Our Band:

We play a variety of instruments but find that the guitar, tenor banjo and flute give us the bass rhythm, middle range and melody lead that drives the music for Barn Dances.  To give people a chance to catch their breaths we normally mix in a few instrumental sets amongst the dances. To maintain the atmosphere when the band has a break part way through the evening we play recorded music over the PA system.

Alison is an experienced caller who will tailor the dance programme to suit the audience whether that be accomplished dancers or the absolute beginners. We use a radio microphone with a head set so that Alison can join the dancers on the floor and help people through the dances without the formality of instructions from the stage.

We are a family outfit and have been doing this kind of thing for several generations. Merv’s great granny played for Troyls – Barn Dances, in the fish cellars at Newquay in the 1880s! Cas and Jojo work as a duo and have performed at Glastonbury and Cambridge festivals as well their home circuit of Celtic festivals.

We also work as a bigger band “Troyl and Error” and extend our line up to include bass and drums for a folk rock sound.