Joseph Emidy’s Memorial at the Seafarer’s Mission, Falmouth The fascinating story of Joseph Antonia Emidy has been mostly gleaned from the autobiography of one of his pupils, the Cornish-born politician and slavery abolitionist, James Silk Buckingham who wrote about Emidy’s life up to 1807. Others have written about him, mostly
1865 12th Truro DCR Fete and Band Contest Tregullow, Scorrier Organisers: Chacewater detachment of the 12th (Truro) Duke of Cornwall Rifle Volunteers Monday 4th July 1865 Adjudicator: Mr Purton, Professor of Music, Plymouth This was advertised as the 12th such event but did the previous 11
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
Cornish Brass Band Contest results are recorded separately and can be found using this link “The name Town, City and Independent seems to vary at the whim of reporters/contest programme compilers.” (John Brush) 1801 – 5th October: A little before ten o’clock, the whole of the people employed