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English Folk Dance Bands in  Rutland   

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

Use the drop down box to select  Rutland  English Folk Dance Bands

Some examples of our English folk dance bands in England, Scotland and Wales are shown below. To find English folk dance bands in   Rutland  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.

 
Quotation and Booking for English folk dance bands in  Rutland   

Interested in our English folk 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.      

 

History is reflected in the names of folk tunes. Here are some that may be played by English folk dance bands

   The Quaker's Wife ; The Queen's Jig ; The Racehorse ; The Railway ; The Rant ; Jole Blon; Cajun Fiddle; Cajun Cookin’; Texas Schottische; Sweetheart Schottische; The Rocking Horse ; The Rocky Road To Dublin; The Rogue's March ; ; GREEN MEADOW; HAPPY MISTAKE; HASTE TO THE WEDDING; HAYMAKER’S JIG; Red Cigar ; Red Haired Boy ; Red Leciester ; Red Leciester,; Red Stocking Sam ; Red Stocking standard ; Redesdale Hornpipe ; HEALTH TO THE LADIES; HEATHER BREEZE; IRISH WASHERWOMAN; JACKSON’S FAVOURITE; KITTY’S RAMBLE; Redwing ; Reel de Mattawa ; Reel De Montreal ; Reg's Cigar ; Rejoice, Good Christian Men ; Rhos-y-gwaliau Romp ; Rhubarb Sandwich ; LARRY O’GAFF; LIFE IS ALL CHEQUERED; LORD GORDON; LORD WELLINGTON; MAID ON THE GREEN; Rights of Man ; Rigs O' Mallow ; River Belles 2, Sandy ; Ro My Nut Brown Maiden, Ho ; Road To Boston, On The ; Road to Butlins A52 ; Road to Dundee ; MERRY BLACKSMITH; MERRY MAIDEN; MERRY OLD WOMAN; MISS McCLOUD; MISS MONAGHAN; Road To Errol ; Road To Lisdoonvarna ; Roberston's Reel ; Rochdale Rushcart ;

 
 

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  Rutland   

Weddings - Our English folk dance bands are experienced in setting just the right atmosphere for an evening to remember

Hear online music from our English folk dance bands

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

 
English Folk Dance Bands can have some of the craziest of names      

 

Gloworms ; Grand Mamou ; Goose and Gridiron Band ; The Great White Steamchicken ; Grand Union :; Hannibal's Heroes ; Happisburgh Light Brigade, departing, ; Harkelees ; Hekety ; Hodges Dump ; Hole in the Wall ; The Hosepipe Band ; Inflammable Band ; Isinglass ; Jabadaw and the Jabadaw Trio ;