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Folk Bands in  Middlesbrough   

Have a fantastic experience with one of our  Middlesbrough  Folk Bands

Select  Middlesbrough  Folk Bands using the drop down box

This is just a selection of folk bands around the country. To find all our folk bands in   Middlesbrough  select your county from the drop down box to view the folk bands that play in your area.

 
Get a Quotation or Book one of our folk bands in  Middlesbrough   

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.      

 

The words of songs that may be sung by folk bands

   Andrew 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.      

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

That gang staggerin’ owre them as they groan. ~ Hugh MacDiarmid

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Middlesbrough   

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

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

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

 

Yarmarka; The Oxford Waits; Magpie Lane; Mackating; The Christminster Singers; 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;