Wednesday 31 March 2010

Langley Castle

The band will be performing on Sunday 18th April at Langley Castle - Performance is at 2.40pm so we probably need to be there f0r 2pm. We need as many people there as possible. It's only a 15 minute slot - Beating the retreat.

Friday 26 March 2010

Another band job in April

Just to give you a heads up about another job upcoming on Sunday 18th April at Langley Castle 2.30pm - It's only a 15 minute job but the job needs as many people to turn out as possible - the fella organising it wants a full band to be present - I'll post more details as we get them

Friday 19 March 2010

Dates for your diary - competitions this year

It's finally here - the proposed competitions for this year - plan is Four of the Majors with a few inbetween. Proposed competitions:-

Dunbar - 8th May
Scottish Championships - (Dumbarton) - 22nd May
British Championships - (Annan) - 26th June
Annan - (Riding of the Marches) - 3rd July
Worlds - (Glasgow Green, Glasgow) - 14th August
Cowal - (Dunnon) - 28th August

There may be others to add in between so I'll keep you posted.

Also confirmed are performance for the British Legion on St Georges Day and the Glendale Show (30th August - Bank Holiday Monday)

Gig Friday Night

Just to remind everyone to meet up at Crawcrook club 7.30pm Friday Night - for a St Patricks day performance

Friday 12 March 2010

More Pics of the band from Wales


Top - The band on stage with Mabon giving it six -nowt!
Above - Evening performance by the band and Tom giving his spiel about helping the local economy (of the local pubs) or has he just remembered where he left his mobile phone!




Tuesday 9 March 2010

Davey's fungal Tash

Do you recognise this lot - didn't have a shave all weekend!

Monday 8 March 2010

Do you think they'd notice!

Fixio - no problemo!

Cwlwm Celtaidd - Lets get it out of the way!

Just thought I would post this at my earliest opportunity just so that the story does not get warped by malicious conjecture.

There was a slight altercation involving our van (driven by me) and a BMW. I just thought I should clear up the situation and explain why it happened....

I was driving under duress at the time and had a lot to think about whilst driving my prime concerns were for everyone else in the band and as follows.....

1. Whether Tom was OK after nearly electricuting himself with the Toaster and only managing to blow the lights out
2. That Catherine wasn't missing her dad too much
3. That Bill had taken his tablets on time and that his phone wasn't going to alarm every 9 minutes to remind him
4. That Davey's moustache was neatly groomed
5. That Jordan was going to get enough eggs and black pudding for his breakfast
6. That Billy was going to get his kebab.
7. That Malcolm had put his tie in it's original plastic cover and put it away with his Sunday Sport magazine
8. That Nikki was going to get enough Vodka and Red Bull that night
9. That Sarah was going to be able to feed her tapeworm
And even though they weren't there yet (I was still thinking of them)..
10. That Terry wasn't going to be accosted by random strangers
11. That Jimmy was going be able to carry out his Tommy Cooper impersonation to perfection (jar- spoon,spoon-jar,jar-jar- spoon, spoon-spoon jar!).

So you can understand the mental strain! I'd just like to say Thanks for the overwhelming sympathy particularly from the Drum corps! and Sarah for describing in detail the damage done and making sure i knew that it was a BMW!!!

Anyhow, despite this what a fantastic weekend! - the band was well received at the schools, the street parade, the pavillion and when they played with Mabon on Saturday. Personally I haven't laughed as much in my life, except for the incident with the Beamer - I fear this is not the end of the band's continued support.

I HATE BMW's