Rothesay, the main town on the Isle of Bute, became a popular tourist destination in the Victorian era. Tourists wanted entertainment and the town council initially provided professional bands for the summer season from the mainland. A local brass band was established in 1875, which took on some of the musical duties required, and a successor band was formed in the 1920's
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A collection of information about brass bands in Scotland over the last 200 years. Over 1,360 bands ...
From 1861 through to the mid-1870s Morpeth had held a series of non-competitive annual band festival...
In December 1937, James Southern, band manager of the famous St Hilda's Professional Band, announced...
Investigating this band, following the discovery of a document gifting the band's instruments to the...
Originally known as the Brompton Boys' Institute Band, from the New Brompton Orphanage in Kent, its ...
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Flockton Brass Band was a typical Yorkshire mining village band. The local colliery employed many of...
The musical contributions at the two international exhibitions in Scotland, at Edinburgh and Glasgow...
A brief history collated from records of the band, including historical notes prepared by chairman D...
A small village band that existed for less than 20 years - a brief look at what is known about its m...
The formation of "county band associations" was originally promoted as early as 1882 by William Sedd...
From the middle of the 19th century Royal Navy warships, especially the larger vessels, often had ba...
This band was formed in Auckland, New Zealand following the success of an earlier drum and fife band...
The British police forces have been protecting the population for over 200 years. What is not so wel...
Methil Brass Band was active from 1870 through to WW1. Not much is known about its activities prior ...
A collection of information about brass bands in Scotland over the last 200 years. Over 1,360 bands ...
From 1861 through to the mid-1870s Morpeth had held a series of non-competitive annual band festival...
In December 1937, James Southern, band manager of the famous St Hilda's Professional Band, announced...
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