| The Southern Counties Folk Federation & Comprehensive Band Index | Southern Counties Folk Federation (SCoFF) is a loose confederation of Folk Clubs, several Arts Centres, a Concert Hall and occasionally an independent Festival, bodies with an interest in promoting Folk and related acoustic music in the Southern Counties of England. |
| The English Folk Dance and Song Society | The EFDSS is the primary UK organisation for stimulating the practice and enjoyment of folk music, dance, song, custom and drama. The Spike Island Band is an Affiliated Member. |
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WebFeet: Dance Index & Comprehensive Band Index |
A good place to look if you want to find a dance in your area, and there are links to others bands too! |
| A Barn Dance Repertoire | Thomas Green's collection of dances, listed by formation and alphabetically. A good resource for callers! |
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Hampshire Arts: The M27 Megabops and Solent Waves |
'The New Wave of Country Dance and the Best of British
Dancing in the South'. A fun way to spend your Saturday evenings.
Newsletter of the Folk Association of South Hants. |
| HantsWeb Entertainment | Entertainment in Hampshire, listed on HantsWeb. |
| And some other local barn dance bands we know... | |
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| Bursledon Village Band | A band with great experience of performing authentic traditional English social dance music. |
| Captain Driver's Delight | Bagpipes, accordions, flute and bass - a cracking good sound! |
| Corn Rigs | Another esteemed local band. |
| Red Hot Reeds | Three free-reed instruments - English concertina, and two melodeons. |
| Rufus Return | Named after William Rufus, second Norman king of England, who hunted and died near here over 900 years ago. The name's made a comeback and the band's music is great! |
| Woodfidley | A folk dance display team and band, based in Winchester. |
| Woodsiders Barn Dance & Ceilidh Band | A Southampton-based barn dance and ceilidh band. |
| Some software for your amusement and delectation... | |
| MuseScore | Free music composition & notation software - WYSIWYG note entry; Unlimited number of staves; Up to four voices per staff; Easy and fast note entry with mouse, keyboard or MIDI; Integrated sequencer and FluidSynth software synthesizer; Import and export of MusicXML and Standard MIDI Files (SMF); Available for Linux and Windows. |
