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Quotations about the Barndance BandThe barndance band has a history that goes back to the wandering minstrels of the Middle Ages. References to the music, musicians and instruments are plentiful. Here are some quotations:- " Machair Ceili Band ; Madcap Ceilidh Band ; MoonDance ; One The Rum Sussex ; Rags & Tatters English Country Dance Band ; Ray Lee Barn Dances ; Ringerike Folk Band ; Rogues Gallery Barn Dance Band ; Roughditch Band ; Scallywag ; Sound Company ; Springer Sisters ; Stradivarious ; The Cusack Family Ceildh Band ; The Family Band Barn Dance and Ceilihd Band ; " Folk Song lyricsFolk music is a reflection of the history of music through the ages, to modern day. Many of the great classical composers have drawn on folk tunes for inspiration for their symphonies and other great works. Similarly, the lyrics of folk songs provide a history of love, hate, politics and social change from the earliest days to the present. Hear is just one example:- "The Protecting Brewer - - A Brewer may be a Burgess grave, - And carry the matter so fine and so brave, - That he the better may play the Knave, - Which no body can deny. - A Brewer may be a Parliament-man, - For there the Knavery first began, - And brew most cunning plots he can, - Which no body can deny. - 2. A brewer may put on a Nabal face, - And march to the Wars with such a grace, - That he may get a Captains place, - Which no body can deny. - A Brewer may speak so Wonderous well, - That he may raise strange things to tell, - And so to be made a Collonel, - Which no body can deny. - - 3. A Brewer may make his foes to flee, - And raise his Fortunes, so that he, - Lieutenant-General may be, - Which no body can deny. - A Brewer he may be all in all, - And raise his Powers both great and small, - That he may be a Lord General, - Which no body can deny. CLICK HERE [About Barndance Bands] [Ensembles in Bristol wedding music repertoire] [About Bristol] [About music in Bristol] [About Wedding Venues] [About Wedding Ceremonies registrars, ministers and music] [About other kinds of music such as jazz or folk] [Frequently Asked Questions FAQs] [Ensembles1] [Ensembles2] [Ensembles3] [Ensembles4] [Links] [Home Page] | | |