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The original Bass Instincts 1983-1988 made a name for themselves on the ceilidh scene and on record. As well as playing for local dances the band played at regular dance events Oxfolk, Newick etc and at festivals, Sidmouth, Whitby, Holmfirth etc. and was featured on BBC's Folk on Two.

In 1997 four of the original members reformed the Bass Instincts and have put together a new repertoire for occasional gigs, festivals etc. Bass Instincts play a mixture of English, Irish, and European music.

Graham -
Guitars
Simon -
Melodeons / Hurdy-Gurdy
Jon -
Drums / Percussion
Nick -
Bass guitar
Val -
Flute, Bagpipes, Recorder, Hammered Dulcimer, Saxophone, Bombarde

Recordings

  • Stripper's Waltz, Bass Instincts, 1986 Dambuster Records (produced by Richard Digance).
  • Bassland, Bass Instincts, 1987, Mayday Records (produced by Paul James).

Harklees Harkelees 1987 - 1993

Harkelees 2000.

  • Robin Hood's Bay (Woollard) / New Hornpipe No.3 (Shepherd)
  • Am Hexenberg / (Shepherd) / Warnham / (Shepherd) / The Woolpack (Shepherd)
  • Hanna's Jig (Haines) / Late Night Jig (Woollard)
  • 10th March (Haines) / Laura's Waltz (Haines)
  • Heel and Toe Polka (Trad)
  • Varsoviannas 1 and 2 (Shepherd)
  • Alexandria (Trad)
  • Gilderoy (Trad)
  • Kost ar Choat (Trad)
  • Cochin Chine (Trad)
  • Valse Ecossaise (Trad)
  • An Dro Jig (Trad)
  • Gypsy's Hornpipe (Trad) / Enrico (Trad) / A Hornpipe (Trad) - Hornpipes associated with Thomas Hardy

Bass Instincts Bass Instincts

Bass Instincts 2001.

  • Rookard's Romp (S.Moffat)
  • Potatisvals / (A.Moller)
  • Two Ländler (Mozart)
  • Rainbow (S.Moffat)
  • Harvest Home (Trad)
  • Cherry Green (S.Haines) / Corelli Jig (V.Woollard)
  • Blackfly Polkas - (Rose Polka / Bluebell Polka / Primrose Polka) (Trad)
  • Roll Away (S.Moffat)
  • Gypsy Lullaby (Billy Pigg) / Twenty to Nine (S.Haines) / Serpentiner och Konfetti (M.Eden)
  • Minuet No3 K164 (Mozart)
  • Mona's Delight (Trad)
  • Tits and Tonsils
  • Libdem March (H.Purcell)
  • Hampstead Set - Cheviot Rant (B.Millar) / Hampstead Heath (S.Haines)
  • Grande Chaine / Newly-Wed's Reel (Trad)
  • Polka de Saint-Giles (Trad)
  • Morrison's Jig (Trad)

Bass Instincts Blaze-Away

Bass Instincts, DEMO 2007

  • Alexandria (Trad)
  • Blaze-Away (A.Holzmann)
  • Ice Breaker (S.Haines) / Hogsdon Square (Trad)
  • Cuckoo's Nest / Stack of Barley (Trad)
  • Dalpilen (O.Backstrom)
  • Grande Chaine / Newly-Wed's Reel (Trad)
  • Jon's Jig (J.Swayne) / Not Jon's Jig (V.Woollard)
  • Tax Max Mazurka (Trad) / Waltz for Mrs R (S.Haines)

Bass Instincts Black to Bassics

Bass Instincts GNL007, 2008.

  • Only Viveka (K.Tweed)
  • Frosty Morning (S.Haines) / Hogsdon Square / (J.Swayne and B.Price)
  • Sword Dance (Trad)
  • McQuillen's Squeezeboxes (R.Page) / March of the Squillions (S.Haines)
  • Cuckoo's Nest / Stack of Barley (Trad)
  • Blaze-Away (A.Holzmann)
  • Dalpilen (Backstrom)
  • Gavotte de Cap Sizun (Trad)
  • Pasacorredoiras (Trad)
  • Alexandria (Trad)
  • Tax Max Mazurka / Stephanie's Sister's Waltz (Trad)
  • Jon's Jig (J.Swayne) / Glastonbury Jig (V.Woollard)
  • Grande Chaine / Newly-Wed's Reel (Trad)

Bass Instincts Bassland

Bass Instincts SOS 4, 2009.

  • Patatisvals (A.Moller)
  • Two Ländler (Mozart)
  • Conscription (F.Paris) / Proud Aardvark (C.Woods)
  • Rainbow (S.Moffat)
  • The New Century / Dorsetshire Hornpipe (Trad)
  • Harvest Home (Trad)
  • Cherry Green (S.Haines) / Corelli Jig (V.Woollard)
  • Blackfly Polkas (Trad)
  • Roll Away (S.Moffat)
  • Gaspé Reel / St Anne's (Trad)
  • Gypsy Lullaby (Billy Pigg) / Twenty to Nine (S.Haines) / Serpentiner och Konfetti (M.Eden)
  • Green Trousers (Trad)
  • Peeler's Waltz-Away (S.Haines)
  • Verdegar / Le Riquiqui / Valce de Rett (Trad)
  • Queen of the Rushes / Kitty's Wedding (Trad)

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