Drift is a village on the A30 road approximately two miles west of Penzance and six miles from Land’s End
Unknown formation date.
1892: Drift Brass Band, and marched through the village. (21 July 1892 – The Cornish Telegraph)
1892: Drift Band active. (Phillip Hunt from Cornish Studies Library archives)
1893: Paul and Drift Bands at the Wesleyan and Free-church Sunday-schools of Mousehole. (6 July 1893 – Cornishman)
1893: Drift Brass Band contesting. (Contest archive)
1894: Music was supplied by the Penzance Town Band and the brass bands of Paul and Drift. (5 July 1894 – The Cornish Telegraph)
1895: “Drift Brass Band visited Mousehole Cliff. (20 June 1895 – Cornishman)
1895: Drift Brass Band played at St Buryan Wesleyan Sunday school tea treat. (John Brush)
1896: Paul Band discoursing sweet music in Newlyn town, while the Drift Band played God Save the Queen and other melodies in Street-an-Nowan. (18 June 1896 – Cornishman)
1896: Paul Brass Band, the Salvation Army Band and the Drift Band aided by the efforts of numerous carol singing parties kept the neighbourhood lively from early morn till eve. (31 December 1896 – The Cornish Telegraph)
1898: Drift Brass Band active, (John Brush)
Circa 1899: Drift Band disbanded.
1899: It is rumoured that the Drift Brass Band will restart after Christmas, if a room can be obtained for practice. The majority of the instruments are available. (30 November 1899 – Cornishman)
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)
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