Fish 'n' Taters

Fish 'n' Taters play traditional English folk dance music in a lively style. The band play for ceilidhs, barn dances, weddings, birthdays etc. and has been for many years one of the resident bands at Mumpers Ceilidh Club in Derby. www.earwicker.org/fish_n'taters.htm

Up Tails All

Up Tails All play a mixture of English, Irish, Scottish and European tunes for ceilidhs and barn dances. The band is led by Richard Ashe on Melodeon with Sally Jackson on Violin, Alan Squires on Banjo and Howard Mitchell on Double Bass. www.uptailsall.co.uk

The Old Fashioned

The Old Fashioned is a concert trio lead by Fi Fraser on Violin and Clarinet, Pete Bullock on Piano and Clarinet and Howard Mitchell on Double Bass, Melodeon and Concertina. www.theoldfashioned.co.uk

The Ram Company

The RAM Folk Music Project brings together experienced musicians and singers from the East Midlands to produce stage shows based on Derbyshire themes. All the members of RAM are performers in their own right, multi-instrumentalists and singers, giving the group an unsurpassed breadth of performance styles.

The members of RAM are –

• Keith Kendrick, world famous concertina player and vocalist.  Keith is the musical director of RAM.
• Sylvia Needham, duet concertina player and vocalist.
• Doug Eunson, melodeon player extraordinaire, rapper sword dancer and vocalist.
• Sarah Matthews, violin and viola expert.
• John Adams, guitar player, maker and teacher and bass vocalist.
• Michelle Short, percussion of all sorts and vocalist.
• Alan Squires, tuba and trombone, banjo, melodeon and concertina player .
• Ian Carter, keyboard expert along with hammered dulcimer, strings and melodeon.
• Howard Mitchell (Mitch), double bass, melodeon and concertina player.

www.ramcompany.co.uk

The Derbyshire Volunteers

The Derbyshire Volunteers, originally formed for a Tsunami Appeal Concert, are made up of the "who's who" from the Derby folk scene – a 15-strong band with a string, melodeon, concertina, brass, woodwind and percussion sections.