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Country Dance Bands in  England   

Country Dance Bands in the  England  area for a great evening

Use the drop down box to select  England  Country Dance Bands

This is just a selection of country dance bands around the country. To find all our country dance bands in   England  select your county from the drop down box to view the country dance bands that play in your area.

 
Get a Quotation or Book one of our country dance bands in  England   

Interested in our music? 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 country dance bands

   The Leaving of Liverpool ; The Lodge Road ; The Lucky Linslader ; The Maid Behind The Bar ; The Meeting of the Waters ; The Minstrel Boy ; Appalachian Fling; Flop-Eared Mule; Virginia Reel; Turkey in the Straw; Rocky Ground; The Minstrel Boy,; The Monaghan Jig ; The Mug of Brown Ale; The Muses ; The Naughty 'Noochie ; The New Year's Resolution ; The Old Grey Cat ; Sally Ann; Fair Haired Lassies; Temperance Reel; Paddy on the Turnpike; New Autumn; The Old Horned Sheep or The Humours Of Donnybrook ; The Ornithologist's Retreat ; The Pearl Wedding ; The Perfect Cure ; The Pinch of Snuff ; The Piper O' Dundee ; The Pleated Plaidie ; Indian Summer; Two Day Fling; B is for Bluegrass; Cajun Fiddling; Sweet Brown Eyed Girl; The Poker Party Polka ; The Polygon ; 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 ; The Rollicking Irishman ; The Scholar ; The Scotch Ramble ; The Self ; The Yellow Rose of Texas; Faded Love; Maidens Prayer;

 
 

What has been said about Country Dance Bands.      

Much has been written about folk music and country dance bands. 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  England   

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

Hear online music from our country dance bands

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

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

 

Time of Your Life ; Whapweasel Europe ; Whiskey in the Jar ; Woodsiders Barn Dance Band ; Minstrels Gallery; Jug of Punch; Houghton Weavers; The Fife; Creweneck Ceilidh Band; ThingumaJig; Barn Dance Band; JEZREELS; Siansa; Steeleye Span; Lunasa;