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English Folk Dance Bands in  Northern England   

Find available English folk dance bands in   Northern England  on this web site of music groups

Filter English Folk Dance Bands in  Northern England  using the drop down box

Here are some of our English folk dance bands in different parts of the UK. To find English folk dance bands in   Northern England  select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our English folk dance bands that perform in your part of the country.

 
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Tunes sometimes played by English folk dance bands

   The Biddy Bowl Wife,; The Big Ship; The Black Bird ; Lady Elisabeth Montague’s Jig; Lady Elizabeth Cole’s Reel; Lady Ramsy’s Fancy; Lord Drighorn’s Reel; Mile to Ride, A. A Jig; The Bluebell Reel ; The Boar's Head ; The Breakdown,; The Brownie Banks ; The Burdett ; The Castle ; The Cat Walk ; Miss Ann Douglass Brigton’s Jigg; Miss Ann Monro’s Reel; Miss Barbara Hay’s Favorite; Miss Buchanan of Caxnbusmore; Miss Campbell of Monzie; The Chaco Waltz ; The Chest Of Drawers ; The Chickadee's Polka ; The Cobbler ; The Connaught Man's Rambles ; The Corner House Jig ; The Cuckoo ; Miss Charlotte Stirling’s Jigg; Miss Clementina Stewart of Garth’s Jigg; Miss Cochran’s Jig **; Miss Dalrym pie; Miss Douglas Brigton’s Jigg; The Dance of the Polygon ; The Dancing Dustman,; The Devil Among the Taylors ; The Director,; The Donegall ; The Doodler's Hornpipe ; The Drummer ; Miss (Dr) Grant’s Reel; Miss Grace Hay’s Reel; Miss Helen Campbell Ardmore’s Jig; Miss Isabella Robertson’s Hornpipe; Miss Isabella Robertson’s Reel; The Dublin Dance ; The Family's Pride ; The First Frost ; The Five Wells ; The Flight ; The Flowers of Limerick ; The Forester ; Miss Isobel Clark’s Favorite; Miss J. Rose’s Reel; Miss Jane Douglas’s Favorite; Miss Jessie Stewart’s Jigg; Miss Marrion Campbell A.rdmore’s Favorite; The Frantocini ;

 
 

Quotations about English Folk Dance Bands.      

Quotations about English folk dance bands and their instruments crop up throughout literature. Here are some quotations:-

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

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Northern England   

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

You can hear samples of our English folk dance bands, online

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

 
English Folk Dance Bands can have names steeped in history or simply 'off the wall'      

 

Peeping Tom ; Petronella ; The Arrdvark Ceilidh Band ; OCCASIONAL PUB BAND; CAFE SOL; SIMON CARE TRIO; THE CAT'S WHISKERS; CAPTAIN SWING; THE SUSSEX PISTOLS; MOONDANCE; DEMPSEY'S LOT; MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS; DR. FAUSTUS; SPIKE ISLAND BAND; THE WHOLE CABOODLE;