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Re: Oldest Established UK Brass Band?

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Subject: Re: Oldest Established UK Brass Band?
From: "Alec Gallagher" <alec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 18:41:53 +0100
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From: SkemBand <SkemBand@xxxxxxx>
To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 18 May 1998 07:49
Subject: Oldest Established UK Brass Band?


>Our band, Skelmersdale Prize Band, was established in 1878 ....  and would
like to
>know if there are any other UK bands that can lay claim to be longer
>established, with continuity throughout its history?
>

A cursory glance at old contest results throws up two names at least which
were going before 1878 and are still in business today - Dyke and Besses.

Cheers

Alec

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