1888: Bolingey Brass Band active. (John Brush)
1889: Bolingey Brass Band at Wheal Frances. (30 May 1889 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1889: Mr Veale, Bolingey Band MD – possibly its only conductor.” (John Brush)
1889: Bolingey Brass Band at the annual festival of the Perranzabuloe Church Band of Hope. (1 August 1889 – West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser)
1891: Bolingey Brass Band, under Mr Veale, at St Agnes Regatta. (10 September 1891 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1891: Bolingey Band, Mr Veale bandmaster, played pleasing selections of music during the day… [at Penzance East End Regatta].” (The Cornish Telegraph 10 September 1891)
1893: Bolingey Band at St Agnes Regatta. (RCG 31st August 1893)
1894: Bolingey Band’s last engagement appears to be at Calstock for the Band of Hope. (John Brush)
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)
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