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English Barn Dance Bands in  Bolton   

List of those English Barn Dance bands who perform in the  Bolton  region.

Use the drop down box to select  Bolton  English Barn Dance Bands

To find the English barn dance bands in   Bolton  select your county from the drop down box.

 
Quotation and Booking - english barn dance bands in  Bolton   

If you are interested in one of our english barn dance bands, 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.      

 

Typical tunes played by barn dance bands

   Miss Russell of Blackball; Miss Sophia Campbell of Saddell ‘s Jig; Miss White’s Jig; Mr Adam Robertson’s Favorite; The Director,; The Donegall ; The Doodler's Hornpipe ; The Drummer ; The Dublin Dance ; The Family's Pride ; The First Frost ; Mr Baird of Newbyth’s Jigg; Mr Daniel McFarlane’s Delight; Mr Peter Duff’s Favorite; Mr Wilson’s Hornpipe; Mrs A. MacGlashan; The Five Wells ; The Flight ; The Flowers of Limerick ; The Forester ; The Frantocini ; The Friendly Visit ; The Fruits Of Newbury - A New Bourree ; Mrs John Clark’s Delight; Mrs McGee’s Reel; Mrs Maitland of Rankeillor’s Reel; Mrs Muir Mackenzie’s Delight; Mrs Muir Mackenzie’s Fancie; The General Gathering 1745 ; The Giant's Silver ; The Girl With the Blue Dress on ; The Girl With The Green Hat On,; The Glass Of Stout ; The Glendoan Fancy ; The Gobby O ; Mrs Oswald of Auchencruive’s Favorite Reel; Mrs Robertson of Lawers Delight; Mrs Roy of Nenthom’s Favorite; Mrs Trotter of Castlelaw’s Reel; Mrs Tulloh’s Jig; The Golden Farmer ; The Graceful Girl ; The Greenwood Tree ; The Grindstone,; The Guillemot's Revenge ; The Happy One-Step ; The Headlands ; Pier of Bowmore, The; Perth Races; Sward House; Rubber Dolly; Cottoneyed Joe; The High Level ; The Holly and the Ivy,; The Household Brigade ; The Hundred Pipers; The Hurler's March ;

 
 

What has been said about English Barn Dance Bands.      

Mention of english barn dance bands and their instruments crop up throughout literature. 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  Bolton   

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

You can hear samples of our english barn dance bands, online

Parties & Corporate events - Our highly versatile English Barn Dance Bands play for a wide spectrum of events, ranging from formal birthday parties to corporate sales events

 
Folk and English Barn Dance Bands can have very unusual names.      

 

Red House ; Red Shed ; The Rising Sun Band ; Roger the Badger ; Rogues Gallery ; The Roughditch Band ; Rufus Return ; Saxophony ; Scallywag ; Shake the Dice ; Shave the Monkey ; Shepherd's Hey ; Spike Island Band ; Spinning Jelly ; Squiffers ;