Circa 1863: Blisland Temperance Band formed. (BBHD)
1866: Blisland Temperance Band’s first recorded engagement was at St Breward. (John Brush)
1872: “No Connection.” To the Editor of the Royal, Cornwall Gazette. Sic, Seeing in your last week’s issue that the St. Breward Temperance Society had just held its annual festival, and that the members of the Band of Hope were headed by the Blisland and St. Breward United Temperance band, I beg to inform you that the St Breward band had nothing to do with them. I wish it to be understood that the St. Breward band, better known as the Delank band, has no connection with the Greenaways Blisland band. Yours, &c, JOEL J. WILLIAMS, Bandmaster, St. Breward. Stonemasan Vrow, June 25th, 1872.” (6 July 1872 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1875: Blisland Temperance Brass Band marched to Lavethan, the County Seat of Capt. Morshead. (26 June 1875 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1876: Blisland Temperance Brass Band marched to Lavethan, the County Seat of Capt. Morshead. (1 July 1876 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1878: Blisland Temperance Brass Band marched to Lavethan, the County Seat of Capt. Morshead. (21 June 1878 – RCG)
1879 or later: Name changed to Blisland Brass Band. (John Brush)
1879: Blisland Brass Band, marched in procession… (27 June 1879 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
Blisland Brass Band presumably disbanded if the next item is correct.
1890s: Blisland Brass Band founded. (John Brush)
1899: Blisland Band played during the day…” (10 August 1899 – Royal Cornwall Gazette)
1900: Blisland Brass Band came out and played patriotic airs. (15 March 1900 – Cornishman)
1900: “To listen outside the Blisland Band room on their practice nights is quite a treat and a stranger would think they were an ‘old established band’ as they render the sections in such grand style.” (7 April 1900 – Cornish & Devon Post)
1900: Blisland Brass Band open to book a few more engagements. Geo. Greenaway, Bandmaster. (12 and 26 May 1900 – Cornish & Devon Post)
1900: S Carne Blisland Brass Band MD. (John Brush)
1900: Blisland Brass Band, under the conductorship of Mr S Carne. (21 June 1900 – Cornishman)
1900: “Well done, Blisland Band! You are getting on fine. It will soon outflank ours if they do not look sharp.” (30 June 1900 – Cornish & Devon Post))
1901: Blisland Brass Band rendered a very choice programme … (25 May 1901 – Cornish & Devon Post)
1902: Blisland Brass Band in attendance… (21 June 1902 – Cornish & Devon Post)
1902: Blisland Brass Band’s last recorded engagement was at Blisland Coronation celebrations. (John Brush)
December 1902: Blisland Brass Band disbanded. (John Brush)
Compiled by Tony Mansell (Bardh Kernow)
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