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It was with great trepidation that we set forth to the picturesque village of Biddestone to setup for the event as terrific thunderstorms had plagued the morning. Thankfully, the weather decided to grant the fete a reprieve as the sun shone throughout our performance – in fact it was so hot we had to remove…

We took great delight in playing for the duration of a formal meal. The setting allowed our full variety of pieces to be played from the Nutcracker Spectacular and Forgotten Dreams to Take the A Train. More swing included a Robbie Williams medley and Moonlight Serenade whilst other livelier pieces were added such as the …

In quite a turn of events, the end of the bandstand season was accompanied by sunny weather and so a large and appreciative audience was in attendance! We were grateful for the applause after each tune; particularly as our numbers were diminished by band members having other commitments, so the pieces were a little more…

Sadly due to unfortunate weather, this particular bandstand concert was cancelled.

Basin Street Blues was among the tunes played on Lacock High Street, matching the blue skies! It was a very sunny afternoon indeed for our two sets during the well-attended fair. The entire street was lined with various stalls and people walked by or sat to listen to our musical repertoir from Hawai 5-0 to Moonlight Serenade….

An area of Whitehall Garden centre was transported back in time to the 1940s – with vintage clothing, items, cars & machinery on display and a whole weekend of events taking place. We were honoured to play two sets within the grand marquee, under a parachute! We did our best to fit the event with pieces…

The family fun day was unfortunately cancelled for 2013, but Chippenham Town Band were still invited to play a slightly later set in the band stand of John Coles Park. News of the fun day cancellation hadn’t yet reached some members of the public so the turnout of an audience was a lot higher than…

An exceedingly sunny afternoon saw us located in the splendid Parade Gardens in Bath, within a bandstand surrounded by flowers! We played two sets of music for the various locals & tourists whiling away the afternoon in the park or passing by near the Abbey. It was great to see band family members in attendance – even a…

Summer was here at last! Biddestone fete was lucky to have glorious sunny weather; quite a change from last year’s downpour! There was a great attendance including keen fans who setup chairs in prime position for listening to the band. We played two sets of varied music from all our genres including Highland Cathedral, The Muppets and…

This was a new location for the band to perform – in the elegant grounds of Dauntsey Park House. It was such a pity that the weather didn’t match the surroundings as it continued to be very windy and there was more than a little drizzle. We played a varied repertoire of music from bandstand traditional…