PIERROT

Pierrot has been the cause of dancing as far afield as the Lincolnshire Coast, the Welsh Borders, the Yorkshire Dales and Epping Forest. The video at the top of the page gives an idea of the flavour of a Pierrot dance. You'll find another, rather older, at the bottom. When we get round to it we'll make some more... Since 1996 Pierrot has been Axholme's* premier Euro-ceilidh band, entertaining the lower Trent Valley and the wider world with a driving mix of English ceilidh, French bal and Breton fest-noz. Always seeking new challenges, Pierrot takes Burns Nights, Civil War re-enactments and Medieval Banquets in its stride... it does draw the line at Irish music, though, and once played a St Patrick's Night dance without any Irish tunes at all... "The amazing Pierrot, based on the Lincolnshire - Yorkshire - Nottinghamshire borders, plays an exciting mix of French and English-style traditional dance music - from driving bourrées

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