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Irish Folk Bands in  St Helens   

Find available irish folk bands in   St Helens  on this web site of music groups

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

 
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History is reflected in the words of folk songs

   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:

 
 

Quotations about Irish Folk Bands.      

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

Folk music is the ungarbled and ingenuous expression of the human mind and on that account it must reflect the essential and basic qualities of the human mind. ~ Cecil Sharp

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  St Helens   

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

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Corporate & Parties - Whatever your corporate event or party is for, our talented Irish Folk Bands will have the right music and dance for the occasion.

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

 

Barn Dance Band; JEZREELS; Siansa; Steeleye Span; Lunasa; Yarmarka; The Oxford Waits; Magpie Lane; Mackating; The Christminster Singers; The Witches of Elswick; Amazing Incredibles; Arrogant Worms; Babes With Axes; The Banded Geckos;