Wedding ceilidhs are increasingly popular for brides and grooms in Somerset and Devon. Find out why!
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Judy’s beginners ceilidh and barn dance exercise classes in Somerset and Devon to Barnbuskers music
Ceilidh dancing is a fun and social way to get some exercise, without the pain of an exercise class!
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Not another new band member for West Somerset based ceilidh barn dance band Barnbuskers!!!
The number of people playing with us has grown a lot in the course of the last year, so now we have 8 people we can call on when we need a band. And that’s not even including the barn dance callers! The band has settled down so that it’s always four people playing –Continue reading “Not another new band member for West Somerset based ceilidh barn dance band Barnbuskers!!!”
Barn Dances at Wedding Venues
There are many wedding venues around with wedding barns that are suitable for barn dances. Many people choose to have a ceilidh (the scottish name for a barn dance) at their wedding because it is such good fun and all the family can participate. But what does a wedding venue do with its barn onContinue reading “Barn Dances at Wedding Venues”
Free Barn Dance
Friday 6th September 2024 Lysaght Village Hall and Club in Old Cleeve, Somerset Come to a barn dance at the Lysaght Village Hall and Club in Old Cleeve, Somerset. TA24 6LA FREE ENTRY There will be a licensed bar. You don’t need to have done barn dancing before, the caller will do a walk-through beforeContinue reading “Free Barn Dance”
How I Made the Footbass
I had the idea that I could play bass notes with my feet, so the first thing I did was to check that my brain would be able to cope with this – I didn’t want to spend ages making an instrument if I wasn’t going to be able to play it. So to checkContinue reading “How I Made the Footbass”
Barnbuskers barndance ceilidh band has a new fiddler for barn dances around Barnstaple, Devon
Barnbuskers has a new band member – Judy’s brother Rob Veale has joined the band so we now have two fiddlers! We might not have both fiddlers every time, but it helps us to have more than one to choose from. He already had the shirt , so he didn’t have to splash out to buy theContinue reading “Barnbuskers barndance ceilidh band has a new fiddler for barn dances around Barnstaple, Devon”
Detuning the Roland FR3
This makes your accordion sound more French! To change the level of detuning: When you are happy with the level of detuning, save the seeting as follows:
Changing Up or Down an Octave on the Roland FR3
The Roland accordion does not remember this when you switch it off and on again. You have to do it every time.
Using the Metronome on the Roland FR3
If you are looking for the instructions for the metronome in the FR3 user guide, you will find that the vital pieces of information eg switching it on and off and changing the speed are in different places in the book, and not particularly easy to find. So for my own benefit, and anyone else whoContinue reading “Using the Metronome on the Roland FR3”
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