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Musical
Director Nick Smith with the second place trophy and a smile
to match
Third
Section
Weston-super-Mare Contest
20th
May 2007
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Best
Bass Section Winners
- Ken
Smith
- Alan
Robbins
- Tom
Cook
- Andrew
McClure
Third
Section
Weston
Super-Mare Contest
20th
May 2007
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Weston
Super-Mare Contest
20th
May 2007
Tom
King, Fizz, Jo & Steve hang on to the trophy...............
Andy has his hands full
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FIZZ
was into recycling well before the 'Live Earth Concerts'
Here
she is doing her bit for the environment??????
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Most
of the motley crew returning home from Weston...........…
in a 'Good Mood'!
Displaying
both the Second Place Cup presented for the Third Section and
the award for the Best Bass Section
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Avonbank
in full fow during our Spring Concert 2007 at the Evesham Arts
Centre. (Note the local scene slide show
behind the band)
These
concerts are always well attended & great fun. Check our BAND
DIARY page to find our next concert.
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12th
August 2007
Avonbank
played at Malvern Park (in short sleeve
order) & received great reviews from the locals.
During
the concert there was a collection for local flood victims after
the terrible floods this part of the country suffered in July
07.
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Arts
Centre Concert Autumn 2007
A picture of the fabulous McCarty-Felton
Dancers who thrilled the audience with their precision Irish dancing.
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Arts
Centre Concert Autumn 2007
Stephen Lane, principal cornet delights
an almost capacity audience with a cornet solo 'Only love'
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Arts
Centre Concert Autumn 2007
More fantastic fast footwork from the Felton-McCarthy
Dancers
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Arts
Centre Concert Autumn 2007
Musical Director Nick Smith 'entertains'
the audience with a pirate joke…… ?
(By the way Nick.......….............
It's MAROONED!)
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RESPECT
An important part of any
Brass Bands life.
Evesham Remembrance
Sunday
11/11/07
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XMAS
CAROLLING December 2007
Check the eyebrows! Bass
Trombonist Cary Shepherd concentrates REALLY hard entertaining
shoppers in Evesham.
The band has not played in the town centre
at Christmas for a while now. All cash collected will be put towards
our America Fund.
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XMAS
CAROLLING December 2007
No, it's Woollies that has the half-price
sale not the band!
(Although, no reasonable offer refused)
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XMAS
CAROLLING December 2007
Flugel player Elly King performing the
death defying trick of playing out of doors in December without
the aid of a hat or gloves!
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XMAS
CAROLLING December 2007
One of our Training Band cornet players
Callum Hamby growing into his hat
One of our Training Band cornet players
Callum Hamby growing into his hat!
It was really great to have Callum &
Thomas Green of our training band with us on this very cold December
Saturday afternoon. Well done lads & your help was very much
appreciated.
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XMAS
CAROLLING December 2007
Chris License, Solo trombone this time playing gooseberry between Mrs & Mrs Shepherd!
(Note one of our more 'senior' players,
2nd trombone Ken Maden sitting. At his age & with his legs…....it's
best, believe us!)
Once again, many thanks to Dennis Hallett
for many of the photographs
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Spring Concert 2008
It was great to have Nick Smith back for the Spring Concert, if not in the middle with the stick at the Arts Centre.
Nick helped Albert compare & as you can see on the right Nick got fully into the concert theme of 'Music Hall'. (Even if it makes hom look like the result of the union between Charlie Chaplin & Hercule Poirot!)
The bands thanks go out to Albert who once again entertained the audience with his stories & to Garry Smallwood who conducted on the evening.
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Spring Concert 2008
: CORNET TRIO :
Marc Robbins, Simon Ibbotson & Dan Chandler
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Spring Concert 2008
Arresting performance of 'The Bold Gendarmes' from Chris License, Ken Maden & Cary Shepherd |
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Spring Concert 2008
Soprano Cornet Player Tom King looks to the heavens as he hits the high note in his solo, 'On With The Motley'.. |
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Spring Concert 2008
John Raphael had the audience in tears........ literally at times with his two routines featuring the Labourer & Michael the Shepherd!
The band would like to say a huge thank you to John who also narrated the bands final piece ‘Zulu’.
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Spring Concert 2008
The Training Band, conducted by Gordon Lane played a short set that was very well received.
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Bavarian Evening June 2008
June 21st saw a historic event in the Evesham Town Hall. The debut of ‘Herr Loss & the Saga Louts’ here being conducted by half of the female side of the Smith Family.
The evening was in aid of the bands USA fund and what an evening it proved to be! Great music, food, atmosphere & beer at 2 quid a pint helped! Everyone had a great night with congratulations and thanks going to the organizers.
There are rumours that Herr Loss & his Saga Louts may be making another appearance at some point…….. if so, tickets will be in demand!
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Bavarian Evening June 2008
Jen Pritchard got into the spirit of the evening , shows off her costume before the evening got into full swing. |
Bavarian Evening June 2008
No, it’s not the Gnomes of Zurich playing the communal bagpipes; it’s Herr Loss & 3 Saga Louts making VERY short work of a Stein of Lager!
In the competition to empty the Stein of Lager against the stopwatch, the Saga Louts were ran very close by Andy McClure & his mob, but the short priced favourites won through in the end! |
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Bavarian Evening June 2008
This isn't a shot from the McClure's private album, it was another competition on the evening for couples to untangle them selves........
Some pairs looked like they enjoyed this game just a little too much!? |
Bavarian Evening June 2008
Herr Loss and the Saga Louts take a bow & a well earned rest at the end of a great nights music making.( I would say a well-earned drink but I think they were about full?)
Buy the way lads…..................... You did play the can-can and yes the girls did dance!
(Great Job)
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