Cheltenham Bands

Scottish Folk bands in Cheltenham can be found ,click this link of music and musicians, covering weddings, parties, corporate functions and concert clubs.

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The names of Scottish Folk Band

The folk band, in its various forms, has a history that goes back to the wandering minstrels of the Middle Ages. Much inventiveness and history has gone into the naming of bands, some traditional, some definitely not.. Here are some band names:-

"  DragonsFaire; Dublin Fair; ly Delights; ly Delights; Fuzzy Logic; Highland Heights; High Range; High Range; Laughing Whitefish; Lindisfarne; ManGOhunt; Nagus; Northern Cross; Puddle Jumpers; Quartette; "

Folk Song's Fascinating Words

Folk 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 23rd of February - - On the 23rd of February, - The weather being clear. - We spied to be sure seven Turkish men-of-war, - Come a sailing from Algier. - Chorus: - To me ri fol leather ol, - ri fol leather ol, - ri fol leather ol lay. - Rol a diddle i, - rol a diddle i, - to me ri fol leather ol lay. - 2. Well the very first ship to come alongside, - Was called the Green Pea. - We fired to her a warning shot, - And quickly she did flee. - Chorus: - - 3. Well the very next ship to come alongside, - Was called the Prince so clear. - Commanded by the big Bagsham, - Come a sailing from Algier. - Chorus:

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