Ceili and Barn Dances in Northampton for hire

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The JC Ceilidh Band in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£600 - £730
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One of the top ceilidh bands in the country - playing all the major festivals both here and in Europe! This is a lively band who can provide a range of suitable music for your function - from mellow background music to a full Ceilidh or Barn dance with a caller suited to your needs. This band plays for parties, weddings and other events in and around Northampton. They are successful favourites on the UK ceilidh and festival circuit, as well as veterans of numerous functions including weddings, corporate events and family celebrations. They play a wide range of music from the ...show more


The PS Ceilidh Band in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£620 - £760
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A barn dance or ceilidh needs a good caller and appropriate live music. This band's caller, Irene, has a lifetime of experience in dancing and knows how to put over the fun elements of dancing. Her clear instruction makes everyone feel comfortable, from complete beginners to experts, both young and old. The band is made up from hand picked, very experienced, musicians, with a vast repertoire of tunes which are selected on the night (or afternoon) to suit the particular requirements of your even ...show more


The OX Ceilidh / Barn Dance Band in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£630 - £760
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This lively band are in great demand for weddings, parties, charity events, corporate entertainment and other functions requiring that little bit of extra in entertainment value & a Disco option. The band pride themselves on a professional approach to all situation and importantly , a strong sense of FUN!

The band works with a team of experienced and sympathetic callers. Each has a special talent ranging from singing, recorder playing to humour and a dry wit. The band regularly plays for private functions in Northampton. Their caller explains the ...show more


The ML Ceilidh / Barn Dance Band in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£570 - £700
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The ML Ceilidh Band are a 3 piece band including caller (their caller plays bodhran when the dances are in full swing) .

They play for weddings, corporate events, parties and other celebrations. Their music includes a mixture of traditional Irish and Scottish tunes, plus some Bluegrass and Appalachian music. They can also do a range of well known Irish songs and can play Rock and Roll too. A fun band for a wedding or party in Northampton.


The TL Ceilidh/ Barn Dance Band in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£860 - £1000
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The TL Ceilidh Band is highly professional and features musicians who have played from Cornwall to Shetland and from Sweden to Australia. This band plays for parties, weddings and other events in and around Northampton. The TL Band's key to ceilidh/barn dance success is the ‘no pressure, it’s all about the fun’ approach taken by their caller, and the strong vocal line-up, supported by instrumentation on fiddles, bouzouki, mandolin, guitar and double bass. Several of the musicians are singers, and the caller also plays guitar and ethnic percussion depending on the rest of the ...show more


The MW Barn Dance/Ceilidh band in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£550 - £670
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The MW Ceilidh Band are happy to play for your wedding reception, party, celebration, barn dance, ceilidh or hoedown. Northampton is within this band’s local area for dances. The band offers a mixture of traditional English, Irish, Scottish and American dance music suitable for a barn dance or ceilidh, played on fiddle, accordion and guitar, with their usual caller on bodhran.


The AR Barn Dance Band in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£490 - £600
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This lively band are a very popular and experienced Ceilidh / Barn Dance Band and are available for all events ranging from weddings, anniversary parties, fund raisers etc. The band regularly plays for private functions in Northampton. Although specialising in English Ceilidh their extensive repertoire of English traditional tunes along with a good selection of Scottish, Irish, American and some European and modern compositions means that the band are able to undertake Burns Nights etc. The band consists of some of the finest Ceilidh musicians in the area. ...show more


The FG Barn Dance/Ceilidh Band in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£770 - £940
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The FB Ceilidh / Barn Dance Band are highly regarded and have been playing together as a successful ceilidh dance band for over a decade. A fun band for a wedding or party in Northampton.
Their repertoire is rooted in English folk, including their own compositions.

However, they always throw in plenty of Scottish tunes and dances (especially for Burns night), Irish and even French tunes just for good measure.

Their rhythmic folk-rock style and enthusiastic playing has delighted crowds at ceilidhs, weddings, parties, conferences, barn ...show more


The CM Barn Dance / Ceilidh Band in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£480 - £590
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The Band is an experienced barn dance and ceilidh band. The Band has a flexible line-up, drawn from the membership of top Festival dance band, The GS Ceilidh Band. This band plays for parties, weddings and other events in and around Northampton.

The five-piece line-up (The GS Ceilidh Band) is often too much for smaller local events where space for the band, time to set up, and perhaps money, are at a premium. The CM band offer a first class alternative. With just three of the musicians plus caller, and a small, quickly assembled PA system, they offer a great option and c ...show more


Bronze Earth Music in Northampton, Northamptonshire
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£400 - £480
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Bronze Earth Music are a fresh new band hailing from central England. Northampton is within this band’s local area for dances. They feature the classic pairing of fiddle and melodeon, and add cello for a classical edge. They're equally at home playing English, Scottish or Irish styles and are at home in any event. They can also offer music to listen to which they will play between dances.

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The Ceili and Barn Dance pages list bands that are available in Northampton. People occasionally don't know what is different between a Ceilidh dance, Barn dance or Hoedown. In case you're uncertain, discover what kind of dance band would be best for your wedding or function in Northampton, simply click the following link:

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About Northampton

Northampton began life as a Saxon village. It was called Hamm tun, which means the village by the well-watered meadow. Later it was called North Hamm tun, probably to distinguish it from Southampton. The name Northampton first appears in 914. When they occupied Eastern England in the late 9th century the Danes turned the Northampton into a stronghold called a burh. They dug a ditch around the settlement and erected an earth rampart with a wooden palisade on top. Northampton was not just a stronghold it was also a place of trade where craftsmen worked and where goods were bought and sold at a market.

Despite the fact that it was a fortified settlement Northampton was captured and burned by the Danes in 1010. However Northampton soon recovered from this disaster and by the time of the Domesday Book (1086) it probably had a population of about 1,500. That seems tiny to us but settlements were very small in those days. Northampton grew in size in the 12th and 13th centuries and may have reached a population of 2,500 or 3,000 by 1300. Early in the 12th century the first Earl of Northampton built the church of the sepulchre when he returned home from the crusades. no evidence that shoemaking was a major industry in Northampton till much later.

This was supposed to be a copy of a church in Jerusalem. He also fortified Northampton by building stone walls around it. The earl also built a castle to safeguard the town. Northampton gained its first charter in 1189. (A charter was a document granting the townspeople certain rights). Richard I gave the charter in return for money. In 1215 Northampton was given its first mayor. In Northampton there was a market. By the early 13th century it was held in the present Market Place. There were also fairs. A fair was like a market but it was held only once a year for a few days and it would attract buyers and sellers from all over the Midlands. The main industry in Northampton was the manufacture of wool. It was woven and dyed in Northampton. The importance of the wool industry is shown by street names such Mercers Row (a mercer was a dealer in fine cloth), The Drapery and Woolmonger Street. The first shoemaker was mentioned in the early 13th century but there were shoemakers in all medieval towns.

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