English Barn Dance Bands in Dorchester for hire

The UR Ceilidh & Barn Dance Band play exciting toe-tapping folk on traditional instruments - and their caller, will have everyone dancing the night away. They love what they do and come with all their own equipment - no event is too small or too big for them. Bringing traditional music and dance to Dorchester with this English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band. You will find them enthusiastic, friendly, and above all, sensitive to your particular requirements. The band line up includes a fantastic fiddler, a magnificent mandolinist and a stompbox-playing guitarist, The band can provide the use ...show more

The SB Ceilidh Band is a lively Irish folk band playing a mixture of traditional Irish and Scottish tunes and folk songs bought together with their own style, bounciness and ideas; along with some shanties for good measure and party 'classics' from Proclaimers and Rembrants, to The Beatles and Bryan Adams. You can hire this English Barn Dance Band for your dance in Dorchester.
The usual line up is guitar, fiddle and bass (plus caller) , but they also have on hand some of the best stand in musicians who can add accordion, penny whistle or even saxophone. Perfect fo ...show more

The TB are a lively wedding & events ceilidh/barndance band. An ideal English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band for a wedding or party in Dorchester. Their musical genres range from traditional Irish, Scottish & English music; to popular Americana and modern Folk; plus re-imagined 'Live Lounge' style chart hits. The band consists of: Mandolin, Accordion, Guitar & Vocals; Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Vocals & Cajon Drum; Fiddle & Vocals. For larger events (especially weddings and festivals) they have a network of musicians, singers and callers who can add to their sound.
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The TB are a lively wedding & events folk band. Planning a traditional English dance in Dorchester? Then this English Barn Dance Band could be for you. Their musical genres range from traditional Irish, Scottish & English music; to popular Americana and modern Folk; plus re-imagined 'Live Lounge' style chart hits. The band consists of: Mandolin, Accordion, Guitar & Vocals; Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Vocals & Cajon Drum; Fiddle & Vocals. For larger events (especially weddings and festivals) they have a network of musicians, singers and callers who can add to their sound.
Their sets are carefully t ...show more

An all English Barn Dance Band, the BS Ceilidh Band are a high energy English country dance band to give you the best dance ever. Their professional Caller will take you through the steps and choose dances for all ages and abilities along with a professional band with over 30 years Ceilidh experience that will get your feet tapping. Bringing traditional music and dance to Dorchester with this English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band.

The BS Barndance band are a fun band and the emphasis is about everyone having a great time and giving you a night to remember. A larger band is also available. ...show more

An all English Barn Dance Band, the BS Ceilidh Band are a high energy English country dance band to give you the best dance ever. Their professional Caller will take you through the steps and choose dances for all ages and abilities along with a professional band with over 30 years Ceilidh experience that will get your feet tapping. You can hire this English Barn Dance Band for your dance in Dorchester.

The BS Barndance band are a fun band and the emphasis is about everyone having a great time and giving you a night to remember.

Based on a Scottish Ceilidh Band, they can also include American, Irish and English if desired. The SW Band are great entertainers playing infectious Celtic tunes and songs, treating every event as the party of the year. The band quoted here (3 piece including caller) is just one line-up of their flexible band. An ideal English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band for a wedding or party in Dorchester.

Their charismatic caller, 'Miss Dixie', calls dances enjoyable for all ages and abilities, to ensure everyone has a fun time, even those with 2 left feet!

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The WD Band have experience in entertaining at all types of function - club/works socials, wedding receptions, fund raisers and more. Planning a traditional English dance in Dorchester? Then this English Barn Dance Band could be for you. They have played in venues both small and large - from village halls with under 100 guests to the Bournemouth International Centre for 2,000 plus!

The band's line-up is Mike on accordion, John on acoustic guitar, and Luke on percussion, plus their caller.

