The band’s annual concert to close the St Dunstans Festival week took place on Saturday 20th May this year and was an outstanding success with the audience clamouring for more at the end. The band’s programme began with Paul Drury’s rousing march ‘Jubilee’ followed by Vicky Mace’s lovely rendition of ‘Share My Yoke’. Barry Forgie’s […]
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On Feb 25th 2017, 7pm at Sinden Theatre, Tenterden, Kent, Cranbrook Town performed in a joint concert with the talented Academy Choir of Tenterden. The program featured varied modern music which appealed to all the family and went down a storm with the audience. “Well done to all involved in ‘Bold as Brass’. The Cranbrook
The Maestro Returns On Saturday 26th November, eminent musician and tuba virtuoso Steve Sykes returned to play with the band in a concert supporting the Demelza charity. It had been such a long time since we last saw Steve that only 7 of the band members remained from his previous visit some 18 years earlier
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St. Mary’s church was packed for the second year running when Cranbrook Town Band and Kilndown Community Choir celebrated Anglo French relations with a joint concert on Saturday the 9th of July. In an absolutely delightful evening both groups were fantastic in their own individual slots and brilliant together. The youth sections of both organisations were
Another super performance from this years concert programme, this time at The Milk House in Sissinghurst. We had lots of excellent audience comments from a local venue we had not played at before. Audience and band enjoyed picturesque country views together the warm”ish” weather made for a very enjoyable evening. Thanks to Andy Ralph, Alan Bristow and
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Celebrating Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday The band took part in two concerts over the weekend of the 11/12th June. The first was an evening concert at Rolvenden church where the band played to a good sized audience, who enjoyed a varied programme ending in “Proms” style with flag waving and singing to Jerusalem, Fantasy on
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The band enjoyed a warmer than usual start to their outdoor concert season this year on the coast at Deal bandstand. A beautifully warm and sunny day saw a good sized and appreciative audience, who enjoyed a number of new pieces including some first time solo performances. While the music may have been new, sadly the jokes
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The band were pleased to lead the parade from the town centre to the war memorial once again this year. Despite the rather damp conditions and one or two near misses with a badly worn road, the band played well and still had enough puff to play a number of hymns during the wreath laying before
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Saturday 12th of September saw the band playing at a 50th birthday party bash for back row cornet player, Graeme McAusland. Graeme has been a stalwart of the back row for many years and it was great that he chose to celebrate his big day with a concert by the band attended by his friends and family.
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