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Country Dance Bands in  Southampton   

Find available country dance bands in   Southampton  on this web site of music groups

Use the drop down box to select  Southampton  Country Dance Bands

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

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

   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 ; The Indian Queen ; The Jolly Coppersmith ; Durham’s Bull; Turkey Creek Hop; Sally Goodin; Four Feathers; Chicken in the Breadpan; The King of the Fairies ; The Lad with the Plaidie ; The Lady Of The Lake ; The Lamppost ; The Lark in the Clear Air; The Lark In The Morning ;

 
 

Quotations about Country Dance Bands.      

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

Clarionet, n. An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments that are worse than a clarionet—two clarionets. ~Ambrose Bierce (1842—1914?)

Live Music for Weddings, Parties & Corporate Events in  Southampton   

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

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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      

 

The Roughditch Band ; Rufus Return ; Saxophony ; Scallywag ; Shake the Dice ; Shave the Monkey ; Shepherd's Hey ; Spike Island Band ; Spinning Jelly ; Squiffers ; Stocai ; Stömp ; Striding Edge ; Sundance ; Sunday Suits (and Muddy Boots) ;