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English Barn Dance Bands in  Rochdale   

Locate traditional English Barn Dance Bands in the  Rochdale  area for a fun evening of music and dance

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A few of bands around the country is shown. To find all of our English barn dance bands in   Rochdale  select your county from the drop down box to view the English barn dance bands that play in your area.

 
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History is reflected in the names of folk tunes played by barn dance bands

   GATES OF DERRY; GREENCASTLE; Silver Roses For June ; Singing of the Travels ; Sir Roger de Coverley,; Sir Sidney Smith ; Sir Watkin's Jigg ; Slashers ; Slip Jig ; HARVEST HOME; HIGH CAUL CAP; HUMOURS OF BANDON; HUMOURS OF CALIFORNIA; KILDARE HORNPIPE; Slip Jig,; Slow March for Pipers ; Sluggard Tapper, The ; Smash the Windows ; So Long ; Soldiers Dance,; Soldiers' Joy ; KINGSTON; KELLY’S HORNPIPE; LASS ON THE STRAND; LEITRIM FANCY; LIVERPOOL HORNPIPE; Solomon Levi ; Son's A Prawn, My ; So-so Polka ; Spanish Dance ; Speed The Plough ; Spencefield Lane ; Spence's Tent ; LONDONDERRY; MAGGIE BROWN; MAGGIE PICKENS; MANCHESTER; PLAINS OF BOYLE; Spider Island ; Sprig of Shillelah ; Squire of Bensham ; St Anne's ,; St Hugh's Jig ; St. Bruno,; St. Lawrence Jig,; PRETTY MAGGIE MORRISSER; RIGHTS OF MAN; SAND’S HORNPIPE; SEIGE OF ENNIS; SHAN VAN VOCHT; Staggering Home,; Staines Morris ; Starry Night for a Ramble ; Starry Nights of Shetland ; Staten Island,; Steam-boat Hornpipe ; Steamboat Quickstep ;

 
 

What has been said about English Barn Dance Bands.      

Plays and novels have made reference folk music and english barn dance bands. Here are some quotations:-

We had the music of the bagpipe every day at Armadale, Dunvegan and Col. Dr Johnson appeared fond of it, and used often to stand for some time with his ear close to the great drone. ~James Boswell

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Rochdale   

Weddings - With one of our English Barn Dance Bands you can be confident that your special day will be made even more memorable with music and dancing that everyone can enjoy.

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

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

 

Old Swan Band ; One The Rum ; Peeping Tom ; Pepper in the Brandy ; Phoenix English Country Barn Dance Band ; Pigzear Ceilidh Band ; The Posh Band ; Pluck and Squeeze ; Pluck 'n' Squeeze Barn Dance and Ceilidh Band ; The Public Sector ; Rannygazoo ; Ran Tan Band ; Random ; Raw Material ; The RBB Band ;