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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
Tony Mansell
- 13 April 2020
Gunnislake is a large village in east Cornwall situated in the Tamar Valley approximately ten miles (16 km) north of Plymouth Unknown formation date. 1873: A procession wended from the west end of the town, headed as before by the Gunnislake Band. (3 May 1873 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) Considering the following items Gunnislake Band
- 13 April 2020
Harrowbarrow is a village in the parish of Calstock in east Cornwall Unknown formation date. 1870s: Also know as Harrowbarrow and Metherell Brass Band. 1873: The procession marched to the Wesleyan chapel, headed by the Harrowbarrow Brass Band. (7 June 1873 – Royal Cornwall Gazette) 1881: Harrowbarrow Brass Band contesting at
- 13 April 2020