Last updated on Friday, November 26, 2011.
NOTE: You can now reach this page at http://www.bangersandmash.us.
Bangers and Mash started playing together in 1994, and have been
performing music for English country and historical couple dancing ever
since. We're regulars at events for PEERS (the Period Events and
Entertainment Recreation Society) as well as for BACDS (the Bay Area Country Dance
Society).
We've done a number of formal balls, as well as playing for
innumerable dance series. For the eleven years now we've performed at
Fezziwig's Warehouse, the community dance stage of the Great Dickens Christmas Fair in
San Francisco. We also play weddings, parties and private dances, of
course. Feel free to use the links in the photo caption to contact any
of us for more information about the band's availability...
Upcoming Events
Saturdays and Sundays, 10:45am to 7:15pm,
November 26 to December 18th
Great Dickens Christmas Fair
Cow Palace Exhibition Halls
2600 Geneva Avenue, Daly City
We once again will be playing seven sets daily at the Fezziwigs Stage at this wonderful Christmas event. All are free to join in the dance - be it waltz, polka, mazurka, schottische, or set dance (ten or so from the early 1800s so are usually done, including "Sir Roger de Coverley," the only one mentioned by Dickens in his works). You don't have to be in costume, but do come ready to dance. There's lots else to do at the fair, of course! See the Dickens Fair website. for details.
Saturday, January 7th, 2012, 8pm
PEERS' Victorian 12th Night Ball
Masonic Lodge of San Mateo
1090 N Ellsworth (at Tilton), San Mateo
8:00 to midnight
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The final party of the 2010 Dickens Fair, this old time holiday party and dance is hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Fezziwig. Come in your Victorian finery, or in modern evening attire. There is a dance lesson an hour before the dance starts, or you can practice early by going to the Dickens Fair itself. As a special treat, there will be a special intermission performance by the Peerless Music Hall, and a reading by Mr. Charles Dickens. For more information, please see the event webpage on the PEERS site.
Saturday, February 4th
Charles Dickens Bicentennial Ball
Masonic Lodge of San Mateo
1090 N Ellsworth (at Tilton), San Mateo
7:45 to midnight
And speaking as we have of Mr. Dickens, 2012 is the 200th anniversary of his birth. To celebrate, come join him and our host, the Duke of Devonshire, for an evening of waltzes, polkas, schottisches, mazurkas and quadrilles. All set dance will be taught beforehand, and Mr. Dickens has graciously agreed to give dramatic readings from several of his novels. And there will also be performances by the Peerless Music Hall. As always, costume is "Admired but not required." For more details, please check PEERS' website.
Have us play your event
We're available
to play weddings, private dances and dinners, or grand public
spectacles. While none of us are dancing masters, we are well
acquainted with the Bay Area's best, and can help you find the
right teacher for your party. Or we can play hours of soothing music
for dinners, wedding receptions, or office parties. Our email links are
above, or you can call Craig at 415/821-2654.
Thanks for
visiting our site!
--Bangers & Mash