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Folk Bands in Banbury
Find available folk bands in Banbury on this web site of music groups
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Some examples of our folk bands in England, Scotland and Wales are shown below. To find folk bands in Banbury select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our folk bands who are within a reasonable distance of your venue.
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The words of songs that may be sung by folk bandsAndrew Rose - - Andrew Rose, the British sailor - Now to you his woes I'll name - 'Twas on the passage from Barbados - Whilst on board the Mary Jane. - Chorus: - Wasn't that most cruel usage - Without a friend to interpose? - How they've whipped and mangled,Gagged and strangled - The British sailor, Andrew Rose. - 2. 'Twas on the quarter-deck they laid him, - Gagged him with an iron bar; - Wasn't that most cruel usage - To put upon a British tar? - Chorus: - - 3. 'Twas up aloft the Captain sent him - Naked beneath the burning sun, - Whilst the mate did follow after, - Lashing him till the blood did run. - Chorus: |
What has been said about Folk Bands.
Quotations about folk bands and their instruments crop up throughout literature. Here are some quotations:-
When a man is not disposed to hear music, there is not a more disagreeable sound in harmony than that of the violin. ~ Richard Steele
Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Banbury
Weddings - With one of our Folk Bands you can be confident that your special day will be made even more memorable with music and dancing that everyone can enjoy.
You can hear samples of our folk bands, online
Parties & Corporate events - Our highly versatile Folk Bands play for a wide spectrum of events, ranging from formal birthday parties to corporate sales events
Folk Bands can have names steeped in history or simply 'off the wall'
Jellied Reels ; Jiggery Pokery ; Jolly Straw Hat ; Junction 24 :; Kamikaze Ceilidh Band ; Kettle of Fish ; Katies Quartet ; Kick Shins ; The Kings of Calicutt ; The John Kirkpatrick Ceilidh Band ; Kit and Boodle ; The Kitchen Girls ; Knit Your Own Yoghurt ; Knotted Chord ; Larkrise Ranters Ceilidh Band ;