Looking for a barn dance band in the Thames Valley?

Then search no further! You have reached the evolving home page of    T h e    L o c a l    Y o k e l s
also known as www.barndanceband.com:

a 3-4 piece barn dance band + caller, based in the East Berkshire / West London / Surrey / & NE Hampshire borders
(or to be more specific: around Bracknell & Staines)

These guys 'n gals are just what you are looking for!
Especially if you are holding a barn dance anywhere between: Chesham, Guildford, Richmond and Reading,
these representing respectively the N,S,E & Western-most points of their regular roamings
(although they have been known to take in Oxford, Basingstoke, Newbury, Croydon and once even Hereford!)
 
 

    After all that, who are we?

    Callers:            Roy or Rita
    Lead Violin:     Nick
    Keyboard:       Petra
    Drums:            Brian  
    Accordion:      Roy   (if Rita's calling)
    & Flute:          Sarah (if Roy's calling)

    and the occasional guest musician or caller as well!


For an introduction to and some more information on the Local Yokels Band:  Intro & Information

Do's & Don'ts for running a good barn dance:  How to run a good barn dance

Our Booking Process and things we both should know:  Steps to booking the LOCAL YOKELS

Some haphazard photos of The Local Yokels in action: (might be slow to load) Local Yokels Photo Album

For notes on having a barn dance at your wedding:        Wedding Information

For short samples of our music (in mp3 format):             Local Yokels Music

We value your feedback whether it be about a dance we have done, about our music or about our website!      Feedback Page
We would also particularly appreciate any photographs of our dances for display on this website.

To see what others have said about us:     Your letters

For information on how to contact us click here

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Site created by webnovice Roy; contactable via: roy@barndanceband.com
The Local Yokels barn dance band have played in the following towns: Aldershot, Bagshot, Bracknell, Camberley, Chertsey, Egham, Esher, Farnborough, Farnham, Feltham, Fleet, Henley on-Thames, High Wycombe, Maidenhead, Marlow, Odiham, Rickmansworth, Ruislip, Slough, Staines, Twickenham, Uxbridge, Weybridge, Windsor, Woking, Wokingham and are happy to perform around the East Berkshire, Surrey, North East Hampshire and West London Borders, England, UK, United Kingdom

Other Links

to further pages on this site, & unrelated to The Local Yokels,
OR
to other sites entirely, will be added here, e.g.:

Karakoram Highway Klezmer band

Leggin' It Appalachian dance team & their musicians the Liberty String Band

Roy & Rita's Trivia Page

Rita often calls with Rogues Gallery The Not-so-traditional Country Dance Band

and sometimes with Pitchfork