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English Barn Dance Bands in  Swanage   

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

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

You can find English barn dance bands in   Swanage  by select your county from the drop down box. The bands shown are just a selection across the UK.

 
Quotation and Booking - english barn dance bands in  Swanage   

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 ;

 
 

English Barn Dance Bands - Quotations.      

Mention of english barn dance bands and their instruments crop up throughout literature. Here are some quotations:-

Let me play to you tunes without measureor end, ~ Tunes that are born to die without a herald, ~ As a flight of storks rises from a marsh, ~circles, And alights on the spot from which it rose. ~Hugh MacDiarmid

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Swanage   

Weddings - Our english barn dance bands for a music and dance experience to remember

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.      

 

The Bracken Rigg; Slide; Last Resort Ceilidh Band; BeerBarrels, The; Banquo; Bayou Folk ; Blame It On The Dog; Bursledon Village Band; Changes ; Coffee Pickers, The; Common Ground; Copper Kettle; Crooked Creek; Crows Feet; Deaf Shepherd;