Dear all,
My name is Steve Etheridge and I am a final year research student at Leeds Metropolitan University on the M.A. in Social and Cultural History. My area of research is the History of community and music making, in the Colne and Rossendale valley 1900 -1950. I have a lot of newspaper articles that will help with this research; however what I would like to get is peoples individual memories of banding in this period; especialy the social and community side of banding; through either a survey or interview. Also access to any diaries or letters would be helpful. In returen I can offer you a proffesional history of your band, and also I am a very good Bass Trombone player! ( see www.bassabassa.co.uk)
All the best
Steve