If you want a fun evening that all will enjoy, then a barn dance is a great way to provide it. This b ...show more

This band can offer all English Barn Dance, or Scottish Ceilidh, or Irish Ceilidh, or a misture also includng European music. Theirs is a mix of traditional British Folk Music with a modern dynamic, driving rhythm is ideally suited to Ceilidh dancing and Barn Dances. Bringing traditional music and dance to Dorchester with this English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band. The musicians Lynn , John and Mel have a history of playing in Ceilidh Bands in one form or another in the South East and South West. They have their own Resident Caller Debs , and their Sound and Lighting Engineer Mark, is well ...show more

The SN Ceilidh Band play traditional UK, Irish, Scottish Yiddish, European, Medieval and US dance music. They have 24 years of experience playing for ceilidhs, weddings, medieval banquets, parties, festivals, PTAs, Twinning Associations etc. You can hire this English Barn Dance Band for your dance in Dorchester. Band line-up consists of two violins, guitar, bass and caller.

Whatever your event, this band will play traditional music to get your feet tapping!

This band is a three piece outfit who can perform for a range of functions, including weddings, corporate hospitality, clubs, anniversaries etc. An ideal English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band for a wedding or party in Dorchester. Between them they play an impressive array of acoustic instruments including fiddle, mandolin, banjo, button accordion, guitar, double bass, bass guitar, flute, bodhran, bouzouki and vocals!

The band will do their absolute best to meet your specifications, and will include "special" tunes for you wherever possible. The band's caller will guide you ...show more

This band is a two piece outfit who can perform for a range of functions, including weddings, corporate hospitality, clubs, anniversaries etc. Planning a traditional English dance in Dorchester? Then this English Barn Dance Band could be for you. Between them they play an impressive array of acoustic instruments, and they are perfect for functions where budget or space is a consideration!

The duo will do their absolute best to meet your specifications, and will include "special" tunes for you wherever possible. The band's caller will guide you through the dances and make the evening accessib ...show more

The AQ Band are an experienced and fun ceilidh band. Between them they have played at venues from the Albert Hall to the village hall both at home and abroad. Events include
Scottish - Marriott Grosvenor Square Burns Night, St Georges Hill Tennis Club Burns Night, British Chamber of Commerce Latvia Burns Night
Irish - Box Hill School St Patricks Night, Trafalgar Square Irish Festival stage
General - Glastonbury, Brighton Festival, Cite de la Musique Paris, Celebrity Weddings, Folk Prom Alber ...show more

The DS Ceilidh duo is a 'micro ceilidh' band made up of box/bass drum and caller/whistles/flutes, perfect for smaller spaces or budgets. You can hire this English Barn Dance Band for your dance in Dorchester. They can also offer less familiar instruments, such as cornamuse, hulusi and bagpipes, and they can sing songs while your dancers get their breath back! The musicians have years of experience playing in ceilidh bands and their repertoire covers English, Scottish, Irish, American and some French.

This is a troupe of traditional musicians, dynamic dancers and crazy callers determined to spread the word that the Hoe Down is a-happenin'! From Hoxton to Humberside, from Amnesty International to Bestival, the band are putting ceili back on the map. An ideal English Barn Dance Band / Ceilidh Band for a wedding or party in Dorchester. . This "Anarchic Hillbilly Barn Dancing Squad" will bring a rip-roaring, thigh-slapping, pavement-stomping, exhilarating, heart-thumping, blood-pumping barn dance to your event. While the banjo and the fiddle set the tone, the callers instruct the ...show more

Originally,this ceilidh band (or Twmpath band) "happened" together in January 1993 when a string of old acquaintances had each received an invitation to the same wedding party. When this fact was realised, the idea was mooted to hold a few practices and stage a short ceilidh by way of a wedding present. The dance was a huge success, the scratch musicians were told that their sound worked a treat - and so a new band was born ! So the story goes. Planning a traditional English dance in Dorchester? Then this English Barn Dance Band could be for you.

The band line-up includes Guy who plays melode ...show more