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Four Lanes is a village in west Cornwall approximately 3 miles south of Redruth Unknown formation date. 1856: Mr Frederick Hill for defendant. This was an action to recover a drum. It appeared that a band called the Four Lanes Band practised at Mr Reed’s public house for some
Tony Mansell
- 14 April 2020
Gwennap is a village and civil parish about five miles southeast of Redruth Unknown formation date. 1889: The Gwennap Brass and String Band, assisted the members of the church choir, gave a capital concert. (21 February 1889 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) 1889: During the evening the Gwennap Band, consisting
- 14 April 2020
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
- 14 April 2020