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Re: Coloured shirts and uniforms at contests

That's right Colin - the band in question wore coloured shirts, and it looked ok
(I never saw them on the stage, only at their rehearsal on the day). One of their
players said they made the decision because of a lack of smaller uniforms - they
had a lot of young players, who felt more comfortable playing in shirts anyway,
and enjoyed the contest more because of it. I think the problem SABBA had wasn't
the coloured shirts, but the lack of uniformity - i.e the fact the shirts were
all different colour. Bon Accord wore band sweaters, but they were all the same.
I can't remember Croy wearing shirts, but I would have thought they were all the
one colour. That's where the problem came from. Percussionists, well, you have a
problem with sleeves ;-)

I'll be in Blackpool on Saturday (so i'll miss the AGM, but hope you get back on
the exec.) -  the entry form for Blackpool states that because of the sponsorship
of the contest, bands must look smart and <quote>"uniforms must be worn at all
time (but not hats)"<unq>. Now there's another debate for you ;-)

CPMcH@xxxxxxx wrote:

> John
>
> I don't remember the particular situation you are talking about, but it was
> definitely before my time on SABBA. I wonder if there was something else
> behind this, as it doesn't sit with the behavior I have observed over the
> years. Even if there is anything in the rules about bands wearing uniform,
> who is to say what constitutes the uniform except the band themselves (and
> quite right too). If the Band decrees that its uniform consists of  coloured
> shirts then who is to argue? Certainly not the NCC last week, and they are
> known to be sticklers for the rules. In my own experience, SABBA didn't
> object when Croy used to play in coloured shirts, nor did SABBA  object when
> Bon Accord used to play in band sweaters. Almost every percussionist in the
> land (including me) has played sans jacket at one time or another. No one has
> suggested to me that this isn't allowed and would be promptly told where to
> get off if they did. While we all have our own views on what a uniform should
> consist of, it is a matter for the Band, and no one else.
>
> Colin


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