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The names of Folk GroupThe folk group, 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:- " Kit and Boodle ; The Kitchen Girls ; Knit Your Own Yoghurt ; Knotted Chord ; Larkrise Ranters Ceilidh Band ; Last Resort Ceilidh Band ; Late Night Band - hibernating ; Life of Reilly; Liquid Engineering ; The Little Band ; The Long Meg Band ; Magic Bush Brothers ; Mallemarokers ; Matchless Ceilidh Band ; Metric Foot ; " Folk Song's Fascinating WordsFolk 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 Trooper Cut Down - - As I was a-walking down by the Lock Hospita - Dark was the morning and cold was the day - Who should I spy but one of my comrade - Draped in a blanket and cold as the clay. - 2. Then beat the drums slowly and play the pipes lowly - Sound the dead march as we carry him along - And over his coffin throw handfuls of laurel - For he's a young trooper cut down in his prime. - - 3. O mother, o mother come sit you down by me - Sit you down by me and pity my plight - My body is injured and sadly disordered - All by a young woman my own heart's delight. - - 4. Had she but told me when she did disorder me - Had she but told me about it in tim - I might have got salts and pills of white mercury - But now I'm cut down in the height of my prime. CLICK HERE [About Folk Groups] [Ensembles in The Midlands wedding music repertoire] [About The Midlands] [About music in The Midlands] [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] |