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Re: The Future for Bands

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Subject: Re: The Future for Bands
From: "Chris Broscomb" <brosky@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 09:50:01 +0100
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David
You wrote -.     'In my part of the country one only seems to hear a band at
the local shopping centre at Christmas (and then only a handful of players).
As it is now so expensive to hire a full band (even for a charity event)
people hardly ever hear a band.     SO.....at least to me, after a
lifetime's interest it appears that contesting will soon become the main
occupation.'

Fortunately this doesn't hold true for all bands. A look at the diary page
on some band sites shows just how busy they are and how extremely hard they
work to raise funds.
A look at St. Keverne's Calendar  on http://www.brosky.cwc.net will show you
that a July break in Cornwall could be the tonic you need :- the band always
welcomes visiting players. Since many of the youth band also play for the
senior band your maturity would help to raise the 'age profile'!
Chris B


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References:
- The Future for Bands
  - From: David Williams

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