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English Folk Dance Bands in Edinburgh

Have a great evening with one of our Edinburgh English Folk Dance Bands

Select Edinburgh English Folk Dance Bands using the drop down box

Some examples of our English folk dance bands in England, Scotland and Wales are shown below. To find English folk dance bands in Edinburgh select your county from the drop down box. This will show all of our English folk dance bands who are within a reasonable distance of your venue.

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English Folk Dance Bands repertoire contains a wealth of heritage

Mrs Robertson of Lawers Delight; Mrs Roy of Nenthom’s Favorite; The Maid Behind The Bar ; The Meeting of the Waters ; The Minstrel Boy ; The Minstrel Boy,; The Monaghan Jig ; The Mug of Brown Ale; The Muses ; Mrs Trotter of Castlelaw’s Reel; Mrs Tulloh’s Jig; Pier of Bowmore, The; Perth Races; Sward House; The Naughty 'Noochie ; The New Year's Resolution ; The Old Grey Cat ; The Old Horned Sheep or The Humours Of Donnybrook ; The Ornithologist's Retreat ; The Pearl Wedding ; The Perfect Cure ; Rubber Dolly; Cottoneyed Joe; Durham’s Bull; Turkey Creek Hop; Sally Goodin; The Pinch of Snuff ; The Piper O' Dundee ; The Pleated Plaidie ; The Poker Party Polka ; The Polygon ; The Quaker's Wife ; The Queen's Jig ; Four Feathers; Chicken in the Breadpan; Granny Does Your Dog Bite; Sailors Hornpipe; Dusty Ridge; The Racehorse ; The Railway ; The Rant ; The Rocking Horse ; The Rocky Road To Dublin; The Rogue's March ; The Rollicking Irishman ; Arkansas Traveler; Happy Hollow Hornpipe; Appalachian Fling; Flop-Eared Mule; Virginia Reel; The Scholar ; The Scotch Ramble ; The Self ; The Sluggard Tapper ; The South Wind ; The Spaceman ; The Stone Court ;

English Folk Dance Bands - Quotations.

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

The gentlemen in private meeting . . . played three, four and five parts with viols. . . and they esteemed a violin to be an instrument only belonging to a common fiddler, and could not endure that it should come among them for fear of making their meetings to be vain and fiddling. ~ Anthony Wood

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in Edinburgh

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

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

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

Bold Grannydier ; The Bolingey Troyl Band · BonneBouche ; Burning Bridges ; Bursledon Village Band - Gig list - Notes and Recordings ; Bushes and Briars - Notes ; Cafe Sol Band ; Candleford Ceilidh Band ; Pugwash Band ; Captain Swing ; Chalktown ; Cheap Jack ; Chipolata 5 and the more street theatre Chipolatas ; Citizen Camembert ; Cock and Bull ; Cock of the North ;