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The names of Folk Group

The 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:-

"  Hole in the Wall ; The Hosepipe Band ; Inflammable Band ; Isinglass ; Jabadaw and the Jabadaw Trio ; Jellied Reels ; Jiggery Pokery ; Jolly Straw Hat ; Junction 24 :; Kamikaze Ceilidh Band ; Kettle of Fish ; Katies Quartet ; Kick Shins ; The Kings of Calicutt ; The John Kirkpatrick Ceilidh Band ; "

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:-

"Young Rambleaway - - As I was a-going to Derrydown Fair, - With my fine scarlet coat and everything rare, - Enough to entice all the maidens that day, - |: When they set their eyes on young Rambleaway. :| - 2. The very first steps I took into the fair, - I saw pretty Nancy a-combing her hair. - I gave her the wink and she rolled her black eye. - |: Thinks I to myself, I'll be there by and by. :| - - 3. As I was a-walking that night in the dark, - - I took my bright Nancy to be my sweetheart. - She smiled in my face and these words she did say, - |: Are you the young man they call Rambleaway? :|

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