronella ; Greencastle Hornpipe ; Greenholm ; Greetwell ; Gyre And Gimble ; H.R.H. The Prince of Wales's Favourite,;

 
 

Barndance Bands - Quotations.      

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

Effects: a term used in dance-band parlance, etc, for imitative instruments such as various forms of whistle and anvil, baby cry, bantam rooster, bear growl, calf bawl, cuckoo, dog bark, duck quack, pig grunt, hen cackle, cock crow, drum call, glass crash, horse trot, lion roar, locomotive, nose blow, peacock, pop-gun, rain, siren, sleigh-bells, steam exhaust, surf and thunder, typewriter effect, whip crack, etc. Scholes

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  North Wales   

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

You can hear samples of our barndance bands, online

Parties & Corporate events - Our highly versatile Barndance 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 barndance bands & other kinds of folk band      

 

Shave the Monkey ; Shepherd's Hey ; Spike Island Band ; Spinning Jelly ; Squiffers ; Stocai ; Stömp ; Striding Edge ; Sundance ; Sunday Suits (and Muddy Boots) ; Sussex Pistols ; Swing the Cat ; Thimble Rigger and Skimmington Ride ; Tickled Pink ; Thingumajig ;