Coombe is a hamlet two miles north of Camborne in the valley of the Red River 1896: “A wag, who very much prizes Camborne’s popular Volunteer band, wishes us to state that the little fife-and-drum band of Coombe, Pengegon, when at practice the other night, so frightened a cat
Tony Mansell
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Contesting Not all bands enter competitions and there are some which shun the contest stage, preferring to concentrate their efforts in providing music for local events. For most players, though, contesting has always been an important part of brass banding, the reason that they spend so many hours trying to
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Gunnislake is a large village in east Cornwall situated in the Tamar Valley approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Plymouth Unknown formation date. 1873: A procession wended from the west end of the town, headed as before by the Gunnislake Band. (3 May 1873 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) Considering the following items Gunnislake Band
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Harrowbarrow is a village in the parish of Calstock in east Cornwall Unknown formation date. 1870s: Also know as Harrowbarrow and Metherell Brass Band. 1873: The procession marched to the Wesleyan chapel, headed by the Harrowbarrow Brass Band. (7 June 1873 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) 1881: Harrowbarrow Brass Band contesting at
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The Modern Cornet (Photo: Pixabay 2017) Written in 2017 by Tony Mansell for “Music Kernow,” a Cornish Story series (Cornish Story is an initiative by the Institute of Cornish Studies (Fondyans Studhyansow Kernewek) which seeks to promote a greater knowledge of historical and contemporary Cornwall. As a partnership between the
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