Folk Solos And Duos in St Ives for hire

The Americana Duo play songs from the great American back catalogue inspired by folk, country, old time and contemporary music from the 1930s onwards. A favourite for parties in St Ives.. The duo play many songs by the great Neil Young and the great Johnny Cash, plus plenty of other material too - Jimmie Rogers, Johnny Cash, The Band, Simon & Garfunkel, The Eagles, Bruce Springsteen, Tammy Wynette, The Mavericks, Little Feat, Randy Scruggs, Hank Williams, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elvis & more - and sometimes even the odd orig ...show more

This is an experienced duo playing all sorts of Celtic music in and around Suffolk, Norfolk and beyond. Their repertoire features modern and old favourites, some less well known Irish songs and ballads as well as jigs, reels waltzes and polkas. A regular performer in St Ives.. Bill is the lead vocalist and guitarist, Terry provides backing vocals and plays mandolin and melodeon. Between them they have years of experience playing live on the local music scene, and around the country.

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 inSt Ives.. 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.

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 St Ives, 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

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 St Ives.. As well as playing harp, ...show more

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 St Ives.. 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

Dave sings Country & Western, and Wendy works in the background setting up any requests and Dave's song lists. They cover a lot of country songs, but also a wide range from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. An attractive option for dinners and events inSt Ives.. They perform mostly for parties that want country music and also garden parties. You can have an evening of all sorts of music from Dave & Wendy - and then, if you wish, a disco, as they also have a selection of line dance music. If given notice they can set up special music to add in to the ...show more