Why 'Spike Island'?
'Spike Island' is the old name for Sholing, a district of Southampton. The Band was formed there in 1982, in those days consisting of just piano accordion, recorder, and banjo.
Since then we have built up our reputation across the south of England as a lively, interesting, and talented band.
We work hard to make every event special to those organising it. We help clarify all the necessary arrangements. We bring our own amplification system, including a microphone for the event organiser to use if required. Above all, we provide a friendly and efficient service, excellent music, and dance calling second to none.
The irony is this: all the founder members have moved on - now the band no longer has any connection with Spike Island (except that we like the name!)
Spike Island, Southampton
The place from which our band gets its name is between the River Itchen and River Hamble, particularly around Sholing common 
. The name may have come from iron spikes to which 18C/19C convicts were chained before the were deported to the then British penal colonies. Or it may have been because of wooden stockaded areas formed of logs cut to a point on top, which then became called Spike Island.
Later, the name was popularised by soldiers during World War I to describe the location of the Royal Victoria Military Hospital , Hampshire.
… not to be confused with …
Spike Island Motorcycles bears a similar name to our Band - but from a heritage entirely different!
Located by the main Southampton to London railway line, these purveyors of machines modern and of fine vintage get their name from ‘The Island’, a street over the railway entirely surrounded by railway tracks and enclosed by spiked fences. Reached only by the bridge in the photo, rumour has it that the Mods and Rockers in decades long gone would choose Eastleigh’s Spike Island for showdowns and punch-ups!
…also…
- Spike Island, Bristol - a area of Bristol docks which had been an island until World War II.
- Spike Island, Cheshire - an island in the River Mersey at the heart of the chemical industry.
- Spike Island, County Cork - another infamous prison and convict depot, similar to that in Southampton of old.
- Spike Island, Doncaster - a railway halt used by carriage workers.