1860s probably: Carharrack Coronation Fife and Drum Band formed. (BBHD) 1869: Carharrack Brass Band in procession. (14 August 1869 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) 1871: Carharrack Brass Band in procession. (1 July 1871 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) Carharrack Brass Band disbanded. 1898: “A Brass and Reed Band has been formed at
Tony Mansell
- 20 April 2020
Luckett is a hamlet in east Cornwall, in a former mining area beside the River Tamar approximately three miles (5 km) north of Callington Unknown formation date. 1872: Harrowbarrow All Saint’s Schools. The first annual festival has just been held. More than 200 children headed by the Luckett Brass Band and
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Longdowns is a village on the A394 road approximately three miles west of Penryn Unknown formation date. 1881: [Porkellis, we think] Wesleyan Sunday-school tea. The Long Downs ‘Zulu’ band rendered the music. (16 July 1881 – Cornishman) Strange reference to Zulu! 1882: The Long Downs Band played lively airs
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Linkinhorne is a civil parish and village approximately four miles northwest of Callington and seven miles south of Launceston Unknown formation date. 1864: During the afternoon a procession, headed by the Linkinhorne Brass Band, traversed the main thoroughfares the parish. (6 August 1864 – Launceston Weekly News, and Cornwall
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Land’s End is about eight miles (13 km) west-south-west of Penzance at the western end of the A30 road Unknown formation date. 1861: Penzance Band were in attendance, in addition to the Land’s End Artillery Band, and their music contributed to enjoyment. (24 July 1861 – The Cornish Telegraph) 1873: Land’s End Brass Band
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