The
Splendid Shilling
Country Dance Band
Splendid Shilling
Country Dance Band
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The
Band is formed by a number of very
experienced musicians. Two or three of the musicians have been playing
music for traditional country dancing for over thirty years! We play a
whole range of traditional music mainly of the
Most
of the gigs are centred in the vicinity of Macclesfield
and district, although we have been known to venture into neighbouring
counties of Derbyshire, Staffordshire and
Generally
the Band consists of six
musicians including our very own
experienced
“Caller”. The “Caller” talks the dancers through each dance movement
ensuring
that even the least experienced dancer has a great time.
The
musicians play a number of instruments.
Typically a line up will include fiddles, flute, whistle, banjo,
bodhran, mandolin, guitar, piano accordion, and concertina. Luckily we
also have a number of additional musicians to call upon in the event of
a
core band member becoming unavailable.
We have Public Liability Insurance. The electrical sound and amplification equipment is PAT certified The Splendid Shilling Band is an affiliate member of the English Folk Dance and Song Society |