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Re: BANDS to the Rescue ?

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Subject: Re: BANDS to the Rescue ?
From: "Janet Lewis"<Janet.Lewis@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:40:00 GMT
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     Hi Dave,

     Thanks for the comment!  I have been elected now as fundraiser for
     Besses and one of my projects is the world tour.  Any comments or
     ideas for venues/fundraising would be more than welcome as the amount
     of money involved is enormous.

     With regard to the Dome in London, this is the reason for my tardiness
     in responding.  I helped Stalybridge out on Monday at the Dome and
     they put the band right at the main entrance.  This was part of the
     MacDonald's "our town" experience but they only allowed the band one
     30 minutes spot and one 20 minute spot (they ran over on time on
     another show).  Everone else from Tameside either got to use the
     MacDonald stage or the main arena stage.

     Janet
     Flugel
     Besses


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Subject: BANDS to the Rescue ?
Author:  <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> at smtpgate
Date:    12/02/00 09:16


Whilst listening to a splendid performance by BESSES on Listen To The Band,
last night....(lovely solo Janet !!) another "Pie in the Sky" idea hit me.
Frank Renton mentioned how Besses had hopes of a big tour next year IF they
could get the money.   Younger bandsmen may be surprised to learn the band
even toured Australia in the last century (with different players I hasten
to add).   Now why can't they (and other bands) be assisted from all that
lovely LOTTERY CASH ?    Now here is my outrageous idea !    I believe the
first thing visitors to our doleful Millennium DOME in London see as they
enter is a MACDONALDS !! Would,nt it be great if the first thing they saw
was one of our great brass (or military) bands in a splendid bandstand. ?
The best bands in the world showing what British bands can do ...and I
include those wonderful girls whose efforts deserve every encouragement.
Each band could have a week's engagement with a damn good fee.....to help
them keep going.   It would be great publicity....I bet folk would love
it.....it could even transform the media's attitude.   Now I wonder if that
guy from Mickey Mouse in France has an e.mail address....or failing that who
is that guy in Downing Street responsible for the disaster ?    Before I go
back to practice in my cave in the Welsh hills I must congratulate the BBC
for an extremely interesting  T.V. programme about the old Cyfarthfa
Ironworks band, from Merthyr in South Wales, shown a week ago on BBC 2.   It
was the most interesting programme about a band that I have ever seen and
featured John Wallace and professional musicians playing the Cyfarthfa
bands' old instruments,..and their music from the mid-19th century.
And..oh dear....it revealed that most of the bandsmen were
professionals....and PAID by the old ironmaster Crawshay.  The hand-written
music was incredibly difficult to read and play.   Yes, a very good programme
BUT shown at 6. 30 AM. on a Saturday morning when I suppose most bandsmen
(and girls ) were just off to bed (not together....oh heck..... you know what
I mean)....Cheers.   Dave.


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