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• - Four traditional musicians based in Cumbria, UK.
  
• - English ceilidh band based in the West Midlands. Information about the musicians and sample songs.
  
• - Band derived from the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) Knees-Up committee at Cecil Sharp House, London. Sound (RealAudio) available.
  
• - Bristol based, available for bookings in the west of England. Includes information about the band members, a list of upcoming public gigs, and FAQs.
  
• - Two bands based in Kent, UK: Contraband which plays barn dance music and Scotch Mist which plays traditional Scottish music. Includes gig guide, photo gallery, MP3 samples and album details.
  
• - Available in South-West England. Includes audio clips and photos.
  
• - Based in the Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire borders in the UK. Includes hints on organizing a dance, and a description of their music with MP3 samples.
  
• - Based in Lincolnshire, England. Includes booking information, and a diary of public events.
  
• - Based in Cheshire and Manchester, and featuring fiddle, melodeon, crumhorns, keyboard, guitar and percussion.
  
• - Based in South Yorkshire. Profile, audio and video clips, and information about organising a ceilidh.
  
• - Based in North-West England. Includes band profile and audio clips.
  
• - Based in Leicestershire, England. Includes a band profile and a list of upcoming performances.
  
• - Available for events in the UK or elsewhere. Play traditional, historical and original tunes. Site includes sheet music for some of their compositions.
  
• - Based in Kent, England. Includes profiles of the musicians, and testimonials.
  
• - For barn dances and ceilidhs in and around North Oxfordshire, England.
  
• - From Berkshire, UK. Offers a discography, band history, musician profiles and booking information.
  
• - Based in Middlesex and available for events in the Southern England. Includes MP3 audio clips.
  
• - Stockport, Manchester-based band with a varied sound. Samples of music (abc) and performance (mp3) available.
  
• - Based in the Woking/Farnham area of Surrey, England. Includes Real Audio sound clips.
  
• - Based in the Reading (UK) area. Includes a discography, gig list, tips for organizing a dance, core repertoire list, information about the musicians, and photos.
  
• - Acoustic band lead by fiddlers Chris Bartram and Glen Titmus, specializing in the traditional dances of South-West England, where they are based.
  
• - Yorkshire country dance and ceilidh band, with caller. Booking details and sound clips.
  
• - Ceilidh and barn dance band in South-East England. Contact details and sound samples.
  
• - Based in the West Midlands of England. Tunes from Playford to the present.
  
• - Based in Bristol/Hungerford, UK. Information about band members, upcoming gigs, albums, and repertoire.
  
• - Ceilidh and barn dance band based on the Surrey/Hampshire border (UK). Includes samples.
  
• - Band based in Devon. Photos, e-mail contact, and enquiry form.
  
• - Shropshire-based ceilidh band. CDs available. Sound (mp3) available.
  
• - Based in the East Midlands of England.
  
• - Based in Hampshire, UK. Band profile and upcoming gigs.
  
• - Based in the Devon and Cornwall area. Includes band profiles.
  
• - Five piece band. Site includes some information about what a ceilidh is like, a gig list, and audio/video clips.
  
• - Based in the East Midlands, UK. Includes musicians' profiles, and testimonials.
  
• - Based in London. Site includes a gig calendar, background on different types of traditional dance, testimonials, downloadable samples, and information about recordings.
  
• - Includes MP3 audio samples.
  
• - Ceilidh band. Site includes a gig list.
  
• - Based in the Sussex area. Includes a list of upcoming events.
  
• - Based in the North East of England, specializing in traditional Northumbrian music. Band profile and audio sample.
  
• - All-acoustic London-based English ceilidh band. Sound-clips, biographies and information about performances.
  
• - Includes a list of public gigs, and information about their demo CD/tape.
  
• - Available for occasions in North-West England (Chester, Wirral, Merseyside, Cheshire) and North Wales. Site includes a brief explanation of barn-dance/ceilidh, and some sheet-music and MIDI files.