English Barn Dance Bands in Manchester for hire

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The RT Ceilidh / Barn Dance Band in Manchester, the North West
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£680 - £830
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The RT Band are an experienced ceilidh band who play venues throughout the North West of England. They play at folk festivals, parties, wedding receptions and other events. Bringing traditional music and dance to Manchester with this English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band.

As you are probably aware, the great advantage of folk dance for a party (or any other event) is that your guests need not know anything at all about folk dancing as the whole thing is explained by the caller and walked through once or twice beforehand.

The line up for this band consists of melodeon, fiddle, guitar, b ...show more


The BB Ceilidh Band in Manchester, the North West
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£680 - £830
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The BB Band are a professional four piece Irish Band offering a fantastic and lively range of Irish music. You can hire this English Barn Dance Band for your dance in Manchester. They came together about 10 years ago to form one of the most vibrant and lively bands on the Irish music scene today.

They specialise in Ceilidhs and can offer all types of Ceilidh, whether you want to have an Irish, Scottish or English flavour!

They come equipped and ready to play at all types of music venues from small to very large, e.g. Festivals, Pubs, Clubs, Corporate Event ...show more


The BB Band in Manchester, the North West
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£690 - £840
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The BB Band are a professional four piece Irish and Ceili Band, who play a fantastic and lively range of real Traditional and Contemporary Irish music, songs and tunes, as well as Celtic rock and Country rock & roll. An ideal English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band for a wedding or party in Manchester. They are all professional musicians who came together from academic, formal, semi-pro and session music backgrounds, to form one of the most vibrant and lively bands on the Irish music scene today.


The MW Ceilidh Band in Manchester, the North West
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£570 - £690
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MW ceilidh band is a collaboration of accomplished folk musicians who have wide ranging experience. The band play a wide variety of tunes. They particularly enjoy playing music from North America and Québec but also play many traditional English, Scottish and Irish tunes. Although the emphasis is on folk dance tunes, they also include some listening tune sets between dances.

The MW band are available for any private function that wants a ceilidh (aka barn dance, hoe down, folk dance) includin ...show more


The SL Barn Dance/Ceilidh Band in Manchester, the North West
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£520 - £640
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The SL Band are a fun ceilidh and barn dance band based in the North West. Bringing traditional music and dance to Manchester with this English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band. They are highly experienced musicians and, together with their in-house caller, provide a good evening's entertainment - ideal for birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, theme nights, fundraisers and more. Their musicians have an eclectic background; as well as traditional ceilidh and folk, they also work in classical, jazz, big bands and brass bands!

The band are available from a small band of a single musician + caller ...show more


The MN Barn Dance/ Ceilidh Band in Manchester, the North West
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£490 - £600
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The MN Barn Dance/ Ceilidh Band perform for a variety of occasions including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, PTA, club, church and village events.
All the band members have many years of experience in playing for dancing. These events are fun and not intended to be serious! (you can have a laugh at your own mistakes). They perform with the same enthusiasm for both experienced dancers and novices. If you have never done it before, don't worry, they will be there to make it work for you. The ...show more


The CF  Folk Band in Manchester, the North West
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£920 - £1100
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The CF Band are a musically diverse 5 piece band who are gate-crashing the folk scene with a lively blend of traditional Irish, drinking songs, 3 part harmony and instrumentals. An ideal English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band for a wedding or party in Manchester. All the members are professional musicians active in many genres of the music industry performing in Classical orchestras to Jazz and World music groups. They all share a passion for Folk and Celtic music and formed the band in 2009 as an outlet for the music. Line-up includes Ange -Whistles / Vocals, Dave - Guitar / V ...show more


The OB Ceilidh Band in Manchester, the North West
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£520 - £630
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The OB Band are one of the most respected barn dance bands in the North West. They specialise in playing for ceilidhs, barn dances and hoedowns. Planning a traditional English dance in Manchester? Then this English Barn Dance Band could be for you. The band's danceable and foot-tapping sound is based on a varied range of instruments - melodeon, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and bass.

The sole aim of an OB ceilidh is a good time for everybody. They can guarantee an enjoyable and fun-packed evening of jigs, reels, polkas, waltzes and hornpipes - a really good night ...show more


The MR Ceilidh / Barn Dance Band in Manchester, the North West
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£480 - £590
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This band can perform as an all Scottish Ceilidh, Irish Ceili, English Barn Dance or a mixture of all. The MR Ceilidh/barn dance band is a lively band of three experienced musicians and a dance caller. Bringing traditional music and dance to Manchester with this English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band. They play and sing music and songs from the English, Scottish and Irish traditions for dancing and listening to, at wedding receptions, birthday parties and corporate events. Line up consists of melodeon and fiddle, guitar and flute, and flute and whistle. They work with experienced dance caller ...show more


The TL Barn Dance Band in Manchester, the North West
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£880 - £1100
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With a huge repertoire of music and dances from the British Isles, and America. You can hire this English Barn Dance Band for your dance in Manchester. The band plays for all the main Ceilidh nights, namely Burns Night, St. Andrew's Day, St. Patrick's Day, New Years Eve, and Hoe Downs for American Independence Day. BBC Music Live Festival, broadcast on the BBC, been twice featured on Radio Merseyside's Folk Scene programme, as well as many other local radio stations around the country

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The English Barn Dance Band pages list bands that are available in Manchester. People often get confused by what is different about a Ceilidh dance, Barn dance or Hoedown. Barn Dance or Country Dance is the English terminology for basically the same kind of event, but with some specifically English tunes and dances, though many tunes and dances are claimed by a number of countries. If you are unsure, identify what kind of dance band would be suitable for your wedding day or celebration in Manchester, click on the link below:

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