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Barndance Bands in  Southampton   

Barndance Bands in the  Southampton  area for a great evening

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

 
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History is reflected in the names of folk tunes sometimes played by barndance bands

   Dr James Hamilton’s Reel; Dugal Campbell Esq. of Ballinaby’s Reel; Starry Nights of Shetland ; Staten Island,; Steam-boat Hornpipe ; Steamboat Quickstep ; Stepping Stone ; Stool of Repentance ; Storrers ; The Duke of York’s Camp. ; Ho Mo Chaileagan; Hon. Mrs Drumniond of Perth’s Delight; Lady Elisabeth Montague’s Jig; Lady Elizabeth Cole’s Reel; Stratfield Saye ; Sugar in my Coffee-o,; Sugar in the Gourd,; Summer Lightning,; Sunset Over Ayr ; Swallowtail ; Swannee ; Lady Ramsy’s Fancy; Lord Drighorn’s Reel; Mile to Ride, A. A Jig; Miss Ann Douglass Brigton’s Jigg; Miss Ann Monro’s Reel; Swedish Masquerade ; Sweet Ellen ; Sweet Georgia Brown,; Sweet Jenny Jones ; Sweets of May,; Swimming In The Gutter,; Swine Jig ; Miss Barbara Hay’s Favorite; Miss Buchanan of Caxnbusmore; Miss Campbell of Monzie; Miss Charlotte Stirling’s Jigg; Miss Clementina Stewart of Garth’s Jigg; Swinging on a Gate, Fireside Reel or ; Tam's Hunting Horn,; Teetotaller's Reel ; Temperley Hornpipe ; Tenpenny Bit,; Terry Teehan's,; Teviot Bridge ; Miss Cochran’s Jig **; Miss Dalrym pie; Miss Douglas Brigton’s Jigg; Miss (Dr) Grant’s Reel; Miss Grace Hay’s Reel; Thames Hornpipe ; The Alderman's Hat ; The American Dwarf ; The Artusi Polka ; The Ballydesmond Polkas No 1 ; The Ballydesmond Polkas No 2 ; The Barley Mow ;

 
 

Barndance Bands - Quotations.      

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

Fiddle, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse’s tail on the entrails of a cat. ~ Ambrose Bierce

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Southampton   

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

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

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

 

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;