ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A BAND for your barn dance, ceilidh or square dance?

Many barndance bands are semi-professionals, for whom playing barn dances is their only musical experience; ask them to slip in a bit of latin jazz, an Italian tarantella or your favourite Macedonian hora, and you'll be met by a sharp intake of breath.

Other bands are very professional and versatile, but they also take the whole barn dance thing rather seriously and they might sulk if you accidentally hoe-up instead of hoe-down, or do-si-don't instead of do-si-do.

In Quicksilver we're a bit different- we have a lot of fun with the music, taking it in all sorts of unexpected directions, and we expect our audiences to have a lot of fun as well- if you mess up the dancing and end up in a heap on the floor- so much the better!

QUICKSILVER are a barn dance band who will give you everything you need. We can promise you:

GREAT MUSIC:...we have a huge repertoire ranging from lively dance tunes to restful dinner music, all played with great confidence and authority. We are highly professional musicians with a wealth of experience, not just of running dances,but also of concerts, touring, festival, recording, and radio and TV appearances.

VERSATILITY.........besides British, Irish..and American tunes usually associated with barn dances, ..Quicksilver can draw on a wide range of International styles. If you have a Scottish/Jewish wedding, or Irish/French or English/Russian, then don't despair- you've come to the right place!

The line-up of the band (normally fiddle, accordion, bass and caller) can be tailored to suit your requirements and budget. Other intruments we frequently use include drums, guitar and bodhran.Among the themes we have covered over the past few years are; Irish, Scottish, Wild West, Australian, mediaeval, Italian, French and gypsy.

We're happy to travel; not just London and the south-east, but anywhere in the UK and beyond.