Folk Solos And Duos in Banbury for hire

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BWB Medieval Duo in Banbury, Oxfordshire
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£400 - £490
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If you're looking for something a little different for your wedding reception, then the BWB Duo can provide music, colour, dancing and humour to ensure that your special day goes with a swing. They can play appropriate background music during the ceremony, whilst your reception will be enhanced by the musicians who will stroll around the room singing songs and playing tunes whilst your guests enjoy their meals. A favourite for parties in Banbury..

BWB can also be booked, along with a caller and either a Piper, Fiddler or Accor ...show more


The AC Duo in Banbury, Oxfordshire
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£310 - £570
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This young talented duo consists of acoustic/electric violin and piano. They have performed at venues throughout the country including the Albert Hall and Symphony Hall and have supported famous entertainers such as Barry Manilow and Chris de Burgh.

The duo provide a unique and distinctive musical touch to any special occasion. A regular performer in Banbury..


DS Folk Duo  in Banbury, Oxfordshire
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£360 - £440
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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. An attractive option for dinners and events inBanbury.. 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.


The LA Folk Duo in Banbury, Oxfordshire
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£620 - £870
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They offer a duo of harp with uilleann pipes, flute and whistles - an unusual combination which makes for a head-turning alliance. Their music is foot-tapping and infectious, with a force and life to it. Together they offer a refreshingly modern approach, developing their own sound that is fun, lively and expressive. Whether a charity event in Banbury, or a wedding - well worth considering..

The Duo have already won prizes for their duo act (e.g. The Herschel Irish Young Musician of the Year competition in 2002) and together they create a performance that is tight ...show more


The YK Historical Music Duo in Banbury, Oxfordshire
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£440 - £770
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In this Duo, harpist Elizabeth is joined by Richard to play for both folk events and authentic historical themed events, for which we can play in costume if requested. Richard is a multi-instrumentalist, from hammered dulcimer to bagpipes (from reproduction Early English bagpipes to Northumbrian smallpipes),
hurdy gurdy, shawm, recorders, wire strung harp and more, and also a range of squeeze boxes from piano accordion to English and Anglo concertinas, and melodeon. A favourite for parties in Banbury.. As well as playing harp, ...show more


The ST Duo in Banbury, Oxfordshire
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£270 - £340
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This group present a unique musical tribute to perhaps the greatest collection of love poetry in the English language : William Shakespeare's sonnets. The band consists of two members who provide guitar and vocal accompaniment and a third and most important member, William Shakespeare, the lyricist. A regular performer in Banbury.. The Trio have set a large collection of the 154 sonnets to music, performing them as songs. They describe their sound as mediaeval pastoral folk meets country blues meets William Shakespeare. A com ...show more

More about Folk Solos And Duos

The Folk Solos And Duo pages list bands that are available in Banbury. These are session bands, ie music to listen to, NOT ceilidh band to dance to. Find out how these bands could perform for your wedding or other celebration in Banbury, by clicking the link:

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About Banbury

Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross, To see a Fyne lady ride on a white horse. With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, She shall have music wherever she goes. The town of Banbury in Oxfordshire dates back much further than the nursery rhyme dedicated to it. In fact, the first signs of habitation in the area go back to a Roman villa at Wykham Park from the period around 250AD.

However, it was the Saxons in the latter half of the 5th century who first developed Banbury by building to the west of the River Cherwell. On the opposite bank they built Grimsbury, later incorporated into Banbury. Banbury stands at the junction of two ancient roads: Salt Way, still used as a bridle path to the west and south of the town, led from Droitwich, Worcestershire to London and the south east of England, its primary use being the transportation of salt; and Banbury Lane, which began near Northampton and fairly closely followed the modern 22-mile-long road before running through Banbury's High Street and on towards the Fosse Way at Stow-on-the-Wold.

In the year 913AD a band of Danes, who had settled in Northampton, travelled along Banbury Lane and ravaged north Oxfordshire. The Danes were known to be great traders who established market towns. The outcome of their attacks is likely to have benefitted Banbury by aiding the development of the town centre. This is reflected in Banbury's Market Place, its triangular shape being typical of the Danes. Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, built Banbury Castle in the year 1135AD. The castle stood on the north side of the Market Place, the site now occupied largely by the Castle Quay shopping precinct. Over the centuries the castle was extended and rebuilt.

The English Civil War, however, saw the end of Banbury Castle, a Royalist stronghold. It survived a siege during the winter of 1644-45 surprisingly well, considering the walls were not particularly thick or deeply founded. Earth banks gave it some protection, and the moat and a canal basin thwarted underground entry. The castle was repaired and refortified but more serious damage was sustained the following winter. The second siege began on January 23rd 1646 and lasted until April 27th when surrender on generous terms was negotiated.

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