We had a great time yesterday playing Christmas tunes and carols for an hour at Leekes, Melksham as part of Leekes’ busy weekend festive schedule (including a choir, Elvis act and reindeer!) Some of the visitors even joined in during the carols which was delightful. Our Christmas music included Snowman and an “In the Christmas…
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14th July 2024, John Coles Park Summer Bandstand Concert
Midway through the Chippenham Council’s summer bandstand season we played 18 tunes from 3-5pm at the bandstand in John Coles Park, even with some sunshine this time! There was a fantastic array of visitors to the park enjoying the afternoon music ranging from: Reminder: if you’re interested in Chippenham Town Band playing at your event,…
29th Jun 2024, Biddestone Village Fete
A fantastic sunny June afternoon for a vibrant fete filled with stalls and activities (including guessing the balloons in the tractor!) We played 18 pieces in 2 hours, with a short interval whilst the Morris dancers performed. We were very grateful for our tent providing us with shelter from the sun, there were even seats…
22nd June 2024, Langley Burrell Village Fete
A glorious sunny afternoon playing 2 hour-long sets at the village fete held in the grounds of the Langley Burrell village hall. Louis conducted the entire concert, with 16 musicians in total playing 18 different songs ranging from big band classics, swing, theme music to some rock and roll and classical! There was a splendid…
5th May 2024, John Coles Park Summer Bandstand Concert
We were delighted to be requested to open the Summer Bandstand Concert season at John Coles Park. The weather was rather grey so we started the concert slightly early to try to beat the rain. Unfortunately the weather didn’t hold for us and despite the attendees braving the weather with umbrellas we had to finish…
Chippenham Bandstand Concerts 2024
We are delighted to announce we will be playing in the bandstand at John Coles Park, Chippenham for 3 concerts during 2024: Sunday 5th May 3-5pm, Sunday 14th July 3-5pm, Sunday 15th September 3-5pm For a list of all bands playing in the park May – Sept please see the council website: https://www.chippenham.gov.uk/john-coles-park-bandstand-dates-for-2024/
20th August 2023 Swindon Town Gardens Bandstand Concert 3 – 4:30pm
We have had a spectacular afternoon playing a bandstand concert at Swindon Town Gardens! Our music ranged from Magnificent Men to Moon River, Basin Street Blues to a Beach Boys medley and many others. It was lovely to see so many visitors to the park including those with four-legged friends. Less than a month to…
9th July 2023 John Coles Park Bandstand Concert 3-5pm
This was an extra special concert as the conductor role was shared between Alan and Jake (first and second halves respectively), with a wide variety of tunes in both sessions including music such as swing (Ellington – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, In The Mood), film music (I Will Follow Him, Pirates of the Caribbean),…
24th June 2023 Biddestone Village Fete
We played for 2 hours during an incredible summer afternoon with many stalls all across the centre of Biddestone village. Some of the crowd’s favourite tunes were Magnificent Men, Marching Through the Movies (featuring tunes from the Jungle Book, Star Trek and Indiana Jones) and our Abba medley. Our gazebo was close to the duck…
7th May 2023 John Coles Park Concert 3-5pm
We were delighted to be invited to start Chippenham’s bandstand concert season for 2023 and even more so when the weather defied initial forecasts and was wonderfully sunny. There were a great many visitors to the park who enjoyed listening to our music throughout the afternoon, including marches, swing music, TV / film tunes (such…